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McClaughry Commentary of VTLP Platform
John McClaughry had a 90 second radio commentary on the VTLP Platform that played on WDEV yesterday.
VLC Speaker: Frank Bryan
The final speaker at the VTLP Convention was Frank Bryan, Writer, humorist, and foremost expert on Town Meeting Democracy.
VLC Speaker: Martin Harris – Citizens for Property Rights
Martin Harris of Citizens for Property Rights was the second speaker of the 2006 Vermont Libertarian convention.
VLC Speaker: Rob Williams – Second Vermont Republic
Following up from my last post, I will include a brief summary and background of some of the speakers from the Vermont Libertarian Convention. The first speaker was Rob Williams of the Second Vermont Republic/ Vermont Commons.
VLC Speaker: Rob Roper – Vermont FreedomWorks
Next speaker at the VTLP Convention was Rob Roper of Vermont FreedomWorks.
Vermont Libertarian Party Convention 2006
Heavenly and I, and Glyn Wilkinson attended the Vermont Libertarian Party Convention. I feel it was a great gathering of liberty-minded people of Vermont.
H-1B Visas
I recently received the following email. I’m not too familiar with the H-1B guest worker program, but did read the Wikipedia entry of the program and controversy and was a bit surprised at just how strict the program is… how restrictive it is on the workers who come here and how they pay all the taxes we pay without any of the entitlements.
Gas Prices, Price Gouging, and Legislation.
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the rising gas prices and many people look to the local and federal governments to help as many people believe the oil companies are engaging in price gouging.
Peter Christ Speech on Why Drug Prohibition Doesn’t Work
Peter Christ made a speech and held a Q/A session on Why Drug Prohibition Doesn’t Work at UVM today, which was sponsored by Students for Sensible Drug Policy. For those who don’t know him, Peter Christ is a speaker for LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition – www.leap.cc).
Immigration
Yesterday, here in Burlington, a new coalition called Immigrants Rights Vermont organized a protest against federal immigration legislation. Comments made by protesters include “no one is illegal,” and “We are deeply committed to ending the exploitation and abuse of immigrant workers who are working hard, paying taxes and contributing to our community,”
Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss Speaks to the BBA
Heavenly and I attended the regular monthly BBA meeting this morning where Bob Kiss, Burlington’s new mayor, was the guest speaker and main event. Following is my account of his speech and Q/A…
“How Could I Live Without Filing Taxes?”
Is April 15th a day of fear and loathing for you? Does your 1040 crank up your tension level? Is filling out and filing tax forms causing you deep psychic pain? Maybe you have a bad attitude.
File Your Taxes for Free with TaxFreedom.com
As you may know, the taxes are coming up. I will be working on my mine this week with the goal of having it completed by the end of the week. I will be using a great service called TaxFreedom.com to complete and file the forms.
VFW vs. the State
On March 16th, it was reported that the VFW Post 7779 in Hyde Park went to battle against to state in regards to the smoking ban extension to private clubs. They held a meeting and voted to reinstate smoking at the club.
Brokeback Mountain… Minus the Cowboys?
I recently received an email asking why I haven’t posted any stories regarding BrokebackMountainVermont.com. I will go ahead and post one now. Recently a group of dedicated Brokeback Mountain movie fans decided it would be a great idea to name a mountain here in Vermont after the film.
School of Americas Debated in Burlington
At tonight’s city council meeting, during public forum, several people spoke in support of passing a resolution in opposition to the School of the Americas (renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation in 2001, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.).
AOL Launches FREE on Demand TV Service
That’s right, AOL has finally launched its In2TV service. AOL claims In2TV is the first broadband TV network, with the largest collection of free TV shows anywhere on the Web.
Vermont House Votes to Increase Fuel Taxes
I just got the following email from FreedomWorks Vermont regarding the Vermont house vote to increase fuel taxes.
Movie Night: V for Vendetta
Tonight Hardy Machia, Bonnie Scott, Kevin Ryan, Jonathan Stauffer, Heavenly and I went out together to see the movie V for Vendetta, another great movie from the people who brought you The Matrix. Again, the Wachowski brothers have created a Libertarian-themed movie where a small group of people are fighting to reduce the power of an oppressive government and to open people’s eyes to it.
City Council Meeting
This city council meeting turned into a tribute to Mayor Clavelle. It started with Joe McNeil and Michael Monte both praising their own efforts and Clavelle’s efforts in forcing the railroad to give up the waterfront for only $1.4 million when even they believed it was worth far more than that or even the $10 million the railroad wanted.
Burlington Electric Rate Increases 22.86%
The Burlington city council approved the proposed rate increase request on Monday, which will now be forwarded to the Vermont Public Service Board for approval. The increase would apply to electric service after May 1st.
Make Trade Not War
I’ve been hearing Rich Tarrant speaking about the issues and his views. One view that I like is that globalization and free trade are far better foreign policies than protectionism and war. The point is that countries do not bomb other countries they depend on for trade.
New Edition of Ethan Allen Radio Online
The show is back! We just recorded our first Ethan Alllen Radio show since November when we started the campaign.