| LIBERTY
April 2000 Libertarian Party of California, San Diego
Region v.X i.4
Libertarian Supper Club
Sunday, April 30, 2000
Sara Baase-Myers
Speaks About
New Privacy Issues on the Internet
Sara Baase is Professor of Computer Science at San
Diego State University, where she has won three
Outstanding Faculty awards. Her book "A Gift of Fire:
Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing" is
used as a text at many universities in this country and
others.
Sara has been active in the libertarian movement since
1972. She ran for Congress in 1984.
Sara will talk about how new technologies and the
Internet affect privacy, trade-offs between privacy and
security, and various problems that don't have easy
solutions.
Place: Coco's Balboa 5955 Balboa, West
of I 805 on the South side of Balboa. (Get off I 805 at
the Balboa exit).
Date: Sunday, April 30th, 2000
Time: 6:15 p.m. assemble, hope to eat by
6:45p.m. and the speaker will be at 7:30 p.m.
Dinner: $15 includes choice of Thai
Chicken Fetticcine or Meat Loaf. Includes soup or salad,
vegetables, bread and coffee, tea, iced tea or a soft
drink.
Program only: $5.
Call Lynn at 619-390-7530 or e mail to lbrtee@earthlink.net
by April 27th to choose your meal.
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Chargers Want NEW Stadium
Or They’re Leaving Town!
by Richard Rider
Charger team owner Alex Spanos calls for a new
football stadium within five years, presumably at
taxpayer expense.
Renovations, schmenovations. Spanos wants MUCH more.
Anyone surprised?
Clearly Spanos is making plans to have the Chargers
leave San Diego by the time the ticket guarantee runs out.
He knows full well that the city won't stand for a second
sports stadium subsidy, coming so soon after the $80
million renovation.
As we pointed out in years past, by simply overpaying
his team above the NFL salary cap, he is allowed to shop
the team nationwide. Spanos is in total control.
Bruce Henderson and I see this as a preplanned first
step to move the Chargers to the lucrative LA market, a
market over five times the size of San Diego County.
In December 1995 I asked Bruce Henderson and
Libertarian Party County Chair Steve Green to join me as
co-defendants to a stadium validation lawsuit filed by
the city against its own citizens, an action quietly
taken to preclude anyone later raising legal questions
with their loose interpretation of the state constitution
and the city charter. In a related lawsuit our attorneys
Lew Wenzell and Carl Fabian took our issue of requiring a
vote on the stadium bonds to the California Supreme Court,
but we lost. The city council imposed the bonds on the
taxpayers without a vote.
Yet all that we predicted is coming true.
1. While we "naysayers" were castigated for
opposing the "revenue bonds" which we were all
told "would be paid by ticket buyers," it turns
out that the $5.4 million annual bond payment is now
being TOTALLY paid by the ticket guarantee clause, with
extra taxpayer money flowing to the Chargers above and
beyond that figure.
2. In spite of the abysmal attendance of last season
and the lack of a winning season for years, the Chargers
raised their guaranteed ticket prices 10%, with the city
having NO say in the price structure -- thanks to Golding's
and McGrory's slick ticket guarantee deal with the
Chargers.
3. Taxpayers were assured that at least the deal would
keep the Chargers in San Diego, but the reality is that
the adroitly drawn deal allows the Chargers to leave town
whenever a better offer arises. Since the city will NOT
build the Chargers a new $400+ million stadium, the
Chargers are planning to exercise their departure option,
probably in 2003.
4. While McGrory, the city council and the Union-Tribune
editors ridiculed our ticket guarantee analysis, the
doomsday calculations that Bob Brandenburg and I worked
up turn out to be right on target, and perhaps even worse
than we predicted.
5. As we predicted, retribution is at hand for the
city politicians who imposed this deal on us. City
council critters Byron Wear, Barbara Warden and George
Stevens could finish no higher than fourth in the race
for mayor. Susan Golding ruined her bid for U.S. Senate.
