CALENDAR September 3 - South West Michigan LPSWM Executive Committee Meeting - 6:00 - 6:50 pm at IHOP, 1981 Pipestone Rd. , Benton Harbor. Guests are welcome. Followed by: Round Table Political Forum hosted by the LP of South West Michigan. 7-9 pm at The Livery, 190 Fifth St , Benton Harbor. Visitors are welcome to participate. Contact Bill Bradley, 269-637-4525, secretary@lpswmich.org
LP of Washtenaw County Monthly Business Meeting -7:00-9:00 pm at Banfield's Westside, 5510 Jackson Rd. , Ann Arbor . Contact Tom Bagwell, 734-678-5040, lpwcchair@yahoo.com, or Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@comcast.net
Wayne County Libertarians meet at Dimitri´s on the Avenue, 14316 Michigan Ave. , Dearborn at 6:30 pm. We will be having a special "meet the WCLP candidates" evening. Dinner orders at 6:30 and meeting at 7:30. All of our candidates will have the opportunity to discuss their campaigns and plans for the November elections. Gregory Scott Stempfle 248-687-1470 newsletter@michiganlp.org
Filming of candidates at Grand Rapids Media Center . Time: evening, TBD. - Candidate filming for any candidate of the LP, Grand Rapids Media Center . There is no cost to participate in this program. Contact Erwin Haas for details: ekhaas@sbcglobal.net
Dally in the Alley 2008 from 11 am to 11 pm http://dallyinthealley.com/index.html There will be a Libertarian booth at this annual inner-city street fair and music festival. Location: just south of WSU between Second Ave. , W. Forest, W. Hancock, and Anthony Wayne in Detroit 48201. Scotty Boman 313-247-2052 scottyeducation@yahoo.com
LPWM EC Meeting at 1 pm; Picnic 2-6 pm in Big Rapids. Summer Picnic and meeting of the Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of West Michigan. Location: Osceola Pavilion, Big Rapids. This is an open public event - however, members are encouraged to sign up for potluck items. Contact: Tom Hren, thomashren@yahoo.com or Bill Gelineau, freedomlover59@hotmail.com
Capital Area LP Monthly Meeting - 7 pm at former LPM office, 2722 E Michigan Ave, Ste 22, Lansing (park and enter in back). Contact Will Tyler White, 517-349-3806, whitewi5@msu.edu
The LP of Oakland County will sponsor an LPM booth at the Troy Daze Festival. All Oakland County candidates are welcome to display as well as any statewide candidates. Volunteers are welcome. Troy is the only Oakland County community with an active Libertarian on the City Council. Join us and support all LP campaign efforts. Bruce Hoepner 248-219-3303 bahoeps@sbcglobal.net< /span>
Monthly Meeting of the Libertarians of Macomb County. All members of the Libertarian Party, their friends and family, and anyone interested in learning more about the LP are invited to attend. The meeting begins at 7:30 but feel free to join us for good food and conversation at 6:30 pm at the Loon River Café, 34911 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights. Contact Jim A llison, jim.e.allison@gmail.com
Monthly Meeting of the LP of Oakland County. 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 meeting. Sila´s Restaurant, 4033 W. 12 Mile (2 blocks east of Greenfield ), Berkley . Contact Bruce Hoepner, 248-219-3303, bahoeps@sbcglobal.net
Filming of candidates at Grand Rapids Media Center . Time: evening, TBD. - Candidate filming for any candidate of the LP, Grand Rapids Media Center . There is no cost to participate in this program. Contact Erwin Haas for details: ekhaas@sbcglobal.net
Meet the Candidates 6:30 pm - 9 pm - Location: Grand Rapids Community College . Media and Public Introduction of West Michigan Candidates for Public Office. Contact Bill Gelineau, freedomlover59@hotmail.com
Monthly Meeting - LP group meets every 3rd Monday of the month starting at 7 pm. Dinner starts at 6:30. Huron Athletic Club, 319 Huron Ave (downtown), Port Huron . Contact Mark Byrne, 810-987-9856, iwantska@hotmail.com
Equal Parenting Rights Rally - 11am-1 pm on the east steps of the Capitol. Contact Darrick Scott-Farnsworth, Executive Director, A Child´s Right, http://www.achildsright.org , 269-209-7144
LPSWM Executive Committee Meeting - 6:00 - 6:50 pm at IHOP, 1981 Pipestone Rd. , Benton Harbor. Guests are welcome. Followed by: Round Table Political Forum hosted by the LP of South West Michigan. 7-9 pm at The Livery, 190 Fifth St , Benton Harbor. Visitors are welcome to participate. Contact Bill Bradley, 269-637-4525, secretary@lpswmich.org
LP of Washtenaw County Monthly Business Meeting -7:00-9:00 pm at Banfield's Westside, 5510 Jackson Rd. , Ann Arbor . Contact Tom Bagwell, 734-678-5040, lpwcchair@yahoo.com, or Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@comcast.net
Tri-Cities Libertarian Party Monthly Meeting - Meeting at 7:30 but join us at 6:30 for dinner and lively discussion before the meeting. Location:
Monthly Meeting of the Libertarians of Macomb County. All members of the Libertarian Party, their friends and family, and anyone interested in learning more about the LP are invited to attend. The meeting begins at 7:30 but feel free to join us for good food and conversation at 6:30 pm at the Loon River Café, 34911 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights. Contact Jim A llison, jim.e.allison@gmail.com
Monthly Meeting of the LP of Oakland County. 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 meeting. Sila´s Restaurant, 4033 W. 12 Mile (2 blocks east of Greenfield ), Berkley . Contact Bruce Hoepner, 248-219-3303, bahoeps@sbcglobal.net
