LPM Online October 2008

October 2008

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CALENDAR

October 1 - 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

October 1 - Washtenaw County
LP of Washtenaw County Monthly Business Meeting -7:00-9:00 pm at Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson (In the Parkland Plaza west of Ann Arbor ). The agenda will include putting out a newsletter, College Lib events and election related issues. Contact Tom Bagwell, 734-678-5040, lpwcchair@yahoo.com, or Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@comcast.net

October 2 - Wayne</ st1:placename> County
Wayne County Libertarians meet at Dimitri´s on the Avenue, 14316 Michigan Ave. , Dearborn at 6:30 pm.  Last meeting before the election! We will be having a special meet the WCLP candidates meeting.  Dinner orders at 6:30 and meeting at 7:30.  All of our candidates will have the opportunity to discuss their campaigns and plan for the November elections. Gregory Scott Stempfle 248-687-1470 newsletter@michiganlp.org

October 6 - Battle Creek
Candidates´ Forum in which Kenneth Proctor, MI 7th Congr. District is appearing. Sponsored by the Battle Creek branch, American Association of University Women.  7 pm Burnham Brook Community Center , 200 W Michigan , Battle Creek .  Contact Ken Proctor tracker@ia4u.net

October 6 - Tri-Cities area
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:
The Texan Restaurant, 5656 State Street , Saginaw . Contact Dick Jozwiak989-922-5226, Jozie@mail.com

October 8 - Macomb County
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 Allison, jim.e.allison@gmail.com

October 8 - Oakland County
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

October 14 - West Michigan
Monthly Meeting of the LP of West Michigan - 6 p.m. Rosie´s Diner, .7 miles East of Interstate 131 Exit 101 on M-57 (14 Mile Road), North of Grand Rapids between Rockford and Cedar Springs; enter through the Bar Contact Steve Nickerson, 616-364-5450 sknickelson@gmail.com

October 14 - Capital Area
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

October 15 - Washtenaw County
Candidate Night - The Libertarian Party of Washtenaw County is inviting candidates to come speak about their campaigns at our meeting at the Classic Cup Cafe on Jackson Rd in Ann Arbor .  6:30 p.m. Everyone invited! Contact Liz Bagwell 734-678-5040 lpwcchair@yahoo.com
October 17 - Oakland County
Detroit area chapter of the Gray Panthers candidate forum - Candidates answer the question, "Why does your party have the best solution fo r our country?", with Q & A to follow. All US Senate candidates are being invited. 10-11 a.m. Royal Oak Community Center , Royal Oak .  Contact beelock47@comcast.net
Web site: www.graypanthersmetrodetroit.org

October 20 - St. Clair and Sanilac Counties
Monthly Meeting - LP group meets every 3^rd 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

November 3 - Tri-Cities area
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:
The Texan Restaurant, 5656 State Street , Saginaw . Contact Dick Jozwiak 989-922-5226, Jozie@mail.com

November 4 - Everywhere
Election Day - go out and vote Libertarian!  Polls open 7 am - 8 pm

November 5 - 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

November 5 - Washtenaw County
LP of Washtenaw County Monthly Business Meeting -7:00-9:00 pm at Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson (In the Parkland Plaza west of Ann Arbor ). Contact Tom Bagwell, 734-678-5040, lpwcchair@yahoo.com, or Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@comcast.net

November 11 - Capital Area
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

November 12 - Macomb County
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 Allison, jim.e.allison@gmail.com

November  12 - Oakland County
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

November 17 - St. Clair and Sanilac Counties
Monthly Meeting - LP group meets every 3^rd 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

More...
For more events, se e the online calendar at:
http://www.mi.lp.org/Shared%20Documents/Calendar.aspx

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VISIT THE CAMPAIGNS PAGE AT WWW.MI.LP.ORG
To learn more about our Libertarian Party candidates on the Michigan ballot in November, visit the Libertarian Party of Michigan website at www.mi.lp.org and click on the "Candidates" tab.  There you will find a complete list of the LPM´s 85 candidates for office, and links to those candidates with their own web pages.  With the help of the LPM, almost all of our 16 Con gressional candidates and more than half of our 32 State Representative candidates have a website where you can learn more about their campaign, and contact them to contribute or help out.  Do it today!

