April 2009 Issue
CALENDAR
April 1 - Deadline for Michigan Libertarian; send to michiganlibertarian@gmail.com
April 1 - Washtenaw County
LP of Washtenaw County Monthly Business Meeting -7 to 9 pm at Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor (In the Parkland Plaza west of Ann Arbor). Contact James Hudler, 734-475-9792, or Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@comcast.net
April 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
April 2 - Wayne County
Monthly Meeting - Dimitri´s on the Avenue, 41316 Michigan Ave, Dearborn 48126, Dinner Orders 6:30, Meeting 7:30. Contact Greg Stempfle, stempfle@hotmail.com, 313-929-1789
April 4 - Libertarian Party of Michigan
Regional LP Activist Conference - 2-5 pm at LPM Office, Columbia Center II, 101 W Big Beaver, Suite 1400, Troy. Includes
volunteer orientation and affiliate leadership training. Contact Emily Salvette, 734-645-5809, secretary@mi.lp.org (see article below)
April 5 - Libertarian Executive Committee
Conference call meeting at 4 pm.
Any LPM member who would like to listen in may go to the Troy office
(Columbia Center II, 101 West Big Beaver, Ste 1400, Troy) or contact an
LEC member to listen at his/her location. Contact Bill Hall, 616-460-9516, chair@michiganlp.org
April 7 - St. Clair and Sanilac Counties
Monthly Meeting - LP group meets the 1st Tuesday of the month starting at 6 pm at Military Street Music Cafe, 1102 Military Street (downtown), Port Huron. Contact Mark Byrne, 810-987-9856, iwantska@hotmai
l.com
April 7 - Macomb County** NEW DAY**
Monthly Meeting of the Libertarians of Macomb County. LMC will now be meeting on the 1st Tuesday of the month! 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
April 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. Please join us in planning ou
t and implementing the next phase of a Libertarian presence in Oakland County. Contact Contact Jim Fulner, LPOC Chair, jim.fulner@parrot.com
April 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, w
hitewi5@msu.edu
April 15 - Washtenaw County
LP of Washtenaw County Social/Work Meeting -7 to 9 pm at Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson (In the Parkland Plaza west of Ann Arbor). Contact James Hudler, 734-475-9792, or Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@comcast.net
April 23 - Deadline for new members to join the LP or LPM and be able to vote at the LPM convention in Jackson.
May 5 - Macomb County (remember the new 1st Tuesday
schedule!)
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
May 5 - St. Clair and Sanilac Counties
Monthly Meeting - LP group meets the 1st Tuesday of the month starting at 6 pm at Military Street Music Cafe, 110
2 Military Street (downtown), Port Huron. Contact Mark Byrne, 810-987-9856, iwantska@hotmail.com
May 6 - Washtenaw County
LP of Washtenaw County Monthly Business Meeting -7 to 9 pm at Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor (In the Parkland Plaza west of Ann Arbor). Contact James Hudler, 734-475-9792, or Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@comcast.net
May 6 - South West Michigan
LPSWM Executive Committee Meeting - 6:00 - 6:50 pm at IHOP, 1981 Pipestone Rd., Ben
ton 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
May 7 - Wayne County
Monthly Meeting - Dimitri´s on the Avenue, 41316 Michigan Ave, Dearborn 48126, Dinner Orders 6:30, Meeting 7:30. Contact Greg Stempfle, stempfle@hotmail.com, 313-929-1789
May 12 - 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
May 13 - Oakland County
Annual Convention of the LP of Oakland County. 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 meeting. Sila´s Restaurant, 4033 W. 12 Mile, Berkley (2 blocks east of Greenfield on south side of 12 Mile). Please join us in planning out and implementing the next phase of our Libertarian presence in Oakland County. Contact Jim Fulner, LPOC Chair, jim.fulner@parrot.com
May 20 - Washtenaw County
LP of Washtenaw County Social/Work Meeting -7 to 9 pm at Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson (In the Parkland Plaza west of Ann Arbor). Contact James Hudler, 734-475-9792, or Larry Johnson, michlibertarian@comcast.net
May 23 - Libertarian Par
ty of Michigan
LPM State Convention in Jackson. 10 am - 9 pm. Cost: $44. &nb
sp;Make sure to join the LP or renew your membership so you can vote at the convention! Contact Nathan Allen, trustynathan08@yahoo.com
More...
For more events, see the online calendar at:
http://www.mi.lp.org/Shared%20Documents/Calendar.aspx
Another Important Link.
The current Michigan Libertarian is available online at...
http://www.mi.lp.org/Past%20Newsletters/Michigan_Libertarian_Nov-Dec_2008_37.6.pdf
The deadline for the next edition of the print newsletter, the Michigan Libertarian, will be Apr
il 1. Please submit all articles, news, and advertising to michiganlibertarian@gmail.com
This will be the only mailed newsletter to go out prior to the state convention scheduled for May.
REGIONAL ACTIVIST CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 4
MEET other Libertarians
LEARN about the LP
VOLUNTEER to help-we need you!
The regional activist conference in March was a great success. If
you missed it, we look forward to welcoming you to Troy on Saturday,
April 4 from 2-5 p.m. This metro-Detroit area activist conference will
be held at our LPM office in the Columbia Center II, 101 W Big Beaver,
Suite 1400, Troy, 48084. There, we´ll orient new volunteers and do a bit of affiliate leadership training. The
meeting will be an opportunity for new volunteers to learn about the
LPM and ways to get involved, as well as meet affiliate leaders from
the area. The meeting is free and open to everyone. Snacks will be provided. While there is no charge, reservations would be appreciated so we know how many to expect. Please RSVP to Emily Salvette, secretary@mi.lp.org. See you there!
