================================================ |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| Old Dominion Liberty Letter Issue #49 |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| ================================================
In this issue: 1. LEGISLATIVE ALERTS! 2. FEATURED VIDEO: What NOT to say at an LP Outreach Booth 3. Reader Reaction to SWAT Murder 4. Light Reading: Libertarian Writer Thomas Woods' New Book Out This Week 5. Did tariffs really cause the Civil War? The Morrill Act at 150 6. The Heroic Government Employee Files 7. NATIONAL NEWS: LP Issue Bumper Stickers8. VIRGINIA EVENTS 9. Libertarian Radio in Virginia BECOME A LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE IN 2011: To get started, visit http://Campaign.LPVA.com and let us know! And don't forget, I'm still looking for the right local campaign to drop a few nickels on: http://freevirginia.blogspot.com/2010/08/1000-challenge.html TAKE OVER ODLL! This newsletter has been going out since January 2009. It needs a permanent editor! Drop me an email at <[email protected]>. ================================================ 1. LEGISLATIVE ALERTS! ================================================ a) VCDL -- I encourage every Libertarian to sign up for alerts from the Virginia Citizens Defense League. They are 100% with us on the gun issue, and their legislator contact setup is first-class and easy to use: http://www.vcdl.org/static/va-alert.html b) Paige Winfield Cunningham's "Old Dominion Watchdog" occassionally provides some timely alerts about upcoming legislation: http://virginia.watchdog.org/ Have a favorite "legislative alerts" provider? Share them: <mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Legislative_Alerts> ================================================ 2. FEATURED VIDEO: What NOT to say at an LP Outreach Booth ================================================ Now this is funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=056C4wM9niQ ================================================ 3. Reader Reaction to SWAT Murder ================================================ Remember last issue (see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00247.html ), when we passed along the following: "After five years, the family of a Virginia optometrist killed by a SWAT team finally gets some closure:" http://reason.com/archives/2011/01/17/justice-for-sal Petersburg LP member and libertarian activist extraordinaire Roy Scherer had the following reaction: >>Ri-i-i-i-ght! >> >>The report says, "We cannot definitively conclude whether or not MPO >>Bullocks index finger was on the trigger prior to the involuntary >>muscle contractio", and "We believe, based on MPO Bullocks extensive >>training and experience, that he did not have his index finger on the >>trigger and that the contraction was strong enough to pull his finger >>onto the trigger and subsequently pull the trigger." >> >>[nonsense.] >> >>If the officer's finger was alongside the trigger guard, as is >>prescribed by basic safety practices, an involuntary contraction would >>have squeezed the trigger gaurd, with no harm done. Only if the >>finger was actually ON the trigger would a contraction have caused a >>shot to be fired. I'll also metion that the report says, "He was not >>aiming his weapon at Mr. Culosis chest", which makes it passing >>strange that the bullet struck precisely there. >> >>It's a damn good thing that our governmrnt is here to protect us! I >>shudder to think what it would be like if they were here only to >>preserve their own power, and that of those who are part of "the >>establishment". Now, now, Roy, everyone knows that statements like "No laws were broken, and no department policies or procedures were violated" are simply bureaucratic code-words that mean that the police department knows its officer committed a criminal act -- and intends to do absolutely nothing about it. But to make an omelet, ya gotta break some eggs, ya know. Just remember, the government is here to protect you! ================================================ 4. Light Reading: Libertarian Writer Thomas Woods' New Book Out This Week ================================================ He says he could have named it "Everything Needs to Be Abolished, and Heres Why". Check it out: http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods163.html ================================================ 5. Did tariffs really cause the Civil War? The Morrill Act at 150 ================================================ Did protective tariffs really bring about the Civil War? It's an argument that enthusiasts of the era are bound to encounter at some point, and also among the most contentious and least understood of the many debates surrounding the instigating <http://www.kosmosonline.org/group-post/secession-winter-150-so-what-caused-civil-war-after-all>causes of secession 150 years ago. Read the rest: http://www.kosmosonline.org/group-post/did-tariffs-really-cause-civil-war-morrill-act-150 ================================================ 6. The Heroic Government Employee Files ================================================ Ex Henrico Cop Goes to Jail for Ponzi Scheme http://www.nbc12.com/global/story.asp?s=12915350 Ex cop arrested for kiddie porn http://www.wtvr.com/entertainment/wtvr-loca-mugshots-2010-pg,0,4224441.photogallery The new royalty: http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-abc-agents-seek-assault-protection-abc-agents-seek-more-protective-legislation-20110131,0,1452827.story ================================================ 7. 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 "Libertarian Precinct Captain" sign, design #1, single sided, coroplast, 18" x 24" -- Send $35 via Paypal to <[email protected]> : https://pdf.buildasign.com/Proof.ashx?tcid=59796A45365257754E74383D&width=700&height=450&watermark=false&r=1287380036245 "Libertarian Precinct Captain" sign, design #2, single sided, coroplast, 18" x 24" -- Send $35 via Paypal to <[email protected]> : https://pdf.buildasign.com/Proof.ashx?tcid=716D6C69375A6A6D4637553D&width=700&height=450&watermark=false&r=1287379833352 "Repeal the Income Tax / Abolish the IRS" sign, single sided, coroplast, 18" x 24" -- Send $35 via Paypal to <[email protected]> : https://pdf.buildasign.com/Proof.ashx?tcid=4A6642496F71446C4B6D46617448367958687A374A513D3D&width=700&height=450&watermark=false&r=1287380112061 ================================================ 8. VIRGINIA EVENTS ================================================ To stay current on upcoming activities of Libertarians across the state, check out the Calendar: http://lpva.com/Calendar/events08.asp ================================================ 9. 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? 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