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Simplicity in the Health Care Debate

Written by the Chairman | 08 August 2009
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Is the health care debate making you sick?

On the forefront of issues is the health care issue; whether or not we should have nationalized (socialized) health care, how to engineer a plan to achieve it and how we should pay for it. Many disagree with the concept of socialized medicine for a variety of reasons. Many agree with the concept, but are fearful that government will likely not operate an efficient program. The arguments are numerous and complex, but very intriguing to those who appreciate involvement in a good debate.

There is a skill among politicians to which we should be attentive. They are very good at getting us to ask and give attention to the wrong questions. There is one argument yet to be heard in public. Nationalized health care is

Biblical Jurisprudence

Written by Bill Mohr | 30 July 2009
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What Is the Basis For Morality?

The Associated Press reported yesterday that Rodell Vereen, a South Carolina man, has been charged with having sex with a horse. The horse’s owner caught him on video tape once, and then again at the round end of her shotgun. She said the horse was acting strange and getting infections.

He was charged last year for having sex with a horse, the same horse, and pleaded guilty. He was placed on probation and

Moderate Wolves

Written by Bill Mohr | 02 July 2009
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Beware of Moderate Wolves in Constitutional Clothing.

“I do not think we are more inspired, have more wisdom, or possess more virtue than those who will come after us.” George Washington

This may have been the only time Washington was wrong.

Yesterday, at a Health Care Roundtable, sponsored by the Heartland Institute, Americans for Prosperity, and the Mackinaw Center, Greg Scandlen from Consumers for Health Care Choices spoke on the dangers of the proposed system of health care in America. He did a stunning job of satisfying the average citizen’s inner quest to rebel against elected authority and its abuses of power.

How thrilling it was for me to hear him finally mention the constitution, though briefly, in the context of policy maker’s inadequacies. What a joy to think that an influential someone understands that government has somehow loosed itself from its constitutional leash.

Be Always Sure You're Right

Written by Bill Mohr | 21 June 2009
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Be Always Sure You’re Right – Then Go Ahead.

As devoted members and supporters of the US Taxpayers Party of Michigan (USTPM) we are often questioned as to why we are spending so much time, money and effort on a party that will never result in anything. After all, we cannot win elections. We have no political clout and will never influence government – right?

Listening to the scoffers we learn that

Accepting the Challenge

Written by The Chairman
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The US Taxpayers Party of Michigan is currently accepting the challenge proposed to it by an increasing number of Patriots coming forward in the state of Michigan.

Tens of thousands of people are now beginning to stand up to be counted by attending the popular Tea Party and other movements, writing letters and making phone calls to their representatives. Most have realized for years that government is becoming increasingly oppressive and that it is fleeing its constitutional foundation at an astounding rate, but it is just now that the people are beginning to band together in order to correct the problems. The US Taxpayers Party of Michigan is geared up, equipped, prepared and purposed to answer the call. Our ballot qualified status and aggressive grass roots efforts make us

Mixed Feelings on Tax Day

Written by Bill Mohr | 15 April 2009
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Tax day, April 15, 2009, was a day of mixed excitement and alarm.

On one hand, it is speculated that there were over 800 cities all over these United States in which were held organized Tea Party assemblies. People from all walks of life gathered together with one voice, hundreds of thousands in number, begging to be heard in Washington. With the peaceful protests they are requiring only that the Federal and State governments adhere to their constitutions, ensure the liberties and freedoms for which many of our fathers died, and limit government spending, thereby lowering our taxes.

On the other hand, it was heavily publicized that just one week earlier on April 7, within the same government being addressed, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a bulletin warning of potential violence

Constitutional Militia

Written by Rick Butkowski | 02 June 2009
Posted in Issues

We Must Consider the Restoration of the Constitutional Militia in the State of Michigan

The U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan (USTPM) believes that the Founders and Framers wrote what they meant, and meant what they wrote. We believe in God-given, inalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, as embodied in the ownership and holding of private Property. Our Creator gave us these rights and no man, or group of men, can alienate us from these rights without due process of law, consistent with the principles and requirements of the unanimous Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and Bill of Rights. If we have these rights, we have the right and obligation to protect these rights. This was affirmed in 1776 and finally ratified in 1791.

Education

Written by Cyndee Wedge | 27 May 2009
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Article viii, section 1 of the constitution of the state of Michigan states, “Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.” This is a direct quote from the northwest ordinance.

The founders of our great state and country were very much aware that good government and happiness is dependant

The 10th Amendment

Written by USTPM | 27 May 2009
Posted in Issues

The States formed a federal government, basically, for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. States are not political subdivisions of the federal government. The Founding Fathers recognized that in a federal structure important political powers must be reserved to the component States. Therefore, the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution specifically

Constitutional Taxes

Written by Mel Valkner | 26 May 2009
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The Founding Fathers knew taxes were inevitable to support the Federal government. However, they were particular as to the type and process of taxes to be levied. We support a return to their original intentions by which we grew into a rich, free and powerful nation and therefore advocate repeal of the 16th Amendment.

