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In this issue: 1. NATIONAL NEWS: Votes of Virginians on Medical Nationalization Bill 2. Another Federal Set-Up 3. AntiWar.com: Libertarians Needed For ObamaWar Protest 4. Word of the Day 5. EXPLORING LIBERTY: The LP's "Securing Liberty" Plank 6. The Census: It's Even Worse Than You Think! 7. Register for the National Convention! 8. NATIONAL NEWS: LP Issue Bumper Stickers 9. OOPS: Word Mis-use, and Misidentification 10. VIRGINIA EVENTS 11. Libertarian Radio in Virginia ================================================ 1. NATIONAL NEWS: Votes of Virginians on Medical Nationalization Bill ================================================ But first, admit it: you haven't read it. So do your patriotic duty and do so: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf But since you didn't click that link, let's just move on to the fact that four Virginia congressmen voted to approve the "House Vote 165 - H.R.3590: On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act". Wow. Just the title is painful to read. But I digress. The four criminals on this vote were: Gerald E. Connolly D VA-11 James P. Moran D VA-8 Tom Perriello D VA-5 Robert C. Scott D VA-3 Be sure to send them a thank-you note. Normally I tend to eschew the obfuscation of northern leftists, and therefore don't generally recommend reading the NY Pravda, but they have some pretty complete data analysis of the vote: http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/111/house/2/165 Do you ever read Gary North? He's got an article up that does a great job of explaining where ObamaCare is going to take us (in short, bankruptcy): http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north828.html RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT: We now appear to have candidates for congress in the 3rd, 8th, and 11th -- all districts with scoundrels who voted for health care nationalization. So that should knock out three of the four bad guys. We also have candidates in the 6th and 10th -- so we can knock out some bad guys on other issues. Check 'em out and ... Vote Libertarian. "So they just passed a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he didn't understand it, passed by a Congress that exempts themselves from it, signed by a president who smokes, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese... and better yet it is to be financed by a country that's broke?" ... and paid for with more debt to China, I might add. ================================================ 2. Another Federal Set-Up ================================================ "Today, the vast and wealthy DC Militia did what it loves doing most, swooping in to arrest Americans talked into dangerous talking. Apparently the 101st Airborne was not involved in the mopping-up operation, though I am not sure. Who can doubt that the nine people arrested were talked into their exploits (of speech, not action) by agents provocateurs? The media are all googly over itChristian militia members planning to use WMD (oh sure) to overthrow the government. Too bad the nine did not pay attention to what Jesus said about the use of the sword, but did pay attention to agents counseling violence. But again, all the Michigan Nine did was talk: these guys had a website, and played in the woods. Rachel Maddow of MS-GE delightedly explained tonight that those arrested did not actually have to do anything to be found guilty. So these working-class Americans are to be put in super-max government cages for the rest of their lives, except when they are being raped or treated in th e single-payer prison medical system, for seditious conspiracy, a concept beloved of totalitarian regimes." (Courtesy of Lew Rockwell http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/54687.html ) My take: They hadn't done anything yet. Many of the government's "showy arrests" of this nature for the past few years have resulted in a few lives torn apart, but with a case that eventually is shown to be without much merit and basically gets hacked up once in court. Oh, and a lot of them also are fomented by government undercover agents. http://reason.com/archives/1996/12/01/raiding-the-vipers-nest ... or perhaps the many people arrested for having a few dozen cellphones too many... Sigh. Tried and true political work going on here, I think. Obama's DOJ is pushing the strings for big arrests because now that nationalization of health care is a fait accompli, he needs some distraction and cover to mute the outrage. We're back in political brownie-points time. Let's roll out some terrorist plots and play DHS terror threat indicator bingo! Some of the comments here are hilarious: http://www.metafilter.com/53852/How-many-prepaid-cellphones-does-it-take-to-blow-up-the-Mackinac-Bridge ================================================ 3. AntiWar.com: Libertarians Needed For ObamaWar Protest Now thru 6/19 ================================================ "Cindy Sheehan is gathering 5000 to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The protest will end when the troops are withdrawn. Since most of us do not have a schedule which allows us to protest daily until such time, we would like to ensure that at least fifty libertarians are present at any one time. We will work in tag teams so as some activists are leaving, others are arriving. Start Time: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 9:00am End Time: Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 12:00pm Location: U.S. Capitol/White House Serious inquiries only. Can any libertarians spend some significant time at Peace of the Action in June? If interested, write: <[email protected]> or <mailto:[email protected]?subject=dcpeacedemo> More: http://www.PeaceOfTheAction.org/ ================================================ 4. Word of the Day ================================================ Eleutherophobia - The fear of freedom. "The voting public often fails to vote for less government because a majority suffer from eleutherophobia." ================================================ 5. EXPLORING LIBERTY: The LP's "Securing Liberty" Plank ================================================ This issue, we bring you the Libertarian Party's platform position # "3.0 Securing Liberty", which reads: -------- The protection of individual rights is the only proper purpose of government. Government is constitutionally limited so as to prevent the infringement of individual rights by the government itself. The principle of non-initiation of force should guide the relationships between governments. -------- Libertarians often disagree about "where the line is" when it comes to whether there are any legitimate functions of government. However, almost all libertarians would say that *if* one accepts that there are any legitimate functions, they must be related to protecting individual rights. We would also generally agree that in the process of protecting those rights, the government must itself not commit fraud or agression against anyone. In other words, if someone