Ohio Liberty Council

The stakes have never been higher.  All signs are indicating that our President is doubling down on healthcare.  Are you going to up the ante or are you going to fold in one of the most critical moments in our nation’s history?  We need “everyone in” to put a halt to this unprecedented attempt of our government to control our lives.

(For background information on the current status of the healthcare bill, see the Resources section at the bottom of this article.)

What can you do to help put a stop to the attempted healthcare takeover?

1. Take a trip to D.C. Several protests are being planned at this moment for Tuesday, March 16.  Buses are being organized.  Visit the OLC Rideshare site to get the most up to date Ohio bus trip information for The People’s Surge Against Obamacare 2.0
2. Pay a visit to our President in Strongsville, OH on Monday, March 15. The President will be here in Ohio  to discuss health care insurance reform at the Walter F. Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center.  The White House also said Obama would travel to northeastern Ohio on Monday for an appearance near the hometown of an uninsured cancer patient named Natoma Canfield, whom the president has made a symbol of the need for reform.  More details at the end of this article under Resources.
3. Use the OH Congress website to contact at least 3 Ohio Representatives. These are the candidates have some likelihood to be swayed here in Ohio.  According to word from a Washington lobbyist with which we have contact, Representative John Boccieri (OH-16) is the “most potentially persuadable” of all of them.  OLC is recommending that we focus efforts on Mr. Boccieri as our highest priority.
   • John Boccieri (202) 225-3876 or (330) 489-4414 (OH-16, Northeast Ohio)
   • Steve Driehaus (202) 225-2216 or (513) 684-2723 (OH-1, Cincinnati area)
   • Zack Space (202) 225-6265 or (330) 364-4300 (OH-18, East of Columbus)
   • Mary Jo Kilroy (202) 225-2015 or (614) 294-2196 (OH-15, Columbus area)
   • Charlie Wilson (202) 225-5705 or (740) 376-0868 (OH-6, Southeast Ohio)
   • Betty Sutton (202) 225-3401 or (330) 865-8450 (OH-13, Northeast Ohio)
4. Attend a rally. (Submit yours here) We are currently aware of the following protests taking place next week:

• [Cincinnati] What: Hands of Our Healthcare Rally  When: Tuesday, March 16, 6PM  Where: Nathaniel Greene Lodge, 6394 Wesselman Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45248.  Click for Google Map.  Who: AFP and Cincinnati 912 Project
• [Columbus] What: Kilroy Healthcare Protest  When: Tuesday, March 16, 11:30A  Where: Kilroy’s District Office, 1299 Olentangy River Rd, ste. 200, Columbus, OH 43212.  Click for Google Map.  Who: Organized by AFP and Columbus Tea Party
• [Zanesville] What: Protest against Government Takeover of Healthcare  When: Tuesday, March 16, 6:30PM  Where: Zack Space’s Zanesville Office, 17 North Fourth St. Suite A Zanesville, Ohio 43701.  Click for Google Map.  Who: Organized by Licking County Organizing for Freedom

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OLC member groups W.A.L.N.U.T. and the Mansfield North Central Ohio Tea Party Association are organizing buses to Washington D.C. for the Monday, April 19th 2nd Amendment March on Washington.  If you would like to participate in this historic event, please contact one of the groups below.  The event program and schedule is available on the 2nd Amendment March website.

Columbus Bus Trip Details

W.A.L.N.U.T. will participate in the “2nd Amendment March” at the Capitol in Washington D.C. on Monday, April 19th.  Come make a stand for our Constitutional right to keep and bear arms.  Our Constitutional freedoms are under assault.  Let us exercise the freedoms we have, to protect the freedoms we have, as loud and as long as we can.

We will be meeting at the “Fast Track” parking lot in Columbus, Ohio at 7:30am on Sunday April 18th.  We will be departing at 9:00am for Washington D.C.

Fast Track Parking Lot (Click for Google Map)
1399 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219

We will arrive and stay at the Washington/Dulles Marriott Hotel.  The rooms are double occupancy so there will be 2 persons per room.  On Monday, April 19th, we will participate in the March on Washington, and then return that evening.

The cost is $150 to participate with W.A.L.N.U.T.  This price includes Bus and Hotel fees.

RSVP on the W.A.L.N.U.T. website to sign up and join us in our stand for our 2nd Amendment rights.

