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Candidate Questionnaire:

Below is a questionnaire that we all can use as we talk to those who want to represent us in any elected office.  I sent this out to some of the "Liberty Leaders" of our state to forward out to their respective organizations.  It would be great of the candidates started hearing these questions from all over our great state as they travel around campaigning.

 

POLICY QUESTIONS

1 - If you are elected to the office you seek: 

a) what laws will you repeal;  b) what taxes will you reduce or eliminate; c) what government agencies will you shrink or close?

2 - Would you support criminal penalties: 

a) for politicians who violate their oath of office;  b) for bureaucrats who act outside the powers delegated to them?

3 - When did you last read the state and federal Constitutions?

4 - Should someone who has sworn an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, but who then votes to allocate tax funds to programs or departments not authorized by that Constitution, be removed from office?

5 - Can you name any current areas of government operations that are outside the authority delegated to government?

6 - Can you name areas where government might serve the public interest, but where it has no authority to act? If not, is it still accurate to say we have "government of limited powers"? Does this matter?

7 - As a candidate for a state or federal office, can you think of any ways to improve enforcement of the 10th Amendment (the states and the people retain powers not delegated to the federal government)?

ISSUE QUESTIONS 

8 - With regard to jury trials, should judges be required to inform jurors that they have the power, in the sanctity of the jury room, to decide whether a law in question is just, or constitutional? Should schools teach this?

9 - With regard to due process, should judges be allowed to prevent defendants from presenting a defense on constitutional grounds if they so choose?

10 - With regard to the war on drugs, is the war succeeding? When could it be declared a success, the expense of waging it cease, and the tax-based infrastructure surrounding it be decreased or dismantled? If it can't be declared a success, when might it be declared a failure and brought to a close? How do you respond to critics who say the war on some drugs is really just a federal-agent jobs program that provides price supports for the cartels?

11 - With regard to law enforcement, are you in favor of police being allowed to use deadly force when absolutely necessary to protect innocent lives from criminal attack? Do you believe that people, even people with no training of any kind, have less right to defend themselves than the authorities do?

12 - With regard to the right to keep and bear arms, would you support gun laws that would specifically disarm religious individuals, either on the way to or at religious services? Would this be OK as long as all religions were treated equally?

13 - With regard to establishing a federal ID number for every American, would you vote to enable or block such legislation if it were proposed? Which part of the Constitution would authorize such controls over citizens?

14 - With regard to asset-forfeiture laws and policies, describe how these are permissible under the Constitution. If elected, would you do anything to change current asset-forfeiture law?

15 - If elected to the office you seek, would you support legislation to license writers or register printing presses? Would you support legislation to license publishers to help control "hate speech?" Why would an honest writer or publisher object to such a program? If you cannot justify licensing writers, on what basis could you justify licensing gun owners?

A followup module of The Liberty Poll, with detailed questions for reporters to consider for extended interviews, appears next.

The Liberty Poll was developed by attorney Michael P. Anthony, author Alan Korwin and syndicated columnist Vin Suprynowicz.

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Do you wonder why you typically don't hear Liberty Poll style questions on the nightly news? For the same reason the nightly news is so tame compared to the Internet. Why is that? Because broadcasts in America are state controlled (and the web isn't, yet). If you heard broadcast executives agonize over programs that might jeopardize their government licenses, you'd think anew about how free is free speech.

 

Speakers at our July 18th state conference are below:

Other gubenatorial candidates will be invited to future conferences.  All will be invited.

Candidate for Governor Representative Nikki Haley

South Carolina Republican Chairwoman Karen Floyd

Candidate for Governor Senator Larry Grooms

Candidate for SC Congressional seat 3 Dr. Mike Vasovski

(Apologies to Mike.  The batteries for the lapel mic went dead in the middle of his remarks.)

Candidate for US Congressional seat 4 Dr. Christina Jeffrey

How State Sovereignty was torpedoed by the Senate last session Posted by Talbert Black Jr

Posted 11/20/09

This is a summary from the Senate Journal from May 19th.  The link to the journal entry is below.

