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Indy Libertarian News
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Libertarian Party of Marion County
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Aug 09, 2009 21:55 PDT
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"Don't just stand there. Un-do something." - Robert Higgs
In this issue:
1. LPMC business meeting with guest speaker is tomorrow (Tuesday)
2. Pitch-in barbecue, pool party and target practice
3. LPMC raises money, rewards Democrats and Republicans
4. Southside MeetUp meets next week
5. LPMC at Victory Field
6. Paul Wheeler takes a measure of bad government
7. Libertarian views, mostly
8. Other news and information you can use
9. Multimedia corner
10. Quotations du jour
And now to the news and views:
1. LPMC business meeting with guest speaker is tomorrow (Tuesday)
Time: Tuesday August 11, 2009 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: The Athenaeum Building (Max Kade Room)
The LPMC monthly business meeting will held at the historic Athenaeum
Building, at Michigan Street and Massachusetts Avenue, home of the
Rathskeller.
The guest speaker for August's meeting is Dale Buwalda, State Program
Director for the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation for Educational
Choice. Dale will lead a special activist training session on school
choice. Through their high-quality research and world-class
communications program, the Friedman Foundation leads the educational
opportunity movement.
Remember, there is no longer going to be food service available during
our meetings, so please eat before you arrive. Nonetheless, you can
purchase drinks from the restaurant below. The meeting starts with our
guest speaker at 7:00 p.m. sharp, so please arrive a little early for
his courtesy.
LPMC Business Meetings are always held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
and are open to the public. With your help, we can more permanently
have our meetings at the Athenaeum. Please email Tim Maguire at
cha-@indylp.org your monthly pledge to offset the room rental cost.
To see more details of this event and to RSVP, go to:
http://freehoosiers.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2477119%3AEvent%3A12691&xgi=geOk3zF
2. Pitch-in barbecue, pool party and target practice
Date: August 15, 2009
Time: Noon to 6 p.m.
Location: Mark & Rebecca's Farm in Monroe County
Organized By: Rebecca Sink-Burris & Mark Burris
Barbecue & Pool Party: Noon - 6 p.m., Target Shooting: Noon - 3 p.m.
only.
$30/Family,$15/Individual,Target Shooting $10/Per Person: Bring gun &
ammo, 12 & above only, parental permission required.
To RSVP and get directions: Rebecca.s-@gmail.com or
812-339-6988. Do not rely on GPS or maps.
See more details and RSVP on Free Hoosiers:
http://freehoosiers.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2477119%3AEvent%3A11269&xgi=5acMF3w
3. LPMC holds first poker fundraiser
Two weeks ago Sunday as Juan Pablo Montoya was speeding in the pits at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Libertarian Party of Marion County
was gambling. No, not on the Nascar race.
Instead, the party was holding its first "Texas Hold 'Em Poker"
fundraiser at Just Judy's restaurant on 54th Street. With the Nascar
race ignored on a television in the corner, eighteen poker players
competed, in a Las Vegas setting, for the event's three grand prizes.
The winner took home $690.
Dennis Wilson of Elite Casino Productions (and a former LP candidate for
Beech Grove City Council) provided the professional gambling tables,
cards and chips. http://www.elitecasinoproductions.com/ The dealers
were party volunteers.
Everyone had so much fun, the party's leadership vowed to hold another
event a.s.a.p. "This was an unqualified success," said chairman Tim
Maguire, "except I think all the winners were Democrats and
Republicans."
4. Southside MeetUp meets next week
What: The (Southside) Indianapolis Libertarian August Meetup
When: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Where: Borders Bookstore in Greenwood, 7565 US-31, Indianapolis IN
46227
5. LPMC at Victory Field
Date: August 31, 2009
Time: 6:15 p.m.
Location: Victory Field
Organized By: Libertarian Party of Marion County
Join the LPMC at Victory Field and watch the Indianapolis Indians take
on the Toledo Mud Hens on Monday, August 31st.
Game time is 7:00pm. Meet at the ticket box office between 6:15 and 6:30
to purchase tickets as a group.
Have dinner at the ballpark with the Monday Dollar Menu! Get hot dogs,
peanuts, Cracker Jack, popcorn, and chips all for $1 each. There is a
limit of four hot dogs, but don't worry...it's only per concession
visit.
