The Liberty Report
For the Patriots of Northern Michigan
The 3rd edition.
Pg 1…Mission, Values, Reach
Pg 2...Letter writing campaign
Pg 3…Demonstration of Success
Pg 4…Letters to the Editor
Pg 5…Precinct Delegate Initiative
Pg 6, 7…Activist Calendar
Pg 8, 9…Opinion / Editorial
Pg 10,11…Candidate Information
The Republican Creed
Tea Party
I do not choose to be a
common man. It is my right
to be uncommon.
If I can seek opportunity,
not security,
I want to take the calculated
risk to dream and to build, to
fail and to succeed.
I refused to barter incentive
for dole. I prefer the
challenges of life to
guaranteed security, the thrill
of fulfillment to the state of
calm utopia.
I will not trade freedom for
beneficence, or my dignity
for a handout. I will never
cower before any master,
save my God.
It is my heritage to stand
erect, proud, and unafraid. To
think and act for myself, to
enjoy the benefit of my
creations; to face the whole
world and boldly say,
"I am a free American."
‘It should be your care,
therefore, and mine, to
elevate the minds of our
children and exalt their
courage; to accelerate and
animate their industry and
activity; to excite in them an
habitual contempt of
meanness, abhorrence of
injustice and inhumanity, and
an ambition to excel in every
capacity, faculty, and virtue.
If we suffer their minds to
grovel and creep in infancy,
they will grovel all their
lives.”
-John Adams
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 The Liberty Report
The 3rd edition.
Letters to the Editor
A How-To
1. Choose one issue for
your letter.
2. Remove every non-
essential word. For
example, don't say, "I
think..." It's obvious
that these are your
thoughts. Be concise.
3. Use verified facts.
Take the time to
check original sources
rather than repeating
"fact" cited in another
media outlet.
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indicating how
readers will be
affected by the issue
you address.
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additional information
or to engage in action.
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organization or your
interest in the issue.
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sentences of
background
information.
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sentences on your
opinion.
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generalities such as
liberal or neo-con.
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speak for itself and let
a person’s stance
classify themselves.
Do not divide or unite
with your words, do it
by the principles you
stand for.
12. Avoid absolutes,
unless it is factually
absolute. Example
“The Democrat’s
never vote for tax
cuts”. If the reader
can find one instance
where you’re wrong.
Then you are
discredited.
13. Avoid jargon or
acronyms. Spell it
out once and then use
the acronym in
parentheses.
14. Send to your local
newspaper, or utilize
this handy list that we
have compiled for the
1st Congressional
District.
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 The Liberty Report
For the Patriots of Northern Michigan
The 3rd edition. Created by the Northern Michigan Liberty Alliance
A SUCCESSFUL LETTER TO THE EDITOR EXAMPLE
Thanks to the Escanaba Daily Press, Ironwood Daily Globe, Marquette Mining Journal, and TV6 news for publication.
Letter #1
Representative Bart Stupak must support a complete and thorough
Audit of the Federal Reserve by co-sponsoring House Resolution 1207.
Throughout its 96 year history, the Federal Reserve has presided over
the approaching destruction of the United States Dollar. Since 1913 the
dollar has lost over 94% of its purchasing power. This has been aided
and abetted by the Federal Reserve’s loose monetary policy. How long
will you as our Representative stand idly by while the citizens of your
Country watch their savings dissolved by inflation?
In a “worst case scenario” presented by Neil Barofsky, the Inspector
General of the Treasury Department’s TARP program, the U.S.
taxpayer has been exposed to a maximum responsibility of $23.7
trillion. This is the summation of the automotive and banking industry
bailouts, all of the stimulus programs, and the bailout of Freddie Mac
and Fannie Mae and other federal programs.
While it is disappointing to me that my Country has created a mockery
of Capitalism by rewarding failures and by oppressing the opportunity
for the natural occurrence of competition to rid these industries of inept
leadership and rotten business practices. It is REVOLTING to me that
any representative of the great citizens of the U.S. and our modem of
trade, the U.S. Dollar, could turn his back and ignore the on going
devaluation of our currency and its resulting cancer to our liberty and
prosperity.
I know how essential a tool it must be, the Federal Reserve, to merely
print any sum of money it requires for Congress to stimulate the
economy, police the world, and still bring home the bacon. But I do
not want any gifts besides liberty. I am capable of earning all material
goods that I want or need.
It is paramount that you defend the rights of the individual and become
a Champion for the objective value of our dollar, transparency in
government, and prosperity for future generations.
311 Representatives in Congress have already co-sponsored House
Resolution 1207. What is holding you?
Be not an enemy of our currency.
-Eric Cadeau
Bart’s Response
I would like to address Eric Cadeau's concerns in his letter to the editor
regarding H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. I
fully support increased government transparency, including in the
Federal Reserve. However, I have not co-sponsored H.R. 1207 because
I remain concerned that in its current form it does not do enough to
protect sensitive information held by the Federal Reserve. Without
proper protections, this market-sensitive information could adversely
affect both our national and the global economy a risk we cannot afford
in the midst of our current economic crisis.
While I have concerns, I support the overall goal of H.R. 1207. I
supported the inclusion of a modified version of H.R. 1207 that
Congressman Ron Paul, the author of the original bill, added in
committee to H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act of 2009, which passed the U.S. House of
Representatives. This provision would allow confidential material to be
released to the public 180 days after market actions are taken by the
Federal Reserve, while allowing the Government Accountability Office
immediate access to perform a complete audit. This would bring
additional transparency to the world's largest financial regulator
without putting our economic stability at risk. H.R. 4173 now awaits
action in the U.S. Senate. I am hopeful the Senate bill will also include