Bright proposed to amend S424 by replacing it with all the language of H3509.  It passed on a voice vote.

Knotts proposed an amendment to replace the entire language of the bill to include justification of the General Assembly appropriating funds from the FedGov.  Roll Call was taken,  McConnell, Knotts, Larry Martin, and Peeler voted against our boys and Knotts amendment passed 28 to 17.

Malloy proposed an amendment recognizing the 14^th amendment.  The amendment was adopted on voice vote.

Leventis proposed an amendment to remove language specifying that the FedGov is an agent of the states. Roll Call was taken.  The amendment failed 31 to 11.

Larry Martin moved to vote on the sovereignty resolution.  We only needed a simple majority to force a vote.  Roll Call was taken.  The motion failed 22 to 22.  McConnell and Knotts voted against us.  Either one of these voting with us could have forced a vote on the resolution.  These two effectively killed the resolution.  A vote against this motion was a vote against the resolution.

Hutto moved to adjourn.  The motion passed 22 to 21.  Knotts voted against us. McConnell didn't vote because he had taken up the position of president (chairman) of the Senate.

Following is the pertinent part of the Senate journal from which the above summary was taken.  Link using http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/sj09/20090519.htm (visited on 5/20/2009)

Letter to SC School District re: Spartanburg County Schools H1N1 Vaccine Administration Posted by SCButterfly

Posted 11/13/09 Last updated 11/13/09

This is my second letter to my School District Superintendent (and Governor, uS Senator, uS CongressWeasel, SC Senator, SC Congressman, Town Mayor, School Principals and School Nurses).  My first letter was filled with pleas to not begin the DHEC Vaccine Program in Spartanburg County Schools and was backed up with several pages of research and links.  I was replied to and rebuffed stating that the District HAD done their due diligence regarding H1N1 safety and evidently turning schools into a health care clinic was not a problem for them and P.S. They said I sent them malicious links (I'm sure this was mentioned due to their having to reply to Legislators as well).  So I try again....

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Dear Grand Poo-Bah (Not his real name) and School Staff:

Once more I will try to get you to do additional due diligence regarding the H1N1 vaccine.

I beg of you to look into the current information available around the globe.  There is something "weird" going on such as India, the entire Ukraine (supposed pneumonic plague), Serbia, Canada, Brazil, Afghanistan and on and on.  Many countries are rejecting the idea of mass vaccination particularly concerning Baxter Pharmaceuticals.  Please do the research.  I have studied this "flu" for over a year....I did not just read one article and become concerned, I've read hundreds of articles and viewed news videos which are easily found if you search.  Also consider that flu always begins east and travels west, historically.  This flu began in the west and moved east so some consider this "flu" an accidental or intentional bio-weapon...I do not want to think this is true but much evidence is available that indicates this is a possibility.  I do not know what is really happening as I'm not a doctor or scientist but am an avid researcher and political activist and there is plenty of opposition (globally) to the H1N1 vaccine, you just won't see it on main stream media.  You must research on your own.  

Not only am I upset by the issue of schools becoming health care centers (consider what you'll be asked to administer next - Gardasil?  Pneumonic Plague vaccine?  Thorazine for the "spazzy" kids?), I am also trying to warn you that the CDC, FDA, Vaccine makers and DHEC are IMMUNE to prosecution or liability in the event of resulting disease or death from H1N1 vaccination (and why is this so if the vaccine is safe?)  Do you understand this?  Do you know who that leaves to be sued?  YOU, your school board and your school administration -- on a personal level.  You are not IMMUNE from oncoming lawsuits.  Soon with Obama's rush to extend the school day, week and year (surely you know about his intentions concerning education?) you will be running a full time physical and mental health clinic.  Don't you think your attention to education will be distracted toward healthcare functions?  Think about it!!!  What is your job?  Education or healthcare?  Are you licensed to practice medicine?  Forward think and ask yourself if you qualify to run a multi-faceted governmental institution.  What will happen to your job?

