From the Chairman

Accepting the Challenge

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

Be Always Sure You're Right

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

Biblical Jurisprudence

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

Mixed Feelings on Tax Day

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

Moderate Wolves

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.

Simplicity in the Health Care Debate

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