BENZIE COUNTY PATRIOTS

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Comment by Jennifer_MI on July 16, 2010 at 9:04pm

The Independence Caucus has announced their endorsement of Tom Stillings' candidacy for Michigan's 1st Congressional District. Independence Caucus is committed to removing compromised incumbents from office and replacing them with good men and women who commit to Fiscal Responsibility through Adherence to Constitutional Authority.

http://www.stillings2010.com/public/press/story.php?storyid=103

Comment by Eileen Iler and Tom Biggs on July 14, 2010 at 4:53pm

Come on down to Manistee Thursday the 15th for our TP meeting. Our special guest is Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land. Should be an interesting and informative meeting. Hope you can join us. 6:30 to 8:00 PM at St. Joe's Civic Club on the corner of 9th and Vine St. in Manistee.

Comment by Edward (Ted) Schendel on June 29, 2010 at 11:12am

Rich, I couldn't agree more!
Ted Schendel

Comment by Rich Hemstreet on June 29, 2010 at 12:07am

Supreme Court Shoots Straight

Today the Supreme Court ended it’s session for the year. As usual, they closed out the year delivering their last few rulings. By a 5-4 vote they got it right on the Second Amendment. The Court ruled for the first time Monday that the Second Amendment provides all Americans a fundamental right to bear arms.

“It is clear that the Framers . . . counted the right to keep and bear arms among those fundamental rights necessary to our system of ordered liberty,” Justice Alito wrote in the majority opinion. The decision does not strike down any other gun control measures currently in place, but it provides a legal basis for challenges across the country where gun owners believe that government rulings have been to restrictive.

The court’s decision means that the Second Amendment — “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” — identifies an individual right to gun ownership, like the freedom of speech, that cannot be unduly restricted by Congress, state laws or city ordinances. Now if Senator Joe Lieberman would just learn to follow the Constitution we wouldn’t have him attempting to give President Obama authority to shut down the Internet.

As President Obama has nominated a person totally unfit to serve on our Supreme Court, it becomes all the more essential that he is a single term President. We can’t afford him to shift the balance of power on the Court.

Comment by Beverly on March 4, 2010 at 9:10pm

No problem - my pleasure!

Comment by Edward (Ted) Schendel on March 4, 2010 at 9:02pm

oop's My mistake!
Thanks Bev, You got my back!

Comment by Beverly on March 4, 2010 at 8:59pm

Ted: Correction - meeting is 3/17 on St. Patricks Day! Thanks - Bev

Comment by Edward (Ted) Schendel on March 4, 2010 at 1:26pm

The next meeting is 4/17/10 at 7pm located at the Mills community center on US 31 in Benzonia.

Comment by Derek Atkinson on March 4, 2010 at 12:10pm

When do you meet?

Comment by Cyndi Kuhlman on February 17, 2010 at 9:22pm

I love northern Michigan, and am behind you one thousand percent. Good luck! If any of us can help you, please ask. We will do what we can.