Stories written by Christian Hine
A 1999 Cum Laude graduate of UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business, Christian has spent fifteen years as an award winning political activist and consultant in both North and South Carolina...with a little radio talk show hosting and newspaper editing thrown in for good measure. A self-described "Republitarian", Christian is an unabashed advocate of traditional free market capitalism and views passage of the FairTax as the single most effective method to combat the social manipulation and corruption found in government today. When not stressing over yet another new law, Christian enjoys treasure hunting, obscure European power metal bands, good beer, and anything related to Carolina Panthers football...except talking about the 2001 season. He's removed that from memory.

FreedomWorks Offers Free Bus Trip to April 15th Rally in DC

Let your voice be heard! I’m passing along this information from the SC District 5 Patriots (located in Rock Hill, SC) about the upcoming, April 15th Tax Day Rally in Washington, DC. Our neighbors to the south (with a sponsorship from FreedomWorks) are chartering a 1 day bus trip from Rock Hill to DC and […]

April 8, 2013 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Senators Seek Modification of Student Voters Residency

State Senators Bill Cook, Norman Sanderson and Ronald Rabin have introduced an election reform law that will encourage college students to vote from their home-of-record instead of from their temporary college addresses. These Senate bills come after a Buncombe County Commissioner race that was flipped by student voting. The case, being appealed to the NC […]

April 5, 2013 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

WidenI77.org Holds Second Townhall Forum

The grassroots organization fighting the addition of HOT (High Occupency Toll) lanes to I-77 in North Mecklenburg and Southern Iredell Counties hosted its second townhall forum last night in the Cornelius Town Hall. Leaders of WidenI77.org arranged the public meeting and to a crowd of 62 concerned citizens outlined an updated version of their continued […]

April 4, 2013 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,Christian Hine | Read More »

Concealed Carry Vote Tonight at BOCC

**The Mecklenburg Libertarian Party sent the following email this morning.  I’m posting this a little short notice, but there is still time to act!  Please join us at 6pm tonight at the Government Center to let your voice be heard. Mecklenburg Co. to Vote on Park Concealed Carry Restrictions on April 2, 2014 Let the […]

April 2, 2013 | Posted in Christian Hine,County Beat | Read More »

CAUTION to Host Andrew Boucher

CAUTION, the organizational arm of the Charlotte Tea Party, will host Andrew Boucher on Monday, April 1st, at 6:00pm at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille located at 911 East Morehead Street in Charlotte. Andrew Boucher is the president of Boucher Strategies, a strategic and political consulting firm based in Charleston. He serves as executive director of […]

March 25, 2013 | Posted in CAUTION,Christian Hine,Events | Read More »

Concealed Carry Vote Postponed

The right of self-defense is under attack by Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation, and major changes to local ordinances could have been voted on at last night’s Board of County Commissioners meeting. Thankfully, Commissioner Matthew Ridenhour succeeded in buying opponents of proposed restrictions on concealed carry in public parks some additional time to lobby. According to […]

March 20, 2013 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,Christian Hine,County Beat | Read More »

LPMeck 2nd Amendment Panel

Last Wednesday, the Libertarian Party of Mecklenburg County sponsored a panel discussion on the 2nd amendment.  The panel of four included two advocates for gun control and two in favor of protecting 2nd amendment rights. This is the discussion in it’s entirety.

March 4, 2013 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Saturday Night House Party

A couple weeks ago, Flogging Molly gave another stellar performance in Charlotte at the Fillmore.  Opening for them was an English band named Skinny Lister whose folk and polka sounds were just a lot of fun when coupled with the band’s energy and enthusiasm.  Here are a few of their tracks.  Careful, you’ll find yourself […]

March 2, 2013 | Posted in Christian Hine | Read More »

Brannon’s Speech to North Mecklenburg

GOP US Senate candidate Greg Brannon held a campaign stop in Huntersville yesterday at the Range at Lake Norman. Differentiating himself from his presumed opposition, Brannon laid out a purely constitutional based philosophy. Here is his speech, including the question and answer section.

March 1, 2013 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Sports Subsidies Generally a Bad Idea

Wow.  These days not 10 minutes seems to go by without the story changing! I was working on a website in opposition to tax increases to pay for the Carolina Panthers stadium upgrade costs, but today saw this in the Charlotte Observer. Looks like tax increases may be off the table, but nonetheless, tax dollars […]

March 1, 2013 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine,City Beat | Read More »

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