Free Republic

Politicians take people's money with a promise to fulfill desires that supposedly can't be attained any other way. Prostitutes do the same, though by reputation, they are more reliable in delivering. It's not surprising for people in the same line of work to gravitate toward one another, as Eliot Spitzer and a woman named Kristen reportedly did in a Washington hotel room. I understand why Spitzer's alleged hiring of a call girl was stupid, selfish, reckless, immoral and a betrayal of his family. What I don't understand is why it was illegal. It's not as though sex is otherwise divorced...

For any of you who may have known Kenneth Roger Gregg, who was prominent for some years in libertarian intellectual circles: I received word from Ken's wife, Debbie Gregg, that Ken passed away in his sleep early this morning. Pam Maltzman

Online oddsmakers have Ron Paul in a comfortable third place finish among bettors in both the Republican Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire primary. While third place may not be as good as an outright win, it's good enough to boost momentum for Ron Paul heading into future primaries where his treasure chest for advertising totals upwards of $20 mil. Many of the 2008 US Republican Presidential candidate's supporters believe that once voters realize Paul is a formidable candidate, finishing among the top 3, more Americans are likely to vote for him. Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney were in a...

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, the congressman from the Houston area who opposes the Iraq war, has gotten more contributions than any other White House contender from donors identified as affiliated with the military. According to a Houston Chronicle analysis of campaign records from January through September, Paul received $63,440 in donations from current military employees and several retired military personnel. Democrat Barack Obama, another war critic, was second in military giving. The Illinois senator got $53,968 during the nine months. He was followed by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, a decorated Navy pilot and former Vietnam prisoner of...

On Tuesday, September 11, the SAIS Center on Politics and Foreign Relations (CPFR) and the Financial Times hosted an event with congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, entitled "A Traditional Non-Intervention Foreign Policy." Congressman Paul provided keynote remarks, followed by questions from CPFR's director Robert Guttman, the Financial Times White House correspondent Andrew Ward and members of the audience. Here is a link to the audio of Ron Pauls' speech today at SAIS

Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul participates in the Londonderry Old Home Day Parade in Londonderry, NH, on August 18. Approximately 8,000 spectators lined up along the 1.2-mile parade route. CENTER STRAFFORD, N.H. — In a New Hampshire meadow on a recent weekend, Ron Paul is without a doubt the main draw at a Republican presidential straw poll that attracts several long shot candidates. Paying little heed to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Tom Tancredo, the immigration-control firebrand from Colorado, a crowd circles the Texan to quiz him on everything from foreign policy to the Federal Reserve's...

I got a press release the other day from Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani. He was announcing a photo opportunity. It seems a UFO will be landing soon to take him back to his home planet. Photographers are invited. Actually the press release didn't say that. What it really said is that Giuliani has appointed Norman Podhoretz as a foreign policy advisor. But the effect is the same. Only a visitor from another planet could think that the way to win the presidency of the United States is by taking foreign policy advice from the nuttiest man on Earth. That's...

Will Ron Paul & Rudy Giuliani Debate Foreign Policy at Freedomfest? The annual FreedomFest conference, has issued a debate invitation to GOP Presidential candidates Rudy Giuliani and Ron Paul to use FreedomFest ‘07 as a debate venue to further explore their fundamental differences in foreign policy and the war in Iraq that were highlighted in the Columbia, SC debate. http://www.freedomfest.com/debate.htm

2006 RLC National/State Meeting in Orlando Sept. 15-17 Since its rechartering in 2004, Florida has been one of the national RLC's fastest-growing state affiliates and will host the RLC's 2006 national meeting Sept. 15-17 in Orlando in conjunction with the Florida RLC's state meeting. Besides taking care of the business of the RLC, we will hear updates from key RLC activists and office holders, free market economists and journalists at the RLC's biennial national reunion. For the full agenda, go here: http://rlcfl.org/con_agenda.htm Headlining the event is one of the most influential libertarian Republicans in America: Stephen Moore, editorial page writer...