Mansfield Trip Details

Monday, April 19, 2010 At the Washington Monument

The mission of the Second Amendment March is to galvanize the courage and resolve of Americans; to petition our elected officials against establishing anti-gun legislation; and to remind America that the Second Amendment is necessary to maintain our right to self defense.  It is the one right that protects all others.

For more information, write or call Bonnie Oleksa at 419-687-6761.

One hundred and one candidates participated in a rally and press conference sponsored by the Cincinnati Tea Party and Cincinnati 9/12 Project on Wednesday, February 24 in West Chester, OH.  Registered candidates from any party who are running for office—from precinct executive to US Representative—were recognized.  No candidates were endorsed.

Participants in the rally were required to commit to basic ethical standards and the Tea Party’s (full text below). The pledges were notarized and are published at http://www.cincinnatiteaparty.org/candidate_pledge.htm.

We challenge the citizens, the candidates, and elected officials to hold them to their promise.

If the one hundred and one candidates follow through on their pledges to follow conservative values and act ethically, we will see continuous improvement in the protection of our civil liberties.  Ohio candidates who were unable to attend the rally, but are interested in signing the agreement may make arrangements with Justin Binik-Thomas.

CINCINNATI COVERAGE

Cincinnati’s Fox 19:

The Ohio State University Young Americans for Liberty will host Texas Congressman Ron Paul and Fox News Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano for a live taping of Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 7:00pm in the historic Newport Music Hall.

At the conclusion of Freedom Watch, Congressman Paul will discuss the importance of liberty and freedom and how young people can affect change within the political system.  Dave Grabaskas, president of the OSU chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, said,

“Congressman Ron Paul is returning to the university campus, where he received much of his support in the 2008 Presidential primary.  We are thrilled to be hosting both Congressman Paul and Judge Napolitano.”

Longtime congressman Dr. Ron Paul, whose popularity grew during his 2008 presidential run, enjoyed increased media attention in 2009 due to his staunch support for Austrian economics.  His popularity with the youth, and now also among disgruntled mainstream Republicans, has cast Dr. Paul as one of the new leaders of the Republican Party.

Prior to joining Fox News in 1998, Judge Andrew Napolitano served on the New Jersey Bench and taught at the Seton Hall School of Law before retiring to pursue a career in television.  On August 1, 2009, Napolitano addressed a crowd of over 10,000 in Columbus.  Napolitano now hosts Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano on FoxNews.com’s Strategy Room and often substitutes for Glenn Beck on the Glenn Beck Show.

This event is free and open to the public.  More details can be found at www.RonPaulOhio.com where guests can RSVP to receive important updates about the event.

The Young Americans for Liberty is a nonpartisan, issue advocacy group dedicated to training, educating, and mobilizing youth activists on the principal of limited, constitutional government organized on over 150 universities and high schools across the country.  More information is available at www.YALOSU.com or www.YALIBERTY.org.

Sheriff Richard Mack

We are cordially inviting you to attend one of the five events being sponsored by several Ohio Liberty Council member groups which feature Sheriff Richard Mack in the “No Sheriff Left Behind Ohio Tour”.

Sheriff Mack will speak on the powerful role of the county sheriff in the preservation of our constitutional rights and freedoms.  We especially encourage those that are military veterans, firefighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics, and politicians to attend one of these important events.  If you still hold your oath close to your heart, if you still love America, its freedom and values—we need you to stand with those who plan to protect our nation at all cost!

Sheriff Richard Mack has traveled the country giving his message.  He has appeared on Good Morning America, Crossfire, Nightline, and CNBC.  He has been heard on over 500 radio talk shows nationwide, and been a guest of G. Gordon Liddy and Pat Buchannan.  He is a past NRA Law Officer of the Year, was inducted into the NRA Hall of Fame, and is a member of Oath Keepers. Read more about Sheriff Richard Mack online at http://www.sheriffmack.com.

Sheriff Mack will speak on:

• What rights does the Constitution actually guarantee?
• Why is it important that we not allow our means of self-defense to be taken away?
• What are the dangers of giving government too much power?
• What can we do to remain strong as individuals, families, and as a nation?
• What can the sheriff do to protect us from all enemies, both foreign and domestic?

