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  • Hartland Property Tax May Rise Nearly 10%

    Wes Nakagiri 9:13 pm on July 9, 2010 | 0 Permalink

    A citizen of Hartland Township forwarded me some information regarding an upcoming election where voters will decide if property taxes should go up 10%. 

    Vote August 3, 2010 – You decide if you want your property taxes to go increase by nearly 10%.  More information contained in this flyer.  (Note: in this flyer is a quote from a gentleman with the last name of “Wickman.”  This person is the Township Manager for Hartland).

    Read about Hartland Township municipal bond problems in Blomberg New, a media organization that reports on business and financial news.

    Millage increase being sought from residents of Hartland Township and resident of the Cromaine Library District.  Please note that Cromaine Library District includes parts of several other townships.  Therefore, even if you live outside Hartland Township you may be impacted.  Other townships that are impacted are Tyrone, Deerfield, Oceola, Brighton, and Genoa.  Click on this link to see map http://co.livingston.mi.us/countyClerk/maps/2006_LibraryDistrict_NEW.pdf

    Inform others about the August 3 vote.  Copy and paste this link in an email message to your friends and neighbors:  http://www.limitgovnow.com/2010/07/hartland-property-tax-may-rise-nearly-10/

    Information on how to get an absentee ballot from Hartland Township: http://www.hartlandtwp.com/Departments/Clerk/AbsenteeVoterBallots.aspx  (Be aware that the Township Clerk resigned recently.  It is the Township Clerk that administers elections, including issuing absentee ballots.  During this transition period it may be prudent on your part to do some extra follow up to insure you receive your ballot in a timely fashion.

    UPDATE:  Another flyer is being circulated with information about this proposed tax increase.  This flyer claims to provide the reader with the “straight facts.”  You, the voter, will need to draw your own conclusions.  The intent of this web page is to present you with different perspectives regarding this $24,000,000 expenditure.  The voters in Hartland and the Cromaine Library district deserve a comprehensive discussion of the potential tax liabilities.  Click here to view the other flyer and commentary.

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  • Premiere Activist Program, Offered at Hillsdale College

    Wes Nakagiri 10:00 pm on February 6, 2010 | 3 Permalink | Reply
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    Good news for conservative activists in Michigan!  The Leadership Institute is once again offering a weekend training program at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI.  I attended this same program last year and it was awesome. The training provided me with the knowledge and confidence to form a Tea Party group in Livingston County Michigan.

    This intensive two-day session is being offered on the weekend of March 13-14, 2010.  The total cost is just $30.00.  This includes the training, all meals, and lodging.  You cannot beat this deal – it is the best training value you’ll ever run across.  This flier contains more detail and contact information to enroll in the course.

    (Note: This is an intensive two-day course.  If you decide to attend you really should plan on staying for both days.  In my opinion, the second day was the most informative.)

    If I can provide you further information regarding my experiences with this course please email me with your contact information and I will call you to discuss.  You can email me at wes@limitgovnow.com

     

  • Your Contribution of $0.76 Makes a Difference

    Wes Nakagiri 8:25 pm on January 17, 2010 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    Concerned Americans are contributing both their money and their time to defeat leftist candidates throughout our great nation.  I am personally aware of friends and neighbors in Michigan who are volunteering their time and their money to help in the Massachusetts Senate race.  People understand the importance of this race to our nation to slowing the leftist agenda.

    For the first time ever, my wife and I made campaign contributions to candidates who are outside of our own district, including candidates in other states.  We have contributed to Doug Hoffman in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, and to a PAC endorsing Scott Brown in the Massachusetts Senate race. 

    Whether one decides to contribute financially to support a political campaign, as we have, is a personal decision.  If you decide to contribute financially, too, I have one request:

    Rather than making a contribution that is rounded off to the nearest dollar, add 76 cents.  For instance, if you decide to contribute $20.00, contribute $20.76 instead.  We’ve started doing this and think others should do it, too.  (We picked 76 cents in honor of the year of our nation’s independence, 1776.)