See more details and RSVP on Free Hoosiers:
http://freehoosiers.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2477119%3AEvent%3A12753&xgi=bQQNUNv
6. Take measure of bad government by Paul Wheeler
One of the proposals before the City Council on Monday evening is an
ordinance with amendments that would forbid anyone soliciting or holding
any sign within 50 feet of any intersection that has a stop light or
stop sign. I have to wonder if any of the members have measured 50'
from an intersection to find where it goes.
Taking a 50'-measuring tape, I quickly discovered it goes 32' from an
intersection to the front door of Jimmy Johns restaurant, and going
another 18' to the INSIDE of the restaurant; 35' to Dunkin Donuts front
door with 15' to the INSIDE; 26' from the corner intersection to the
front door of Stake N Shake, with 24' going into INSIDE; 34' from the
intersection near Acapulco Joes to the outdoor fenced in seating with
another 16' into the seating area, and this is already passed the front
door; 18' to Le Peeps front door with 32' going INSIDE their property.
One can only imagine the hundreds of affected businesses throughout
Marion County.
Many storefront properties will be in violation of the proposed
ordinance if their employees wear aprons or nametags advertising their
business. And what about protesters with signs? The government's
encroachment of property rights, freedom of speech and expression, and
targeting of a segment of our population for selective discrimination
will never survive a Constitutional challenge. The ACLU of Indiana must
be drooling at the prospect of Council members passing a misguided,
overly broad ordinance like this. It is a panhandler's dream come true.
He has nothing to lose, and the citizens will have to pay.
7. Libertarian views, mostly
Prof. Gates unconstitutional arrest by Harvey A. Slivergate
http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/28/gates-crowley-arrest-first-amendment-free-speech-harvard-opinions-contributors-harvey-a-silverglate.html?partner=email
Why Bernanke Is in Panic Mode by Gary North
http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north739.html
Suborned in the U.S.A. by Andrew McCarthy
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZmJhMzlmZWFhOTQ3YjUxMDE2YWY4ZDMzZjZlYTVmZmU=
Who may harm whom? by Walter Williams
http://townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2009/08/05/who_may_harm_whom
Impossible promises by John Stossel
http://townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2009/08/05/impossible_promises
8. Other news and information you can use
Mingle with environmentalists
http://agreenerindiana.com
Indiana's best outdoor recreation guide
http://indianaoutfitters.com
Peter Schiff for Senate
http://www.schiffathon.com/
Vaccination Laws
http://home.hiwaay.net/~becraft/VaccinationLaws.html
Your car and home could soon be powered by urine
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/28/Your-Car-and-Home-Could-Soon-Be-Powered-By-Your-Urine.aspx
Spitzer: Fed Reserve is a Ponzi scheme
http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/07/25/spitzer-federal-reserve-is-a-ponzi-scheme-an-inside-job/
Supreme Court makes it harder for plaintiffs
http://www.prisonplanet.com/supreme-court-guts-american-system-of-justice.html
Information on the right to travel
http://www.youtube.com/user/drivingiscommerce
Ban sales of poorly insulated homes, says Energy Saving Trust
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article6740762.ece
Death drugs cause uproar in Oregon
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=5517492
9. Multimedia corner
"You're Not the Boss of Me!" by Larken Rose
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Msr01w7iYw
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJCC-_m9p7I
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MX9hwITqik
William Schaap on the Media, CIA, FBI and disinformation
Part 1, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbnxsPgcsH0
Part 2, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcH7vKVM2iE
Part 3, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4rFXjGJ5os
Part 4, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oMqyWns1ew
Part 5, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd8Lqx7mazo
Part 6, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP6dTsHIlI4
Part 7, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enkxL0qquCE
Part 8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPZrjxD4AAo
Equalizing Liberty radio
http://www.revolutionbroadcasting.com/
Stephen P. Halbrook in Sotomayor confirmation hearing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_0MzrYEZkw
Time for a Fed audit
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1190583232&play=1
AARP Town Hall Meeting on health care - Dallas, August 4, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoMNDdQ1_h0
Why should this photo be illegal?
http://www.nrahunterrights.org/Article.aspx?id=2170
Empty airport sucks up stimulus
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7415354
10. Quotations du jour
“I love these members. They get up and say, ‘Read the bill.’ What good
is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days
and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill?” -
Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich)
"When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge." - Tuli Kupferberg
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