LPM OnlineJune 8, 1999 |
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There will be some changes for Oakland county starting this month. Our new email address is LPOC2000@magemarie.com. If you have Ardentinvs@aol.com and/or LPOC2000@aol.com, please change to the new one. Also, Lorna's work number has changed to 248-588-6101 or you can reach her at 248-515-3016.
The Statue of Liberty parade float is almost ready to go. Lady Liberty is almost 14 tall and should be very impressive. The Van Buren County LP is plans to show her around to help advertise the party. The first showing will be during the South Haven Parade which will be on Saturday, July 3 at 11:00. If you have any ideas for the Lady Liberty float, call (616)637-1788.
Friends of R. Friend - http://home.att.net/~rfriend2000/main.htm PRESS RELEASE 6/2/1999 Richard Friend, Libertarian, for U. S. Congress gets recognition by National Libertarian Party! "I'm very pleased to see that the National Libertarian Party found my campaign strong and determined enough to publish about it in the June 1999 edition of the LP News", remarked Richard Friend. "As I've said many times before, we are determined to make the year 2000 campaign as noticeable as possible so that the people can make a truly informed decision when they go to the polls on November 7, 2000. It appears that we are beginning to achieve just that." This statement was prompted by Richard Friend when he heard the news that the National Libertarian Party's official monthly newspaper, the LP News, published an article describing some of the achievements of the Friends of R. Friend 2000 Campaign. The readership of this paper reaches over 30,000 subscribers across the United States. Richard Friend's campaign was one of three that obtained coverage due to starting so early for the year 2000 elections. " I'm proud of my 2000 campaign committee for showing the work and determination in helping achieve such recognition from the National Party", said Richard Friend. "And I am especially thankful that the National Party, based in Washington D.C. was kind enough to consider this campaign worth while to publicize in their newspaper. I could not be more grateful. We will continue to run a hard campaign into the future."
Only city office races are on the November 1999 ballot. They are almost always non-partisan. They are the easiest races to win. Here’s how simple it is to get started: 1) I called information for the Livonia Clerk’s phone number. 2) Then I wasted 5 minutes wading through a long, worthless automated information system and finally just told the darn thing that I didn’t have a touchtone phone. 3) Then I spoke with a live human being and asked: A) What offices are on the ballot this November? She replied: Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, and 4 Council Seats. B) What are the requirements to become a candidate for one of these offices? She replied: You must be registered to vote in Livonia and bring a sponsor and $50 to the City Clerk’s office. C) Most cities require petitions signed by 50 or 100 voters, what is a sponsor? She replied: A sponsor is a registered voter in the City of Livonia. We don’t use any petitions. For my own amusement, I recapped: Oh, I get it, bringing a sponsor is kinda like an in-person, unwritten petition of one? She replied: Well, I guess so. D) When is the last day to get on the ballot for these offices? She replied: June 22, by 4 pm. There is a $50 fee for registering. And, if you want signs, there is a $50 fee required by a city signage ordinance. [Apparently, they like to include first amendment violations as an incentive to encourage people to run for office to repeal them.] The whole process took less than 15 minutes. But, time is running out!!! If you want to beat the deadline and get on the ballot for 1999, make that phone call today! The next time you wish to gripe about the local speed trap, the blight inspector, intrusive ‘fire,’ ‘health’ or ‘building’ inspections, etc., remember how easy it would have been for you to get on the ballot and work to end all that. What is the price of Liberty? If you don’t pay your own way, who will? There is no welfare program for Liberty. Mayor, City Clerk and Treasurer are full-time jobs, but city council is not. You can even keep your day job! |
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