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3PM Sign Wave - Indiana University Vs. Purdue University BB Game, Assembly Hall, Bloomington - We Have Big Signs, Come Wave One!

Submitted by AnAppealToHeavenWash on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 23:39
Indiana

3PM Sign Wave - Indiana University Vs. Purdue University Basketball Game, Assembly Hall, Bloomington - We Have Big Signs, Come Wave One!

We will meetup across the street at the IU Credit Union on 17th Street at 3PM Sunday. Game starts after 6PM.

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Amazing New Ron Paul Video: The American War-Machine, A Lesson in Blowback, and The Greatest Speech Ever Written

A military member (Capt Anonymous) speaks the truth about the War on Terror and current state of the US economy. Pleads for Americans to vote Ron Paul to end the War.

Washington State Caucus Was Awesome!

Submitted by dixiestark on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 00:19
Ron Paul 2012
Washington

Hi all, we just got back from the Ron Paul rally following the Washington State Caucus. We are District Coordinators and Precinct Leaders, and a pooled caucus leader in a separate District Caucus that we attended. WE TOTALLY OVERWHELMED THEM ALL!!!

We KILLED it in the DELEGATES! Do not be discouraged from the easily manipulated (and highly suspect) "straw poll" that was reported by the media.

REMEMBER, the straw poll does not count (but would have been fun to win!) - DELEGATES are what matter and we did GREAT! I have been forwarding in Ron Paul Delegate information to the Campaign HQ all afternoon and speaking to my other pooled caucus leaders here in King county, we did great everywhere.

Just remember, TURNOUT, TURNOUT, TURNOUT is what counts when it gets to your turn!

We are in this fight!

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Where are all the libertarians coming from?


By Anton Howes
Friday, 2 March 2012 at 9:59 am


There’s a silent revolution happening on campuses across the world. Libertarian activism is on the rise. Political figures like Ron Paul have started to draw huge support from younger voters, but the trend seems to be much deeper and more sustained than any single political campaign. Rather than simply throwing support behind individuals and politicians, students are rallying around distinctly pro-liberty ideas and ideologies.

The US has been at the forefront of this change. Even discounting Ron Paul drawing huge crowds to his rallies, purely ideas-based organisations like Students for Liberty have grown rapidly. Its International Conference attracted over 1000 students this February, and while this might not yet compare with some socialist and conservative rallies or conferences, the most astonishing thing is that just four years ago that same conference attracted only 100 people. A tenfold increase should be cause for interest, and the first four-figure libertarian student conference in the world, without any of the politics or rallying around a central figure is unprecedented.

Groups like Students for Liberty have even become confident enough to set up activism infrastructure in Europe too, with the very first European conference last year attracting over 200 people from 25 countries. Generally considered more socialist, with large welfare states and the continuation of radical socialist politics on its campuses, many would have said Europe was a highly improbable place for libertarian ideas to be so popular.

In the UK alone, the number of freedom-oriented student groups quadrupled in just a year from 7 to around 30, and the conferences held by the Liberty League, the UK’s network for young libertarians already attract over 100 people. The presence of these groups allows for all sorts of possibilities. Once they start to use their support to make their voice heard around campus, it will no longer appear as though the radical left is dominant in universities, and this may eventually lead to a new status quo in student politics.

So where have all these young libertarians come from? The underlying answer is that the internet has allowed more rapid transmission of ideas and opinions. Whereas there was once only a solitary libertarian bookshop in London which had to be either visited or written to, the internet has provided the opportunity to read the intellectual forebears and opinion-dispersing bloggers of classical liberalism for free, and instantly.

But that’s not a sufficient explanation. Although ideas may spread, this effect would only amount to lots of dispersed, isolated people being broadly sympathetic to libertarianism and classical liberalism. The appearance of an actual movement depends on the growing infrastructure to gather pro-freedom students together in one place to discuss their ideas face-to-face, form social bonds, and perhaps most importantly of all, show that they are not alone: the most frequent phrase I hear from potential activists is “But my campus is so socialist, I’m probably the only libertarian there!”

