Out In The Woods...

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Joint Resolution Against Celgard Tax Incentives

The Libertarian Party of Cabarrus County joins the Cabarrus Campaign For Liberty in opposition to the proposed economic development grant to benefit Celgard, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore
International, Inc.

The county commission will entertain a proposal to extend three 4 year grants of 85% of the ad valorem taxes and an upfront payment of $350,000 to offset land prices.*

In response to the proposed grant, LP Cabarrus Chair Thomas Hill said, "Free enterprise should succeed or fail based on it's own merits. Extending governmental privileges to certain companies at the expense of others reeks of corporate fascism."

When asked of the proper role of government in the economy, Hill explained, "Government should protect free enterprise from force and fraud instead of distorting the market with corporate welfare schemes. Reducing regulations and property tax rates will encourage businesses to invest in the county."

Cabarrus Campaign For Liberty Coordinator Lloyd Morris believes the tax incentives should be taken off the table. "Celgard has already decided to locate here. The county already has the assets and quality of life that attracts business investment."

Morris also worries about treating all county businesses equally. "We should not offer Celgard anything we are not willing to share with every other business in this county. We should all be equal before the law."

The members of both organizations support and applaud the efforts of pro business advocates in the county. Our only objection is the tactic of using tax money and tax incentives to benefit certain corporations. We support free markets and the prosperity they provide.

In Liberty,

Thomas Hill
Chair, Libertarian Party of Cabarrus County

Lloyd Morris
Cabarrus Campaign For Liberty Coordinator

* taken from County Commission agenda for April 19th meeting. (pages 120, 121 and 122)

12 Month Soundtrack...

1		Creeper Lagoon			102
2		Diamond Head			95
3		10cc			93
4		Black Sabbath			92
5		The Mars Volta			91
6		Metallica			84
7		King Crimson			82
8		Rush			79
8		Guided by Voices			79
10		Thin Lizzy			75
11		Coheed and Cambria			67
12		Led Zeppelin			65
13		Dio			64
13		Cream			64
15		Chicago			63

The Nature Of The State...

"Civilized people do not require a state to keep other civilized people from violating their rights, rather uncivilized unsuccessful people need a state to be predatory on other people in order to mitigate the costs of their failures." ~Harry Felker

Goldman Sucks

C4L - Liberty On The March

[From C4L]

Congressman Ron Paul’s incredible straw poll victory at CPAC (with, I’ve been told, the most support of any straw poll victor in the Conference’s history) sent a clear message to the establishment that not only are we more energized and passionate than ever, but we are organized and ready to take our freedoms back. Across the country, Americans who are fed up with the federal government’s abuse of the Constitution are training to more efficiently take action, alerting their fellow countrymen to threats against freedom, passing out materials, contacting Congress, and running for office themselves.

And as more people become fed up with standing by while Washington, D.C. continues to trample on states’ rights, state legislators are fighting back as well.

First introduced by a Ron Paul supporter in Montana, legislation to nullify federal laws and regulations on guns and ammo manufactured in states and staying within state borders has spread all over the country.

The Montana bill was signed by the governor in April 2009, and Tennessee enacted such legislation a few months later.

In February 2010, Utah’s House and Senate passed SB 11, the Utah State-made Firearms Protection Act. And C4L has received word that SB 11 has been signed by Governor Gary Herbert and is now state law!

HB 1285, introduced in New Hampshire, takes Firearms Freedom legislation a step further by mandating criminal penalties for any official who tries to enforce nullified federal laws and regulations in defiance of HB 1285.

Further illustrating the renewed interest across the country in defending our liberties, Virginia C4L Executive Director Donna Holt and her team have started a Tenth Amendment Revolution in Virginia!

In addition to successfully championing the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act through passage in the Virginia House of Delegates with a bipartisan vote of 70–29 (and currently advocating for its passage in the Senate), VA C4L has been closely working with state legislators to pass legislation nullifying any federal health insurance mandate and shielding Virginians from paying any penalties for not purchasing federally-approved health care.

SB 417, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act, passed in February with wide bipartisan support, and Governor McDonnell is expected to sign the legislation soon. Meanwhile, newly-elected pro-liberty Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is reportedly chomping at the bit to litigate Virginia’s sovereign rights should Washington pass some form of ObamaCare.

In Arizona, HCR 2014, the Health Care Freedom Act, passed the Arizona Legislature in 2009 and will be on the November 2010 ballot.

On February 17, C4L Vice President of Programs Matt Hawes appeared before the Maryland State Senate Finance Committee to testify on behalf of SB 397, the Health Care Freedom Act of 2010.