Harry Mathis and Judy McCarty are termed out, wisely
choosing not to run for office again. Only Juan Vargas
and Christine Kehoe are assured of a political future,
running for safe Democrat assembly district races without
serious opposition. Valerie Stallings will finish out her
term on the city council.
6. While the city council, the mayor, the City Manager,
the City Attorney, the downtown Establishment, the San
Diego County Taxpayers Association, Charger boosters and
the editorial boards of most media outlets assured us
that this was "the best deal in the NFL", it
now turns out that it is what we said -- the WORST deal
in the NFL!
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“Theft” Day Protest!
Hey Cats, hear that
can opener?
Let's go make our voices heard
at the March Against Tax & Terrorism
Monday Evening, April 17, 2000
Main San Diego Post Office
(on Midway, southeast of Rosecrans, Pt. Loma)
In the past we've done everything from collecting tax
returns in a big toilet, which took a lot of organizing,
to having nothing organized - but a lively protest march
showed up anyway...
This year, the plan is for everybody to
go to the vicinity with some signs & flyers, park
where your car signs show, and start marching along
Sports Arena Boulevard past the Main San Diego Post
Office... Soon there will be sign waving Libertarians
everywhere, making any other groups blend in & look
like part of our protest.
This time we're going with the cat
herding method. Each person is responsible for his/her
own activism. Some can march one side or one direction,
some the other, some stand around & talk, some hand
out flyers... some in costume... some in suits... please
no nudity... Bring an expectation of having fun &
making friends & you won't be disappointed.
Brothers Graham will bring extra signs...
Darth Vader will explain about taxes & tyranny (&
pose for photos with you & your kids)... Marching
band instruments & (non-amplified) noisemakers
welcome... Be prepared for street theatre & clowning
around as the border libertarians let off steam...
Our goals:
1) Maintain visibility of open opposition to taxation
2) Promote Libertarian candidates running now
3) Promote San Diego Tax Fighters
4) Contact potential members & activists
5) Have a fun-filled, constructive evening for liberty
6) Build Libertarian zeal & friendships within the
local party
7) Practice for this summer's marches & parades
While we have never had any real legal problems result
from our Tax Day Protests (well, a few warnings &
debates with officers over where our 1st Amendment rights
begin & end...) there is always a risk that somebody
in authority might take issue with our cause &
attempt to bring down overwhelming force to stop us. If
this happens, we are not without allies &
Constitutional defenses. Important thing is to keep our
cool in tense situations so we don't give anybody a
reason to beat or arrest us. Once again, each individual
is responsible for his/her own actions Smart cats try not
to tick off the law dogs... Let's keep hostility to a
minimum & see if we can recruit some new members...
For more information, call the SDLP
office at 858-530-1776, or contact Tom Hohman at 619-322-7555.
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Chairs Report
Steve Green
Well, April must be "Big Government Month";
we are inundated with paperwork. Not just income taxes,
but a very nosy census to boot. I am still trying to
figure out why they need to know my race in order to
award Congressional representation. And if you were
unlucky enough to get the "long form", one
would have to assume that your driving habits were
pertinent to the number of members of Congress. George
Washington must be turning over in his grave.
Locally, government grows, too. San Diego City Manager
Michael Uberuaga has followed in his predecessor's
footsteps and learned some good tricks. San Diego has
consistently spent more than its income, relying on sales
of land to balance the budget. I'm glad they've
inadvertently privatized the land by getting rid of it,
but the budget woes are probably a prelude to more
taxation. So the City Manager has attempted to put a
surcharge on Balboa Park museums and events. User fees
are a libertarian idea IF the fee represents the costs of
a government service, the service is optional and the fee
REPLACES a tax subsidy, but this is obviously not the
reason for the hike. Since the funds flow to the General
Fund, it is a thinly disguised effort to shift moneys to
balance the budget.
Michael, I have a few suggestions for you: CUT
SPENDING!!!! Then CUT TAXES!!!! Then PRIVATIZE the
museums. Well, I can always hope.
The election had mixed results. On the plus side, we
defeated Proposition 26, saving the two-thirds vote
requirement for local school bonds (and the accompanying
tax increases). This was a very important victory.