this provision, as well as additional provisions to increase transparency
in our financial markets that Wall Street interests defeated in the House
bill.
- U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, 1st District - Michigan
Letter #2
Bart Stupak. You have not once publicly, nor on record, supported HR
1207. Any statement that you make claiming that you support the
overall goal of Auditing the Federal Reserve is fake and misleading.
This will not be rectified until you co-sponsor the bill on its own
merits.
HR 1207 was never allowed a stand alone vote. Tremendous effort was
needed to include the provision of HR 1207 as amendment to HR 4173,
the Wall Street Reform Act of 2009. This is the amendment that you
claimed to support its inclusion. This amendment was added in the
House Financial Services committee, which you are not a member of.
Prove you've supported this! Direct me towards a vote you've made in
support of Auditing the Federal Reserve. Lead me by the hand and
show me how greatly you desire exposing the fraudulent counterfeiting
of money by our Central Bank. Affirm your opposition to taxing the
public through inflation. Stand with us in protest against our federal
governments "monetization of the debt." Co-sponsor a complete and
thorough Audit of the Federal Reserve.
May you never again tell me, "This undisclosed information is too
sensitive for the good of the public," for I too am the public and I know
what information ought to be disclosed! 317 Representatives do not
feel that they know better than the public, why do you persist with this
rhetoric? Remember again that 80 percent of the population, according
Volume 2 of the year 2010.
to Rasmussen desires this complete and thorough audit, are you are
smarter than all of them?
We, the Northern Michigan Liberty Alliance, an allegiance of every
Tea Party Group throughout the 1st Congressional District, know
where you stand on the issue of sound money and the preservation of
the wealth of the people. If you do not co-sponsor H.R. 1207 and if you
continue to fail to speak out against this most grievous offense, we will
expend our entire effort to replace you with a candidate who
understands the importance of ending the collusion between Wall Street
and Congress.
You, Debbie Stabenow, and Carl Levin remain enemies of our
currency.
-Eric Cadeau, Newberry
Bart’s 2nd Response
I would like to address Eric Cadeau's concerns in his letter to the editor
regarding H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. I
fully support increased government transparency, including in the
Federal Reserve. However, I have not co-sponsored H.R. 1207 because
I remain concerned that in its current form it does not do enough to
protect sensitive information held by the Federal Reserve. Without
proper protections, this market-sensitive information could adversely
affect both our national and the global economy - a risk we cannot
afford in the midst of our current economic crisis.
While I have concerns, I support the overall goal of H.R. 1207.
I supported the inclusion of a modified version of H.R. 1207 that
Congressman Ron Paul, the author of the original bill, added in
committee to H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act of 2009, which passed the U.S. House of
Representatives. This provision would allow confidential material to be
released to the public 180 days after market actions are taken by the
Federal Reserve, while allowing the Government Accountability Office
immediate access to perform a complete audit. This would bring
additional transparency to the world's largest financial regulator
without putting our economic stability at risk. H.R. 4173 now awaits
action in the U.S. Senate. I am hopeful the Senate bill will also include
this provision, as well as additional provisions to increase transparency
in our financial markets that Wall Street interests defeated in the House
bill.
Mr. Cadeau claims that my support for the goals of H.R. 1207 is fake
and misleading simply because he does not agree with me.
His letter illustrates that for some people any answer I give will be
wrong no matter what I say.
While I will not be able to please every person on every issue, the best
interests of northern Michigan remain my top priority in Congress.
-Bart Stupak, Member of Congress
My response for March 24th. After a 30 day time limit.
Bart Stupak. This is my response to your letter to the editor dated
February 26th, 2010. In it you claim that you supported the inclusion
of a modified version of H.R. 1207…added in committee to H.R. 4173.
In my opinion this is a false statement and you are using it to mislead
the public.
To the best of my knowledge, utilizing govtrack, the House Energy and
Commerce Committee Webpage, and calling the other Michigan
Representatives on this committee. I have confirmed with a great
degree of certainty that you did not have the opportunity to support the
Audit the Fed legislation in this committee. This amendment was
added in the House Financial Services Committee, which you are not a
member of.
You have never co-sponsored H.R. 1207. You could not have voted on
the inclusion of H.R. 1207 as an amendment into H.R. 4173, this vote
never occurred in your committee. When you had the opportunity to
vote for H.R. 4713, you voted against it. Therefore there is no recorded
vote that you have made in favor of Auditing the Federal Reserve.
How can anyone believe you support the overall goal of H.R. 1207?
To reiterate, I believe your claim of support for Auditing the Federal
Reserve is fake and misleading because, it appears to be. I pressed you
in my last letter to lead me by the hand and show me a recorded vote
that you have made in support of this. And this you could not provide.
Instead you dismiss me, stating “His letter illustrates that for some
people any answer I give will be wrong not matter what I say”.
My letter better illustrates the effective tactic of a letter to the editor
campaign. With sound principled arguments, one patriot is able to grab
the ear of a politician who no longer listens, and publicly force the
politician to choose which side he represents. Either he defends the
value of our dollar and our desire to have a transparent Federal
Reserve. Or he protects the collusion between Wall Street and
Congress, so that Congress may continue to run huge deficits and thus
monetize the debt by taxing us through inflation.
Bart, you can please me on this issue. You have two ways to
demonstrate your willingness to champion transparency. One, you can
direct me towards a vote that you have made in support of H.R. 1207 as
an amendment to another bill. Or two, you can co-sponsor H.R. 1207.
-Eric Cadeau
 Our Letters to Editors
For the Patriots of Northern Michigan
The 3rd edition. Created by the Northern Michigan Liberty Alliance Volume 2 of the year 2010.