In a startling report revealing a tale of transatlantic espionage not witnessed since the glory days of 007, the London-based Financial Times recently detailed how Britain, supposedly America’s closest European ally, has been leading a multi-year European undercover ('back-door') effort within the United States to undermine U.S. climate change policy. While this is not surprising, it does smack of interference with another nation's policies. It also happens to confirm prior ITSSD research, readily accessible on its website.

| Home | Principles | Purpose | Newsletter | Events | Candidates | Contact Us | Join Us | REPUBLICAN LIBERTY CAUCUS (RLC) OF TEXAS 2006 CONVENTION - SUNDAY 8/20 - TEXAS CITY, TEXAS (Near Houston and Galveston) Please renew your RLC membership!  So that you may attend the RLC Convention - Vision for the Future and Officer Elections... toward the end of the Ron Paul BBQ Bash. RENEW OR BECOME member! The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) of Texas is holding its scheduled convention on Sunday, August 20th in conjunction with Congressman Ron Paul's annual BBQ Bash in Texas City, Texas. This is our 2006 RLC Convention and elections will be held toward the end...

If anybody uses MySpace at all, I created an RLC Group on there: http://groups.myspace.com/republicanlibertycaucus

In Kelo v. New London, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that local governments have the power to seize private property for private redevelopment. What legal protections do Floridians have, if any, to protect us from such takings? What changes need to be made to state or local law in the wake of Kelo? What can Floridians do to see these changes are enacted? Hear Robert McClure, president and CEO of the James Madison Institute in Tallahassee answer these questions and more in his address to the Tampa Town Hall Meetup, Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Lone Star...

ABC News correspondent John Stossel of "20/20" fame will speak at 7 p.m., March 29, at the University Theatre of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. In his talk, "Freedom and its Enemies," the libertarian journalist Stossel will share what he has learned in his 30-year journey from his job as a Portland, Oregon, consumer reporter to his current position as ABC's in-house contrarian. Stossel has received 19 Emmy awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. He is currently co-anchor of ABC News' weekly news magazine "20/20." This free event...

this guy ran a hard fought campaign for State Rep. in Illinois. Wonder how the GOP will accept him? NEWS RELEASE COMMITTEE TO ELECT BLUDORN FOR STATE REP. * BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS 60089 * E-mail FOR RELEASE: Monday January 10, 2005 Contact: Scott Bludorn (###) ###-####(cell) BLUDORN TO JOIN REPUBLICAN PARTY (BUFFALO GROVE) – Sunday evening in Des Plaines at the Libertarian Party of Cook County monthly meeting, R. Scott Bludorn announced that he was stepping down as President and joining the Republican Party. “I’d like to thank the membership for their steadfast support of my efforts to reign in...

Hello, I was invited to join this Forum by a Libertarian Party member who is thinking of switching to the GOP. Didn't even know it existed. Great that it's here. I'm usually over at Yahoo Groups - Libertarian Republican, Republitarian or Mainstream Libertarian. Nice to be here. I see some old friends like Phil Blumel and Al Guitierez and John Reed. I founded the RLC in my living room in Tallahassee, Florida in 1990. After pronouncing the previous group - Libertarian Republican Organizing Committee (LROC) run by Justin Raimondo, as pretty much defunct. Glad to see that the RLC has...

"Clean Air Act" causes more problems than it solves. Keep congressional scum out of the economy!

The Republican Liberty Caucus of South Florida www.rlcfl.org invites you to AN UPDATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION with John Hallman, South Florida director of Citizens for a Sound Economy Come hear John Hallman update us on the progress Social Security reform is making in Washington DC. Once considered the ‘third rail’ of American politics of interest only to libertarian economists and activists, Social Security reform is fast becoming a political winner for Republicans. Hallman will let us know where the Florida delegation -- and candidates -- stand on this important issue, what bills are being considered and which campaigns are...

