THE REPUBLICAN LIBERTY CAUCUS OF TEXAS E-NEWSLETTER
November 9, 2004
http://www.rlctexas.org/newsletters/2004_11_09.htm
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IN THIS ISSUE:
o REPORT - NATIONAL RLC ELECTION WRAP
o EVENT - 11/12 - RLC AUSTIN SOCIAL
o FUN REQUEST - HELP JOHN STOSSEL
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NATIONAL RLC ELECTION
WRAP -
ELECTIONS RESULTS OF INTEREST
TO RLC MEMBERS:
RLC members and friends participated in - and won - dozens of
federal, state, and local election campaigns across the nation last
week. Many were candidates for the first time, laying the
groundwork for future electoral opportunities and developing
skills that can be applied in the pursuit of liberty.
WON GENERAL 2004:
o Alaska - State Rep. Vic Kohring
o Arizona - State Sen. Dean Martin
o Arizona - US Congressman Jeff Flake
o Arizona - US Congressman John Shadegg
o California - Board of Education Member
Williamson "Bill" Evers
o California - US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
o Colorado - El Paso County Commissioner Candidate
Douglas Bruce
o Florida - US Congressional Candidate Connie Mack IV
o Florida - US Congressman Mark Foley
o Georgia - State Rep. David Casas
o Georgia - State Rep. Donna Sheldon
o Georgia - State Rep. Jill Chambers
o Georgia - State Rep. Max Davis
o Georgia - State Rep. Paul Jennings
o Georgia - State Rep. Sue Burmeister
o Georgia - State Sen. Dan Moody
o Georgia - State Sen. David Shafer
o Kansas - US Senator Samuel Brownback
o Kentucky - US Senator Jim Bunning
o Maine - State Rep. Candidate Kenneth Lindell
o Michigan - State Rep. Jack Brandenburg
o Michigan - State Rep. Leon Drolet
o Missouri - US Congressman Todd Aiken
o New Hampshire - State Rep. Bick Bicknell
o New Hampshire - State Rep. Paul Mirski
o New Hampshire - State Rep. Stretch Kennedy
o Oklahoma - US Senatorial Candidate Tom Coburn
o South Dakota - US Senatorial Candidate John Thune
o Tennessee - US Congressman Zach Wamp
o Texas - State Rep. Suzanna Hupp
o Texas - US Congressman Ron Paul
o Utah - US Senator Robert Bennett
o Washington - State Rep. Toby Nixon
LOST GENERAL 2004:
o Arizona - State Rep. Rep. Candidate Russell Pearce
o Colorado - US Senatorial Candidate Peter Coors
o Indiana - State Rep. Candidate Paul Hager, CD 60
o Indiana - US Congressional Candidate Andrew Horning
o Michigan - State Rep. Matt Malosh
o Minnesota - Candidate for State Rep. Andy Lindberg
o New Hampshire - Governor Craig Benson
o New Hampshire - State Rep. Henry McElroy
o New York - Assemblyman Howard Mills
o New York - US Congressional Candidate Warren
Redlich
o North Carolina - Buncombe County Commissioner
Candidate Mike Harrison
o Texas - Bastrop County Commissioner Don Loucks
o Texas - State Rep. Talmadge Heflin
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RLC OF AUSTIN MONTHLY
SOCIAL -
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12:
To Republican Liberty Caucus members, libertarian
friends, Goldwater conservatives, and fellow travelers you're
invited to our monthly happy hour in Austin for drinks,
appetizers, conviviality, and discussion. There is plenty of
parking, come by after work or stop in when you can! Please feel
free to pass this notice along to friends and colleagues.
o WHAT: RLC of Austin Monthly Social.
o PURPOSE: Republican Liberty Networking
o WHERE: Thai Tara, 601 W. 6th St.
(corner of Sixth and Nueces)
o MAP:
http://www.rlctexas.org/images/thai_tara.jpg
o WHEN: 2nd Friday of the Month –
November 12th after 6PM to 8PM.
o CONTACT INFORMATION: Don Zimmerman,
hq1@rlctexas.org , (512) 577-8842
o NOTE: LOOK FOR THE TABLE WITH THE
AMERICAN FLAG. LOOK INSIDE FIRST, THEN
ON THE OUTSIDE BACK DECK. ASK HOSTESS
WHERE WE ARE. THERE IS PLENTY OF
PARKING TOO!
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HELP JOHN STOSSEL:
We hope that RLC members and friends can help John Stossel. He is
asking for rebuttals to the "not so nice" letter below. The attack
letter was written by a Yale edumacated TV critic - it was just
included in John Stossel's weekly newsletter - Stossel is asking
for responses Please e-mail him at
johnstossel@abcnews.com .