LIBERTARIANS HAVE AN IMPACT IN PORT HURON
The
Libertarian Party of St Clair and Sanilac counties was able to register
a victory for fairness at the March 23rd Port Huron City Council
Meeting. Libertarian Councilman Mark Byrne reintroduced a resolution
directing the City Manager to make the appropriate ordinance changes so
that businesses or residents using city water for a process that does
not return the water to the sewer system would no longer pay sewer
charges on that portion of their water. The resolution passed after a
1/2 hour debate by a 4-3 vote.
The resolution was originally introduced in December
and received just enough support to turn it into a request for a report
from the administration on the impact of such a change. The
report was issued at a February city council meeting and raised
concerns that it could cost the city millions in higher interest rates
by no longer qualifying for low interest State Revolving Fund loans
used for Port Huron´s $185 million sewer separation project and lost
revenue of a $1 million if all 990 commercial business took advantage
of the change. In addition the report raised a concern that this change
would run against the Bolt vs. the city of Lansing State Supreme court
decision.
It took some time to gather the information to
answer the concerns raised, but in the end there were 4 votes to take
the step. The discussion can be seen on the city´s website where each
city council meeting is available. The discussion takes place
conveniently at the start of part two of the meeting. The city website is http://www.porthuron.org/ and the video file is under the city council section.
VOLUNTEER THANKS
Thanks to Jack Worsham and Chuck Schaeffer. They
are trying to start new LP affiliates in their areas, Jack in Calhoun
County (Battle Creek) and Chuck in Northwest Michigan.
Congratulations to newly elected affiliate chairs: James Hudler, Washtenaw County; Jim Fulner, Oakland County; Ray Warner, WayneCounty; and Jim Allison, Macomb County.
MICHIGAN STATE SENATE DISTRICT 19 CAUCUS MAY 23
This past November, State Senator Mark Schauer defeated Congressman Timothy Wahlberg. As a consequence, Schauer vacated his State Senate s
eat and this coming November voters will select his replacement.
District 19 stretches from Battle Creek to Jackson, and also includes
the cities of Marshall and Albion and 15 townships in Calhoun and
Jackson Counties. The Libertarian Party of Michigan is looking to field a candidate in this race. In
the past this was a competitive district, and thus the Libertarian
candidate has the potential to decide the outcome of this race.
If
you live in District 19 and are interested in running, or know a
Libertarian who resides in the District who would make a good
candidate, please contact Bill Hall at chair@michiganlp.org or 616-460-9516. At
our State Convention in Jackson on May 23, 19th District members will caucus to select a nominee. We want to give the voters in District 19 the opportunity to vote for more freedom and less government!
ARE YOU A LIBERTARIAN?
A
Libertarian is someone who thinks you should be free to live your life
as you want to live it, not as Barack Obama, Jennifer Granholm, or some
other politician in Washington or Lansing thinks you should. A
Libertarian is someone who believes you should live your life and raise
your children by your values, not those of some far-off bureaucrat who
thinks they know what´s better for you and your family. A
Libertarian is someone who thinks that, because you´re the one who gets
up every day and goes to work, you should be free to keep every dollar
you earn, to spend it, save it, or give it away as you think best. A
Libertarian is someone who believes you shouldn´t be forced to fork
over your earnings to bail out a foolish Wall Street banker, or an
irresponsible home buyer who paid no money down on a house they
couldn´t afford.
If you agree, please support the programs of the Libertarian Party of Michigan. Go to http://www.michiganlp.org/Shared%20Documents/Contribute.aspx and contribute generously. We promise to use your funds to mobilize volunteers, run candidates and promote freedom.
LEC T
O SELECT NATIONAL PLATFORM DELEGATE
At its April 5 teleconference meeting, the Libertarian Party of
Michigan Executive Committee will select the LPM´s representative to
the 2010 Libertarian Party National Convention Platform Committee. Any
LPM member interested in the appointment should submit their request
for appointment and a resume setting forth their qualifications to LPM
Secretary Emily Salvette at secretary@mi.lp.org
no later than Wednesday, April 1. The Platform Committee will likely
meet in February of 2010 at the annual Libertarian State Leadership
Alliance Conference, to prepare its preliminary report to delegates,
and then again in St. Louis prior to the National Convention , which
will be held May 27-31, 2010.
LPM CONVENTION 2009
By Nathan Allen, Convention Chair
This year´s state convention will be held on Saturday, May 23rd
in Jackson, MI. The convention will be designed as a, drive in and
drive out, one day affair. Business will commence at 10am and the
banquet will conclude no later than 9pm. The cash bar will remain open
until midnight.
The entire convention price is $44. Registration online will be available soon at the LPM website.
Other details are still being ironed out.
Bylaws discussions will be held to a minimum this year.
If you have any bylaws changes, send them to Leonard Schwartz at: leonard@leonardschwartz.us
Please CC all suggestions to Nathan Allen at: trustynathan08@yahoo.com
All suggestions must be received by midnight, April 4, 2009
Please
send your suggestions in Microsoft Word format. The suggested changes
will be published in the May edition of this LPM monthly online
newsletter and the print newsletter. Please be very specific with your
wording. We will be doing a simple vote on each change in an up or down format. You will be afforded 5 minutes to address your bylaws change suggestion o
n the convention floor. Opposition will also be afforded 5 minutes.
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