Posted by jakebarnett on 08/05/09

I think its easy once you get involved in politics it is easy to lose sight of the forest through the trees.  For many people who read the C4L page and participate in liberty oriented politics often focus on things nationally that affect us all, but when it comes down to it local politics has more of an affect on your daily life than anything.  HR 1207 is a perfect example of what we can accomplish when we attack the right issue at the right time with the right message.  For people locally in St. Paul with me, I think that issue right now is Eva Ng's campaign for Mayor.

St. Paul is a city rich with history, but in the last 40 years the leadership in the city has worked very hard to make it a government town.  Taxes are through the roof, buildings vacated by private business are being filled with bureaucrats, and University Ave, our last bastion of Small Business, now on the verge of being ruined by light rail transit.  The sad part is, all of this is done in the name of progress. The way I see it, we have two choices.

The first choice, my least favorite, it so re-elect the same tired machine DFL hacks and Ideologues who think nothing of raising property taxes 40% over 4 years, and somehow manage to still require millions in State Aid and Federal Stimulus to pay for Police and Fire services.  They also managed to increase the City Budget (before LGA and Federal Aid) to a staggering 550 million dollars (Up nearly 40%) and still struggle to pay for basic services.  What are our priorities?  Why do we need a City Water Park at Como Zoo when we can't pay for Cops?

The second choice, my favorite choice, is to work and vote for Eva Ng.  She spent a lifetime in successful private business and has earned a stellar reputation as a corporate turnaround specialist.  As an immigrant from China, Eva has learned to appreciate the opportunities available to Americans that simply do not exist in other parts of the world.  If you combine her positive attitude about reducing the burdens on businesses and long history of making unprofitable businesses thrive, I think she would be a stellar Mayor and well worth anyone's time to go our there and help.

So, please, if you happen along to this blog, check out evaformayor.com and learn about what she can bring to St. Paul

Posted by jakebarnett on 01/28/09

Hello Everyone!

I know it probably feels like yesterday when we were all caught up in politics at the district level, but the time has come again to plug in and try to make a difference here in the 4th district. BPOU Conventions are coming up starting March 7th, and we need to start planning and getting our people together for the planning process. I encourage you all to be at this meeting, as it will be your chance to meet your Campaign for Liberty BPOU Coordinators and get some momentum towards taking back your BPOU, then CD4, and then hopefully the state! Meeting Details and Agenda are Below.

FEBRUARY 7th, 2009 - 2:30 - 4:30
Davanni's - Woodbury
Map - http://tinyurl.com/feb7map

C4L Meeting Agenda
February 7th, 2009

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Robert's Rules Primer - www.jimslaughter.com/robertsrules
3. C4L Overview
A) National C4L
    1) 501c4 with 115,000+ members
    2) Social networking website organized down to CD and county
    3) Educational pieces from Ron Paul & Others
    4) $35/yr dues for voting members and precinct leaders
    5) Precinct leader program to reach out to 1.2M people from 08 Campaign.
    6) Appointing interim leadership and defining guidelines for local orgs
B) Minnesota C4L
    1) First official state organization
    2) Create our constitution and bylaws when national is ready for us to do so
    3) Have our own website (www.mnforliberty.com)
    4) Actively involved with state level GOP and elected officials

4. BPOU Leaders Checklist
5. Summary of Action Items
    1. Develop your BPOU group
    2. Engage with the party
    3. Educate/Outreach in your community (long-term)
    4. Q&A
6. Breakout by BPOU
7. Jeff Hagen - Upcoming Kelly Inn Meeting

Please e-mail with comments or concerns. Otherwise I hope to see you all there. Hope you all had a great holiday season, and I look forward to hearing what you all have to say.

Sincerely,

Jake Barnett
4th District Coordinator
Campaign for Liberty
barnett.jake@gmail.com

Posted 01/28/09 mstebbins Excelsior, MN

Jake, add the Feb 28 Economics of Freedom conference to the agenda, s'il vous plait! And we're actually just about to get the MN C4L official site up. Working on it now.

Posted 02/04/09 Bjorn Handeen Coeur d'Alene, ID

Awesome agenda. This will help me in my own county in North Idaho.

Posted 02/08/09 tholton11 Saint Paul, MN

how did the meeting go? did we get a good turn out? Btw, I have a question: I am trying to convert my friend to our views, but he keeps asking broad questions such as "but whats wrong with government, they regulate everything right?" I am dumbfounded at these questions broadness, and have no idea how to answer.

Posted 02/10/09 jakebarnett St. Paul, MN

Meeting went well. We have a lot of energy headed into the BPOU Conventions. I'm optimistic for success.

Posted 03/12/09 daveman Maplewood, MN

I am glad to see so many 4th district people here. this gives me hope here in Minnesota. BTW. the MNC4L on Saturday was great. We need to change Minnesota and we need to oust our current spending reps.