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"Dear John: I am a former TV critic ("Chicago Tribune", "Charlotte
Observer") and former publisher/editorial director of a leading TV
industry trade ("Electronic Media") and I therefore consider myself
to be a somewhat astute observer of television journalism. With
that said, your recent rant against state funding for stem cell
research in California was pandering, ideologically driven
journalism at its worst...you just kept whining (you DO whine, you
know) about the horror of using "taxpayer" money to fund stem cell
research ... It was an embarrassing display of shallowness and
stupidity at a high level of American journalism. John, let's give
you a little Civics 101 lesson. See, government, by necessity,
often takes on projects that are costly and that serve the greater
public interest. That's more or less why we have government, in
fact. Just because a whiny, middle-aged network journalist would
rather buy another pair of Gucci loafers with "his" tax money
doesn't give him the right to opt out of projects that he
personally doesn't like...I don't like war, but I don't advocate
allowing us antiwar types to prevent the government from spending
tax dollars to maintain an army ... Such thinking represents a
myopic, woefully ignorant view of the workings of a democracy.
Much as it makes you so mad that you could spit and stomp, you
can't always have your way in a democracy, John. It's not all about
you or your Yuppie neighbor or the Bush Davidians with the
Republican sign in their yard down the street. Your view or my view
doesn't always prevail. The overarching point is that all of us
must abide, more often than not, by the will of the majority. For
you to suggest that any such example of majority rule can
become "tyranny of the majority" is absurd ... John, allow me to
let you in on a little secret about "your" tax dollars. Pssst, they
aren't YOUR tax dollars. They never were. From the minute you
punched in on the job, those dollars were the property of whatever
governing body was entitled to them by law. You never EARNED that
money. It was the price you paid for the privilege of working.
It's just that the government gave you a break by not collecting in
advance...You made yourself and your network look bad with your
Friday night rant. It was childish, shallow and ignorant...
Didn't they teach you anything at Princeton? I'm beginning to
suspect that my late, Yale-educated friend and colleague, Gene
Siskel, wasn't joking when he called Princeton a college "for kids
with money and no brains." OK, that was ugly. But I enjoyed
writing it. The truth is that the private sector is often a
woefully inferior alternative to government, your libertarian
ideology notwithstanding." -- Ron Alridge
JOHN STOSSELS RESPONSE:
Ron Alridge is actually one of the BETTER TV writers. His sneering
hostility gives you a sense of what I'm up against in my biz.
Regarding his argument about tyranny of the majority: Yes, in a
democracy the minority must pay for wars they may not like, but war
(like enforcing contracts and setting environment rules) is
something that only government can do. I invite you to e-mail
responses to his claim that we never "earned" our income, that
it's government's property and "government gave you a break by not
collecting in advance"!
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Please send your comments and "Give Me a Break" suggestions to
JohnStossel@abcnews.com . If you
don't want your e-mail quoted, say
you wish to remain anonymous.
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OUR PURPOSE:
After decades of New Deal and Great Society social
activism ...
combined with the rapid decline in civics
and American history
education in our government-run
public schools ... mixed with a
growing population
of ill-informed and apathetic voters ...
government at
every level in this country continues to be too big,
too intrusive and too expensive.
Founded in 1990, the Republican Liberty Caucus
of Texas works to
advance the principles of limited
government, individual liberty and
free markets
within the Republican Party and throughout Texas.
Our candidates focus is on a broad range of issues,
including
education, taxation,
property rights, gun
rights, free
speech, federalism and the proper
role of
government.
In
addition to giving disenfranchised smaller-government
Republicans a home by
creating incentive to stay in our
party, the Republican Liberty Caucus of
Texas helps
avoid a potential exodus to Libertarian,
Constitutional, and other third parties, which would
open the door to big-government
victories from leftist
candidates. The Republican Liberty Caucus
of
Texas
is proud to promote the GOP's smaller-government
message. Our limited government, individual
liberty and
free market ideas will win by inclusion.
While rolling back decades of government
"nannyism"
will require a
great deal of public
education and
grassroots lobbying, the most
important means of
changing public policy is to
change public officials.
Therefore, the Republican
Liberty Caucus of Texas
works to elect
pro-liberty
Republicans to offices at
all levels, partisan and
non-partisan, in both primary
and general elections.
The Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas is
committed not to just
electing more Republicans ...
but better ones, as well.
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COMMITTEE:
Executive Director:
Mr. Don Zimmerman
Austin, TX
(512) 577-8842
Chairman:
Mr. Jerry Patterson
Austin, TX
Vice Chairman:
Penny Langford
Angleton, TX
Secretary:
Mr. John Reed
Buda, TX
Treasurer:
Mr. Richard Relph
Austin, TX
At-Large:
Mr. Trey Summitt
Dallas, TX
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