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Mark your calendars and plan on attending the first ever Missouri Campaign for Liberty state membership meeting in Jefferson City on June 13th.
We have a full day planned and it will be well worth attending.
We will meet in the State Capitol building for the meeting.
There will be speakers on a variety of important topics, a tour of the capitol building, and a wealth of handouts that will help us all be more effect in our efforts.
We will be getting information about the upcoming petition drive to put an eminent domain constitutional amendment on the ballot.
After lunch we'll have our business meeting.
We will be discussing and approving our new bylaws that will create the structure of the Missouri Campaign for Liberty.
We will be selecting two new State Coordinators.
Following the business meeting we will head over to a wonderful park for more socializing. We may have some Missouri legislators drop by the picnic. We will also have food, a raffle, and other surprises.
This is going to be a great day to meet other Campaign for Liberty members from around the state, as well as prepare for a busy summer promoting liberty in Missouri.
I hope you can attend.
Brent Stafford
Region 2 Coordinator
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I presented these bylaws at the Regional Conference in St. Louis. There were some errors in that version which time did not permit me to correct during the conference.
The errors have been corrected now, so here is the latest version.
I will keep this blog updated with any further changes.
Please feel free to contact me, or your District Coordinator, with any questions or comments.
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DRAFT 1.6 03-31-2009
Bylaws of the Missouri Campaign for Liberty
Article I - MISSION
Our mission is to promote and defend the great American principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist foreign policy, by means of educational and political activity.
Article II – STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
The U.S. Constitution is at the heart of what Campaign for Liberty stands for, and we demand our government have fidelity to its own governing document.
Like our Founding Fathers, we believe in a noninterventionist foreign policy. Our military overstretch is undermining our national defense and bankrupting our country.
We believe that the free market is the most just and humane economic system and the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known.
We believe that central banking distorts economic decision making and misleads entrepreneurs into making unsound investments. We oppose the Federal Reserve System, which has reduced the value of the dollar by 95 percent since it began in 1913.
We oppose the dehumanizing assumption that all issues that divide us must be settled at the federal level and forced on every American community. We believe in the humane alternative of local self-government, as called for in our Constitution. We oppose the transfer of American sovereignty to supranational organizations in which the American people possess no elected representatives.
We believe that freedom is an indivisible whole, including not only economic liberty, but civil liberties, privacy rights, and all the personal freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights. We defend the timeless rights cherished for centuries by our civilization against the lawless tyranny that has always threatened them, and we seek a future where the American tradition of liberty is restored and respected more profoundly than ever.
We believe the State of Missouri is a Sovereign State under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the United States.
Be believe the federal government as our agent should cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers.
We believe that all compulsory federal legislation which directs states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties, other sanctions, or requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding should be prohibited or repealed.
Our stances on other issues can be deduced from these general principles.
Article III - MEMBERSHIP
Membership shall be open to all dues paying members of the National Campaign for Liberty residing in Missouri.
Membership may also consist of dues paying members of the Missouri Campaign for Liberty.
Article IV – STATE ORGANIZATION
Section 1 – Name and Seal
The name of the organization shall be Missouri Campaign for Liberty
The organization shall have a seal which shall be in the following form: [DESCRIBE]
Section 2 - Administration and organization
The Missouri Campaign for Liberty shall be divided into Congressional Districts for Administrative and organizational purposes.
Section 3 - Meetings
A. Annual Meetings
The annual membership meeting of this organization shall be held in June each and every year.
Every member in good standing with the Missouri Campaign for Liberty, at their preferred address as it appears in the membership roll book in this Organization, shall be sent a notice telling the time and place of such annual meeting.
There shall be elections held at each June annual meeting for the purpose filling the office of State Co-Coordinator.
B. Special Meetings
Special meetings of this organization may be called when deemed it is for the best interest of the organization.
Notices of such meetings shall be sent to all members, at their preferred address as it appears in the membership roll book in this Organization, at least ten (10) days before the scheduled date set for such special meeting.
Such notice shall state the reasons that such meeting has been called, the business to be transacted at such meeting, and by whom it was called.
At the request of two-thirds members of the Board of Directors or fifty-one percent of the members of the organization, the president shall cause a special meeting to be called.
No other business but that specified in the notice may be transacted at such special meeting without unanimous consent of all present at such meeting.
C. Directors Meetings
Directors meetings of this organization may be called when deemed it is in the best interest of the organization.
Notices of such meetings shall be sent to all Directors, at their preferred address as it appears in the membership roll book in this Organization, at least ten (10) days before the scheduled date set for such special meeting.
Such notice shall state the reasons that such meeting has been called, the business to be transacted at such meeting, and by whom it was called.
At the request of two thirds members of the Board of Directors the president shall cause a special meeting to be called but such request must be made in writing at least ten (10) days before the requested scheduled date.
No other business but that specified in the notice may be transacted at such special meeting without unanimous consent of all present at such meeting.
Section 4 – State Coordinators
There shall be two Missouri Campaign for Liberty State Coordinators who shall serve staggered two-year terms.