As Matt told the Committee, “SB 397 will help contribute to this renewed national discussion over the proper role of government in our lives and, more directly, it may help keep the federal government from continuing to expand its unconstitutional health care agenda. It is not only within the power of the sovereign state of Maryland, but it is its duty to stand between its people and an overreaching federal government.”

These are just some of the states that have taken action to push back against an out of control federal government!

Despite the establishment's best effort to convince you that our movement will be easily contained, our work to spread the message is gaining more supporters every day.

A recent Rasmussen survey revealed that 59% of "likely voters" believe states should have the right to opt out of federal programs with which they don't agree. Such a number would have been unimaginable just a few years ago, but we still have our work cut out for us.

If you are not involved with your state or local C4L group, visit our website and see what is going on in your state today! And be sure to check out our Recent Member Posts section, where you can find out more about the great work your fellow C4L members are doing in their local areas.

Our fight to Audit the Fed has made the Federal Reserve a topic of everyday political conversation, and we put so much pressure on the Senate that, although they voted to reconfirm Ben Bernanke to another term as Fed chairman, he received the fewest votes in support of any Fed chairman in history.

These successes are only the beginning of what our movement can (and will) accomplish. Taking back our nation starts with reclaiming our own backyards, and our Founding Fathers would be proud to see states once again standing up for their sovereignty.

And they would also be proud of patriots like those in C4L who are carrying on the battle!

Campaign for Liberty can only fight on as many fronts as the continued support of our members allows, however. If you are able to at this time, please consider donating to C4L today. With every effort we make to spread the message, we are pushing back against those who seemingly have nothing better to do than try to interfere with our lives. We have the momentum and the message. Together, let’s finish this fight and take back our country! In Liberty,



John Tate President

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Dr. Abolish....

Hand In Hand...

"It is a myth that there prevails a conflict between the interests of the corporations and firms and those of the people employed by them. In fact, good profits and high real wages go hand in hand." - Ludwig von Mises

To learn more, click on the link below...


http://mises.org/daily/4092

Hermes In The Agora...

"Competition, if sustained, will inevitably lead to the death of government."
Nick Louras


For the whole article, click here...

To Protect And Serve...

"The tacit assumption here is that police are entitled to kill anyone at any time who displays anything other than immediate, complete, unconditional submission. This is why every encounter between police and citizens is freighted with the potential for lethal violence — and why those who travel by automobile are helots on wheels."

William Grigg

To read about a murder at a police checkpoint, click the link below...

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/048418.html

Down With The CIA

"There's been a coup, have you heard? It's the CIA coup. The CIA runs everything, they run the military. They're the ones who are over there lobbing missiles and bombs on countries. ... And of course the CIA is every bit as secretive as the Federal Reserve. ... And yet think of the harm they have done since they were established [after] World War II. They are a government unto themselves. They're in businesses, in drug businesses, they take out dictators ... We need to take out the CIA."

Ron Paul

And The Winner So Far Is...

These are the top 15 songs of my audioscrobbling era. Notice the wider range of diversity compared to my top 15 bands during the same time period. Only two of those bands have songs on my most played song list,....... Black Sabbath and Cirith Ungol.

Weird...

1		Jefferson Starship – Miracles full track			56
2		Brothers Johnson – Strawberry Letter 23 full track			38
2		Boz Scaggs – Lowdown full track			38
4		Boz Scaggs – Lido Shuffle full track			35
5		Jefferson Starship – Runaway full track			33
6		Cream – Badge full track			32
7		Donnie Iris – Ah! Leah! full track			30
8		Commodores – Easy full track			29
8		Black Sabbath – Slipping Away			29
8		Kim Carnes – More Love full track			29
8		Jefferson Starship – With Your Love full track			29
12		Cirith Ungol – Death of the Sun full track			28
12		10cc – I'm Not In Love full track			28
12		Queen – Play the Game			28
12		Alcatrazz – Mercy full track			28

The Govern Thyself Top 15 Bands

These are the 15 most played bands since I discovered the wonders of the Last FM audioscrobbler. Effortlessly create a journal or diary of the bands that provide that sonic soundtrack as you plot to make the world more free...unless your music sucks enough for you to keep it a secret. :^)

1		Creeper Lagoon			351
2		The Mars Volta			234
3		Metallica			230
4		Black Sabbath			224
5		Queensrÿche			214
6		Guided by Voices			199
7		Protest the Hero			186
8		Rush			172
8		Cirith Ungol			172
10		Diamond Head			154
11		Tesla			153
12		Gojira			150
13		Iron Maiden			149
14		Symphony X			148
15		Dream Theater			146