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PATRIOTS DAY 98***REMEMBER WACO (***WACO DEMO***Anti War Rally ***Increased Asset Forfeiture ***4th of July rally ***POLICE CORRUPTION PROTEST**TRUE STORY OF CORRUPTION***FINGERPRINT REPEAL RALLY***PROTEST PROPERTY TAX***Auction Action***Activism Tips***The Bureaucrat and the Matriarch ** Calhoun County Activists*** 10 Ways to Hassle the IRS*** New County Movement*** Anti-Servitude Petition***Ideas to get Members
Read the Article by Bea Jones, Carolina Morning News
From Carol Moore in D.C./Committee for Waco Justice :For the first time, no press showed up at our memorial south of the White House, but employees on duty could not help but hear our ringing of a gong for the 82 victims of Waco. Here is one individual's very personal report on 4/19 at Waco. Also, Livingstone Fagan's new "permanent" address is: Livingstone Fagan #60550-080 USP Allenwood Box 3500 White Deer, PA 17887. The rest of the prisoners' addresses are at: http://www.kreative.net/carolmoore/waco-prisoners.html
WACO DEMO AT WASHINGTON POST & BATF HEADQUARTERS IN D.C.
Members of the Committee for Waco Justice in Washington, D.C. will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the brutal BATF raid on the Branch Davidians on February 28, 1993. Please join us:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH 12:00 noon at Washington Post, 15th and L Street, protest and leaflet 12:30 p.m. (approx) walk/cab to BATF headquarters at 650 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., protest and leaflet
Feel free to join us. Email CarolMoore@kreative.net or call 202/635-3739 or 202/797-9877. (Note: New Waco photographs, including of past Committee demonstrations, are now available at: http://www.kreative.net/carolmoore/waco-photos.html and http://www.kreative.net/carolmoore/cwj-photos.html ) CarolMoore@kreative.net
Feb.21 Friday, Washington D.C. Mass Anti-War Mobilization Saturday, February 21st Rally and Speak Out at Dupont Circle at 12 Noon Then March to the White House The demands of the coalition are: * No U.S. Military Intervention Against Iraq * End the U.N. Sanctions Against the Iraqi People * End Anti-Arab Racism * Support Peaceful Negotiations and Emergency Relief to the Iraqi People
The DC Coalition to Stop the US War on Iraq has an exciting local coalition that can claim over 40 organizations represented at its last meeting, an action scheduled for Saturday, 21 February and committees that are looking beyond White House demonstrations to the other ways in which we may reach the public about the harm of military intervention, sanctions, and anti-arab racism.
Immediately, phone the President 202-456-1111 to urge No Military Action against Iraq; End the Economic Sanctions killing thousands each month right now! after that call Senators Gorton and Murray at the Congressional Switchboard 202-224-3121
There is a 5 p.m. contingency ("if they bomb") plan, in effect long before the Coalition came to being, going back to 1990 organizing. IF THE US BOMBS IRAQ, BE AT THE WHITE HOUSE AT 5 PM THAT EVENING! PASS THE WORD!! Or organize a rally in your city at local federal building or post office! For more information, call the Coalition at (202) 544-9355.
Friday, 13-Feb-98 21:51:24 It's amazing... In the last few days the amount of new asset forfieture stuff I've seen. It just seems to keep coming from everywhere...
1) The biggest fines ever levied for political shenanigans by the FPPC along with a 922 count accusation are pending against the Bell Gardens Bicycle Club for secretly forming shell committees to oppose gambling in nearby communities and keep their monopoly. Controlling interest is owned by the federal government who seized the casino in a drug forfeiture action... (FPPC Bulletin, Feb. 1998) Business as usual - just a bigger, more ruthless, mob...
2) Ad for software in "Your Company," a magazine for business owners published by American Express & Time Inc., touts software for information managing. It tells the story of Detective Lundgren who "rounded up some drug seizure money..." bought the software and "revolutionalized his department's operations." While the ad concentrates mostly on how it helps the Poughkeepsie PD solve burglaries, it can also be used to match suspects with seizable assets, and keep databases on just about anything you want to track...
3) Neighbors keep coming up to us with letters from the city saying they can be fined & or seized for code violations, including storage on their own property, parking crooked, repairing or remodeling, or living too close to a school zone...
