An Alternative?

For those Maryland liberty loving conservatives who wish the Republican Party would speak boldly against:

• The Federal Reserve,
• Our involvement in the Middle East,
• Our irresponsible debt,
• The never ending growth of government,

THIS MAY BE FOR YOU?

Michael Bertocchi announces a meeting of The Constitution Party of Maryland on Saturday, January 24, 2009, from 11 am to 1 pm at: Howard County Central Library,10375 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland 21044. Call 410-313-7850 (The library is 3 blocks from the Columbia Mall.)

Guest Speaker -- Brad Botwin from Help Save Maryland ( http://www.helpsavemaryland.com/ ). He'll talk about the effects of illegal immigration on Maryland citizens.

The Constitution Party of Maryland will also hold their elections for Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, & Treasurer. (You must be a registered voter with the Constitution Party to vote & hold office.) Please bring your voter registration card so we know you are a registered voter with the Constitution Party along with a photo ID such as your driver's license. You may change your political affiliation to the Constitution Party by going to http://www.elections.state.md.us/about/county_boards.html

Other topics to be discussed are:
• The upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on Thursday, February 26 through Saturday, February 28 Omni Shoreham Hotel
• The Spring National Committee meeting -- Thursday, June 11 through Saturday, June 13 Newark, New Jersey.
• Discussion and talk concerning Alain LaReau’s decision to run for Congress in the 3rd Congressional district.

contact:
Michael Bertocchi
Rockville, Maryland
Constitution Party of Maryland
301-814-2005

The Complainer!

One of the Republican friends I met during this last election cycle, made a point of reading my blog. He later confided that he understands my positions, but is convinced that I complain too much. He instructed me, that I would have a better chance of winning people over, if I did not complain about them. “You should talk about your ideas, but not criticize others. If you complain about a particular person, or persons’ position, they will not listen to you, associate with you, or have you to dinner.”

My response was, that maybe that is what is wrong with the Republican Party. Maybe everyone is so intent on going along, to get along, they forgot how to complain. They forgot to complain when a Republican justifies war, to create “a beachhead for democracy”. They forgot to complain when Bush pushes through a bill that creates a DNA bank for newborns in the U.S., or when Posse Comitatus was violated, or when Ron Paul supporters were hassled by the security at the GOP Convention, or when the supposed facts of 9-11 are so unbelievable, that pilots, engineers and architects, and some clergy are demanding the truth.

And then there is the Gaza War; dare I complain?

Neo-Conservative Steele

We here in Maryland are supposed to be all excited that one of our own, Michael Steele, is in the running for the Chairman of the R.N.C. I am still awaiting a reply from Mr. Steele to my inquiry concerning his apparent cave-in on ESCR.

His chummy relationship with FOX news, also concerns me. FOX would not allow Ron Paul in the New Hampshire primary debate, and in a later debate, they showed their true Neoconservative color, when they tried to embarass Dr. Paul, by insinuating that he didn't belong on the stage.

As a Ron Paul Republican, looking for a humble foreign policy, I find Mr. Steele's Iraq position unconstitutional. We go to war to "establish a beachhead of democracy"? I hope the nearly one million civillians who have been murdered in the anarchy we created feel the same. Oh, they're dead.

Q: Do you believe the war has been worth the price we've paid in lives and costs?
Steele: I think the war has been worth it to the extent that what we're trying to establish there is a beachhead of democracy. When we walk out of Iraq, what do we want? Do we want an Iraq that's an ally of the US, or do we want an Iraq that is an enemy of the US? We want an ally, so it's been worth it to us to establish this beachhead of democracy and an ally in an area where we've had some trouble in the past.
Source: 2006 Maryland Senate debate on Meet the Press Oct 29, 2006

And, I thought the former seminarian, Steele, would use the constitution to attempt to save some babies. Dr. Paul suggested that we, through the Congress, through the constitution (Article 3 section 2), tell the federal courts to stay out of questions related to the life of the unborn, and let the states decide. Steele is fine with Roe v. Wade. I hope the thousands of babies that are aborted are also fine. Oh, they're dead.

Q: Would you hope the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?
Steele: My desire is that we follow what stare decisis is at this point.
Source: 2006 Maryland Senate debate on Meet the Press Oct 29, 2006