A letter on health care
Christmas Eve the most corrupt congress in US history,
in an absence of transparency, wrote and then passed a
2,000+ age unread Health Care Bill behind closed doors,
100% Democrat. In a hostile takeover attempt of the US
economy, modeled after failing European, Canadian
socialism, BO’s anti-capitalist policies will cripple the
world’s economy. BO is printing money faster than he’s
quadrupling the deficit; the sixth time democrats have
increased the national debt since taking over Congress in
2007.
BO’s deficit-neutral claim is a fraud. Dem’s tried to
pass HR 3961 “doc. Fix”; the exposed intent to take $500
million from Medicare to cover up front costs, collect taxes
for 10 yrs, and only pay benefits for last six.
$900 billion in new spending and $500 billion in new taxes
annually begin immediately, yet the ‘poor’ wait four long
years for ANY “reform”. Senior’s get no SS COLA
increases; Medicare payments get cut, job killing taxes on
small businesses, strapped states, and our kids and
grandkids inherit the burden. Of course, all govt
employees, congress and all union members are exempt;
creating an “elite” class, above the law. BO raids
Medicare; forces seniors to buy supplemental insurance-
AARP made ½ $ billion in 2008 selling Medigap plans.
BO incentivizes employers to drop employee health
insurance, insurance coverage is dropping faster than
approval ratings. Mayo Clinic no longer accepts Medicare
patients. New taxes on medical devices destroy life-saving
innovations. www.mackinac.org/11145 Call Congress
NOW, our future depends on you.
Mary Schultz, Iron Mountain
A letter on the Federal Reserve
Dear Mr. Stupak,
Recently a friend wrote asking you to co-sponsor and
support the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, HR-1207, a
bill to audit the Federal Reserve. That legislation,
introduced in February 2009 by Congressman Ron Paul,
has received wide bipartisan support in both houses of
Congress with over 300 co-sponsors in the House of
Representatives alone. You declined and I have a copy of
your response which to me is deceptive to say the least.
provide him by, you guessed it, the Fed. And as far as
being monitored by Congress, make no mistake about it,
the Fed is not monitored, rather it reports to Congress. It
reports on the state of the economy, its interest rate
decisions, future economic forecasts, etc. It divulges none
of its secret inner workings. In fact, when asked by
Congress about the inner workings of the Fed, former
Chairman Allan Greenspan was not bashful in telling
Congress that was not their business.
Finally you mention your support for transparency. Well
Mr. Stupak, that’s what HR-1207 is all about. Like
previous attempts to audit the Fed such as the Henry
Gonzalez effort in 1993, you can be assured that the Fed
will make every attempt to thwart Congressman Paul’s
bill. You mention the need to protect the public from
sensitive information. What sensitive information? What
do you want to hide? Don’t we have a right to know where
the TARP funds went? Could some of them have ended
up in foreign banks? When was our gold supply last
audited and how much of our county’s gold reserves
remain at Ft. Knox? These are just two of the many
questions that need to be asked and answered.
You say that you support transparency. Does that include
full, complete, open and honest transparency that does not
hide sensitive information? Or are we going to continue to
allow the Fed complete control over the monetary policy
and economy of our country along with an exorbitant profit
while hiding under the mantle of unlimited secrecy? We
citizens deserve the audit required by HR-1207 and as a
constituent I urge you to support The Federal Reserve
Transparency Act as introduced. Failure to do so would
indicate your continued failure to represent the wishes of
your constituents in your district.
Sincerely,
Richard E. Abraham
President
Americans for Constitutional Enforcement