HOUSE MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS REQUEST TO UNITED NATIONS TO MONITOR ELECTION Rep. Johnson Spearheads Effort to Invite International Body Washington, D.C. - The request by several Members of Congress to the United Nations to send observers to monitor the upcoming Presidential election has sparked interest around the globe. At this juncture a dozen House Members have signed the letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Thursday morning those Members who have signed the U.N. letter will hold a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss the ramifications of their request. ”We are hoping that our action will alleviate the nation from...

An Evening with Republicans for the Constitution with Congressman Ron Paul and Commissioner Jerry Patterson

The RLC platform noted and I have a couple of questions.

Recently, the Brevard County commission had voted to put a ballot initiative asking the voters as to whether or not they wanted a one percent sales tax hike which would go supposedly for capital improvemnets. For the last seven years, the county has seen an increase in building of new homes and subdivisions. Resale of existing homes would have trheir assesed value increased. The result had been a big revenue windfall for the County. Then like all Big Governments, they decided to go on a spending spree even violating the CAPIT provisions that had been approved by voters two years...

This Friday, October 24th, 2003, is “United Nations Day”. I hope you can join us and Several pro-liberty and pro-American sovereignty groups in making this dismal day an exciting and fun one, with a good old fashioned UN Flag Burning!

[ Home ] [ Principles ] [ Purpose ] [ Newsletter ] [ Events ] [ Candidates ] [ Contact Us ] [ Membership ] Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas 2003 Convention Theme: RAISING and PRAISING VOICES for CHOICES August 2nd, 2003 - Addison, Texas (North Dallas)   Convention Registration    Please mark your calendars. You're WELCOME to our 2003 Convention, Saturday, August 2nd, 2003, at the Addison Convention Center, in Addison, Texas!  (North Dallas)  Our special guest speakers will be: Congressman Ron Paul - Greatest Congressman alive Jerry Patterson - Texas Land Commissioner and RLC of Texas - Chairman Dennis McCuistion - Local television celebrity and economics expert If you are concerned about the future of this...

In her book Hillary is again painted as the victim of her 'husband'. I think this proves she is running for President in 2004 and she will file for divorce before the end of the year to cement her role as victim. Not sure? If she waits for 2008 she will have to win her senate seat in 2006 and immediately begin her presidential race. I see her losing to Giuliani if she runs for the senate in 2006.

"The Communist revolution is the most radical rupture with traditional property relations; no wonder that its development involves the most radical rupture with traditional ideas. ...that the first step in the revolution... is to raise the proletariat to the position of ruling class, to establish democracy. The proletariat will use its political supremacy to wrest, by degrees, all capital from the bourgeoisie... Of course, in the beginning, this cannot be effected except by means of despotic inroads on the rights of property." Karl Marx, the Communist Manifesto

Here is an unbelievable posting from a German on a bulletin board system that I read as part of my industry. Since it is bad enough for him to interrupt a business bulletin board with such stupidity, I felt I had to share this. ===================================================== FROM joernlucht@gmx.net Dear MIM listers, Today I have had a conversation with a Danish client who stated that George W. Bush is the most dangerous man since Adolf Hitler! Me, being a German who is very well aware of European History, feel that I have to make a few comments (not to change anything but...

A new non-profit organization, Friends For America, is organizing to educate the public on the need to return power to States by returning to the election of US Senators by State legislatures. Friends For America is looking for volunteers in each State to help with organizing state and local chapters. These chapters will then work to educate citizens on 17th Amendment issues. For more information, go to friendsforamerica.org or friendsforamerica.com and volunteer to participate in this new movement. Friends For America's message is simple and powerful. The Founding Fathers placed the power to select US Senators in the hands of...

