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 […]
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 […]
**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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