You stated that the Federal Reserve was created by

Congress in 1913. That is clearly deceiving. The truth is,
the Fed was authorized by Congressional passage of the
Federal Reserve Act in 1913, however the Fed was created
in super secret meetings at Jeykll Island by a group of
international bankers and, passed by Congress under
questionable circumstances during the Christmas recess in
1913. Convinced to sign the Federal Reserve Act,
President Wilson later said of it, “I have unwittingly ruined
my country.”

You also say that the Federal Reserve was created to be

independent of political and private pressures, its Board is
appointed by the President and that Congress routinely
monitors the Fed. Again there is truth in your statement
that the Fed is independent, alarmingly so. The Fed is, in
fact, a privately owned, secret, for-profit-corporation. With
the recent failure of Lehman Brothers, it is now owned by
eleven member banks, six of them foreign, the same ones
who created the Fed. And profitable it is, in fact in 2009,
the Federal Reserve was the most profitable corporation in
the United States showing a profit of $46.1 billion dollars,
more even than Exxon-Mobil.

True, as you say, its Board of Governors is appointed by

the President, however you fail to mention that his
selections are made from a list of suggested appointees

Future Letters to the Editor of the Liberty Report should be 350 words or less. Longer entries will be considered, however a premium is placed upon a focused and direct letter.
 The Liberty Report
For the Patriots of Northern Michigan
The 3rd edition. Created by the Northern Michigan Liberty Alliance
THE PRECINCT DELEGATE INITIATIVE
Since we view the Democrats and the Republicans with equal responsibility for the poor condition of our Republic, it is upon
us to bear the responsibility of our civic duty and become the delegates of our precincts. We place no preference on which
Political Party you choose to join, and keep in mind that we do not dismiss the efforts of individuals choosing a third party.
We strongly advise you to file as a precinct delegate with the party of your choice.
Attached you will find the Affidavit of Identity for Precinct Delegate. The filing dead line is May 11th.
1.) What is a Precinct Delegate?
A Precinct Delegate is an elected representative to
the local political party from a precinct.
(A precinct is the smallest political geographic
division in a state, varies in size, and is determined
by population. A precinct contains a maximum of
2,999 registered voters, although many precincts are
smaller). Every precinct has at least one Delegate,
and many have more. The local party determines
the number of delegates based on the number of
votes in that precinct in the previous election.
2.) How does one become a Precinct Delegate and how
long is the term?
To run for precinct delegate a candidate must be a
registered voter residing in the precinct in which
they are running. The candidate needs to fill out an
“Affidavit of Identity.” Affidavits are available at
the county clerk’s office, as well as city and
township offices. These affidavits need to be
notarized by a notary public. Notary publics can be
found at the county clerk’s office, or at most banks
or insurance offices. The completed affidavit may
be turned into the county clerk, or your local city or
township clerk. The affidavit must be submitted by
4 p.m. on May 11, 2010. The candidate’s name will
be placed on the ballot in the August 3rd Primary
under the heading “Candidate for County
Convention Delegate.” In the case that the race is
contested, the person with the most votes wins. The
term is a two-year term, so delegates elected in
August 2010 will serve until the August primary of
2012.
3.) What are the duties of a Precinct Delegate?
a.) County Conventions
The official role of a precinct delegate is to
attend all County Conventions during the two-
year term. The number of County Conventions
varies from three to four, depending on if it is a
presidential or gubernatorial cycle. A County
Convention is a meeting of the precinct
delegates and elected county (state legislative)
officials in a county. At these meetings the
participants elect people to serve on the county
party executive committee (You could be the
County Chair), and elect individuals to be
delegates and alternates to the State Convention
(or you could be elected delegate to attend the
state convention, where you can participate
in a vote for District Leadership, and also
State Leadership. These are the people who
ultimately decide on party platform and
monetary support for candidates). Your first
County Convention will be held in August 2010,
soon after the primary where precinct delegates
are elected. The next County Convention will
be held within 30 days of the November 2,
2010, general election. The third and final
County Convention will take place in January
2011. In presidential election years there is an
additional county and state convention in the
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winter or spring to elect delegates to the
National Convention.
b.) Precinct Delegates make a difference
In addition to participating in the convention
process, precinct delegates are involved in
helping local parties and candidates in a number
of ways. They are the foundation of the Party.
Precinct delegates should be asked to help with
a variety of activities. The State Party has
several programs they ask precinct delegates
assist in implementing. These programs include
distributing yard signs, performing literature
drops, helping with absentee voter programs,
and get-out the vote phone calling. Participation
in these programs makes the difference between
candidates winning and losing.
4.) You’re most important Task as a precinct
delegate will be to canvass your precinct.
a.) You will conduct a door to door survey of all
households in your precinct. This survey will
be short, non partisan, yet issue related. My
example survey would be:
- “Do you feel that the federal government
should provide universal health care?”
- “Do you think that the Federal
Government is spending too much?”
- “Do feel that the War on Terror has been
too costly in terms of dollars and
infringement upon privacy?
- “Do you support the bailout of banks
and other industries?”
- “What is your greatest concern for our
Country?
To finalize your survey, politely request the
person’s name, and a way to contact them, phone,
address, or email. Also utilize this time to ask for
volunteer help.
b.) Conducting this survey will identify who you
want to “Get out the Vote”. We will keep good
records of the people that we believe will vote
for our cause. We will then remind them not to
forget to vote on Election Day.
c.) After the first survey of your precinct, which
can be done as soon as warm weather arrives,
we encourage you to contact the people you
wish to “Get out to Vote” again with
personalized information on the issue(s) that
support the Tea Party Movement.
d.) Finally, this list of people who we know are
with our cause will be utilized on Election Day,
or the day before Election Day. As we call,
email, or visit individuals to ensure they turn out
to vote. If able to, ask the individual if there is
anything that might keep them from voting on
that day, such as a ride, or the need for someone
to watch a pet, and etcetera. Offer help, if you
can.
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 The Liberty Report
For the Patriots of Northern Michigan
The 3rd edition. Created by the Northern Michigan Liberty Alliance Volume 2 of the year 2010.