It's getting worse folks... "Uncle $ynystyr! Quit Grabbing Our Assets" ...points out the evils with wit & wisdom... ...simple enough for children - too honest (& scary) for most adults... Education for the price of a greeting card: Only $10 for 5 booklets Liberty Consultants, Box 5485, San Diego, Calif. 92165 consult4liberty@juno.com
Tuesday, 10-Feb-98
We the People, a group of American citizens founded and based on the
Internet, who are increasingly alarmed about the loss of Liberties to our
Government, is looking to connect with other similar minded groups and
individuals to lead a special day of celebration for the 222nd anniversary
of our Independence, July 4, 1998.
We are wanting to organize a national grassroots rally that will unite
the American people across the country in a demonstration of Our commitment
to taking a stand for Our freedoms, by holding a series of community rallies
in the original spirit of our Day of Independence.
The purpose of these rallies will be to inform the Nation and Government
to how far we have drifted from Our founding principles as expressed in
the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed under the Constitution,
and to gather Americans together in a single event that will hopefully
begin a national movement to bring these principles back into the Government
and other institutions, starting at the community level.
What We have in mind is to break down the event into two parts. First,
an informational campaign will be organized by the participants of the
rally and presented to the public in their local community, through either
taking part in or setting up along sides of that local community's Independence
Day celebrations, which will work to educate citizens about their Nation's
history and awaken them to the principles of inalienable Liberties as expressed
in our founding documents.
The next part will be to culminate that campaign with a series of protests
and demonstrations to alert all levels of Government about Our dissatisfaction
with the rapid loss of these Liberties as a result of actions by Our representatives,
and express Our commitment to begin fighting for a reversal of this situation.
In addition, local media outlets will be contacted to further spread public
awareness. The reason for an event such as this is because We think that
at this moment the Nation standing at a critical point in It's history.
It is Our belief that the United States has been forced down a destructive
path by a Government that no longer cares about It's citizens, and We feel
that the only way to stop it is for Americans to join together, as one
group, to reclaim our liberties from the ground up, back from those forces
wanting all-powerful Government. Up until now this has not occurred because
of the difficulties involved in effectively contacting many people over
large distances and gathering them together to communicate with each other.
However, due to the creation of the Internet, We feel that the capability
finally exists to do that very thing by allowing citizens across the US
to meet in one place electronically to share information and organize their
actions, therefore overcoming these difficulties and making the idea of
a national movement a reality.
We the People has assembled with the goal to help build that movement through
this new communications technology called the Internet and return the Nation
to the Founders' principles, with the 4th of July rally as the kickoff
event of Our commitment to that effort. If the idea of such a movement
as well as organizing and participating in this special 4th of July celebration
interests you, then please come to our Meeting Hall at http://www.iclc.net/~oibl
and email me at libertyordeath@hotmail.com (my name is Matt) and We will
give you more details about the Independence Day rally and what Our organizing
needs are. I hope you will want to join Our fight to take back the Nation.
For a wild true story of crooked cops, stolen guns, perjury, fraud and false criminal charges, see http://www.infinex.com/~jmarch
POLICE CORRUPTION PROTEST IN CALIFORNIA
Jan.28, Lompac, CA, Daniel Quackenbush reporting
I am preparing to protest lying by city police officers by picketing the Lompoc, CA police department. During my protests, I wish to pass out to those who don't object, a copy of "Welcome to Future Felons of = America," by Claire Wolfe.
I will probably be arrested for peacefully protesting at the police department and courthouse. I will commit no acts of violence, however, I will not stop my protests absent a court order, and even then I will probably not do so because of the First Amendment. Under no circumstances will I resist arrest, therefore, if I am accused of doing so, it is another lie by a Lompoc police officer. If you need any other = information, please contact me.
Also, I would appreciate information concerning corruption by local police. My protests at this point are only directed at local corruption. The feds are not involved. I would like to pass out information about local police corruption, similar to Ms. Wolfe's article.
Daniel Quackenbush
Box 895 Lompoc, CA 93438
FINGERPRINT REPEAL RALLY IN ATLANTA
Atlanta,Ga Jan.22. Scan The News reporting
The Georgia "Coalition to Repeal the Fingerprint Law" held its 1998 Repeal Rally on Monday, January 12th; the opening day of the Georgia legislative session. The hour long event was held on the main floor of the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta. Speakers addressed the crowed from the base of the large staircase which leads up to the legislative chambers. Supporters filled the Capitol's main-floor lobby for the 9:00 A.M. event.