    How could adding just 76 cents make a difference?

    Adding 76 cents will serve as a potent symbol of support and puts the candidate on notice that the contributor is part of a larger movement.  It identifies the contribution as one that was made by someone who is a both a strong supporter of our Constitution and a strong supporter of fiscal responsibility.  In other words, the contribution was made by a Tea Partier. 

    If this idea grows, when a political candidate receives thousands of contributions ending in $0.76 he or she will know that constitutionally aware citizens are both supporting and watching.  If elected, the candidate will know we expect him or her to support legislation that expands individual freedom and reigns in runaway spending.  The candidate also will know that we are well organized and we won’t just go away after the election.  We will be watching. 

    Adding 76 cents also benefits the Tea Party movement by enabling us to identify our like-minded colleagues across a larger geographic area.  How so?  Campaign finance laws require each candidate to report contributions to state and federal election authorities.  The names and addresses of contributors along with the amounts they gave are a matter of public record.  So, an examination of campaign finance records enables Tea Partiers to readily identify allies for future election battles.

    Being able to identify allies will be helpful later if we need to oust a political fraud.  Say, for instance, a Republican candidate promises fiscal responsibility during the campaign but spends like a drunken sailor after getting elected.  This candidate may think that as long as he spends a little bit less than a liberal rival, then you, the voter, are stuck between a rock and a hard place.  He may think you have no choice but to re-elect the lesser of two evils.  Well, this fiscal fraud is mistaken.  As long as the Tea Party movement stays organized the fraudulent candidate can be voted out of office during the next primary election season. 

    So, stand with me.  Add 76 cents to your next political campaign contribution – and tell everyone you know to add 76 cents, too.

     

    Your 76 cents can make a difference in 2010, 2012 and beyond!

     

  • Recruit New Tea Party Members

    Wes Nakagiri 6:21 pm on January 8, 2010 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    I will be participating in a Tea Party Rally outside Somerset Mall on January 16, 2010. In addition to voicing my opposition to Obama Care I want to recruit new members to the Tea Party movement. To do this I will print up cards with the names, website addresses, and points of contact for every Tea Party group in Southeast Michigan and nearby areas. I will then canvass the crowd and hand out the card to anyone who is not currently affiliated with a Tea Party group. This enables people to join the Tea Party group that is closest to their home. We need to grow our ranks as we prepare for 2010. Obama’s group, Organizing for America, is already building their network in Michigan. We need to stay ahead of them.

    Please email wes@limitgovnow.com with the name and phone number for your group’s point of contact. Also, let me know what city you generally hold meetings at so that a new recruit knows where your group is located. I will print cards for the January 16 rally and I will email you a .PDF file so you’ll have an electronic copy of the card. I need your response by Friday January 15, 2010 (at noon) to give me time to print the cards.

    Also, if you know of a group that I’ve missed please contact me so I can get in touch with them and include their information. The groups that I am currently aware of are:

    912 SE Michigan Rally (Madison Heights, MI)

    Ann Arbor Tea Party Patriots (Ann Arbor)

    Dan’s T-PP (Hazel Park)

    Jackson Michigan Tea Party (Jackson Michigan)

    Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots (Lapeer county Michigan)

    Metro Detroit Freedom Coalition (Metro Detroit )

    Metro Detroit Marchers (Metro Detroit)

    Michigan Tea Party (Madison Heights, Michigan)

    Michigan Unity (Throughout Michigan)

    New Patriot Revolution (Lansing)

    Port Huron Tea Party (Port Huron/Blue Water Area Michigan)

    Rattle With Us (Plymouth)

    Shiawassee County 912 Commission (Owosso)

    Southeast Michigan 9.12 Project (Metropolitan Detroit, Michigan (Macomb, Oakland, Wayne counties))

    Let Freedom Reign (White Lake Township)

    Campaign for Liberty

    Grassroots in Michigan (Lansing)

    It is my intent to get more people involved with our cause. It doesn’t matter to me which group a person joins. All that matters to me is that they get involved to help out in 2010.