initiates force or fraud against you, government action to halt the agression or fraud is legitimate as long as the government doesn't raid the wallets of a hundred other people in order to fund its "rights protection regime". ================================================ 6. The Census: It's Even Worse Than You Think! ================================================ One of the interesting unreported stories this year is that the Census Bureau has been pulled into the White House, where the motto is "it's not how many votes you get but who counts the vote". Expect some subtle but strange manipulations of the data. Ignored by the lamestream media is the fact that the felonious ACORN organization is apparently contracted to supply some of the census taker help. Do *you* want to give ACORN partisans access to personal details of your life? Take a look at these great videos about the Census: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsDhkPym01k&feature=fvhl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFvS5m4_OtA If you're interested in doing a "Constitutional Compliance" with the Census (e.g., answering only how many people live in your house), then you might want to read the following: http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/52847.html The fine for refusing to answer any question on the survey is $100. For deliberately falsifying information, $500. There is no provision for imprisonment; such language was struck out of the census laws in 1976. Any census official found to have improperly disclosed or misused census information may be fined up to $5000, imprisoned for up to 5 years, or both. The code can be found here: http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/13C7.txt If you only answer the Constitutionally-authorized questions (e.g., "how many people live here?"), and a Census person shows up at your door, some Census resisters suggest the following (and no, I'm not a lawyer and this is not to be construed as legal advice -- it is, however, suggested actions one can take in peaceful resistance!): - start the camera rolling - ask that they identify themselves; force them to produce photo ID and record their name and other information. - If they attempt to GPS your property, tell them they are violating Amendment IV of the U.S. Constitution: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." - Tell them you will cooperate with them according to the U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 2: and that is the number of people living in your dwelling. - Keep the camera rolling and make sure that they threaten you with any kind of prosecution. - Once they do, inform them that they (and the person who sent them to your property) are are now in violation of FEDERAL LAW. You will now seek their federal and civil prosecution under USC TITLE 42, CHAPTER 21, SUBCHAPTER I, § 1983, 1985/(3), & 1986; and USC TITLE 18, PART I, CHAPTER 13, § 241. "Conspiracy against rights". By the way, the feds are even tracking the *envelopes* they mail to you: http://freedomsyndicate.com/fair0000/wsj002.html Check out the discussion about the intrusive Census on the website of the Richmond Times-Dispatch (it mentions the Libertarian Party position): http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/CENS28_20100327-222003/333510/ ================================================ 7. Register for the National Convention! ================================================ Don't forget! It's just a couple of months away: http://GatewayToLiberty.com/registration The early-bird discounts are substantial and they END ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31! ================================================ 8. NATIONAL NEWS: LP Issue Bumper Stickers ================================================ And now, a word from our sponsor: Wear the LP colors! Check out these bumper stickers: http://www.zazzle.com/immigration_is_also_called_moving_bumper_sticker-128096227542326068 http://www.zazzle.com/abolish_the_irs_vote_libertarian_bumper_sticker-128151456887305334 http://www.zazzle.com/repeal_prohibition_libertarian_party_sticker_bumper_sticker-128231895702692440 http://www.zazzle.com/abolish_the_fed_bumper_sticker-128034935072085282 How about a "Libertarian Precinct Captain" sign: http://cl.exct.net/?qs=60dd440acd057ed8274bd68a30fd9bb390791c8b8cf1435503819d525e340ec05bd645539a27a964 Or a "Repeal the Income Tax / Abolish the IRS" sign: http://cl.exct.net/?qs=60dd440acd057ed8274bd68a30fd9bb390791c8b8cf14355a536f38defdc0d72181e66827dc4f9e8 ================================================ 9. OOPS: Word Mis-use, and Misidentification ================================================ Geez. Last issue I published a retraction about the drilling business in Brazil. This issue, I have to apologize for a couple of other goofs. Maybe I should just make "this week's goofs" a regular feature? Anyway... In the last issue, in article # 2 entitled "VIRGINIA NEWS: State LP Convention Results (March 6)", I had written: "A big 'thank you' to all who attended the state Convention last Saturday. It certainly was enervating to see a great group of motivated libertarians!" However, Roy Scherer, as graciously as ever, noted: "Marc - Bad choice of words there. 'Enervating' should have been 'exciting', 'energising', 'inspiring', or any number of similar words. Enter into Google 'define: enervating' (without quotes) to see what I mean." So I looked up the definition. Whoa. I gotta lay off the coffee. Then, in a Calendar item, I identified Thomas E. Woods Jr as an economist. Except he isn't. Fred Childress notified me that while Woods can be called "an economic Historian, he is not an economist -- although well versed, and [particularly] a well versed student of Austrian economics (I believe he would agree)." So, sorry for any confusion. And sorry if I enervated anyone. Now, back to our regularly-scheduled dose of today's government insanity. ================================================ 10. VIRGINIA EVENTS ================================================ To stay current on upcoming activities of Libertarians across the state, check out the Calendar: http://lpva.com/Calendar/events08.asp ================================================ 11. Libertarian Radio in Virginia ================================================ What's on your mind? Unlike those right-wing or left-liberal extremist shows, Free Talk Live is talk radio that ANYONE can take control of. Yes, even you. Free Talk Live is the next generation of issues oriented talk. What is the meaning of freedom? This show is about Liberty with a capital L. Check out some of the archives on the FTL Main Page http://freetalklive.com/ to get an idea of what this all means. FreeTalkLive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call Freq Band City Affiliate Live? Days Hours Sign Since On On ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WCHV 94.1 FM C'ville 2008-10-18 Yes Sat 7-10p ET WCHV 1260 AM C'ville 2008-10-18 Yes Sat 7-10p ET WSVG 790 AM Mt. 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