From lpoannouncements at lpo.org Fri Mar 19 22:59:57 2010 From: lpoannouncements at lpo.org (LPO Statewide Annoucements) Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:59:57 -0400 Subject: [LPOAnnouncements] LPO Convention - Friday evening socializer special guest speaker Message-ID: Special Guest Daniel Williams will be the speaker at our Friday evening socializer event at the LPO's convention on April 9. Daniel Williams attended our 2008 convention and was running for the LP Presidential nomination at the time. He is the author of The Naked Truth About Drugs and hosts "The Opium Den Talk Show" every Thursday evening. Today is the last day to reserve your hotel room at the Doubletree (from our guaranteed room block). Friday evening is already sold out, but there are still rooms available for Saturday evening. Visit http://www.lpo.org/lpo-convention.html for details on registering for the convention and the hotel. Here is a little more information about Daniel Williams: Daniel Williams was born in 1950 and raised in the small Ohio town of Fairborn. His first eight years of education by Catholic nuns left him no worse for the wear, and he graduated from Fairborn High School in 1968. He went to Ohio State University that same year with the single intent of becoming an Air Force fighter pilot. Anti-war sentiment at that time was raging, and walking the campus three days a week wearing his Air Force dress blues gave Daniel a healthy skepticism of the "he ain't heavy, he's my brother" mantra. Passing the Air Force Officers Qualification Test and the initial pilot/nav physical, Daniel was rated pilot-qualified. Knowing he would spend his entire career in the Air Force, Daniel opted-out of his last two years in ROTC, deciding to spend them as a civilian. In the summer of 1971, at a party for a friend just accepted to medical school, Daniel was arrested for the simple possession of marijuana. That queered his deal with the Air Force. To understand how that fogged his thinking, Daniel decided to become a lawyer. But a second drug arrest less than nine months later, during his senior year at OSU, forced Daniel to drop out of college. He never returned. Both drug arrests were thrown out of court "with prejudice," legalese for it all never really happened. But the process took over two years, time Daniel spent figuring out what to do next and watching the Senate Watergate hearings from gavel to gavel. Within 90 days of Richard Nixon's resignation Daniel enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he was awarded the American Spirit Honor Medal for leadership. He completed his duty at a remote nuclear missile site in what was then West Germany. Upon his honorable discharge in 1976, Daniel entered the consumer electronics business, working first in sales and then solely in management. In 1987 he moved to Florida where he became the third employee in a start-up that built, operated and then sold two very successful regional cellular telephone companies. Daniel retired in 1995 to focus full time on drug policy reform. Daniel is the author of The Naked Truth About Drugs, and ran unsuccessfully for the 2008 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nomination. He has been a guest speaker at drug policy conferences and on a number of college campuses. Married for 22 years to a very understanding woman, Melissa, they both reside in Southwest Florida. And Bahama, their 11-year old Lab, pretty much runs the show. The Libertarian Party of Ohio was founded in 1972 as a response to the increasing encroachment on the freedoms and liberties of American citizens by our government. The LPO favors a fiscally responsible, socially tolerant government that maximizes freedom and personal choice and responsibility while ensuring the provision of required basic public services. The Libertarian Party of Ohio can accept contributions from both individuals, businesses, and other incorporated entities online at https://www.lpo.org/make-contribution.html or by mailing a contribution to: Libertarian Party of Ohio Attn: Treasurer 2586 Tiller Ln, Ste 2K Columbus, OH 43231-2265 We thank each and every member for their continued support, both volunteer and financial. Without your personal efforts, we would be unable to field candidates who can change the course of Ohio and our nation back towards freedom. In Liberty, Luke McKellar 2010 Convention Chair, LPO (937) 554-5518 This email was sent by the Libertarian Party of Ohio Not authorized or endorsed by any candidate or candidates committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lpoannouncements at lpo.org Mon Mar 22 17:11:27 2010 From: lpoannouncements at lpo.org (LPO Statewide Annoucements) Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:11:27 -0400 Subject: [LPOAnnouncements] Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Bashes Congress Message-ID: <320C9BFFE8114DBF9530F1A07A4821E9@PANDE> Ohio Governor Candidate Bashes Congressional Action Toledo, Ohio, 22 March 22, 2010: Libertarian candidate for Governor of Ohio, Ken Matesz, today strongly denounced the actions of the United States Congress in passing legislation that affects the personal health-care decisions of every free United States citizen. In one simple statement, Mr. Matesz summarized his view on the matter: "This is an act of tyranny." Mr. Matesz, who teaches classes about the founders and the U.S. Constitution, found it remarkable that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi could, with a straight face, use the Declaration of Independence as "support" for