Unfortunately two of the three local tax increases passed.
But the Cajon Valley school tax was narrowly defeated,
and we can claim credit as we wrote the ballot argument.
Unfortunately, the big spenders are very stubborn.
Statewide, the school bureaucrats have the nerve to
attempt to place on the ballot Prop 26 again, perhaps
this November. The Union-Tribune wrote an editorial
supporting such a repeat election. But we Libertarians
struck back -- on March 18 the paper
ran a batch of six letters opposing their editorial, five
of which were from San Diego Libertarians.
Locally, the Cajon Valley and Poway school districts are
also making noises about putting their tax hike/debt
increase on the ballot again too. There will always be a
great deal of work for us!
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Hike
Hike - Hike - Hike - Hike
Lake Hodges
Escondido
Saturday, April 29, 2000
Two years ago, a hike originally scheduled for
another location was moved here at the last minute due to
a park closure. We liked the hike so much that I've
decided it's time to return. It's a fairly easy hike
along the north shore of Lake Hodges, about 6 miles round
trip.
DIRECTIONS: Take I-15 north and exit at Via Rancho
Parkway. Go east to the first traffic light, and turn
right (south) into Sunset Drive. Park at the south end of
Sunset Drive.
The nominal starting time is 10:00 AM. I will be at the
parking area by 9:45, and at 10:15 we will hit the trail.
There will be the usual optional meeting at an ice cream
parlor after the hike. Call 619-289-1212 for the latest
weather information. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and
suitable clothing and take water, lunch and sun
protection. Take a camera if you wish. Call or send e-mail
if you have questions.
CONTACT: Philip Erdelsky at pje@acm.org
or 619-282-8611. For more extensive and up-to-date
information, including maps, point your web browser to www.efgh.com/hike.
Note: We haven't had serious injuries on our hikes, but
the insanity of current liability decisions prompts the
following: These hikes are not officially sponsored by
any group or individual. No one assumes liability for
anyone else. So watch out for rattlesnakes in the porta-potties!
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SDLP Online
www.sdlp.org
SD-LibChat@sdlp.org
sdlp@sdlp.org
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DEL MAR FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
June 15 - July 4, 2000. The SDLP has decided to rent a
booth in the more visible main buildings during this
election year. Please contact Tom Hohman at 858-481-4477
or tbandj@earthlink.net.
Free Admission is included. Weekday help is difficult to
find, so please plan ahead and take a day off work!
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REMINDER:
The Libertarian Party NATIONAL convention will be held in
Anaheim, CA between June 30 and July 4, 2000. For more
information, look online at http://www.lp.org/conv/2000/.
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Politics as Usual
BZ Betsy
Census Apology: Yeah Right!
An Asian-American advocacy group demanded and received an
apology from the Census Bureau. The National Asian
Pacific American Legal Consortium cited new research that
Census officials helped the military find and detain
Japanese-Americans early in World War II. Census supplied
demographic data that identified where people of Japanese
ancestry lived, including geographic units as small as
city blocks, according to the paper written by William
Seltzer of Fordham University in New York and Margo
Anderson of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. "We
deeply regret any role that the Census Bureau played in a
really sad, sad time in our history," said Martina
Hone of the Commerce Department, which oversees the
Census. "We want to reassure the community it's not
going to happen again."
USA Today, March 21, 2000
Home-Schooled Kids Ace Tests!
Home-schoolers have bettered the national averages on the
ACT (a major college entrance exam) for the past three
years running, scoring an average 22.7 last year,
compared with 21 for their more traditional peers. Home-schoolers
scored 23.4 in English, well above the 20.5 national
average; and 24.4 in reading, compared with a mean of 21.4.
The gap was closer in science (21.9 vs. 21.0), and home-schoolers
scored below the national average in math, 20.4 to 20.7.
On the SAT test, home-schoolers scored an average 1,083 (verbal
548, math 535), 67 points above the national average of 1,016.