Economics

Written by Carl Wedge | 26 May 2009
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The national economy and our state economy are in shambles with high unemployment and regulations that stifle free enterprise. In their centralized planning efforts, plans far from the minds of our Founding Fathers, government often picks winners and losers by use of its funding and tax policies. Thomas Jefferson addressed this saying,

"Top Secret America": The Rest of the Story

Written by Chuck Baldwin | 31 July 2010
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The Monday, July 19, 2010, edition of The Washington Post featured an investigative report entitled “Top Secret America,” with the subtitle, “A hidden world, growing beyond control.” The report begins, “The top-secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs exist within it or exactly how many agencies do the same work.

“These are some of the findings of a two-year investigation by The Washington Post that discovered

Third Parties Discourage and Restrain Despotism

Written by Kelly Kinkade | 07 July 2010
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Our republic requires an informed citizenry and a healthy appetite for vigorous debate.

A voter in Oakland County expressed concern about third parties spoiling elections and effectively giving an office to a Liberal candidate. Several citizens have expressed this concern, so it is something we have looked into at some length. We take seriously our patriotic duties. We, therefore, look soberly at how our efforts might impact elections.

While initially thinking about this concern, those who learn about us find

The Internet Must Remain Free

Written by Chuck Baldwin | 29 June 2010
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The Internet is abuzz with news that a US Senate committee has approved a bill that apparently gives the President authority to shut down the Internet. According to TechWorld.com, “A US Senate committee has approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some critics have suggested would give the US president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack.”

The report continues by saying,

Masculine Leadership Needed Now More Than Ever

Written by Chuck Baldwin | 19 June 2010
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As we approach Father’s Day this Sunday, I think it is necessary to once again draw attention to what has become one of America’s greatest problems: the dearth of masculine leadership in the home.

As everyone universally acknowledges, there are more children being raised by single mothers today than at any time in our nation’s history. Obviously, divorce is far and away the biggest contributor to this unfortunate phenomenon. But another factor is that many women are choosing to have children out of wedlock. And, of course, a small percentage of single mothers became this way due to the premature deaths of their husbands. But it is safe to say that the vast majority of fatherless families are the result of choice, not circumstance.

The ramifications of raising children without a father are taking a toll, not only on children, but also on society itself. According to published reports, 63% of teen suicides come

Detroit and Lansing - A Tale of Two Personalities

Written by Kelly Kinkade | 17 June 2010
Posted in Guest Writers

Lansing and Detroit demonstrate Political Multiple-Personality Syndrome.

On the one hand, Lansing has provided incentives for the movie industry. For example, it is no accident that Michigan (known in the movie making industry as the “high-five state”) is always a top-contender for new movies. The increase of movies being filmed in Michigan is a direct result of substantial tax incentives and active recruitment. Spending in Michigan by movie producers is expected to reach half a billion dollars this year. Add to that approximately $25 million pumped

Thoughts On Liberty

Written by Jack McLain | 14 June 2010
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My wife told me with a tear in her eye of something she had viewed on her computer. When I saw and heard it, I shared a tear with her. At a patriotic rally in Georgia, a man stood and asked to sing the fourth verse of "The Star Spangled Banner" which he said was not often sung.

In the political climate of today, it is easy to see why this fourth verse is not often sung. When this man sang this verse, the crowd began to stand in attention and to place their hands upon their hearts. It was indeed inspiring to see and hear:

Freedom's Real Enemies

Written by Chuck Baldwin | 13 June 2010
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Politicians in Washington, D.C., love to manufacture a crisis. The crisis generates fear within the citizenry, thereby allowing the federal government to centralize more and more power. During a crisis, the citizenry becomes much more forgiving of federal abuses and accommodating of federal encroachments than it otherwise would be without a crisis. Hence, we have a federal “war on drugs,” and a “war on poverty,” and a “war on terror,” and an “oil crisis,” and an “energy crisis,” and a “domestic terrorism crisis,” and an “education crisis,” and a “border crisis,” and an “economic crisis”–Blah! Blah! Blah!

You can mark it down: every major crisis that America has faced over the last several decades has been

Michigan Law Defines Unborn as Children

Written by Kelly Kinkade | 31 May 2010
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Does Michigan law define the unborn as a child? The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (Act 453 of 1976) apparently does. The Michigan civil rights act defines civil rights and prohibits discrimination in the exercise of those rights based upon religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status.