“The state is the great fiction by which everybody tries to live at the expense of everybody else."
An opinion essay by Eric Cadeau

These are not my words, they are the words of Frederic Bastiat, a man who’s essay, The Law, has captured my heart perfectly
with his definition of the role of government.

His essay, The Law, begins

“We hold from God the gift which includes all others. This gift is life—physical, intellectual, and moral life. But life cannot
maintain itself alone. The Creator of life has entrusted us with the responsibility of preserving, developing, and perfecting it. In
order that we may accomplish this, He has provided us with a collection of marvelous faculties. And He has put us in the midst
of a variety of natural resources. By the application of our faculties to these natural resources we convert them into products,
and use them. This process is necessary in order that life may run its appointed course. Life, faculties, production—in other
words, individuality, liberty, property—this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three gifts from
God precede all human legislation, and are superior to it.

Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and
property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.

What, then, is law? It is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense. Each of us has a natural right—
from God—to defend his person, his liberty, and his property. These are the three basic requirements of life, and the
preservation of any one of them is completely dependent upon the preservation of the other two. For what are our faculties but
the extension of our individuality? And what is property but an extension of our faculties? If every person has the right to
defend—even by force—his person, his liberty, and his property, then it follows that a group of men have the right to organize
and support a common force to protect these rights constantly. Thus the principle of collective right—its reason for existing, its
lawfulness—is based on individual right. And the common force that protects this collective right cannot logically have any
other purpose or any other mission than that for which it acts as a substitute. Thus, since an individual cannot lawfully use
force against the person, liberty,
or property of another individual, then the common force—for the same reason—cannot lawfully be used to destroy the
person, liberty, or property of individuals or groups.
Such a perversion of force would be, in both cases, contrary to our premise.”

And then continues in these selected topics.

“The Complete Perversion of the Law

But, unfortunately, law by no means confines itself to its proper functions. And when it has exceeded its proper functions, it
has not done so merely in some inconsequential and debatable matters. The law has gone further than this; it has acted in direct
opposition to its own purpose. The law has been used to destroy its own objective: It has been applied to annihilating the
justice that it was supposed to maintain; to limiting and destroying rights which its real purpose was to respect. The law has
placed the collective force at the disposal of the unscrupulous who wish, without risk, to exploit the person, liberty, and
property of others. It has converted plunder into a right, in order to protect plunder. And it has converted lawful defense into a
crime, in order to punish lawful defense. How has this perversion of the law been accomplished? And what have been the
results?
The law has been perverted by the influence of two entirely different causes: stupid greed and false philanthropy. Let us speak
of the first.

