Jeremy Sands

So I finished my QSL cards. This post will serve as a placeholder showing my current QSL card (and any past ones), as well as an explanation of the items on the card. Pics and details after the jump!

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Apparently his three previous mailings which all got no response wasn’t enough of a clue.

Click the title of this entry to view the full page containing pics of the letter, and my response.
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Enjoy this epic video. HR1207 (“Audit The Fed”) now has 271 co-sponsors, including all House Republicans and nearly half of the House Democrats.

The following is a fairly comprehensive paper on the total tax burden to the average US taxpayer. This includes federal, state, local, and excise taxes. This is, in effect, a best case scenario for taxation. Bare that in mind when the numbers and figures start to hit you.

Please note this work is licensed under the following:

The Real US Tax Burden by Jeremy Sands is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at www.jeremysands.com. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.jeremysands.com.

Download the PDF HERE

First and foremost … a big thanks for the C4L members who setup and manned our booth at the event. There was a huge (42″?) TV/monitor with a Campaign for Liberty logo loop on it that really grabbed attention. The booth members ended up with a stack of signed HR1207 petitions probably 4″ thick.

We are already making an impact. The new SC GOP Chair, Karen Floyd, specifically mentioned making organizations like the Campaign for Liberty feel welcome in the party in her literature. Several candidates are asking us for our help and support. We even have C4L members running for major office, including Christina Jeffrey who is running against Bob Inglis for US House SC-4, and Mike Vasovski who is running against Gresham Barret for US House SC-3. Inglis and Barret both voted for the bailout. In addition, we had several other organizations represented from within the C4L, including the Patriotic Resistance, ROAR, the Libertarian Party, and the Constitution Party. It was great seeing the LP and CP cooperate with us and not field candidates against strong liberty Republicans like Jim DeMint and Mark Sanford. Thanks to Talbert Black and his band of helpers, we’re also pushing to pass H3047 at the state level, which for force SC House and Senate members to have their vote recorded in nearly all important matters. Currently, they can have a voice vote and we are thus unable to hold them accountable. Talbert has made sure that along every stage of the way, there has been LOTS of people present to watch exactly how everybody votes on H3047, so we can hold them accountable to their constituents. H3047, by the way, was introduced by Nikki Haley, a SC House representative running for governor. Her campaign looks very promising and liberty minded. Her speech at the convention was superb.

Now onto the controversy of the evening: Lindsey Graham. A few months ago, Lindsey Graham shot his mouth off at the Greenville County Convention, saying that Ron Paul was not the leader of the party. Well Lindsey one-upped himself this time, also railing against libertarian principles in general…. you know, because apparently Liberty is a bad thing in his warped world. Here is a YouTube of Lindsey’s speech. Notice that a sizeable amount of the delegates already don’t like Lindsey Graham, either because they’re C4L members, or they think immigration is important, or they hate bailouts, or, or, or ….

The full speech … if you can stand it … is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14xKzja8KtE

Well, things were far from over after that speech. There were several resolutions to be voted on, including one commending Lindsey Graham. That didn’t go over well. A battle ensued over that resolution. The chairwoman of the rules committee suspended the rules, and convention chair claimed this was not up for debate. Somebody pointed out that you have to have a 2/3 vote to do that, and so begrudgingly they put it to a vote. It was VERY close. I don’t think they had the 2/3. But without a tally, without a count, the chair decided that they had 2/3. So in order to defeat the Graham resolution, we needed to vote down the ENTIRE platform. Then we needed to vote down the ENTIRE resolution set. THEN we would have voted on each resolution one by one. Most people did not understand that. I think unquestionably if they did, we would have had the 1/3+ necessary to prevent rule suspension. But that’s OK, we made the point clear:

And for bonus points, the REAL leader of the South Carolina Republican Party spoke and gave his two cents on Senator Graham putting his foot in his mouth:

Earlier this year the Spartanburg C4L was successful in helping Rick “Ron Paul is not welcome here, the door is closed for him” Beltram get thrown out of the party. One down, Bog Inglis and Lindsey Graham to go.

[This entry is being simul-post on my C4L blog]

Remember Rick Beltram? He was the county chairman of the Spartanburg, SC GOP. After the GOP Presidential Debate in Columbia, SC where Ron Paul had a memorable exchange with Rudy Giuliani about blowback, Rick Beltram said this:

“He can stay home… The door’s closed for him.” *

* [Source: http://www.goupstate.com/article/20070704/NEWS/707040336/-1/LIFE ]

Well the Spartanburg County GOP just held its county convention. The result? A rout of Rick Beltram (about 97-283). It gets better. The county treasurer mysteriously got a hold of the county delegate list (*cough* Beltram? *cough*), and sent an email to all delegates espousing his support for Rick. The result? HE lost too! The county secretary, also a staunch Beltram supporter, ALSO lost. The executive committeeman, also a staunch Beltram supporter, ALSO lost. But it gets even better still: The executive committeeman went into a runoff, and C4L members were part of the crucial swing vote that helped defeat the standing executive committeeman.

The entire night had an energy about it, much like a Ron Paul rally. Much of the crowd — even non C4L members — wanted Rick gone and were vocal about it.

A few side notes that help other C4L members:

- I purchased some of the silicon bracelets and gave them out to C4L members in attendance. This seems like an easy, subtle, cheap, and effective way of readily and quickly identifying C4L supporters at any party event. I encourage you to do this in your counties.

- If possible, group together or setup some system of communication, even if it’s flash cards. Often people you may not be familiar with are nominated from the floor, and other C4L members will know more about these candidates and help you make an informed decision. In big conventions where you’re spread out … it’s probably most efficient to use flash cards or walkie talkies. Big conventions like ours try to move quickly … so texting won’t work, and you may be somewhere with no internet like we were.

Thanks to all the C4L members who came out and helped do some much needed house cleaning. Let’s take our cause on to the state convention!

[This post is simul-posted on my Campaign for Liberty blog]

The following is a fairly comprehensive paper on the total tax burden to the average US taxpayer. This includes federal, state, local, and excise taxes. This is as a whole a very conservative estimate, as people on the lowest end of the spectrum skew the average down with low taxation and receipt of financial aid. People on the highest end of the spectrum also skew the average down, as they have many more methods available for seeking tax havens, such as stock and foreign investment. Other tax burdens such as inflation are also estimated in a conservative fashion due to CPI’s limited scope. So this is, in effect, a best case scenario for taxation. Bare that in mind when the numbers and figures start to hit you.

Please note this work is licensed under the following:

The Real US Tax Burden by Jeremy Sands is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at www.jeremysands.com. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.jeremysands.com.

Download the PDF HERE