the health-care bill passed by Congress last night. Matesz said, "It's incredible that one could quote a document designed to recognize an individual's right to pursue his life without government interference, a document decrying the control and influence King George had over individual lives, and use it to support tyrannical actions." Ms. Pelosit claimed passing the health-care legislation "honored our commitment to our nation's founders for a commitment to 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.'" But Mr. Matesz wonders how one can honor liberty by committing every hard-working American to paying higher taxes and dictating that they must buy insurance, or that insurance companies, in a free market, must cover people they otherwise would not. "This is a new definition of liberty," said Governor hopeful Matesz. "This is newspeak where liberty means lifelong servitude and happiness consists in doing whatever Congress deems is appropriate for Americans." Ken Matesz has vowed that, when elected as Governor of Ohio, he will be looking to sign legislation to be passed by the Ohio House and Senate that would nullify the acts of the U.S. Congress. "Nullification simply means Ohio passes its own laws that state clearly that Ohio does not march to the tune of the U.S. Congress. Such a law would say that Ohioans are free to pursue whatever kind of health-care they wish to have - or none at all." Mr. Matesz is referring to legislation similar to Virginia's Health-Care Freedom Act passed recently in the Virginia Statehouse. Mr. Matesz went on to state that those who think the Republican Party will save us from this tyrannical power-grab should wake up before it is too late. "Citizens need to take stock of history. This march toward centralized government control over individual lives has been going on for decades and neither Republicans nor Democrats have ever repealed any of it. The Republicans didn't vote for this health-care bill, but I assure you that, if elected to a majority in Congress, Republicans will not repeal it either. The Libertarian Party is the only Party of Principle left standing." Citizens can learn more about a return to a free State and electing Ken Matesz for Governor of Ohio by going to the campaign website at www.mateszforohio.com. The Libertarian Party of Ohio was founded in 1972 as a response to the increasing encroachment on the freedoms and liberties of American citizens by our government. The LPO favors a fiscally responsible, socially tolerant government that maximizes freedom and personal choice and responsibility while ensuring the provision of required basic public services. The Libertarian Party of Ohio can accept contributions from both individuals, businesses, and other incorporated entities online at https://www.lpo.org/make-contribution.html or by mailing a contribution to: Libertarian Party of Ohio Attn: Treasurer 2586 Tiller Ln, Ste 2K Columbus, OH 43231-2265 We thank each and every member for their continued support, both volunteer and financial. Without your personal efforts, we would be unable to field candidates who can change the course of Ohio and our nation back towards freedom. In Liberty, The Libertarian Party of Ohio This email was sent by the Libertarian Party of Ohio Not authorized or endorsed by any candidate or candidates committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lpoannouncements at lpo.org Thu Mar 25 18:57:53 2010 From: lpoannouncements at lpo.org (LPO Statewide Annoucements) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:57:53 -0400 Subject: [LPOAnnouncements] O-LIST Coming to your area soon! Message-ID: Have you joined the O-LIST? Ohio Libertarian Interactive Statewide Tour. Featuring Statewide Candidates Governor: Ken Matesz www.mateszforohio.com Attorney General: Marc Feldman Auditor: Mike Howard www.howardforauditor.com Treasurer: Matt Cantrell www.cantrellforohio.com Secretary of State: Charlie Earl www.earlforohio.com Plus meet and greet your local and area Libertarian candidates. Monday April 19th. 7:30pm-Cleveland area Tuesday April 20th. 7:30pm-Columbus area Wednesday April 21st. 7:30pm-Youngstown area Thursday April 22nd. 7:30pm-Toledo area Friday April 23rd. 7:30pm-Akron-Canton area Saturday April 24th. 2:00pm Cincinnati area Saturday April 24th. 7:30pm-Dayton area Sunday April 25th. 2:00pm-Athens area Venues and local candidates will be announced soon. Take this opportunity to hear your statewide slate and their visions for Ohio. The Libertarian statewide ticket is the FIRST third-party to have a full statewide slate since 1934!! Share the history-Join the O-LIST!!!! The Libertarian Party of Ohio was founded in 1972 as a response to the increasing encroachment on the freedoms and liberties of American citizens by our government. The LPO favors a fiscally responsible, socially tolerant government that maximizes freedom and personal choice and responsibility while ensuring the provision of required basic public services. The Libertarian Party of Ohio can accept contributions from both individuals, businesses, and other incorporated entities online at https://www.lpo.org/make-contribution.html or by mailing a contribution to: Libertarian Party of Ohio Attn: Treasurer 2586 Tiller Ln, Ste 2K Columbus, OH 43231-2265 We thank each and every member for their continued support, both volunteer and financial. Without your personal efforts, we would be unable to field candidates who can change the course of Ohio and our nation back towards freedom. 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