DuPage Libertarians Monthly Meeting June 2019!
What do you think about the new gun laws and taxes being passed in Illinois? Alcohol, tobacco, gasoline, Internet streaming services, rideshare services, car registration, and of course, your income. On top of all this, lawmakers voted to give themselves a raise.
If any of this irritates to, you can bet you have friends here in the DuPage Libertarians that would love to hear you vent about it at our June meeting. Come out and be part of the discussion, or sit back and watch everyone else offer different viewpoints and theories as to what new taxes could they come up with next.
We will be discussing upcoming parades for Independence Day as well, and possible speakers for our summer meetings.
As always, our meetings are free, all ages, and open to the public. The meeting officially starts at 7pm, social hour begins at 6pm. It’s $5 burger night at the Tap, and they have a wide selection of craft beers on hand. See you there.
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12 Reasons Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized
By Les Deffner
Marijuana should be removed from the Federal Schedule 1 list of controlled substances. States should legalize it for medicinal purposes and recreational use. Here are 12 reasons why.
- Removing it from S1 at the federal level will then permit it to be prescribed to veterans without causing or risking them to lose VA coverage.
- The deadly and epidemic opioid crisis would abate.
- The suicide rate of veterans will also abate.
- Fewer people will be tried, convicted, and imprisoned for what is essentially a victimless crime.
- Lower prison rates require fewer taxes on citizens to keep people incarcerated. Tax burdens on citizens will drop.
- More children will be allowed to keep their fathers and mothers from jails and prisons. Those same children will then be less likely to become resentful of law enforcement officers, the criminal justice system, and authority in general.
- Kids without authority issues are less likely to join gangs.
- Kids with both their fathers and mothers are more likely to stay in school.
- The fewer laws law enforcement officers (LEOs) are required to enforce, the less likely there is for their paths to cross citizens and a lower likelihood of deadly conflict.
- Lower instances of LEO conflict will help the racial tensions in America to abate.
- The war on drugs (WOD) has been an epic failure, just as was the prohibition of alcohol was. The rise of street gangs and their perpetration of violence n America can strongly be linked to the underground and markets created by the WOD. Legalization may not completely remove those gangs or violence, but it will surely help folks wanting a smoke who are otherwise good citizens to seek their purchases in a legal manner.
- Though a Libertarian and I abhor taxation in general, I do support states obtaining tax revenues from marijuana sales which can be allocated towards the prosecution of users who are unable and incapable of being responsible adults. The tax revenues will help our state’s ridiculously high debts.
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State Rep. Allen Skillicorn to be April Meeting’s special guest speaker!
Our guest speaker this month will be State Rep. Allen Skillicorn from the 66th District, which includes parts of Algonquin, Crystal Lake, East and West Dundee, Elgin, Gilberts, Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood and Sleepy Hollow, to the northwest of us here in DuPage.
Allen will talk about the challenges we face in Illinois, what we can expect from the new General Assembly and Governor, and he will gladly answer any and all questions we have, so come prepared.
Upcoming projects to plan for include the dual Memorial Day Parades that we will be doing in Itasca and then immediately afterwards in neighboring Wood Dale.
We will also be discussing in greater detail upcoming media projects that we will be involved in, as well as members who have stepped up and decided they would like to run for office in the next general election. Continue reading
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April 2, 2019, Election – DuPage County Proposals
Village of Lemont
Shall the Village of Lemont, in Counties of Cook, Will and DuPage, dedicate resources to investment in its public infrastructure including but not limited to investment in its roads, alleys, paths and sidewalks?
—Vote No, there are already many taxes in place to pay for these repairs.
Shall the Village of Lemont, in Counties of Cook, Will, and DuPage, Illinois, dedicate resources to investment in its public infrastructure including but not limited to investment in its water and sewer systems?
—Vote No, there are already many taxes in place to pay for these repairs.
Shall the Village of Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will, and DuPage, Illinois, impose a Non-Home Rule Municipal Retailers’ Occupation Tax and a Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax (commonly referred to as a “municipal sales tax”) at a rate of 1% for expenditures on public infrastructure or property tax relief in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8-11- 1.3 and 8-11-1.4 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.3 and 65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.4)?
—Vote No, there are already many taxes in place to pay for these repairs. Continue reading
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