RLC OF TEXAS HOSTS "PRIVACY PROCLAMATION" WITH CONGRESSMAN RON PAUL: Report Authors: Don Zimmerman, Michael Franks, and John ReedFebruary 17, 2003 - University of Texas - Austin The Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas successfully hosted the "Privacy Proclamation" with Congressman Ron Paul at the UT Law School Auditorium on February 17th. There were many other co-sponsoring organizations too, from the Federalist Society to the LP and Austin Silver Center. The Event was split into two meetings. The first meeting was the private VIP reception for event sponsors, held prior to the public 7 PM lecture. It was filled beyond...

After today's rally in Orlando Florida, I call On all Freepers In Central Florida to join the RLC and all RLC members to join Free Republic and have both organizations with a chapter in this region. Free Republic and the RLC just about agree on everything. Its time for us to unite. Together we can do great things. I will be posting shortly the next meeting to be held here in Central Florida which will be in combination with Citizens For A Sound Economy. It is time we joined our groups. So y'all out there I will await your response....

I wanted to know because I live on the Indiana / Michigan border, thanks so much ;-)

A group of us are getting together this Saturday to start organizing a Minnesota chapter of the RLC. Saturday, Feb 15th, at 1:00 PM Riverside Perkins 901 27th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55406-1102 It's the Riverside Ave. exit of I-94, just west of the Mississippi River Bridge. http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?&addr=901+27th+Ave+S&csz=Minneapolis,+MN++55406-1102&country=us

The Illinois Republican Liberty Caucus met today, Sat, Feb 8 at Leona's Hillside Restaurant. We had lively discussions on many issues, and on methods to effectively communicate those issues. I hope everyone enjoyed meeting each other. Certainly for me the highlight was meeting face to face friends with whom I have chatted on the web for a long time. We had 15 people present from Springfield, Peoria, DeKalb, Warrenville, Palos, Evergreen Park, LaGrange Park, Berkeley, Streamwood, Hanover Park, Chicago, Niles, North Chicago. Joe Hedrick, Jack McInerney, George Kocan, Bill Hogan who had just come from the ICRC - Illinois Center...

“RLC of Texas Privacy Proclamation” with Congressman Ron Paul: February 17, 2003 - University of Texas - Austin The Honorable Congressman Ron Paul is coming to Austin February 17th, 2003, for the Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas Austin PRIVACY Proclamation! The next generation of Americans will enjoy the freedoms purchased through the sacrifice of America’s founders and contemporary supporters, and not tolerate government spying through the PATRIOT Act or Homeland Security Departments. The government that failed to protect America from foreign attack by a credible, identifiable enemy (i.e. bin Laden’s Al Quaeda), in spite of trillions of defense tax...

All Illinois FReepers are invited to the first Illinois meeting (in person) of the Illinois Republican Liberty Caucus.Sat Feb 8 3-5 pmLeona's Hillside Restaurant 4431 Roosevelt Rd, Hillside IL 60162 1 mile south of Eisenhower-I290 xway halfway between Mannheim Rd and Wolf Rd, both of which have expressway exits.Effective use of the internet in politics will be one of the topics of discussion. And, of course, it is a chance to meet in person people with whom we chat.

COMBINATION MEETING OF CSE & CENTRAL FLORIDA RLC. DATE: FIRDAY JANUARY 10, 2003 WHERE: MARRIOTT HOTEL NEAR ORLANDO INTL. AIRPORT AT THE PARADISE BAR & GRILL RESTAURANT TIME: 6:30 P.M. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ATTEND BY 1/5/2003 AS I HAVE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS AND I NEED TO KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE ATTENDING. THANK YOU. AL GUTIERREZ

The January meeting of the South Florida RLC chapter will be held at 7:30 p.m. on January 27, 2003. The meeting will be held at the Sunset Tavern, just off the corner of Sunset Drive (SW 72nd St) and US-1, in Miami. Driving directions can be downloaded here.For information about the meeting, or about the South Florida RLC, please email me.

