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 […]
For the past few months as the WidenI77.org citizens group in North Mecklenburg questioned the effort to install HOT Lanes on I-77, the Mecklenburg County Republican Party remained noticeably silent on the subject. To a degree, that silence was understandable considering the push to install these toll lanes is being led by local Republicans in the State […]
Last night’s MUMPO (Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization) meeting was another “highly revealing” briefing by transportation and elected officials. The public who we spoke with after the meeting came away dismayed and frustrated over the way the transportation and elected officials continue to handle these HOT lane meetings and public briefings. It’s more of the same — […]
And this is why government shouldn’t be giving preferntial tax treatment to companies. A story in the Charlotte Observer raises questions about whether Mecklenburg County government officials really needed to throw millions of dollars at MetLife in order to lure the insurance giant to North Carolina. On Saturday, less than 24 hours after a press conference announcing […]
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.
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.
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 […]
Before I offer any comments, just take a moment to watch this clip, and let it sink in for a minute. Pay special attention to the comments at about 58 seconds. Here’s the money quote: “The problem is when you’re cutting $85 billion in seven months, which represents over a 10-percent cut in the defense budget in seven months, […]
The Charlotte chapter of the Bastiat Society held their February meeting last Wednesday uptown at the Dunhill Hotel. We gladly welcomed our speaker, Dr. Mike Munger, and he presented the lecture below on Bastiat’s “The Law” as well as additional background on Bastiat’s “Sophisms.” Dr. Munger needs no introduction to most of the readers here […]
Republican candidate for the United States Senate, Greg Brannon, has announced the schedule for his campaign kickoff tour this week. Dr. Greg Brannon, a Cary pro-life Obstetrician and Tea Party leader in North Carolina, will officially announce his bid to challenge Democrat Senator Kay Hagan with a two-day “Restore the American Dream” kickoff tour on […]
