Archive for March 17th, 2010

The Libertarian Party of Indiana is a unique political party legally in Indiana. It is the only party considered a “minor political party” because it has garnered more than 2% in the Secretary of State race. Because it has not yet achieved 10% in the Secretary of State race, the party does not hold a primary which is reserved for “major political parties.” Primaries are often incorrectly assumed to be elections for the entire voting public. They are actually considered closed party business in the eyes of election law. Republicans, Democrats, and Independents cannot participate in the other’s business. Only Republicans should choose Republican candidates for a general election and the same for Democrats.

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Please register for the convention here: http://www.lpin.org/events/2010-lpin-state-convention/

Friday evening, April 23th

Saturday, April 24th

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Mark Rutherford, LPIN state chairman for 7 years, has announced that he is seeking the Vice Chair position on the national level. Rutherford has partnered with Wayne Allyn Root, who is seeking the Chair position at May’s national convention.

“It is an exciting time politically for the libertarian message,” said Rutherford. “There is a huge opportunity to capture a large part of the libertarian leaning public. But the Libertarian Party must get its house in order. It must reach out to major media and it must grow an organization worthy to be called a national party.”

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From Rex Bell, Libertarian Party of Wayne County Chairman and nominee for Indiana House District 54.
Greetings Wayne County Libertarians and Friends,
Just a reminder of our convention this Saturday evening. The Libertarian Party of Wayne County will hold its 2010 Convention on Saturday, March 20th, at 7:00 P.M., at the Jefferson Township Office Building, 47 East Main Street, Hagerstown.We will be electing officers for 2010, and nominating candidates for the 2010 November elections. Along with general business, we will also be discussing outreach and fundraising projects for the upcoming year.If you are tired of politics as usual by the old parties, and if you or someone you know would like to work for real change by running for office, or helping another Libertarian run for office, or if you just like to hang out with freedom-loving people for the evening, please join us.We’re going down the street to Dale’s Pizza for victuals and discussion afterwards.

RSVP at (765) 969-0086 or lpwc@msn.com

Thanks,

Rex

I have a friend that runs an auto body repair shop. He can do some pretty amazing things with a dented fender, but sometimes the damage is so bad there is nothing to do but replace it. Sometimes there are so many problems with a car that it simply can’t be fixed.

There are a lot of things in this world that can’t be fixed. One of those things is property taxes. We’ve seen a good example unfold in New Castle over the last few years. The owners of the Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant on Memorial Drive saw their property taxes increase from $5751.26 in 2005 to $31,453.61 in 2009, based on the increased assessed value of their property.

Last week, the New Castle Courier-Times reported that after a two year battle, the Indiana Board of Tax Review has ruled that the property’s assessed value should be reduced by almost half. While that is certainly good news for the property owners, it points out just one of the many flaws in the property tax system.

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A letter to the Editor from Tony J. Keeler, Precinct Organizer, Perry 24, Libertarian Party of Marion Co.

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Libertarian City-County Councilman at- large Ed Coleman has introduced Proposal 39, amending a current ordinance prohibiting carrying a hand gun in public parks and trails. I have seen signs at parks prohibiting weapons, but was unaware that it included adults with a right to carry permit.

Criminals pay no attention to such ordinances or “signs”, but feel that most others will, being easy targets for assault. If assailants were to assume that every adult is armed, assaults would decline dramatically.

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