The monthly meeting of the Central Florida RLC will be held at the Marriott Hotel near Orlando International airport at the Paradise Grill Restaurant in the hotel on Friday November 15, 2002 at 6:30 p.m.

The ENEMY forged the stolen steel Delighted at the pain we would soon feel A hot branding iron to burn a 9 and 11 In the hearts of all righteous under Heaven The demons smiled and admired their work Then dedicated it with an unholy curse The plans were laid well, the deceptions intact With stooges called "martyrs" they began the attack They boarded the planes with thin, tight-lipped smiles Politely nodding to each small child - In a short time they’d know TERROR too real When their KILLERS captured the pilot’s wheel May the TWIN TOWERS of bright beacon...

Click here to download the California Republican Liberty Caucus' tri-fold pamphlet on the governor's race! It's a .pdf file, so you'll need Acrobat Reader... it's free, and chances are good you already have it on your computer. Try the link and see. Print it using the printer-icon button in the Acrobat toolbar in your browser (not File|Print in your browser's menu). It's intended for double-sided printing using single pieces of paper-- no stapling needed if you do it that way, and saves trees! ;-) Print one side, then invert the paper and feed it through a second time for the...

Central Florida Republican Liberty Caucus Meeting. When: October 11, 2002 Where: Marriott Hotel at Orlando Intl Airport Time: 6:30 p.m. Al Gutierrez, Florida Chair RLC.

One of the areas where rights come into conflict is when a parent harms a child. Most people can agree that a child does not belong in a home, where he/she is being harmed physically or emotionally. The problem is, most people cannot agree upon just what exactly constitutes a sufficient threshold of physical or emotional harm. Even more important, what is the means for quantifying such a threshold of physical or emotional harm, and what is the justification (if any) for removing a child from the care of his/her parent(s), when this threshold is met? Is there any justification...

"A law not repealed continues in force, not because it cannot be repealed, but because it is not repealed; and the non-repealing passes for consent.” - Thomas Paine I think that this logic applies to the consent of government as a whole. A government not dissolved continues in force, not because it cannot be dissolved, but because it is not dissolved; and the non-dissolution passes for consent of the governed. Based on this reasoning, I believe that the next logical question, in regards to Iraq, is: Can the Iraqi people dissolve their government? I think that the answer is yes....

There are several tactics for prevailing in a debate. Among these are: disproving the argument of your opponent and proving your own argument. Unfortunately, another tactic is to attack the credibility of your opponent. While the credibility of an individual does not alter the truth of what he or she speaks, this tactic works quite well in the arena of public discourse. Many Americans often fall prey to the notion that the logical fallacy of ad hominem argument is actually a legitimate argument. Of course, there are other logical fallacies that most Americans buy into: strawman argument; appeal to motives,...

Tune in and Call in! David Palmquist, Texas Secretary of the RLC will be on KIXL Christian Talk Radio tonight at 11PM CDT. If you have questions about the RLC feel free to call in. You can listen via the internet at http://www.kixl.com

The National RLC Executive Committee has decided to meet in the same city and day as the Texas RLC Convention in order to take advantage of the growth and activity that the Texas Chapter has experienced. Any and all members of the RLC, Texas and National, are welcome to attend the National RLC Convention, so if you're a member, please attend. Our special luncheon speakers will be Jerry Patterson, Republican Candidate for Texas Land Commissioner and Suzanna Gratia Hupp, Republican State Representative. Jerry Patterson is the former Texas Senator that lead the cause for getting the Texas Concealed Handgun Law...

By: Douglas Lorenz, RLC National Chairman (1) There have recently been a number of significant changes in the national Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC). Among the more obvious changes, the National Committee picked a new chairman. Of course, most people haven't heard about this recent change yet, and that is largely because, over time, the national RLC has lost contact with some of its state and local activists. Starting now, that is changing. The most important function of the Republican Liberty Caucus is to build an organization that helps Liberty-minded Republicans get active in politics. Our goal is to encourage...