One shall be elected annually at the June State Membership Meeting; save the first election after adoption of these bylaws where the candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall serve a two year term and the candidate with the next higher number of vote shall serve a one year term.
Upon election the State Coordinator shall serve one year as Vice-President of the Board of Directors, followed by one year as the President of the Board of Directors; save the first election after adoption or these bylaws where the candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall serve a two year term as President of the Board of Directors and the candidate with the next higher number of votes shall serve a one year term as Vice-President.
Vacancies’ shall be filled by an election of the Board of Directors to serve the remainder of the uncompleted term.
Article V – CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION
There shall be Congressional District Organizations for the purposes of more efficient local coordination and administration for the Missouri Campaign for Liberty.
The number of districts and their boundaries shall be the current Missouri Congressional Districts.
Each Congressional District shall select one of its members to represent the District on the Missouri Campaign for Liberty Board of Directors.
Unless determined otherwise by the members of a Congressional District, all members selected to the Board of Directors shall also serve as the Congressional District Coordinator for that Congressional District.
In the event there has not been a member of the Missouri Campaign for Liberty selected to represent a Congressional District on the Board of directors, the Board of Directors may select a member of the Missouri Campaign for Liberty from that Congressional District to fill the vacancy to serve as an Interim Congressional District Coordinator until such a time as the members of that Congressional District select a replacement.
Each Congressional District may make rules for their own organization and administration.
ARTICLE VI - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The business of this organization shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of two State Coordinators, one representative from each Congressional district, and any other officers authorized by these bylaws.
The Board of Directors shall have the control and management of the affairs and business of this Organization. Such Board of Directors shall only act in the name of the Organization when it shall be regularly convened by its chairman after due notice to all the directors of such meeting.
The Board of Directors shall select, not limited to its members, a Secretary and Treasurer.
Fifty one percent of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum.
Each Director shall have one vote; such voting may be done by Proxy, only if advance notice of the Proxy representation is provided to the Chairman.
Only Directors selected as State Coordinators or Directors selected to represent their Congressional Districts, shall be voting members of the Board of Directors.
Officers of the Board of Directors not so chosen shall be non-voting members.
The President of the organization by virtue of office shall be Chairman of the Board of Directors.
A Director may be removed when sufficient cause exists for such removal.
The Board of Directors may entertain charges against any Director. The Board of Directors shall adopt such rules for this hearing as it may in its discretion consider necessary for the best interests of the organization.
A two-thirds vote of the entire Board shall be required to remove a Director.
No member of the Board of Directors shall, for reason of office, be entitled to receive any salary or compensation; but nothing herein shall be construed to prevent Director from receiving any compensation as reimbursement for approved expenses.
The Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations covering its meetings as it may in its discretion determine necessary.
ARTICLE VII - OFFICERS
The Officers of the organization shall be as follows:
President
The President shall preside at all membership meetings.
The President shall by virtue of office be Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The President shall present, at each annual meeting of the organization, an annual report of the work of the organization.
The President shall see all books, reports, and certificates required by law are properly kept or filed.
The President shall be one of the officers who may sign the checks or drafts of the organization.
The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.
Vice President
The Vice President shall in the event of the absence or inability of the President to exercise fulfill the duties of office become acting president of the organization with all the rights, privileges and powers of any duly elected president.
The Vice President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.
Secretary
The Secretary shall keep the minutes and records of the organization.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to file any certificate required by any statute, Federal or State.
The Secretary shall give and serve all notices to members of this Organization.
The Secretary shall be the official custodian of the records and seal of this Organization.
The Secretary may be one of the officers required to sign the checks and drafts of the Organization.
The Secretary shall present to the membership at any meetings any communications addressed to the Secretary of the Organization.
The Secretary shall submit to the Board of Directors any communications addressed to the Secretary of the Organization.
The Secretary shall attend to all correspondence of the organization and shall exercise all duties incident to the office of Secretary.
Treasurer
The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of all monies belonging to the organization and shall be solely responsible for such monies or securities of the organization.
The Treasurer must be one of the officers who shall sign checks or drafts of the organization. No special fund may be set aside that shall make it unnecessary for the Treasurer to sign the checks issued upon it.
The Treasurer shall render, at stated periods as the Board of Directors shall determine, a written account of the finances of the organization and such report shall be physically affixed to the minutes of the Board of Directors of such meeting.
The Treasurer shall exercise all duties incident to the office of Treasurer.
Officers
Officers shall by virtue of their office be members of the Board of Directors.
No Officer shall, by reason of office, be entitled to receive any salary or compensation; but nothing herein shall be construed to prevent an Officer from receiving any compensation as reimbursement for approved expenses.
ARTICLE VIII - COMMITTEES
All committees of this organization shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and their term of office shall be for a period of one year, or less if sooner terminated by the action of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX - DUES
The dues of this Missouri Campaign for Liberty shall be $5.00 per annum.
All current dues paying members of the National Campaign for Liberty shall be considered to have met the annual dues requirement of the Missouri Campaign for Liberty.
ARTICLE X - CODE OF CONDUCT
All members shall conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the Organization’s Mission and Statement of Principles.