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY
The recent failure of the House of Representatives to pass a mortgage banking bailout bill on the first try underscores just how overwhelmingly angry and untrusting voters are of the political status quo. And in Michigan , the August primary turned out an unprecedented number of incumbents and other candidates anointed by the political establishment.  The political situation is very volatile, and with hard work by us and help from current economic events has the potential to yield historic vo te totals for Libertarian candidates in Michigan .  Be a part of it.  Help make it happen.  Now is the time to re-double your efforts for Libertarian candidates in the fall campaign!  

DON´T BAIL OUT (THE BANKERS); THROW OUT (THE INCUMBENTS)
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE ISSUED BY ALL 16 LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF MICHIGAN CANDIDATES FOR US CONGRESS - Scotty Boman US Senate; Daniel W Grow, US House District 1; Dan Johnson, District 2; Erwin J Haas, District 3; Allitta Hren, District 4; Leonard Schwartz, District 5; Greg Merle, District 6; Kenneth Proctor, District 7; Will Tyler White, District 8; Adam Goodman, District 9; Neil Kiernan Stephenson, District 10; John J Tatar, District 11; John Vico, District 12; Greg Creswell, District 13; Rick Secula, District 14; Gregory Scott Stempfle, District 15

Libertarian Scotty Boman, candidate for U.S. Senate, joined Michigan´s candidates for all 15 U.S. House of Representative seats to denounce the proposed financial bail out of the mortgage banking system.  "These problems were caused by the Republican and Democratic politicians in DC and the Federal Reserve!"  Boman continued, "They created the government monopolies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They required them to insure no-money-down loans at artificially low rates to people without the ability to pay them back.  They inflated the money supply, driving down interest rates, and artificially inflating home and asset values.  Giving the same incompetent government regulators even more control over the market would be insane."

Leonard Schwartz, US House candidate for Michigan ´s 5th District expressed similar outrage.  He summarized the situation, "These firms made loans, which is naturally a risky business. They made a lot of money on most of those loans.  Now they want us to pay for the ones that went bad.  This situation is the same as if a casino wanted to keep all the wagers they won, but wanted taxpayers to cover all their payouts."

"Their proposals are simply wrong," stated Daniel Grow, 1st District candidate for U. S. Congress.  "Banking is already highly regulated."
Mentioning the Securities and Exchange Commission, the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and prosecutions by the US Department of Justice, Grow added, "Loose monetary policy and efforts to expand home ownership caused this crisis, and further regulation will not fix anything."  Attacking the bail-out proposals, Grow said, "Pumping in more money will at best only temporarily delay necessary adjustments, ultimately bringing a worse crisis, and is a thinly veiled effort to seek short-term political gain."

Dan Johnson, candidate for the 2nd District, declared, "It is us hard-working Americans who work, save to buy a home, and pay our bills who are being asked to mortgage not only our future, but our children´s and grandchildren´s future to pay for this.  We need to stop this now, and we need to elect a Libertarian Congress in November.  Otherwise, we risk further federal manipulation of our economy, which will ultimately fail and drive us into a deeper and longer depression than will occur naturally without further manipulation.  Should this bailout go through, we will have handed the inmates the keys to the asylum."

Scotty Boman offered this proposal: "The fastest way out of this mess is to free those hard-working Americans who have demonstrated they are responsible with their finances to continue to work hard, invest in our economy, and create jobs.  We must not tax, regulate and penalize them to bail out those on Wall Street and Main Street who have demon strated they are not responsible, and will likely do the same thing again, and expect yet another bail out."

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