While the district is hoping to be praised and patted on the back for being the front runner on vaccinating your students, you could actually be heroes and REFUSE to participate.  What else will you bow to that your government feeds you?  What's next?  I'm tiring of Americans saying "It's my job" as if this excuses the complete lack of using common sense and thinking forward.  This is a large part of what is wrong in our country today, shrugs and excuses and hardly a soul with backbone.  If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.

As to the suggestion that this vaccine is not mandatory and so I should not be raising sand about it, just use your common sense:  If the socialized medicine states such as Massachusetts require mandatory vaccines, do you not think that Mass. will say "Hey NH, Hey VT: You guys need it too, you're so close" and thus the urgency will spread through the nation.  ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE THIS VACCINE MANDATORY IS FOR OUR GOVERNOR TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY concerning flu pandemic-- please see the attachment for our state's Emergency Health Powers Act.  While I do not believe that our Governor will kow tow to forced vaccinations, we have also witnessed Sanford's resistance to the stimulus and how he was forced by the courts to accept it.  Think about this please!!

I have also included additional current links to issues with children and H1N1 vaccines, please give them consideration.

Please be aware of what could potentially happen to our children and remember, many affects may not be seen for years (note Gulf War Syndrome).  If you are insistent on going ahead with your plan, I suggest you also shore up your special ed department as you are soon to have incoming.

I am not opposed to those who wish to have a vaccination as I do not want to control others decision making.  I simply suggest that the Spartanburg County Health Department and individual family physicians are available for the student's health care needs.  It is also a chief concern that our schools not become health care administrators and propagate governmental health care intervention, particularly in light of the current issue of the potential dangers of vaccines and oncoming health care legislation. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Tänya Littlejohn

More links to current H1N1 issues - Since your system will reject my links to legitimate sources, I have amended the links so as not to be blocked.  Please replace "(dot)" with a period.

Va. teen suffers rare illness after swine flu shot - Boy diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, but CDC says no clear link
www(dot)msnbc(dot)msn(dot)com/id/33845867/ns/health-cold_and_flu

Deputies Hold Boy Who Fled Flu Shot - Student refused; was held down for vaccination
www(dot)theintelligencer(dot)net/page/content(dot)detail/id/530805(dot)html

Parents outraged, but expert says don't worry about H1N1 double doses for kids
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Dozens of students given wrong flu shot
www(dot)nbc-2(dot)com/global/story(dot)asp?s=11477899

Health Officials Warn of H1N1 Vaccine's Link to Deadly Nerve Disease
www(dot)foxnews(dot)com/story/0,2933,539880,00(dot)html

South Carolina - Emergency Health Powers Mass Casualty Plan

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22524301/South-Carolina-Emergency-Health-Powers-Mass-Casult
y-Plan

Ayn Rand Goes Mainstream Posted by SurveyinSC

Posted 11/12/09

This interesting tidbit about Ayn Rand was in Politico today.  Brangelina does Ayn Rand???!!!  Could the tide be turning?  Is it too late?http://www.politico.com/click/stories/0911/rand_goes_mainstream.html

Ron Paul - Carolina Coliseum 11/09/09 Posted by SCButterfly

Posted 11/10/09 Last updated 11/10/09

Sorry folks that the picture quality is so bad, I was using an old digital camera to film.

Ending Remarks by Dr. Paul

A great picture of the Doc:

A special thank you to Jesse Benton and John Tate for keeping my tiny daughter from getting squashed in the crowd awaiting Dr. Paul's autograph.  She is 10 years old and insisted on going to Columbia to meet the Good Doc.  :)  Thank you Gentleman.  Thank you for all you do for Dr. Paul.

Taking on the Liberals at The College of Charleston Posted by Sarabeth Rudd

Posted 11/03/09 Last updated 11/03/09

Yesterday, my Alma Mater, The College of Charleston held its second ever "Trash Audit." So, I wrote a snarky little blog about it because it was such a disgusting, ridiculous thing. Apparently, I made some people angry, and they decided to attack me on my blog and Twitter, calling me a pig, and telling me I was brainless. However, some people actually responded with a level head and we got some good discusion going. It seems my blog has affected the College of Charleston "Alliance for Planet Earth," and they want me to come and speak about my point of view. I am a little skeptical of this seemingly polite invite.

