Students For Liberty is proud to announce that their Second Annual International Students For Liberty Conference will be held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. from February 20-22, 2009. This conference is the successor to the inaugural 2008 Students for Liberty Conference held at Columbia University this past February, which drew 100 students from 42 schools and 2 countries together to discuss how to promote liberty on campus and hear from leaders in the cause of liberty today. This year, they anticipate an even larger group of students to attend from a greater diversity of countries.

The NJ Libertarian Party is gathering donors to provide a stipend of $150 per college students who are NJ residents to help cover expenses. Details on this stipend will be forthcoming.

In disregard for the rights of Millstone citizens, the Millstone township committee has introduced an ordinance strengthening their current "Peace and Good Order" chapter of their municipal code. At their upcoming December 3rd meeting the committee shall be voting to change their code to:

This week, the main buzz is sure to be about possibly bailing-out the automotive industries in Detroit, known as the "Big Three."  The Big Three consist of the three major automotive manufacturers: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.

Politicians looking to appease their nervous constituency, interest groups (both from the United Auto Workers and those representing Big Automotive) looking for a handout and know-nothing political pundits looking for a juicy story will all tell you this is necessary for the economic well being of the nation.

Media Alert: Jim Babka will be on the radio today and Sunday. See the P.S. below the signature.

Quote of the Day: "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Sell not liberty to purchase power." -- Benjamin Franklin

Subject: $61 billion stimulus package failed in the Senate

Lost in the noise of the election was the good news that the Senate rejected a $61 billion stimulus package that the House had passed earlier.

But House Democrats are still pushing for another stimulus package that they will try to pass in a lame duck session. The details are constantly shifting, but this proposal would add another $150 billion to $165 billion to a national debt that has grown by nearly a trillion dollars in the space of about a month.

Good evening dear citizens. Since it is Guy Fawkes Day this 5th of November, I thought it was time for us to have a little chat. A chat about the essence of life in general and the essence of your country in particular.

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Now that bailout has become the government’s policy, which bank is next? Well, it won’t be a bank; it will be Ford.

Ford has been saying all along that Chapter 11 is not an option. Of course it isn’t. Ford has been lobbying for government money. The government has already committed itself to bailouts. Why not Ford?

Does the average American know what the word “liquidity” means? According to the government, it is something that is drying up. It reminds me of that old adage “You don’t miss your water ‘till your well runs dry.” In this case, you don’t miss your credit until your bank tells you to take a hike.

But banks don’t seem to be doing that. Go to any local bank and try to refinance your home. You won’t have a problem. Or try to get a credit line for your business. No problem there either. Or try to qualify for an FHA mortgage. Not much of a problem there either. So where’s the liquidity crunch?

On November 4th, NJ residents shall have two public questions on the ballot. Public question#1 will make it harder for the state legislature to borrow money using bonds. Public question #2 changes how municipal court judges are appointed.

Most Americans assume that the banking system as we know it has been around since the end of the Revolution. Not so!

We all know of the animosity between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson opposed a national bank on principal. He stated that it was not in the Constitution that there should be a central bank; Hamilton argued that it was implied in the Constitution. George Washington signed the law creating a national bank in order to promote trade and industry. The law expired in 1811 and Congress did not renew it until 1816. Congress attempted to renew the law in 1832 however it was vetoed by Andrew Jackson. Our current banking system was not created until 1914.