On July 26 at Liberty Park in Powell Ohio, local grassroots freedom activists from around the state of Ohio will get together to discuss and plan the future of the Revolution. We will have food, great speakers, and a good time. If you are interested in being involved in the freedom movement in Ohio, we have a list of speakers you won’t want to miss!
Robert Owens, independent candidate for Attorney General. Robert is also a leader within the John Birch Society and Constitution Party in Ohio.
Maryanne Petranek, the Ohio grassroots representative for Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty.
Ed Corsi from the Geauga Constitutional Council. Ed has been fighting on the front lines against the Great Lakes Compact, a UN Agenda 21 styled piece of legislation that will result in the loss of more property rights across the entire state of Ohio.
Sherry Clark, publisher of the Liberty Voice, Ohio’s own independent liberty minded newspaper.
Grant McCallum Grant McCallum from the Cleveland Ron Paul Meetup. Grant will share the experiences of the Cleveland group as they engage with the local GOP party.
Members of the Ohio Freedom Alliance will speak about the goals of the organization and ideas for integrating into the grassroots arm of the Campaign for Liberty.
The event will start at 12:00 with a cookout followed by speakers. Then we will have open discussion and networking. The day will all be topped off with a softball competition between Ron Paul supporters and Obama supporters at Liberty Park.
Save the date, make your plans to attend, and spread the word. This is an event that all freedom loving Ohio citizens should attend.
If you have questions or are looking for a place to stay overnight in Columbus, please email
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Liberty Park 7761 N. Liberty Road Powell, Ohio 43065
Promote the General Welfare?
Wednesday, 02 July 2008 00:00
One of the reasons for the creation of our Constitution and powers enumerated to Congress is “to promote the general welfare.” This phrase is used in the preamble as well as in Article I, Section 8. A 1936 Supreme Court case, U.S. v. Butler, took an expansive reading of that clause and declared that it confers a power separate and distinct from those later enumerated.This subsequently opened the federal treasury to unlimited giveaway programs. Prior to this it was understood that “promote the general welfare,” did not mean the federal government would have the power to aid education, build roads, and subsidize business. Likewise, Article 1, Section 8 did not give Congress the right to use tax money for whatever social and economic programs Congress might think would be good for the “general welfare.”
What the Founders meant was that the Constitution, and powers granted to the federal government were not to favor special interest groups or particular classes of people. There were to be no privileged individuals or groups in society. Neither minorities nor the majority was to be favored.Rather, the Constitution would promote the “general welfare” by ensuring a free society where free, self-responsible individuals - rich and poor, bankers and shopkeepers, employers and employees, farmers and blacksmiths - would enjoy “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” rights expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
James Madison, 1831 - Letter to James Robertson
“With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators.”
James Madison, 1792 - Letter to Edmund Pendleton
"If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions."
James Madison, 1792 - Speech Before Congress
"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."
Thomas Jefferson, 1817 - Letter to Albert Gallatin
"Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated."
David Krikorian, Independent Candidate for Congress
Tuesday, 01 July 2008 21:15
David Krikorian is a local business owner and family man who has made the ballot as an Independent candidate this November to represent the citizens of Ohio's Second District in the U.S. Congress. As someone who has spent his professional career working in finance, economics, and business, David understands that our economy is the most pressing issue facing our country today. "I decided to run for Congress, as an Independent, because I want to represent the people of the Second District, not a political party. Neither the Republicans, nor the Democrats, are operating based on the needs and best interests of our country."
David States "As a true Independent, I am 100% accountable to the voters, not a political party. I am dedicated to restoring America's economic health, strengthening the U.S. dollar, and reducing the price of gas. If elected, I am willing to make the right choices, even if the two major parties are not."
GET YOUR SEAT NOW? Only a handfull left at this time! OHIO BUS TRIP TO THE FREEDOM MARCH IN WASHINGTON DC< THE BUS LEAVES Saturday, July 12, 12:00 AM (FRIDAY JULY 11th @ MIDNIGHT)
Dr. Paul recorded a new video on the Federal Reserve just today. He talks about what the Fed is up to, the money supply figures that really matter, and where our dollar is going.
"The sooner we challenge the system... the better off we’ll be."
Libertarian Party of Ohio Endorses Owens for AG
Saturday, 14 June 2008 21:53
Today, June 14, the Libertarian Party of Ohio Executive Committee voted to endorse the independent candidacy of Robert Owens for Ohio Attorney General. Robert made a presentation to the LPO Executive Committee meeting in Columbus, prior to the vote to endorse. LPO Chairman, Kevin Knedler stated, "At a time when Ohio has been rocked with scandals from both major political parties, Robert gives Ohioans a unique opportunity to vote for true change. Knowing Robert on a personal and professional level, I am confident that Robert has what it takes to fulfill the position of Ohio Attorney General". More more details on the campaign, please go to www.owens2008.com.
Kevin J. Knedler Chair of the Libertarian Party of Ohio www.LPO.org
