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Madison on "General Welfare"
Lancaster County July meeting minutes
Unemployment Set To Rise July 24th

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Interim county coordinator(s):

Caleb Cassel (CalebCassel)

Lincoln, NE 68502

Craig Kohtz (ckohtz)

Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 202-9732

Lancaster County Campaign for Liberty

Lancaster, the second most populous county in the state, plays an important role in spreading the message of liberty and establishing a foothold in Nebraska politics. There is much progress yet to be made in this area, but there are also many opportunities for us in the future.

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We hold meetings regularly. Be sure to check our calendar to see where we'll be.

Featured blog entries

Madison on "General Welfare"

Posted by ckohtz

Posted 07/22/09
Last updated 07/22/09

I was doing a little research on our founding fathers in regards to limited government for a response to a friends suggestion that some of our founding fathers wanted a strong federal government. I respect my friend a lot, and while this is somewhat true (some wanted a stronger federal government more then others), I wanted to argue that their definition of a strong federal government would have been vastly different then ours.

Anyway, in my research I found the following quote which somewhat amazed me. My argument was that Madison feared that the term "general welfare" in the constitution left room for misinterpretation, and that people would use this to increase government, even though that was not the intent.

"If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare, and are the sole and supreme judges of the general welfare, they may take the care of religion into their own hands; they may appoint teachers in every State, county and parish and pay them out of their public treasury; they may take into their own hands the education of children, establishing in like manner schools throughout the Union; they may assume the provision of the poor; they may undertake the regulation of all roads other than post-roads; in short, every thing, from the highest object of state legislation down to the most minute object of police, would be thrown under the power of Congress.... Were the power of Congress to be established in the latitude contended for, it would subvert the very foundations, and transmute the very nature of the limited Government established by the people of America."

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Lancaster County July meeting minutes

Posted by andrew ristow

Posted 07/26/09
Last updated 07/27/09

Campaign for Liberty

Lancaster County Meeting

Lincoln, NE

July 14, 2009

Old Business:

Monthly meetings

1. Need a location

a. The public libraries in Lincoln can accommodate our group but we cannot go over time limits as there is a steep fee ($10 per min) if we do.

1. Need a focus

a. Post articles from the C4L website on the county website for everyone to read and leave comments then discuss at monthly meetings

b. Keep everyone posted on local races and candidates

1. Need organization

a. Have materials about C4L available at Meetings

b. Sign up sheets with all required information/roll call sheets

c. Give an overview of C4L at every meeting for new attendees

d. Set up a phone tree for members

1. Need to be proactive

a. Nurture our own candidates

b. Develop other ideas to become proactive within the state

New Business:

Issues to focus on to better our chances of bringing in people

1. Less intrusive government

a. Getting involved with charter school legislation issues may strike a chord with people in the state

1. Lower Taxes

a. No brainer in a red state

1. Economic issues

a. Everyone is being affected by the current problems created by our system’s failures

District Goals
1. Let people know we are here and tell them what we are about

a. Hand out slim jims at Husker games, gun shows, parades, fairs, etc.

b. Invite candidates to meetings

c. Attend state legislature

State Goals
1. Become a chartered organization in Nebraska

a. Should be accomplished in late August

b. Will allow for us to issue our own press releases

1. Keep our eye on representatives

a. Isolate 10-12 people in districts to watch and call representatives about focus related bills

1. Write Bills

a. Write and get our own bills introduced

b. Issue Referendums also

1. Organize with like minded organizations

a. Nebraska Taxpayer association

b. Read all the bills movement

c. Republican Liberty Caucus

Upcoming Events

Republican Liberty Caucus Summer Meeting August 15^th 9:30 to 4:00 in Aurora
Lancaster County C4L Monthly Meeting August 18^th 6:30 to 7:45 at Gere Library 56^th and Normal, Meeting room 2 in Lincoln
Big Red Welcome August 23^rd Set up at 3:00 fair 6:00 to 8:00 UNL City Campus
Statewide C4L Meeting September 26^th 10:00 to 2:00 in Kearney at the E.R.C. building 2020 West 11th Street.

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Unemployment Set To Rise July 24th

Posted by ckohtz

Posted 07/10/09

On July 24th, unemployment will once again begin to rise. The reason? The minimum wage rate goes from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour.

This rise in minimum wage couldn't come at a worse time. Companies that employ minimum wage workers are generally retail stores, restaurants, lawn companies, and a host of other small businesses that rely on consumers for their revenue. Because of the recession, these companies are struggling to pay the employees they have. By increasing the cost of employment, many businesses will be forced to let needed employees go, or face going out of business all together.

Low skilled jobs are essential to our economy. They provide a way for people just entering the labor market to gain experience. As an employee learns their job, they become more productive and develop new skills. The more productive they are, the more revenue they generate for their employer. The more skills they develop, the more their labor is worth. In order to retain their services, an employer will pay more or that employee will look for more lucrative work. Many times the employer can't pay them more because the job is menial, so the employee does find new work. This allows the next person to enter the labor market.

Increasing wages now will completely short circuit this process. The government may be able to mandate the minimum wage, but they can't mandate experience or skills. They can't mandate productivity. Companies that need low skilled workers will soon find out if customers are willing to accept higher prices for their services, if they can survive with fewer employees, or if they will need to close their business all together. In this economic environment, don't count on consumers bearing the burden of this wage hike.

(Read more at kohtz.org)

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