This activism infrastructure started with think-tanks and pressure groups spreading the ideas, and even crafting the policy proposals to implement them. But with the advent of dedicated support networks for student societies and young people to bring them together, this has allowed an initially small number of activists to inspire each other, create their own social groups, and consequently expand them even further. Perhaps most importantly, the success of these ideas-based groups is likely to be more sustainable than any overtly political or partisan project. Unlike political party youth groups, they lack the wannabe politicians and careerists, have a much broader appeal across the political spectrum, and aren’t dependent on individual political figures or the popularity of parties.

So it’s a good time to be a libertarian. The policies may not all be going that way just yet, but if the movement maintains its rate of progress, we may soon see student libertarians being a large enough constituency to sway even the politicians.

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Romney changes view on contraception coverage within an hour

Mitt Romney was once again fighting to shake off his image as an accident-prone candidate on Thursday after he was accused of "flip-flopping" over whether US employers with religious affiliations should be forced to pay for contraception.

Earlier this week, Mr Romney survived a critical test-vote on the credibility of his candidacy, winning comfortably in Arizona and scoring a narrow victory in his home state of Michigan, where a loss could have fatally wounded his campaign Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

By Peter Foster, Washington
6:46PM GMT 01 Mar 2012

Asked if he supported a Republican bill that would exempt Catholic and other religious-backed hospitals and schools from a White House rule requiring them to provide free birth control insurance coverage, Mr Romney said he did not.

"I'm not for the bill," Mr Romney told an interviewer while campaigning in the crucial swing state of Ohio. "The idea of presidential candidates getting into questions about contraception within a relationship between a man and a women, husband and wife, I'm not going there."

However within an hour Mr Romney had apparently changed his mind, with campaign officials saying their candidate had "misunderstood" the question.

"The way the question was asked was confusing. Governor Romney supports the Blunt Bill because he believes in a conscience exemption in health care for religious institutions and people of faith," said Andrea Saul, a spokesperson for Mr Romney.

Inadvertent or not, the mistake gave further easy ammunition to Mr Romney's opponents and provided unwanted distractions as he seeks to building momentum for his campaign ahead of next week's Super Tuesday primary contests.

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"In one hour, Mitt Romney showed why women don't trust him for one minute," said the Obama campaign in a statement, "It took little more than an hour for him to commit his latest flip-flop. Even worse, he ended up on the wrong side of an issue of critical importance to women."

Rick Santorum, the ultra-conservative Catholic who is still Mr Romney's main rival for the nomination, also sought to capitalise on the contraception issue which has angered the Christian evangelical base that has underpinned his recent surge in the polls.

"As governor, Mitt Romney has a clear record of taking away the freedom of religion," said Mr Santorum's spokesman, Hogan Gidley.

"We all know Romney's liberal record on this, so when he's asked a question about a bill that would protect our religious freedom, and Romney's gut reaction is to say he'd oppose it, we shouldn't be the least bit surprised."

Earlier this week, Mr Romney survived a critical test-vote on the credibility of his candidacy, winning comfortably in Arizona and scoring a narrow victory in his home state of Michigan, where a loss could have fatally wounded his campaign.

Those two wins, which was followed by victory in a straw poll in Wyoming yesterday, appeared to have given the former management consultant some initial momentum running into next Tuesday's ten-state race.

A new national poll of Republican voters by Rasmussen Reports put Mr Romney 16 points clear of Mr Santorum, who had been leading only a week ago.

However Mr Romney, a relative moderate, has still failed to gain the confidence of the Republican party's hardcore conservative base and has yet to win any of the key Midwestern states that are needed to carry the presidency in November.

As a result, attention is now focusing on next Tuesday's race for Ohio, a vital swing state, where Mr Romney has been trailing Mr Santorum in the polls.

Analysts say that failure to win in Ohio would re-open still lingering questions about Mr Romney's chances of beating Mr Obama in November, which were only half-answered by his three-point win in Michigan.

Romney changes view on contraception coverage within an hour - Telegraph

There will be a tipping Point but it's not going to happen unless we get off our butts and DANCE!

A Million Strong at the RNC!

"A Revolution Without Dancing; Is a Revolution Not Worth Having"

If you ever doubt if one person can make a difference, just remember this clip.

Awesome Sign Wave in Abilene, Texas!

Submitted by Seeking Liberty... on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 21:27Texas


Check out our sign wave from last weekend:



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