A Fatal Tendency of Mankind

Self-preservation and self-development are common aspirations among all people. And if everyone enjoyed the unrestricted
use of his faculties and the free disposition of the fruits of his labor, social progress would be ceaseless, uninterrupted, and
unfailing. But there is also another tendency that is common among people. When they can, they wish to live and prosper at
the expense of others. This is no rash accusation. Nor does it come from a gloomy and uncharitable spirit. The annals of
history bear witness to the truth of it: the incessant wars, mass migrations, religious persecutions, universal slavery, dishonesty
in commerce, and monopolies. This fatal desire has its origin in the very nature of man—in that primitive, universal, and
insuppressible instinct that impels him to satisfy his desires with the least possible pain.

Property and Plunder

Man can live and satisfy his wants only by ceaseless labor; by the ceaseless application of his faculties to natural resources.
This process is the origin of property. But it is also true that a man may live and satisfy his wants by seizing and consuming the
products of the labor of others. This process is the origin of plunder. Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain—and
since labor is pain in itself—it follows that men will resort to plunder whenever plunder is easier than work. History shows this
quite clearly. And under these conditions, neither religion nor morality can stop it. When, then, does plunder stop? It stops
when it becomes more painful and more dangerous than labor. It is evident, then, that the proper purpose of law is to use the
power of its collective force to stop this fatal tendency to plunder instead of to work. All the measures of the law should protect
property and punish plunder.

The Results of Legal Plunder

It is impossible to introduce into society a greater change and a greater evil than this: the conversion of the law into an
instrument of plunder. What are the consequences of such a perversion? It would require volumes to describe them all. Thus
we must content ourselves with pointing out the most striking. In the first place, it erases from everyone’s conscience the
distinction between justice and injustice. No society can exist unless the laws are respected to a certain degree. The safest way
to make laws respected is to make
them respectable. When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral
sense or losing his respect for the law.

For a full pdf version of Frederic Bastiat's "The Law" travel to http://www.freelythinking.com/The_Law.pdf
 The Liberty Report
For the Patriots of Northern Michigan
The 3rd edition. Created by the Northern Michigan Liberty Alliance Volume 2 of the year 2010.

How to Identify Legal Plunder

But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them,
and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by
doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime.

This is where I will digress and begin my point.

Two claims are prevalent in our society today. These two claims are the opposite side of a great divide in our society. The
Democrats claim that providing health insurance to the uninsured is necessary, and can be accomplished under the general
welfare clause of our Constitution. They claim that it is only fair and needed because a number of individuals die each year
from this. All of this reeks of false philanthropy. They moan that we need to take care of our brethren in society and that this
is a philanthropic law. False! Any time that they seize property from one and give to another, they pervert the law. They
violate one’s property, and his liberty, and because they do so, they violate his life. In one unjust law, they break all of the
tenements of our God given rights. And they do this so they may achieve increased political clout with the haughty argument
that they hold a higher moral ground by helping these people out.

The other side of this divide has a chink in its armor as well. The Republicans, who boast, that an aggressive war on Terror is
the only essential monetary expense that is required to maintain our freedom, have also embraced false philanthropy. A
philanthropic stance that they are championing democracy in other countries and are also the only defense for our Republic is
the stance they must take to justify the role that they have played in increasing government beyond its bound. The false
protection that is promoted in the war on Terror has breached my liberties in numerous instances.

It is said to check if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without
committing a crime. Let us begin with the pretense that a terrorist is someone that I wish to be protected from. I may say that
I am capable of protecting myself, if allowed to be armed sufficiently. Others may wish to form a collective force to combat
this enemy. Are they committing legal plunder?

First let us determine if any of my life, liberty or property must be relinquished for this cause. I will pay taxes for this war,
therefore my property is seized. Domestic spying has been utilized in this war, so now, my liberties are being eroded. The
Patriot Act further devalues my freedoms.

Has the law benefited one citizen at the expense of another? Yes. This law has perverted my liberties and has seized my
property. Do I benefit from this law? This can be debated. Do I value security greater than liberty? – No, I do not!

Does this law do what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime?

This war on terror claims to protect me from terrorists. I hold that I can protect myself. If I were to defend my life, liberty,
and property from terrorists could I do what the government has done legally?

Can I conduct pre-emptive attacks? Can I take life, liberty, and property from another without being attacked or imminently
threatened? No, I cannot. Therefore a pre-emptive war in Iraq would be a breach of the law. There is a difference between
defensive actions and offensive attacks.

Can I tap the phone wires of my enemies, or suspected allies of my enemies? This I cannot legally do. This is a second breach
of the law.

When I capture an enemy can I subject them to cruel and unusual punishments without breaking the law? No, this would be a
third breach of the law.

The Patriot Act is a fourth breach of my God given rights.