Any member may be removed from the Missouri Campaign for Liberty with approval of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI - AMENDMENTS
These By-Laws may be altered, amended, repealed, or added to by an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the members at the annual State Membership Meeting.
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St. Charles County resident and blogger Chuck MacNab of RiteOn.org has declared political war on Ron Paul, his supporters, and specifically anyone running for office the supports Ron Paul.
In his July 16th newsletter Chuck MacNab links to this story about Ron Paul wanting de reduce defense spending.
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He prefaces the article with the following statement:
Editor’s comment: There are several Libertarians, who are supporters of Ron Paul’s views, running as Republicans in the primary election this August 3. Putting the war in Afghanistan aside, anyone who advocates cutting defense expenditures by as much as the Marxists in our government want to cut them (and who are apparently now joined by Rep. Ron Paul) is putting the future of the country and our ability to defend ourselves at serious risk. We can wish that the world was a different sort of place but practicality demands that we be ever vigilant and have the best in weaponry and defense capability available to our military. Please do not vote for a Libertarian (whether running as a Republican or not) or anyone who supports Ron Paul..... RiteOn will attempt to identify the Libertarians (running as Republicans) and publish their names prior to the August 3 primary.... Ed
Let us not forget it was the neocon Republicans that played the dirty tricks last election. Let us also make note that Mr. MacNab is a leader in a local teaparty style group called K&N Patriots. This is a group that members of C4L have supported and participated in many events with. Let us also make mention that Ron Paul supporters have supported many Republican Missouri legislators in their fights to protect our liberties. Elected officials like Jim Guest, Cynthia Davis, Jim Lembke, any many more.
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Posted 08/03/10
KAlbert86
Saint Charles, MO | That's funny, because he endorsed me in '08. I wonder who he's been talking to... |
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(from the White House website)
Since his Inauguration, the President has called on all Americans to serve our communities and be a part of building a better future for our country. And given this unique moment in our history with the unprecedented challenges we are facing, there isn't a more important time than now for us to get involved.
That is why today the President is announcing United We Serve -- a call to action for all Americans to volunteer this summer and be part of building a new foundation for America, one community at a time.
We know that ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things when empowered with the proper tools. The Corporation for National Service, the federal agency dedicated to fostering service in communities across the country, is providing those tools on their website, Serve.gov. They make it easy to not only find volunteer opportunities in our neighborhoods, but also to create and promote our own projects.
It's time to roll-up our sleeves and get to work. Watch the President's announcement below and get started at Serve.gov.
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Sounds like a plan. While I oppose almost every thing President Obama does, I decided since I'm already working hard for the cause of liberty, perhaps there were opportunities to help that cause I was missing out on.
So I go the the serve.gov website. Its nice and pretty and has this great tool to search for volunteer opportunities.
My first search was "constitution". No results. Hmmm, shouldn't people have the chance to reassert the US Constitution as part of "building a new foundation for America".
So I did what any red, white, and blue blooded member of the C4L would do. I created an organization on the site for the Missouri Region I coordinate and I will post events I want volunteers and attendees for.
I would encourage all of us, from Local Coordinators to State Coordinators, to give people using the service President Obama is promoting the chance to find us and help truly rebuild America.
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Posted 06/17/09
sweetliberty
Saint George, UT | Yay! Good work, Brent. |
Posted 06/17/09
illuminati hater
Las Vegas, NV | The thing I worry about is the government finding excuses to terminate programs that stand for our ideals.
The last thing our government would want is hosting programs that spread liberty and common sense. |
Posted 06/18/09
rightsman
Las Vegas,, NV | Brent,
That's a great idea! Let's not waste a good opportunity!
Thank you
Robert Walker |
Posted 06/19/09
MarshaDuggan
Ferguson, MO | Kudos! To Brent great idea I am ready to serve.
Marsha |
Posted 06/23/09
bsaklik
St. Charles, MO | Brent I understand your urge to serve your community. While at the same time it is my opinion that we stand on our shared principles of limited government, sound money, free markets and the constitution. After saying that this program is unconstitutional through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act it takes public funds and appropriates to a select group. It's another piece of big government in my opinion, that we do not need. They expect to help America "recovery" by spending more tax-payers money. We don't need the government to make our communities stronger. We need each other and freedom. |
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The first ever Missouri Campaign for Liberty State Meeting was a great success. The speakers were informative and we all left the capitol building with a wealth of intellectual ammunition to use in our fight for libety.
If you did not attend, you missed a great event. We took a group photo by the replica of the Liberty Bell that should be posted on the Missouri page soon.
The bylaws were adopted and we will have another meeting to allow for further ammendments before the end of the year.
I am proud to announce we had our first ever elections for State Coordinators. Paul Hamby was elected to a 2 year term and will serve as President ot the MOC4L. Robyn Hamlin was elected Vice-President and will serve 1 year in that position.
I have the greatest confidence in these two exceptional people and we should all be proud to have them as our new State Coordinators.
The BBQ was a great time and we all got to know C4L members from around the state.
All said, it was a great day and I think we have set the bar high for all upcoming meetings.
I want to personally thank everyone that helped make the day a great success.
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