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Stueben County Chair Ken Bisson Appointed County Plan Commission

LPIN Headquarters

Published: January 6, 2011

At the January 5, 2011 meeting of the Steuben County Plan Commission, Ken Bisson was appointed to fill an open seat on the Steuben County Lakes Advisory Board. Bisson serves as the current Steuben County Chair, and sits on the board of the Advocates for Self Government.

The Lakes Advisory Board is a seven-member board, created to inform the Plan Commission of specific concerns or questions of affected property owners, to aid the Plan Commission in fact finding missions, to provide follow-up information to the Plan Commission concerning possible violations of the zoning ordinance or conditions of approvals, to study the subjects and problems upon request of the Plan Commission, and to report and participate in Plan Commission deliberations.

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Libertarians Sworn In on January 1, 2011

Rex Bell

Published: January 3, 2011

While it wasn’t a first, it still may have qualified as somewhat unique. On 1/1/11, at 1:11 P.M., a judge performed a swearing in ceremony for 2 other officials. One of the things that made it unique is that the judge was an elected Libertarian, and the officials that were sworn in were elected Libertarians. Susan Bell became the first elected Libertarian judge ever in Indiana in 2003 when she was elected to the Hagerstown Town Court. She was re-elected in 2007. On January 1st, at the Hagerstown City Building, two more recently elected Libertarians stopped by to repeat the oath of office. Steve Coffman was re-elected to the Liberty Township Advisory Board in the 2010 election, and Cheryl Heacox was elected to the Clay Township Advisory Board.

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Kick off the New Year by Helping to Re-Elect Libertarian Ed Coleman!

Timothy J. Maguire

Published: December 31, 2010

Dear Friends and Supporters,

In this coming year, I will face a serious challenge: Maintaining my seat as a City-Councilor in Indianapolis. I currently have served as an at-large city-county councilor since 2007, and it has been a privilege to serve over a million citizens. In 2009, I made the decision to leave the Republican Party for the Libertarian Party.

The Marion County Republican party has spent the last four years giving welfare to major corporations, denying the second amendment rights all Indianapolis citizens are due, and punishing those within their party that dare to speak up for principle.

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The Bell Curve: Well, I’ll Swear….

Rex Bell

Published: December 29, 2010

On January 1st, 2011, you will have the opportunity to witness an event that has only happened once before in recorded history.

You may remember that on January 1st, 2007, in Hagerstown, an elected Libertarian Judge swore in two more newly elected Libertarians. It had never happened before, and it has never happened again. Until now.

This Saturday, January 1st, at 1:00 P.M., twice elected Libertarian Judge of the Hagerstown Court, Susan Bell, will swear in newly elected Libertarian Clay Township Advisory Board member Cheryl Heacox, and newly re-elected Libertarian Liberty Township Advisory Board member Steve Coffman.

If you would like to join us in witnessing and celebrating this historic event (again), come on over to the Hagerstown City Building, 49 East College Street.

Libertarian Indianapolis City-County Councilor Coleman Introduces Proposal to Remove TSA from Indy Airport

Chris Spangle

Published: December 7, 2010

Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ed Coleman (L) has introduced a proposal to to refuse further service from the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) at the Indianapolis airport. The airport could then hire its own security, or contract it out to a private firm.

The City-Council can recommend this change to the Indianapolis Airport Authority, an independent municipal corporation. Read the text of Proposal 337, 2010 by clicking here.

Indianapolis residents can support this proposal in a few ways:

Call or Email City-Councilors. Find their information here.
The proposal will appear before the Municipal Committee next Monday night. Please attend the meeting and ask for its passage. The meeting starts at 5:30 PM at the City-County Building in room 118.
Contact the Councilors of the committee. It has to pass to committee to be voted on (and passed) by the full council. Most controversial bills are killed in committee because politicians think supporters or opponents of a proposal are not paying attention. Please politely write them and remind them that is false.

LPIN Podcast: Which Way to the Libertarian Caucus?

Mike Kole

Published: October 29, 2010

LPIN Executive Director Chris Spangle picks up where the last podcast left off- with Indiana City-County Councilor Ed Coleman’s navigation of uncharted, caucus-free waters.

So, what happens when Libertarians are elected to the Indiana statehouse? Or to Congress? Will they caucus with Republicans or Democrats? Will they stand alone as kingmakers? Spangle considers the various angles in this edition of the podcast.

Listen Here: Which Way To The Libertarian Caucus?

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LPIN Podcast: Judge Bell’s Pennies, and Thoughts

LPIN Editor

Published: August 16, 2010

Second-term Libertarian Judge Susan Bell of Hagerstown had two interesting experiences recently as the Hagerstown Judge.

The first was of a man trying to get an audience via protest in her courtroom, and the other being the media covering his protest, but focusing on an odd detail he had considered. He wanted to pay in pennies.

The resulting media news reporting had the effect of painting Judge Bell in a tough “law and order” light, or of being unsympathetic to the man’s position.

In this special edition of the podcast, Bell tells her side of the story to clear up misconceptions and to explain her role as a Judge.

Listen to the podcast here: 056 Judge Bell’s pennies, and thoughts

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A Penny for your Thoughts…

Rex Bell

Published: June 7, 2010

Sometimes things just have a way of working out.

Last week THIS STORY came out about a judge in the Hagerstown Town Court (who just happens to be my bride of 34 years and a twice elected Libertarian, Susan Bell), and a man who wanted to pay his seat belt ticket fine with 2500 loose pennies. The defendent was upset about the law that requires adults to wear a seat belt. And rightfully so. Wearing a seat belt belongs in the “Good Idea, Bad Law” category. Seat belt laws create and address another victimless crime, something Libertarians would like to see a lot less of.

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