The purported protection that I receive is not worth these grievances that I hold against the war on terror. No just cause will
require an individual to relinquish essential liberties for a bit of temporary safety. A continuation of the promotion of this
worldwide conquest against terror will most surely empty the vaults of this Republic. It allocates the financial, youthful, and
impassioned resources of our Republic against an enemy whose threat to our life, liberty, and property is insignificant when
compared to the looming omnipotent government which it is forming in Washington.

The worst consequence of this allocation of resources is that we promote principles incompatible with a just law. The law will
become viewed as unjust, or the citizen will lose their moral sense. The integrity of our word is questioned. The value of our
principles can be dismissed as hypocrisy. The growth of our movement towards limited government, freedom, and prosperity
will be crippled upon the memory of the previous president.

Do you value opportunity greater than security?

Take the calculated opportunity to dream and to build this Tea Party Movement to greater heights by relinquishing your
position that you desire limited government except when it comes to defense.

You are responsible for the defense of your life, liberty, and property. I am at your aid if you need me. I beg of you, do not
compromise my liberties, do not compromise this moment of opportunity for freedom, the opportunity that Providence has
given us. Focus only on that which unites us, beginning at “We are free American who believe in limiting the government
through the strict adherence to the Constitution; we believe in free markets, the natural rights of man, and the principles of
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

Readers are encouraged to submit an opinion essay in opposition to these thoughts. The opinion portion of the liberty report is intended to be challenging to all readers, and contributed to, by all readers.
Readers are reminded that the opinion essays are representative of the views of the author only, and do not reflect the views of every member of the Norther Michigan Liberty Alliance.
 The Candidate Report
For the Patriots of Northern Michigan
The 3rd edition. Created by the Northern Michigan Liberty Alliance
Meet the candidates for U.S. House for Michigan’s 1st
Congressional District. We will be unveiling more about
the candidates each publication. Today we asked them one
question. “What is the role of government?” Their
responses, as well as their biographies, are below, in
alphabetical order, for your reading pleasure.
Dan Benishek
Hi, I am Dan Benishek. I am running for U.S. Congress in
Michigan’s 1st District and would like your support.
I was born in Iron River, Michigan. My mother was
of Polish descent and my father of Bohemian descent. My
father worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps and then
in the iron mines of Iron County. He died in a mining
accident in 1957 and my brother and I were raised by my
mother, with the help of family. I graduated from West Iron
County High School in 1970. I earned a B.S. in Biology
from the University of Michigan in 1974 and graduated
from Wayne State Medical School in 1978. I have served
as a general surgeon in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula since
1983. My wife Judy and I live in Crystal Falls. We share
five children and two grandchildren. I am an avid hunter
and fisherman and an NRA member.
I have never held political office but I feel
compelled to seek a position at this time because of
disturbing developments in our nation’s capitol. I have
watched with horror and disbelief as congress has voted to
spend trillions of dollars on legislation that no one even
read. I very much want to serve my country and the citizens
of the 1st District
“What is the role of government?”
To answer your questuion I quote from The Declaration of
Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. - That
to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among
Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed,"
More information on Mr. Benishek can be found by
emailing him at benishekforcongress@gmail.com. His
campaign can also be found on facebook.com.
Linda Goldthorpe
Linda says she quit practicing law for money because she
couldn’t offer people any assurance that they’d obtain
justice. Watching Congress brought her to the same
conclusion. She’d like to see the federal government keep
its hands off state affairs, eliminate international
entanglements, restrain itself to Constitutionally mandated
issues, and cease taking personal property through taxation
and excessive regulation.
“I did not see myself running for Congress until I realized
how urgently we need new leadership, leadership that trusts
the people and the state and local governments to govern
themselves. It’s been a thrill to discover that this simple
message of freedom resonates with so many people. I feel
passionately about many specific issues, but it all boils
down to one uncomplicated thing: we need less
government, not more.”
Linda’s family has lived in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for
over a hundred years, at the same site on Big Manistique
Lake. A graduate of Northern Michigan University and
Thomas Cooley Law School, she and her husband, former
Volume 2 of the year 2010.
US Marine George Miller, home school their two teenage
sons.
As a pro bono attorney, Linda has watched the decay of our
liberties and privacy with real concern, and seeks to halt the
devaluation of our dollar and expansion of top-heavy
government. Linda believes that limiting government to its
surprisingly small Constitutional role would accomplish
much towards these goals.
Goldthorpe states, “As your representative, I’ll commit to
evaluate government actions and legislation in light of its
adherence to the principles of the US Constitution, and
fight against unnecessary and costly legislation. I’d like my
new colleagues in Congress to get reacquainted with the
word no.”
“What is the role of government?”
First semester of law school you learn that the Constitution
is the "supreme law of the land." Then you pay for a zillion
classes teaching you how to circumvent the constitution.
As a freshman, I couldn't understand Administrative Law,
where you learn about all the agencies. "The Constitution
says the legislature makes laws. Why is it that now
agencies make laws?" The answer was, "they don't make
laws, they promulgate rules." "Yeah, but you can go to jail
over these rules, right?" "Yeah, but..."
This is not OK. This is not how our founding fathers
intended things to be. Presidents are not supposed to issue
executive orders. The IRS is not supposed to have a
standing army. We are supposed to be permitted to choose
the water capacity of our own toilets. We are not supposed
to be FORCED to pay for fossil research in Argentina and
radio advertisements telling teenagers to conserve (that's
cute, right?) energy by turning the stereo off! Things are
out of control.
We're supposed to have a little government. We're
supposed to be permitted to live our own lives without
having to even think about the government. That is not the
case.
My favorite Jefferson quote sums up what small impact
government should have on our lives: "A wise and frugal
government, which shall restrain men from injuring one
another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their
own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not
take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This
is the sum of good government."
I'll not elaborate about the frugality component, because "I
hold these truths to be self-evident", however our
government is not wise, either. The United States has
troops in 130 countries. We regularly intervene in
international affairs and the lives of our own citizens. We
discourage thrift, industry, enterprise, production, and self-
responsibility. We meddle, meddle, meddle.
According to the supreme law of the land, our government
is illegal. The constitutional requirements for government
are very few. They should protect us, which they don't
when our borders are wide open. They should coin money,
which they don't since 1913 and the establishment of the
Federal Reserve. They should run the post office, which
they've done poorly 6 days a week, and now wish to reduce
to 5. All government is supposed to do, basically, is to
protect our liberties.
The one thing government does well is tell us how to live.
That is the one thing government was absolutely not
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intended to do. It is unconstitutional. It is immoral. And it Travel