Wall Street Journal, February 12,
2000
Britain's Health Service is Sick,
Part I
Cancer care horror stories are as common as the winter
flu. Doctors, health-care advocates and even the
government say that Britain's record on cancer, the
country's second biggest killer after cardiovascular
disease, is nothing short of disgraceful, a stark example
of the limitations of Britain's fraying system of
socialized medicine. The World Health Organization says
that 25,000 people die unnecessarily of cancer in Britain
each year - people who would most likely have survived if
they have lived in other countries. The phrase "third
world cancer" describes the National Health Service
for years according to the Director General of the Cancer
Research Campaign.
The New York Times, February 10,
2000
Britain's Health Service is Sick,
Part II
On January 31, Dr. Fred Shipman was convicted of
murdering 15 female patients, most of them elderly, by
injecting them with pure heroin, apparently for the
thrill of it. There is no suggestion he killed to relieve
his patients of suffering. Investigators think he may
have killed hundreds over a medical career that spanned
25 years. He was not caught by the authorities of the
British Health Service. He was caught only because he got
sloppy by forging the will of a woman whose daughter was
a lawyer savvy enough not to buy his explanations. While
awaiting trial, Dr. Shipman collected more than $160,000
of taxpayer-funded salary.
The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 3,
2000
One Bagel, Hold the Poppy Seeds
and Riboflavin!
Here are some of the substances that can cause false-positive
drug-test results for marijuana: hempseed oil, poppy
seeds or riboflavin (abundant in milk, meat, eggs, and
leafy vegetables). In urine tests, ibuprofen, Aleve, and
liver disease can mimic marijuana; amoxicillin, tonic
water, and kidney disease can imitate cocaine; and Nyquil,
Afrin and Ritalin can register as amphetamines. More
information is available in the book Ur-ine Trouble by Dr.
Kent Holtorf and the accompanying web site (www.passdrugtests.com).
"Several million tests are given every year and
certainly several thousand result in false positives."
San Diego Reader, March 9, 2000
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Paul Introduces Bill to
Limit Census
Bureau's Information Gathering is Too Intrusive
Washington, D.C. - On Friday, Congressman
Ron Paul (1988 LP presidential candidate) introduced a
privacy bill that will prohibit the Census Bureau from
collecting any information from citizens except for name,
address, and the number of people per residence.
The bill, HR 4085, was prompted by scores
of calls to Paul's office from constituents who felt the
census form was too intrusive. Paul said this bill would
protect the privacy of all Americans from the federal
government.
Said Paul, "American citizens have
the right to be free from the prying eyes of government
bureaucrats. This legislation will give Americans the
peace of mind that comes from knowing that every detail
of their lives is not being filed away and viewed as
potentially criminal. It restores and protects the
fundamental privacy and due process rights that are the
foundation of our system of government."
Many of the complaints coming into Paul's
office were from constituents who received the "long
form" from the Census Bureau which asks for
information such as income and religious affiliation.
Paul said all that the census needs is a person's name,
address, and the number of occupants in the home.
"All of this additional information
being request by the Census Bureau is a major intrusion
on the privacy of American citizens," Paul said.
"Some members of Congress will claim that the
federal government needs the power to monitor Americans
in order to allow the government to operate more
efficiently. I would remind my colleagues that in a
constitutional republic the people are never asked to
sacrifice their liberties to make the job of government
officials a little bit easier. We are here to protect the
freedom of the American people, not to make privacy
invasion more efficient."
"I urge all of my colleagues to join
me in protecting the freedoms and liberties of all
Americans by cosponsoring HR 4085," said Paul.
"It's time we take a stand against federal
bureaucrats invading our privacy and recording every
detail of our lives."
In other (positive) Census-related news, U.S. District
Judge Melinda Harmon ruled on March 27 that the Census
Bureau has no automatic right to ask questions felt to be
personal or intrusive and that it cannot threaten or
prosecute citizens who refuse to answer such questions.