Capital Area LP Monthly Meeting - 7 pm at former LPM office More... For more events, see the online calendar at: http://www.mi.lp.org/Shared%20Documents/Calendar.aspx ### NEWS AND ARTICLES STILL BIGGER THAN THE OTHER SMALL PARTIES COMBINED by Leonard Schwartz
The Libertarian Party of Michigan again has more candidates for federal and state partisan offices than all the other small parties combined. We have candidates for US senator, all 15 congressional districts, all 8 educational board seats, and 32 state representative districts. Total: 56. The US Taxpayers Party of Michigan has candidates for US senator, 6 congressional districts, all 8 educational board seats, and 10 state representative districts. Total: 25. The Green Party of Michigan has candidates for US senator, 9 congressional districts, 4 educational board seats, and 6 state representative districts. Total: 20. The Natural Law Party of Michigan has only a candidate for US senator. We are the only small party with a candidate for the quasi-partisan justice of the supreme court. We also have candidates for 27 local partisan offices and one local nonpartisan office. SCOTTY BOMAN FOR SENATE YARD SIGNS AND SLIM JIMS AVAILABLE By Greg Stempfle Yard signs and flyers are in and we are in need of volunteers to help distribute them across the state. I am looking for a representative from each affiliate to serve as the go to person for Scotty's campaign materials. Please contact myself or Scotty Boman if interested and to arrange a time and place to drop off materials. I will be heading on a weekend trip around the state the weekend of Sept 19-21 for vacation and distribution of campaign stuff. I will pass through Lansing , Grand Rapids , and Muskegon on Sept 19 and through Kalamazoo , Battle Creek , and Ann Arbor on Sept 21. Yard signs can come preassembled on wires or if your affiliate has wires hanging around they can be delivered flat and can be assembled there. If you have wires already I encourage you to use your own since ours are in limited supply right now. Any donation of additional wires is greatly appreciated. Greg Stempfle, 313-929-1789, stempfle@hotmail.com Scotty Boman, 247-2052, scottyeducation@yahoo.com MEDICAL MARIJUANA INITIATIVEby Leonard Schwartz
The Michigan Medical Marijuana Initiative is on the November 4 statewide ballot - Proposal 08-1. Voters approved similar proposals in 12 states. For information about the proposal, go to www.StopArrestingPatients.org. To help the proposal by posting fliers at colleges or distributing literature or lawn signs, sign up on that website´s volunteer page. The volunteer coordinator is Matt Witemyre, matt@StopArrestingPatients.org. Here is advice about two common misconceptions about the proposal. M1: Because MMMI will change only state law and marijuana will still be illegal under federal law, MMMI will have little practical effect. Answer: Over 95 percent of all marijuana arrests are by state and local police. There aren´t many DEA officers to enforce federal law. Although it effectively publicizes its arrests, DEA arrests relatively few persons in the 12 states that allow medical marijuana. Furthermore, noticing the problems that have arisen in other states, the Michigan proposal is better written to minimize those problems. M2: Doctors can already prescribe a marijuana pill. Therefore, there is no need for MMMI. Answer: That is a reference to Marinol. Marinol is a very expensive synthetic hallucinogen that is similar to the hallucinogen in marijuana. But it is not as effective as marijuana. First, because Marinol is a pill, the amount that enters the blood stream varies greatly, especially for patients who have nausea from chemotherapy treatment. Second, marijuana contains several hundred active components. Doctors don´t yet know which of these components make marijuana more effective. Libertarian candidates: Few Democratic or Republican candidates support medical marijuana. This gives you a good opportunity to distinguish yourself and convince people not to waste their vote on Democrats or Republicans. Your campaign literature and website should show your support for medical marijuana. Go to www.LeonardSchwartz.us to see how I discuss this issue. MICHIGAN LIBERTARIAN NEWSLETTER DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 15 By Greg Stempfle
The deadline for submissions to the bimonthly print newsletter, the Michigan Libertarian, has been pushed up to September 15. Please send in all articles, news items, and advertising to MichiganLibertarian@gmail.com. I am especially interested in news from our candidates. Let us know how your campaigns are going! LPM SLATE CARD AVAILABLE ON WEB SITE By Emily Salvette
A slate card of LP state-wide and congressional candidates is available to use at campaign appearances, rallies, fair booths, etc. Just download the file from www.mi.lp.org (it's under "candidates" in the left-hand menu), print the pages two-sided on card stock, and cut the sheets into thirds. You can even adapt the card to your area by revising to include your local candidates. If you need the MSWord file for editing, contact me at Salvette@umich.edu. ### LPM ONLINE. is distributed on the first of each month. Send calendar events and news articles by the 25th of the prior month to Emily Salvette, salvette@umich.edu. You are subscribed to an email list on: http://test.michiganlp.org.ns141.alentus.com Edit your subscription here |