     

  • Obama Care: Liberals Play the Race Card, Again

    Wes Nakagiri 3:32 pm on December 26, 2009 | 5 Permalink | Reply
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    I recently circulated a petition in my neighborhood against Obama Care.  You can read about this petition drive in an article that was just published by the Livingston County Press and Argus. 

    In response to this newspaper article, a Liberal writer (named Communications Guru) posted a comment on my blog calling me a racist. This phony charge was not unexpected.  Indeed, playing the racism card is just what liberals tend to do. 

    Long known in America for their culture of divisive rhetoric, liberals toss out the racism card whenever they are losing a debate.  Liberals never seem to want to talk about the facts, like the fact that a majority of citizens are against Obama Care.  Instead, they prefer to resort to name-calling.

    Liberals also know they cannot win in the arena of ideas. They know they have lost the health care debate and so do not even try to discuss important policy issues and real reforms that would make a real difference, like malpractice insurance reform, or interstate competition for health insurance, or health insurance portability.  Instead, they try to shut down further discussion by bringing out their version of the nuclear option, the racism card.  Apparently, the Liberal comment writer thinks that a person must be racist if he prefers to keep his own personalized health care plan rather than a one-size-fits-all government plan controlled by Washington.

    But every mainstream American knows the heath care debate has nothing to do with race.  Americans do not want to risk their health care by turning over control to the Washington ruling class.  Americans of all colors just want to keep their right to choose the health care plan, the doctor, the hospital, and the prescription drug plan that is best suited for their families.

    I will continue to discuss the issues as the other side attempts to divide America along racial lines.  This Liberal will not silence my voice by hurling the racism card at me.  I have endured far greater attacks against my Freedom of Speech since I started my activism earlier this year.  You may recall from an earlier blog post that someone vandalized my vehicle in retaliation for voicing opposition to Obama Care.  Left-wing zealots “keyed” my vehicle with racist messages such as “KKK” and “White Power.”  While this hate crime caused over $3300 of damage it has not and will not prevent me from moving forward and speaking out for the rights of all Americans to choose the best health care plan for their families.

    A neighborhood group is forming to fight for limited government.  This includes fighting for personalized heath care choice and preventing a Washington takeover of 17% of our economy. Email wes@limitgovnow.com for details.

     

  • Tea Party Activism Influencing Republican Party

    Wes Nakagiri 10:13 pm on December 1, 2009 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    There was a recent article published in the Washington Times that discusses the Republican Party’s concern about the Tea Party Movement.  Some in the Republican Party have expressed concern that running other RINO candidates  (remember  Dede Scozzafava in New York’s 23rd Congressional District) will lead to the emergence of additional third-party conservative candidates.  As seen in the race in NY 23, a true conservative candidate would garner support from Tea Party activists; this would likely result in a split in the Republican vote that would hand victory to the Liberals.
     
    To reduce the likelihood of this happening, a petition is circulating within the Republican Party that would require candidates to share at least 80% of the party’s main tenets in order to be eligible for financial aid from the party.  Adopting this petition will be a big step toward reaching out to the Tea Party Movement. 

    Along with Town Hall Meetings, Tea Parties, and the 912 March on Washington, this petition is another sign that the Tea Party Movement is having a significant impact upon politics in America.  Remember also, without the Tea Party Movement we would have had Obama Care rammed down our throats in July.  It is now December and they still do not have a bill signed into law.  While there is still much work to be done, we should all be proud of our progress!  The politicians in Washington are finally beginning to understand that Americans want more individual freedom and less government interference in our daily lives.

    As a Tea Party activist, I support the concept behind this petition.  If the Republican Party is to turn itself into the Party of Limited Government then candidates must adhere to constitutionally based principles.  The Republican Party should not contribute money to candidates that support liberal policies such as Obama Care, Cap and Trade, and saddling future generations with mountains of debt. 