is intolerable.
More information on Mrs. Goldthorpe can be found by
visiting her website at www.lindaforcongress.com. Her
campaign can also be found on facebook.com.
Don Hooper
Biographical Data
Born, raised, and educated in Iron River, Michigan.
Served in United States Aviation Engineers, during the
Korean war. Honorably discharged after tour of duty.
Married - four children, three boys, one girl
Education
Attended North Park College, (Chicago Ill.) 1961– 1964
(Now, North Park University.)
Major: English Literature Minor: Speech Preparation
for Seminary
Worked an average of 56 hrs. per week to pay for all
education and living expenses while attending school.
Religion History
Served as intermittent lay preacher in local church. (Grace
Covenant)
Served as intermittent lay pastor in a church in Northern
Wisconsin (Conover Covenant)
Served as Sunday School teacher. (Grace Covenant)
Served as Sunday School Superintendent. (Grace
Covenant)
Director of Bible Camp for Two years. (Hagerman Lake
Bible Camp)
Traveled over 5,500,000 miles, (yes over 5 million) of our
49 states.
Visited every major city in the United States.
Traveled most of the Canadian provinces, except several on
the far eastern coast.
Traveled Mexico, Great Britain, and France
“What is the role of government?”
Mr. Hooper did not response by the time this publication
went to circulation. His response, upon receipt, will be
published in future issues. Until then, with diligence and
honest assessment, we selected the following paragraphs
from Mr. Hooper’s announcement of candidacy.
We dream of living in a free country as secure Americans,
a peaceful place where we can enjoy life and prosperity
without the uncertainties of incompetent government and
it’s agencies, and unelected people, who insist on
controlling every aspect of our lives.
Spiritually, we want to be governed exclusively by the rules
set for us by God through the scriptures, and culturally, by
our American Constitution and The Bill of Rights. These
two directives contain the very basic fundamentals of our
cultural existence, and are the total requirements necessary
for human happiness in this nation as long as we choose to
embrace their wisdom without restraint.
More information on Mr. Hooper can be found by visiting
his website at www.donhooper4congress.com.

Work History
Up to 10 Years Working for Industry
Underground mining
Heavy equipment operator
Certified High Pressure Steam Welder
AFL, CIO, Teamsters, Operating Engineers - Union
member

Business History
Over 35 years of Hands-On Business Experience
CEO of Trucking company
Fleet of up to 21 semi-tractors & trailers
Employed up to 24 people
Manufacturer of retail & wholesale product
Accommodations Industry
Grain & Farming Industry
Maintained riding & boarding stable

Civic History
Co-Founded the first deep water search and rescue
organization (SCUBA) in the State of Michigan, before
State Police provided.
Rescued and recovered individuals from rivers, deep lakes,
and mine shaft sump about 1800 ft. underground.

Political Involvement
Iron County Chairman of Republican Party - 3 years
Member of National Republican Party
Congressional candidate for 1st District Rep. in U.S.
Congress 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008

Other Organizational Memberships

National Rifle Association since 1987
Board of Directors for A.C.E. (Americans for
Constitutional Enforcement)