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May Meeting
Speaker Nate Benefield...
Nathan A. Benefield is Director of Policy Analysis for the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives.
A four-alarm fire is facing Pennsylvania's fiscal house. The flames of debt, pensions, corrections, and welfare spending threaten to leave our economy in ashes if we don't do something about this right now. Nate Benefield from the Commonwealth Foundation will be showing a short, powerful video featuring two legislators that are standing up to fight the fiscal fire and will lead a discussion on Pennsylvania’s 2012-13 budget and how we can become fiscal firefighters and fireproof PA’s economy.
Nate Benefield is Director of Policy Analysis for the Commonwealth Foundation. Nate has researched and written on public policy issues including taxation, government spending, education reform, transportation funding, health care policy, and economic development. Nate has frequently provided testimony to Pennsylvania House and Senate committees on issues such as the state budget, transportation funding, privatization, and education.
NOTE: Change in Meeting Place
When: Thursday May 3rd, 2012 7pm
Where: Holiday Inn - 100 Pine St - Williamsport, PA 17701
Details: Open to the Public, Free Admission
Note: Click on the blue text for more information. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 20 April 2012 11:36 |
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Why Vote in the Primary?
Your choice, not the party's...
The problem is that those who seek power are usually not the people you would want to represent you. You want people who don't want power, but want to protect our opportunity society, based on individual liberty and limited government. People who will honor the Constitution. People with common sense.
Some good people are stepping forward in this election because they are shocked and saddened by the rapid loss of freedom and steady erosion of our Constitutional protections. These few have in effect sacrificed themselves to do whatever they can, while there is still time.
Some of these people have accomplished amazing turnarounds in state governments. Scott Walker in Wisconsin and Chris Christy in New Jersey. In another 10 years these people will be ready to run for President. But today, we have to concentrate on the local, state and congressional races where good people can win. The primary vote on Tuesday, April 24th is your chance.
By voting in the primary, you can choose the best candidate, not just vote up or down on the candidate your party insiders choose. This primary is even more important because the problems facing us are getting bigger and there's not much time to turn things around. You have a chance to put one of your own on the ballot in this primary. Don't waste it.
Here are some links to help you get ready to vote:
Lycoming County's web page has sample ballots by precinct, and can tell you if you are registered, and where to vote.
SmartVoter.org: Has sample ballots for Lycoming County and links to find your polling place.
Pennsylvania Department of State has information on registering, voter ID which will be required in the November election and more. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 23 April 2012 22:40 |
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Quote of the Decade
This quote was translated into English from an article appearing in the Czech Republic as published in the Prager Zeitung of April 28 2011.
"The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting an inexperienced man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama. It is less likely to survive a multitude of Idiots such as those who made him their president." |
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 March 2012 21:09 |
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State Endorsement Wrong on Many Levels
Do we really want another RINO in the Senate?
Against strong and growing opposition to PAGOP endorsements ahead of the state primary vote, the choice of Steve Welch was pushed through anyway. We would probably not care too much if they had endorsed "our guy" but they didn't, making the wrongness of the process easier to see. Grassroots conservatives have increasingly favored open primaries to let voters decide who would be on the ballot ever since 2004 when the state committee backed RINO Arlen Specter over Pat Toomey.
The endorsement itself isn't the problem, but the PAGOP rule that then prevents the other primary candidates from speaking at any Republican events! If that kind of imperial behavior isn't disturbing enough, then try to understand why the state committee would choose someone who had supported Barack Obama and Joe Sestak in the recent past.
We have several good candidates running in the primary this time. You can hear some of them at the Susquehanna Valley Conservatives meeting on Monday February 13th at 7pm at the Best Western Country Cupboard Inn in Lewisburg. The meeting is free and open to the public.
There is pushback among conservative activists and supporters of the non-endorsed candidates but the ultimate pushback is yours, in the form of your primary vote on Tuesday April 24th. Don't waste the opportunity. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 11:56 |
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Thank You Rainbow Carpets!
for helping us advertise Sam Rohrer's talk...
Rainbow Carpets donated the use of their electronic sign to advertise the March Meeting with US Senatorial candidate Sam Rohrer. Our meeting was a big success with three times the average attendance.
Again, our thanks to Rainbow Carpets for supporting our drive for responsible government. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 March 2012 00:37 |
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