Here's what I wrote that caused so much controversey:

Imagine walking down the sidewalk at your local college and walking past a huge pile of putrid smelling trash that stretches across a common area that thousands of students use to get from class to class. Now imagine people accosting you as you walk by saying, "This is your trash! No, this is OUR trash. This is only four days of trash."

This is the annual College of Charleston "Trash Audit." And this is quite possibly one of the most unintelligent and unsanitary things I have ever heard of, but all in the name of saving the environment. Give me a break. Stacks of used, disgusting cups with all kinds of people's saliva on them from the dining hall are stacked, heaven knows what kind of nastiness in the trash bags from the dorms left over from the wild Halloween weekend (let your imagination run wild and free), and people are taking bowls of "trash juice" (gag) and walking down the halls of Maybank and flushing it down the toilet or pouring it down the sinks in the public restrooms. Students are guilt-tripping other students to come help and sort through the trash so that it may be properly recycled. (Recycling can actually be quite harmful to the environment, actually, particularly plastics... but you don't hear that on the news.)

This kind of extreme sensitivity to how much we humans are destroying the earth is getting annoying and it's actually quite dangerous. Imagine all the germs and all kinds of infectious diseases and pathogens that those people were releasing into the atmosphere. Not to cause a scare or anything, but H1N1 has been going around campus.

This monstrous pile of trash was causing students to have to crowd into small areas to get to class because there was hardly any space to walk. For a school to allow this type of unsanitary behavior and public harassment to occur is an embarrassment for an institute of supposed higher learning. How degrading and revolting it is to ask people to stand in the middle of other people's filth and sort through it! It's not the solution to any problem, whether or not you believe that "global warming" is going to destroy us all. It's this type of extreme brainless hype and liberalism that is partially to blame for our country throwing freedom away.

I think I'm going to hold a public Freedom Audit at the College of Charleston and force all these bleeding heart liberals to see what this kind of agenda is actually costing them. These guys have got to stop drinking the Al Gore Kool-Aid and start using some good old fashioned, and yes, all natural (not harmful to the environment) common sense. I hear it's recyclable and is , in fact, a renewable resource.

(so, maybe I was a little harsh...)

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Later, I wrote this in response to the responses I got:

Hey, guys and gals of the College of Charleston Trash Audit!

First, I would like to thank those of you who responded to my blog with a level-headed response instead of personal attacks. I enjoy good discussions and think that they are one of the best ways to accomplish things and get along. I honestly wasn't expecting my blog to get this much attention over what I said yesterday, but if it helps address an issue that needs addressing, then I'm more than happy to oblige.

Agendas and politics aside, through at least one of your comments, I was made aware of the problem that some (or all-- it's hard to tell why some were there, at least based on a pretty harsh comment about my intestines burning one day because of global warming...anyway...) were trying to use the Trash Audit to make students aware of, and that would be the problem of the Charleston landfill, well, filling up.

While I'd like to do a little more research in the area of our local trash and waste problems myself, I am a huge fan of political activism and getting people involved in a cause. I do not believe that spending a bunch of time sifting through nasty trash is the best way to help make the changes that you believe should be made. Most likely, the only people who would be interested in helping sort through trash would be those who are already aware of the problem, and the rest were turned off by the idea. There are much better uses for your time, through educating others in ways that are far less intrusive and unsanitary, holding petition drives, and contacting local officials about your concerns. These are things that, in my experience, are the most effective and time efficient ways for accomplishing goals.

I hope you'll think about what I have to say! I'm retiring from the Trash Audit subject for a while I hope, and getting back to freedom and the Constitution. :)

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Who knows, maybe some people started thinking a little about what they are doing. I could sure use their zeal to help with AUDITING THE FED!!!! I may have to recruit some of them for the cause! AUDIT THE FED and NOT THE TRASH!