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Houston,Texas, Jan.11: ( Sanford Smith, a Libertarian in the Houston area(Pasadena)reporting)
I'm planning to walk my 6-block area later this month and distribute a flyer. This document will encourage folks to formally protest their property taxes. In my area, 8 different agencies/governments a listed on the property tax assessment, which usually comes out each January. I'm going to ask my entire neighborhood to go to the Harris County Appraisal District offices in Houston and go through the protest process. Even if we all lose, the numbers will be up, and people will have the experience for the next time their appraisals go up, which won't be too long! Sanford Smith texas@mcione.com
Durham NC, Nov.8: (Ray Ubinger reporting) I saw a notice of an auction in Durham, NC, for Saturday Nov.8. I winged it. I made 100 fliers. But, there were 200-300 people there!
A plainclothes cop in the audience (Officer Hunter) ordered me to stop "soliciting," in violation of a "sign" I don't think is actually posted. Unless I got written permission from the P.D.'s front desk. (The auction was out back.) I respectfully told Officer Hunter that I was immediately complying. (For a second I thought I was going to get arrested.)
I walked to the front desk and asked whether I really needed a permit to hand out fliers at the auction. The answer: "That's a good question. You'll need to ask Sgt. Isaacs, who's at the auction."
Complying with my constitutional obligation to follow the Runaround, I went back to the auction. I asked Officer Hunter himself who Sgt. Isaacs was; he pointed him out to me. I asked Sgt. Isaacs's permission. He asked me what kind of fliers. I told him just personal fliers about property rights. He said I could hand them out, as long as I didn't interfere with the auction. I agreed to that. [*]
Officer Hunter must not have believed it when I told him so, because then he went and talked to Sgt. Isaacs himself. But when he came back, he said nothing to me--not even an apology, if you can believe that. I only had a few fliers left at that point anyway. I passed them all out and left.
These auctions could be a great venue for us. Let's team up and find out their schedule more in advance. Let's know when we get there which items were seized from people who were at least charged with a crime, and which items weren't. Let's inform the audience which are which, as the items appear at the auction block.
Most of what I _saw_ were bicycles. But I was paying more attention to the audience than to the property. One guy crumpled up my flier, in apparent disgust for the righteous Constitution excerpts on it. Several people wanted to know "who I was with." I told them I was a concerned citizen, affiliated with the Libertarian Party but just representing myself.
Ray "I'm with the Founders" Ubinger rcu@duke.edu (919) 416-5031
[*] I should get a more definitive answer before I do this again. For one thing, I don't think they should be asking what kind of fliers.
NOTE: See the liberty Activist Action of the month for February AUCTION ACTION.
David Hintz; (Cornelius, OR) ; elvish@gte.net
I am making a list of things an individual can do to increase the size of the Libertarian Party.
1. Bumper Stickers: It is easy for an individual to order them from the National Party. Then, using lists obtained from their state or county parties they can contact members (or registered Libertarians), and give them bumper stickers. If just one person would do this in every town, we could have 1000Æs of them out there, till people get so tried of seeing them they call the 800 # just to find out what is going on.
2. Getting others to display LP Pamphlets: Members order pamphlets from the National LP, then get businessÆ, doctor offices, and work breakrooms to post them. This is not hard, I have 5 stores and 3 work breakrooms covered. Just ask your friends to place them in these places, and keep track, so every once in a while give them more to place.
3. Letters to the editor: Writing letters to local papers is easy and fun. I have had a few printed. Local newspapers are starving for news, give it to them. Set a regular schedule when you will write them (like every second Sunday), go for it. Always mention the Libertarian Party(an easy way is to quote a press release or a part from a book (such as Harry's).
4. Read the Letter to the editor section of the newspaper regularly, when someone says something good call them and invite them to the LP. If they are going to go to the trouble of writing a letter, they are already the type of people we need.
5. Get those cheap pens made up with Vote Libertarian 1-800-682-1776. then give them to businesses that use alot of pens. Alot of businesseswill take anything free they can use.
6. Use material that can be obtained on the web, and compile a folder on a group of individuals that would be better off with an LP in power. Then go to these people with this info. A good one would be, Christians, just go around to the different churches talking to their pastors. Just think if you got one or two pastors to become LP members, they could tell their congregation about the LP.