    While I am encouraged by this petition, for now, I will only consider contributing funds directly to candidates that support my philosophy of limited government.  The Republican Party will have to earn my trust before I contribute directly to them.  I cannot take a chance that my hard-earned money might be given to a RINO.  Only if this petition passes would I reconsider contributing to the Republican Party.

     

  • Arguments Against Obama Care - Flash Flyers Part II

    Wes Nakagiri 3:25 pm on November 27, 2009 | 2 Permalink | Reply
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    The concept of flash flyers was discussed in an earlier post.  If you recall, flash flyers are one of the most effective means of conveying your message to an uninformed or undecided person.  I have added two additional flyers since then.

    One flyer discusses the value the Federal Government places on a woman’s life relative to the value it places on a child’s life.  In my opinion both lives are equally precious.  However, the Feds do not agree.  Governmental actions indicate it is unconscionable to accept a mortality rate 4 out of 2,100,000 children (or 1 out of 525,000), while it is perfectly acceptable to let 1 out of 1904 women die from breast cancer.  If you do the math the Feds are concluding that a woman’s life is only 0.36% as valuable as a child’s life.  If government bureaucrats take over our health care you can expect more of these types of decisions.  To a bureaucrat you are just another number.

    The next flyer discusses four key points. 

    1)  How the politicians will force you out of your current health plan by forcing costly mandates on your company-provided plan.  

    2)  The virtual certainty that socialized medicine will by vastly more expensive than what is currently estimated. 

    3)  The Senate’s refusal to consider common sense methods of reducing health costs like increasing insurance competition and implementing tort reform.

    4)  The criminal penalties associated with this health bill if you do not knuckle under to the government and accept this new entitlement.

     

  • Your Neighbors Want to Fight Obama Care

    Wes Nakagiri 10:34 am on November 25, 2009 | 2 Permalink | Reply
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    Yesterday I went door to door in my neighborhood circulating a petition in opposition to Obama Care.  The response was great!  During my hour and a half endeavor, I collected 15 signatures, only one person declined to sign.  This is a 94% success rate.  It was truly awesome to see firsthand that my neighborhood was filled with knowledgeable citizens who are as concerned about the course of our country as I am.

    In addition to sending a message to Congress, this petition drive provides me an opportunity to meet neighbors I hadn’t known before and chat with them about the state of our country.  It was reassuring to me to discover my views are right in the mainstream of other concerned Americans.  Further, the petition drive enabled me to inform my neighbors that I am running for Precinct Delegate in the Republican Party.  My message to my neighbors is that I will work to change the Republican Party to the Limited Government Party.  This message resonated with all who signed my petition!

    I have spoken with others regarding the initial success rate of this petition drive.  I am encouraging all TEA Party groups to join in.  Several colleagues have asked me to post my blank petition form on my blog so that they can use it also.  When you petition your own neighborhood I am confident that you will find the experience as rewarding as I have.  You will get to know your neighbors better and you will find like-minded people who are willing to get involved.  This is what grass roots organizing is all about.

     

  • Tea Partiers, Increase Your Influence

    Wes Nakagiri 9:10 pm on November 22, 2009 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    I have added a new page to my blog. The name of this page is Flash Flyers. This page contains newspaper articles and editorials discussing current events – such as Obama Care. I have copied the articles and added my own editorial comments in the margins. These comments elaborate on various issues discussed in the article/editorial. In essence, these comments help the reader to “read between the lines.”

    The concept of flash flyers was presented during activist training I attended in Hillsdale, Michigan. Flash flyers are one of the most effective ways of informing the public about an important issue, such as Obama Care or Cap and Trade. The vast majority of Americans do not follow politics as closely as you and I; therefore, it is up to us to pass along information to counter the propaganda espoused by the Administration and their media allies.

    Flash flyers are effective because they present information using a media company that average Americans are familiar with. The first flash flyer I have posted on my blog is a copy of an editorial from USA Today. Americans that are not politically active would generally view USA Today as respectable news source. All I have done with this flash flyer is present the USA Today point of view along with my commentary that point out issues that editors chose not to elaborate upon.

