Tickets are going fast for the upcoming TLA event, A Constitution Primer--Its Fundamentals and Relevancy, on Saturday January 24, 2009 featuring Michael Badnarik. Michael is a speaker, radio talk show host, author, and was the 2004 Libertarian Party candidate for President. He first began studying the Constitution in 1983 and has presented this highly acclaimed 8-hour class on the Constitution over 300 times. This primer will be an all day event and will provide an outstanding overview of the US Constitution.
The class taught by Badnarik usually costs $100, but with TLA sponsorship, tickets will be available for an early bird rate of $50 through January 10th! This would make a great gift for your personal liberty lover!
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The seminar will be held at Roane State Community College in Oak Ridge, in the City Room. Mark your calendars now for this very important educational event. Student scholarships are to be offered for high school and college students. An essay of 250 words or less on the topic: Rights & Privileges--What's the Difference? should be submitted no later than January 10th for consideration (see flier for more details). Tickets are available from any TLA member and you can click here to request a ticket. Simply submit your contact information and you will be contacted by a TLA member. If you are in the local area, you may contact the Gourmet Cafe in Oak Ridge (865-482-8009) to arrange pick-up and payment by cash, check or credit card.
Seating is limited, so get your tickets today! Purchase your tickets through PayPal or credit card below.
Members from the Tennessee Liberty Alliance have been invited to speak to the East Tennessee Research Institute next Monday, January 12th. The ETRI is an independent association of people interested in the effects of government on the people that it serves. The TLA will be promoting the upcoming Constitution Primer event on January 24th as well as talking about the goals and vision of the TLA in this upcoming year. The meeting will be at 7pm at the Mandarin House on Merchants Drive in Knoxville. Come early and eat!
Michael Badnarik will host his "Lighting The Fires of Liberty" radio broadcast LIVE from the Gourmet Cafe in Oak Ridge on Friday January 23rd. Badnarik is the host of this 2-hour long broadcast that airs over the GCN (Genesis Communications Network), Mondays through Fridays at 10pm EST. Michael will be in town as the TLA's sponsored speaker and teacher for the Constitution Primer on Saturday January 24th. This is a caller participation program and listeners may call in during the show by dialing 800-259-5791.
The TLA has always held a position that these revenue cameras have never been about safety, but have been about money generation. There has, however, been a more clandestine reason offered by many of our members--that of surveillance of the citizenry that goes far beyond snapping pictures of "red-light violators." This thought seems to hold significant water.
In a very recent article in the NewsPaper.com, A journal of the politics of driving, Redflex regional director, Cherif Elsadek is quote as saying, "We are moving into areas such as homeland security on a national level and on a local level. Optical character recognition is our next roll out which will be coming out in a few months -- probably about five months or so. Imagine if you had 1500 or 2000 cameras out there that could look out for the partial plate or full plate number across the 21 states where we do business today. This is the next step for our technology."
If this name sounds familiar, it is--Mr. Elsadek is the very same Redflex person that personally pulled the safety card at Oak Ridge City Council meetings and work sessions.
The TLA strongly encourages every citizen in this community who is the least bit interested in the preservation of civil liberties to join our ranks and continue the good fight. For more information on the TLA and how you can become involved CLICK HERE.
The Red Light Camera issue has been a hot topic in Oak Ridge, as well as all across the country. Dale Gedcke, PhD is a local research physicist and he has put a lot of time into research into this issue, developing several papers and presentations for dissemination by the Tennessee Liberty Alliance along the way. We are extrememly grateful for his efforts. All of his research is available to review and download by visiting the Resources area above.