Regarding the unborn, two parts of the civil rights act are interesting. First, 37.2102 section 102 declares,

Ex-Mayor Sentenced to Jail

Written by Kelly Kinkade | 26 May 2010
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Ex-mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 1 ½ to 5 years in prison for violating his probation. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner announced the sentence to loud gasps throughout the court. Citizens were shocked by the sentence. A few thought the court was too harsh. Most were

Break Up of U.S. is Inevitable

Written by Chuck Baldwin | 21 May 2010
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People all over America are discussing freedom’s future. In short, they are worried. In fact, many are actually talking about State secession. In coffee shops and cafes, and around dining room tables, millions of people are speaking favorably of states breaking away from the union. Not since the turn of the twentieth century have this many people thought (and spoken) this favorably about the prospect of a State (or group of states) exiting the union. In my mind, this is a good thing.

Even many of those who oppose the prospect of secession understand the increasing tyrannical nature of the current central government in Washington, D.C., and that something must be done about it.

The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines tyranny as “1: oppressive power . . . 2: a government in which absolute power is vested in a single ruler . . . 3: a rigorous condition imposed by some outside agency or force . . . 4: a tyrannical act.”

Even a casual observer would have to conclude

Hooray For Utah; Boo For Indiana

Written by Chuck Baldwin | 19 May 2010
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The Tea Party in Utah flexed its muscle over the weekend and booted longtime establishment Republican senator, Bob Bennett, from office. Hooray! (Now, Arizona, please do America a favor and show John McCain the door!) Unfortunately, Tea Party activists were unsuccessful in Indiana, as longtime establishment Republican, Dan Coats, defeated the principled patriot, John Hostettler. Boo!

Predictably, mainstream Republican spokesmen are lamenting

Michigan Senator Wants to Legalize Adultery

Written by Kelly Kinkade | 08 May 2010
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Michigan Senator Ron Jelinek (R) is leading the charge to erase one of the Ten Commandments. This is the same Mr. Jelinek who introduced SB 763, passed October 21, 2009, that would decriminalize kidnapping a woman and compelling her to marry. Now the Republican Senator is seeking to write a pro-adultery chapter for Michigan.

On February 12, 2009, the Senator from Michigan’s 21^st District (Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties in the Southwest corner of Michigan’s Lower Penninsula) introduced

Caitlin Jane Spreads Powerful Pro-Life Message

Written by Kelly Kinkade | 07 May 2010
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It is seldom easy to do what is right. What many might not realize is that, in the current cultural climate, a woman’s choice to give birth to her baby can be the most difficult and heart-wrenching decision of her life.

One young woman is using her creative talents and hard work to help other women who face that very decision. The result is a powerful pro-life message. Caitlin Jane is a promising Christian singer/songwriter and pianist. One of her music videos is entitled “Unborn” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oleNbSmZptc.

The music video is an intimate look at a woman as she struggles with whether to have or to abort her baby. It is obvious that she has no support. In the video, the telling lack of a father or understanding family members indicates the loneliness of her position. At one point in the video she pulls up to an abortion provider. The facility has the euphemistic name "A Woman's Choice Medical Clinic" as if they are the responsible option for a woman. Playing with the language intentionally sends a hidden message, "A woman must choose to take care of herself medically. Getting abortions is similar to getting regular mammograms."

Ms. Jane takes the debate about abortion down another path. She includes

Meet Justice Markman of the Michigan Supreme Court

Written by Kelly Kinkade | 05 May 2010
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Steven Markman was appointed Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1999, and was re-elected in 2000 and 2004. Previously, he served as United States Attorney in Michigan; as Assistant Attorney General under President Ronald Reagan, where he coordinated the federal judicial selection process; and as Chief Counsel of the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution. He has published in such journals as the Stanford Law Review and the University of Chicago Law Review, and has been a distinguished professor of constitutional law at Hillsdale College since 1993.

The following is adapted from a speech delivered in Washington, D.C., on February 25, 2010, at an event sponsored by Hillsdale College's Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship.

As Assistant Attorney General under President Ronald Reagan, I prepared a report for Attorney General Edwin Meese entitled "The Constitution in the Year 2000: Choices Ahead." This report sought to identify a range of areas in which significant constitutional controversy could be expected over the next 20 years. As critical as I believe those controversies were, they pale in significance before the controversies that will arise over the next several decades. The resolution of these emerging controversies will determine whether the Constitution of 2030 bears any resemblance to the Constitution of 1787 - the Framers' Constitution that has guided this nation for most of its first two centuries and has rendered it the freest, most prosperous, and most creative nation in the world.

Proponents of a "21st century constitution" or "living constitution" aim to transform

Arizona Immigration Law is Right

Written by Chuck Baldwin | 05 May 2010
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Arizona Has It Right

Open borders advocates are livid that the State of Arizona has enacted a new law authorizing State law enforcement personnel to arrest illegal aliens. The Reverend Al Sharpton is threatening to march. The mayor of San Francisco has declared Arizona off limits as a travel destination. The national government of Mexico has issued travel warnings. President Barack Obama is contemplating

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