Attorney Mark Brewer, of the Houston-based
firm of Brewer and Pritchard, was granted a temporary
restraining order in a Census suit filed by five Houston,
Texas, residents. Attorneys for the government conceded
that none of the five plaintiffs will be subject to
actual or threatened prosecution during this litigation
which is expected to go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"For the moment, this will prevent
prosecution against any American who chooses not to
answer questions other than the number of people living
at their address -- that's all that's required by the
Constitution," Brewer told WorldNetDaily (http://www.worldnetdaily.com).
"It's a huge victory for the Constitution and for
privacy-loving Americans, because we now have a ruling in
a federal court case.
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ELECTION RESULTS
PRIMARY ELECTION - MARCH 7, 2000
PROPOSITIONS
PROP 1A-GAMBLING ON TRIBAL LANDS.
YES 465,810 (70.56%) NO 194,320 (29.44%)
PROP 12-SAFE PARKS, CLEAN WATER/AIR, COASTAL BOND ACT.
YES 399,644 (62.01%) NO 244,855 (37.99%)
PROP 13-CLEAN WATER, FLOOD PROTECTION BOND ACT.
YES 401,489 (63.18%) NO 233,958 (36.82%)
PROP 14-READING/LITERACY AND LIBRARY CON STRUCTION.
YES 356,294 (55.69%) NO 283,464 (44.31%)
PROP 15-CRIME LABORATORIES CONSTRUCTION BOND ACT.
YES 285,506 (46.77%) NO 324,935 (53.23%)
PROP 16-VETERANS' HOMES BOND ACT.
YES 370,441 (60.44%) NO 242,513 (39.56%)
PROP 17-LOTTERIES. CHARITABLE RAFFLES.
YES 342,330 (56.88%) NO 259,553 (43.12%)
PROP 18-MURDER: SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
YES 471,761 (77.34%) NO 138,213 (22.66%)
PROP 19-PROP 19 MURDER. BART AND CSU PEACE OFFICERS.
YES 465,648 (76.96%) NO 139,401 (23.04%)
PROP 20-LOTTERY. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
YES 309,751 (50.41%) NO 304,704 (49.59%)
PROP 21-JUVENILE CRIME.
YES 418,322 (66.28%) NO 212,851 (33.72%)
PROP 22-LIMIT ON MARRIAGES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
YES 414,282 (62.64%) NO 247,052 (37.36%)
PROP 23-'NONE OF THE ABOVE' BALLOT
OPTION.
YES 202,228 (35.66%) NO 364,921 (64.34%)
PROP 25-ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. LIMITS. PUBLIC FINANCING.
YES 201,349 (33.11%) NO 406,774 (66.89%)
PROP 26-SCHOOL FACILITIES. LOCAL MAJORITY VOTE.
YES 280,695 (44.69%) NO 347,456 (55.31%)
PROP 27-ELECTIONS. TERM LIMIT DECLARATIONS.
YES 248,616 (42.34%) NO 338,609 (57.66%)
PROP 28-REPEAL OF PROPOSITION 10 TOBACCO SURTAX.
YES 183,013 (28.74%) NO 453,737 (71.26%)
PROP 29-1998 INDIAN GAMING COMPACTS.
YES 318,392 (53.57%) NO 276,010 (46.43%)
PROP 30-INSURANCE CLAIMS PRACTICES. CIVIL REMEDIES.
YES 149,319 (24.10%) NO 470,194 (75.90%)
PROP 31-INS. CLAIMS PRACTICES. CIVIL REMEDY AMENDMENTS.
YES 134,813 (21.90%) NO 480,722 (78.10%)
PROP A-CITY OF CHULA VISTA-CHARTER AMDMT. MAYOR SALARY.
YES 15,383 (50.70%) NO 14,957 (49.30%)
PROP B-CITY OF CHULA VISTA-CHARTER AMDMT.
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT.
YES 17,370 (57.32%) NO 12,931 (42.68%)
PROP C-CITY OF EL CAJON-MAYOR SALARY.