No Sheriff Left Behind Ohio Tour Details

(Click on a city for details to RSVP where applicable)

1. Tuesday, March 9 – Findlay, OH – sponsored by The Findlay 912 Project
2. Wednesday, March 10 – Columbus, OH – sponsored by Buckeye Firearms Foundation
3. Thursday, March 11 – Cincinnati, OH – sponsored by the Cincinnati 912 Project
4. Friday, March 12 – Marietta, OH – sponsored by The Marietta OH 9-12 Project
5. Saturday, March 13 – Akron, OH – sponsored by The Ohio Second Amendment Group

Other Resources

Sheriff Mack on YouTube

by Kimberly Fletcher, President and Founder, Homemakers for America, Inc.

To All Ohio Patriots:

Homemakers for America is excited to announce our Adopt a Legislator Making of America Seminar where We the People can sponsor a member of the Ohio State Legislature to attend this exceptional seminar on the United States Constitution.

The Ohio Statehouse is more than a monument to our past; it’s where history happens.  And on March 31st history will be made when State Senators and State Representatives from across Ohio meet with their constituents who have “adopted” them to attend the Making of America Constitution Seminar presented by the National Center for Constitutional Studies.

We would like to invite you to participate in this momentous event by adopting a member of the Ohio State Legislature.  If your legislator is already adopted feel free to adopt one who has not yet been sponsored.  The cost to adopt a legislator is $35.00 which covers the seminar, meals, and all instruction materials. You may attend with the legislator you adopt if you wish but it is not required.  You may also adopt more than one legislator.  The cost for you to attend would be the same— $35.00 per person.

If you would like to participate in this event and adopt a legislator please contact Marty Steer or visit the Adopt A Legislator website.  She will keep a record of the legislators who are adopted and those who are available. Once Marty has cleared your request, you can mail the invitation, RSVP, and Testimonial Sheet included in this packet to the legislator or legislators you adopted.  After a few days you should call to confirm receipt and then follow up every couple of days until you have a confir- mation.  Once the legislator you adopted has confirmed attendance, please fill out the Adoption form and mail with payment to the address provided on the form.  The Seminar will begin promptly at 8:30am. Please arrive between 8:00 and 8:15 so we can get everyone checked in and start on time.  The seminar will run until 12:00pm and be followed by lunch.

Please feel free to contact Marty if you have any questions or need further information. Thank you for helping us promote liberty by supporting the Adopt A Legislator Making of America Seminar.

Contact:
Marty Steer
(513) 868-8764
ssphotography@hotmail.com

This coming Wednesday, February 17th at 9:30 AM in Room 313 of the Ohio State House there will be a 4th hearing for HR 414, the implementing legislation of the Livestock Care Standards Board.  The topic of this hearing is “Issue 2 Implementation Language”.

Two weeks ago, the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard statements from proponents and opponents.  We were present at the hearing along with dozens and dozens of other concerned individuals.  There were several concerned farmers present that testified in opposition to various aspects of the proposed legislation and yet not a single farmer was there to support this bill. Gongwer News Service summarized the hearing with the following article.

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by Dan Lillback, Cincinnati Tea Party

A year ago most of our groups barely existed, yet in the next three days (or less) our groups have the opportunity to begin to set policy county and state wide through our involvement in county and state central committee groups.  However, like everything this last year, we need to concentrate on what our next steps with this process will be.   So, the next step — fill out your petition, get your signatures and turn it in to your county board of elections.

Deadline, Deadline, Deadline….

Thursday, February 18, 2010 is the deadline for petitions to be turned in with signatures to be active in this cycle’s county* precinct or the Ohio Central State Committee Race.

State Central Committee Opportunity

With the recent activities of the Ohio State Central Committee, I would encourage each group to at least have a one or two people get a petition turned in (to either R or D State Committee), so that the committee knows we are not happy with their leadership.

Click to download Form 2-J — Ohio State Central Committee petition. Only five signatures are needed to get on the ballot.  Getting on the ballot is the first step, so get your signatures and turn in your form to the county board of elections ASAP.

County Precinct Members

Also available for download are Petitions for County Precinct Member — Form 2-L (which requires five signatures) and Form 2-M (which requires no signatures).  The reason both are provided is that the form varies county to county as well as party to party within the county. Your county board of elections will tell you what form you need to use.

Please let me know how I can help. I hope to hear great results soon about a large number of people getting engaged at all levels. Thanks you for your attention and commitment.

* The first cycle for the following counties is 2012: Ashtabula, Auglaize, Belmont, Champaign, Cuyahoga, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Hardin, Jefferson, Licking, Logan, Lorain, Medina, Miami, Montgomery, Morgran, Noble, Paulding, and Portage.