7. Pick a radio or TV program you watch on a daily basis, one that takes calls from people. Normally at the end of the program they will mention the subject for the next show. Study up on that issue and be ready for them. Then call in and give them hell. Try to mention you are a libertarian (so people that agree with you will start thinking of themselves as libertarians).
8. There are news web pages (Foxnews, MSNBC) that have bulletin Boards. One easy thing to do is when the national LP or a state LP puts out an interesting press release. Go to the boards and do this. Hi I thought this was interesting. check it out and add a link to the press release. This not only gets people to read the press releases, but also gets them to a libertarian web page.
The Bureaucrat and the Matriarch
Greetings Liberty Activists...I have a "candidate" for your Liberty Activist site. It is The Bureaucrat and The Matriarch, my book which is available from the website of the Baltimore County (Md) Libertarians at: http://www.cjmciver.org/bclp/
Please feel free to download it and please send me comments!
It is gratifying to see groups of like-minded people drawing together. Weening the population from government quick-fix is going to take a lot of effort.
Jack Schwartz 112-C Shore Lake Drive Greensboro, NC 27455 Tel: (910) 286-1455
Calhoun Co. Liberty Activists Win Battle!
June 25: Liberty Activists Tania & Ron Houck and Tom Arant, using techniques and strategies from the Liberty Activist Page, led 90 citizens in a protest of a land use ordinance in rural Calhoun County, SC. The ordinance was postponed until July 14... Click here to READ THE WHOLE STORY...
COMMENTS:
Great story! Thanks for sharing. This is VERY encouraging stuff. I have had SO much fun taking on my own local government. I only wish I could convince all of the Libertarians here to start going to their local government meetings (where they can actually be heard!!!) AND SPEAK UP!
--- Tim O'Brien TObrien321@aol.com
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More Libertarians ought to start attending local government meetings. Much can be accomplished in the way of stopping (and actually reversing!) gpvernment intrusion into our lives, property and pocketbooks.Yes Virginia, you CAN fight city hall!
Gene Trosper gtrosper@brigadoon.com
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A proverbial "shot heard 'round the world." My congratulations, and appreciation to you all!
Kevin Burt
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Well, I was glad to read this, Ware Shoals has, according to some folks also passed a mobile home restriction ordinance but I have yet to see a copy of it. Supposedly it went into effect about 2 years or so ago. I am going to have to get down to the town hall and see if there is such an ordinance or if it was smoke and mirrors.
Barry West
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On behalf of the SCLP I would like to congratulate the Calhoun County
LP on stopping big government in its tracks. Keep up the good work! Rodney
Travis
From: Tom Wright EMAIL
Hi all,
Dave Bombardier at ARI has asked me to send you a reminder regarding ARI's anti-servitude petition. The petition is to be presented to President Clinton on July 4th, and it will be more effective if it has as many signatures as possible. So, if you haven't done so yet, please visit the URL listed below and sign the petition. If you know of any friends, family, colleagues, etc. that might support our cause, please let them know about the petition. Feel free to forward this message to anyone who might be interested. Thanks much...Tom
Thanks much, Tom Wright WEB PAGE
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Remember making suggestions to WEB PAGE as often as you can .
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New County Movement Threatens Establishment Citizens in Washington state, however, are using a provision in the state constitution to rein in government by seceding from their counties and fon-nitig new counties within the confines of the old parent counties.- Many of the issues that have brought this movement into being involve restriction on development and use of private property. Leaders say they plan to eliminate most of the local regulations.
The Top 10 Ways to Hassle the IRS
The following list of "tips" on thwarting, annoying and generally
badgering workers at IRS processing offers was delivered anonymously to
the ParaScope mailbox. The author, who claims to have worked in an IRS
mail room, offers the following suggestions for annoying, aggravating or
otherwise ****ing with the IRS.
CLICK
HERE FOR THE TEN TIPS
Dear Liberty Activists...
Thank you for all the work you're doing for liberty. We need more people like you in the libertarian movement with your drive, vision, and commitment. (I'm trying to do my part also.)
Here's my suggestion for activism: Once every year, starting today, we each select a libertarian-leaning friend, relative, or colleague and give them a one-year gift membership in the Libertarian Party (it's only $25) All we ask of them in return is that if, over the year, they like the literature that they have received from the LP, then they consider renewing.
Michael
Michael R. Edelstein, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist San Francisco 415-673-2848
(24 hours)
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