YES 8,160 (43.89%) NO 10,431 (56.11%)
PROP D-CAJON VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
$75 MILLION SCHOOL BOND. (REQ 2/3)
YES 22,293 (65.95%) NO 11,509 (34.05%)
PROP E-CARDIFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
$11 MILLION SCHOOL BOND. (REQ 2/3)
YES 3,067 (80.90%) NO 724 (19.10%)
PROP G-OCEANSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$125 MILLION SCHOOL BOND. (REQ 2/3)
YES 15,996 (69.57%) NO 6,998 (30.43%)
PROP H-VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT
ELECT MEMBERS BY DIVISION.
YES 9,741 (72.38%) NO 3,717 (27.62%)
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Which Flag is Which?
by Richard McDonald richard@caprica.com
The people of the United States
actually have two national flags: one for our military
government and another for the civil. Each one has fifty
stars in its canton and thirteen red and white stripes,
but there are several important differences.
Although most Americans think of the
Stars and Stripes (above left) as their only flag, it is
actually for military affairs only. The other one, meant
by its makers for wider use (peacetime), has vertical
stripes with blue stars on a white field (above right).
You can see this design, which bears civil jurisdiction,
in the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs flags, but their
service insignias replace the fifty stars.
I first learned of the separate, civil
flag when I was reading Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet
Letter 3, published in 1850. The introduction, titled
"The Custom House," includes this description:
From the loftiest point of its roof,
during precisely three and a half hours of each forenoon,
floats or droops, in breeze or calm, the banner of the
republic; but with the thirteen stripes turned vertically,
instead of horizontally, and thus indicating that a civil,
and not a military post of Uncle Sam's government, is
here established.
It took me two years of digging before
I found a picture that matched what he was describing: my
second clue was an original Illuminated History of North
America (1860). If this runs against your beliefs, look
up those two references.
History book publishers contribute to
the public's miseducation by always picturing the flag in
military settings, creating the impression that the one
with horizontal stripes is the only one there is. They
don't actually lie; they just tell half the truth. For
example, the "first American flag" they show
Betsy Ross sewing at George Washington's request, was for
the Revolution - of course it was military.
You movie buffs may recall this: In the
old Westerns, "Old Glory" has her stripes
running sideways and a military yellow fringe. Most of
these films are historically accurate about that; their
stories usually took place in the territories still under
military law and not yet states. Before WWII, no U.S.
flag, civil or military, flew within the forty-eight
states (except in federal settings); only state flags did.
Today the U.S. military flag appears
alongside, or in place of, the state flags in nearly all
locations within the states. All of the state courts and
even the municipal ones now openly display it. This
should have raised serious questions from many citizens
long ago, but we've been educated to listen and believe
what we are told, not to ask questions, or think or
search for the truth.
Richard McDonald does legal research
and has his own site at http://www.state-citizen.org/ .
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Calender
TUESDAY, April 11 - Business Meeting of the
SDLP. 7pm 10969 Red Cedar Drive, San Diego. For
more info, e-mail Richard Rider at rrider@san.rr.com or
call 858-530-1776.
Wednesday, April 12 - Region 33 presents
"Ax The Income Tax".
6:30-7:30 pm dinner and social hour, 7:30 pm program
begins.
Pechanga Cafe meeting room in the Pechanga Entertainment
Center (this is an indian casino).For more info, call
Gene
Trosper at 909-244-2630 or e-mail gtrosper@ez2.net.
Friday, April 14 - Freedom Library Book Fair.
6pm - 8pm.
Barnes & Noble Book Store, 819 W. 32nd St., Yuma, AZ.
Special Guest: Vin Suprynowicz. For more info, call 520-
726-8050 or e-mail free_lib@sprynet.com.
Monday, April 17 - Tax March & Protest.
Monday evening,
Main San Diego Post Office (on Midway, southeast of
Rosecrans, Pt. Loma). For more info, call the SDLP office
at
858-530-1776, or contact Tom Hohman at 619-322-7555.
Wednesday, April 19 - Liberty Forum of Rancho
Bernardo
presents “THE GREAT TAX DEBATE”. 6pm
at
Valentino's Restaurant, 11828 Rancho Bernardo Road. For
further information, contact Cinthia Duroche at 858-487-6169.
Saturday, April 29 - Hike at Lake Hodges,Escondido.