    To maximize the effectiveness of a flash flyer I recommend that you print copies of this flyer and distribute them to your moderate/independent friends and neighbors. Experience has shown that a hard copy conveys the information in a more influential manner than an emailed copy. Another effective method of distribution would be to leave a handful of copies in the cafeteria at work for others to read.  Other ideas include leaving flyers in a restaurant, library, or an airport waiting area.

    If time constraints prevent distribution of a hard copy then an email copy is acceptable. As a reminder, you should endeavor to pass this flash flyer on to more than just your conservative friends who already agree with your point of view, otherwise we are just preaching to the choir. Lastly, I encourage you to make your own flash flyers and help your circle of friends, “read between the lines.”

     

  • Change The Republican Party to the Limited Government Party

    Wes Nakagiri 10:30 pm on November 21, 2009 | 3 Permalink | Reply
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    This year I, along with millions of other citizens, have gotten off the couch and become engaged in the struggle to maintain our individual freedom in the face of an ever expanding authoritarian regime. I have attended TEA Party Rallies in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Battle Creek, Brighton, Birmingham, and Troy, Michigan. I have participated in several Obama Care protests in the Metro Detroit area, voicing my opposition to the federal government taking away our health care choices. I have traveled to our nation’s capitol on 9/12 and 11/5 to join millions of other Americans concerned about future generations being saddled with debt to pay for the left’s selfish desire for “free” health care.

    Throughout all of these rallies and protests, I observed a common theme. Americans will not bow at the altar of BIG GOVERNMENT and willingly cede control of their family’s health care. Average Americans from all walks of life have seen the Feds bankrupt every social program they have imposed on us. Americans will fight to the bitter end to prevent the Feds from ruining our health care system

    I have also observed another common theme, many of my fellow citizens are unhappy with both major political parties. While the Democrat Party is viewed as the party of big government, the Republican Party tends to be viewed as the party of somewhat big government. Most people I spoke with are longing for a party of limited government. Neither the Republican Party, and certainly not the Democrat Party represents mainstream America’s desire for truly limited government.

    That neither of the two major political parties represents the limited government values of mainstream Americans presents a quandary. Most of my colleagues do not want to vote for a third party candidate, as this will virtually guarantee victory for the Party of Big Government. Similarly, my colleagues are not thrilled about the prospects of victory for the Party of Slightly Less Big Government. What are we to do?

    Here is the solution! There is a movement underway to recruit Americans with mainstream conservative values to become precinct delegates within the Republican Party. As a precinct delegate, citizens with mainstream conservative values are able to cast votes in elections for Republican Party leadership positions. As a precinct delegate, you have the ability to help shape policies for the Republican Party. As a precinct delegate, you have the ability to turn the Republican Party into the Party of Mainstream Conservative American Values.

    Becoming a precinct delegate (also known as a precinct committeeman) is relatively easy. Obviously, each individual state will have its own specific rules but this generalized procedure provides a good overview for all states. For my home state of Michigan, I have included links for everything you will need to know before you sign up to run for a precinct delegate position. The Michigan procedure is quite simple. You do not need to circulate nominating petitions, file financial disclosure forms, or even be a dues paying member of the Republican Party!

    You have made a difference by voting in elections. You have made a difference by attending TEA Parties that have shaped public opinion. Now take the next step and shape the policies of the Republican Party!

    Follow these steps to run for precinct delegate in the State of Michigan:
    1. Determine your precinct. Your County Clerk can help.
    2. Find and contact your county’s Republican Chairman.
    3. Let your Chairman know you would like to be a precinct delegate.
    4. Your Chairman may appoint you right now if there is a vacancy.
    5. Fill out an Affidavit of Identity. Return this to your township clerk.
    6. Read the filing requirements. Filing deadline is May 11, 2010.
    7. Understand the candidate requirements.
    8. If you miss the filing deadline you can run as a write-in.

     

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