Arrive 9:45am for 10:15 departure. For more info see
Page 2, e-mail Philip at pje@acm.org
pr call 619-282-8611.
Sunday, April 30 - Libertarian Supper Club.
6 6:15pm Arrival, 6:45pm Dinner, 7:30pm Speaker. Coco’s
Restaurant 5955 Balboa Avenue, San Diego. For more info e-mail
Lynn at lbrtee@earthlink.net
or call 619-390-7530.
CONTINUING EVENTS:
Every Thursday at 6:45pm - Liberty Toastmasters.
Channel one Sports Bar & Restaurant, 3232 Greyling,
San Diego
(1996 Thomas Bros. 1249 C5)
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AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2000
PLEASE NOTE: April meeting is on TUESDAY,
rather than the usual Monday.
I. Minutes of 3/2000 - Badler
II. Treasurer's Report - Wikkering
III. Events: Tax Protest & Del Mar Fair
IV. Campaign 2000 - Candidates & Ballot Measures
V. Membership - Benoit
VI. Reports:
A. Membership, Legislation, Registrations - Rider
B. CA Ex-Com - Cicero
C. North County - King
VII. Other Business - Discussion only
VIII. Adjournment
At the Home of Richard Rider. Call 858-530-1776 for
directions.
Submitted by Steve Green, Chairman
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www.opine.org
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Leadership
Libertarian Party of California, San
Diego
Steve Green, Chair
P.O. Box 712551 Santee, CA 92072-2551
619/562-8705 Fax: 619/562-8705
E-Mail: SteveGLP@aol.com
Edward Teyssier, Vice Chair
5463 Panoramic Lane San Diego, CA 92121
619/546-1776
E-mail: etlp@bigfoot.com
Michael Benoit, Membership Chair
619-390-9121 Fax: 619-390-3881
E-Mail: pursuitoflife@access1.net
Lynn Badler, Secretary & Supper Club Host,
619/390-7530 E-mail: lbrtee@flash.net
Bonney Wikkering, Treasurer
619/420-5970 E-mail: Barneywik@aol.com
Richard Rider, SD Libertarian Party Office
10969 Red Cedar Dr., San Diego CA 92131
SDLP hot line: 619/530-1776
FAX: 619/530-3030 E-Mail: rrider@san.rr.com
Steve Cicero, LPC X-Com Representative
E-Mail: sjcicero@Quixnet.net
Mark Laythorpe, Editor "Liberty" & SDLP
Web Page
760-630-4600 eFax 603-462-2242
E-Mail: xntryk1@xntri-city.com
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Candidate Spotlight
Dennis Triglia
78th Assembly District
Dennis is a senior research scientist at a biotechnology
company in La Jolla, and has over 40 publications. He is
member of the Ocean Beach Town Council, the La Jolla Town
Council, the Pacific Town Council and is director of the
San Diego chapter of the American Medical Marijuana Assn.
Dennis’ stated “Top 10” priorities, if
elected, will be to:
1. Introduce an Assembly Bill which would, once and
for all,
establish guidelines for the full and immediate statewide
implementation of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996.
2. Gradually end the prosecution of “victimless
crimes”, and
reform existing civil asset forfeiture laws
3. Oppose any further restrictions on our Second
Amendment right
to bear arms, and try to repeal current restrictions on
gun ownership.
4. Demand an immediate end to racial profiling used by
police officers.
5. Support total separation of church and state.
6. Repeal mandatory motorcycle helmet laws.
7. Encourage private tutoring & other alternatives to
public education.
8. Legalize private ownership of some exotic pets like
domesticated ferrets.
9. Make Gestapo-esque sobriety checkpoints illegal in
California.
10. Eliminate the process of “vote-switching”
on the
Assembly floor by repealing this Assembly Rule.
TRIGLIA FOR ASSEMBLY: 3707 Fifth Avenue, PMB 219, San
Diego, CA 92103-4221, 619-543-0867, dtriglia@home.com. http://home.talkcity.com/LibertySt/dennistriglia/index.html
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