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Rally With Us!
Note: There will be a tailgate party at Birchwood Farms, 600 Birchwood Dr., Harbor Springs, from 3 pm to 5 pm after the rally. Special guest: Congressman Jack Bergman!
And the election is on November 6th
Voters in Emmet County are invited to a Candidate Forum on October 10th at the Iron Horse Cafe at North Central Michigan College.
Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for a Meet and Greet with the candidates; the moderated forum will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Invitations have been sent to candidates Jim Page and Wayne Schmidt in Michigan’s 37th State Senate race, as well as Triston Cole and Melissa Fruge of the 105th, and Lee Chatfield and Joanne Galloway of the 107th State House races. Event organizers have also invited Jack Bergman and Matt Morgan, candidates for the Michigan first congressional district race.
Co-hosts for this event include the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, North Central Michigan College, and Petoskey News-Review.
Working the Gun Show
The Harbor Springs Outdoors Club gun show is being held at the Emmet County Fairgrounds Community building in Petoskey this weekend. ECRP has a candidates’ table that is situated in the foyer, and all gun show attendees have to pass by it when they enter the building.
Precinct Delegate Robert Igielski is manning the table.
Do stop by, grab a yard sign, and say “hey” to Robert.
And if you can’t make it today, come by tomorrow … we’ll be there from 9 am to 5 pm.
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Debate: Tribal Reservation Size, Jurisdiction
Gov. Snyder
Our erudite conservative columnist, Dr. Lou Zako weighs in on a relevant topic with a historical angle – the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder lawsuit.
The lawsuit, which deals largely with the validity of a 19th century treaty, was filed several years ago. As the Petoskey News-Review has reported: “By asking a federal court to affirm its reservation boundaries, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians looks to clarify that it holds jurisdiction in a 337-square-mile swath of Northern Michigan. For other entities with stakes in the area, though, the scope of that jurisdiction remains a source of uncertainty. Some intervening parties have voiced worries about the boundary affirmation’s possible impacts for the tribe’s neighbors.
The case, filed against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in 2015 in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids, will determine whether borders of the Odawa tribe’s reservation set by an 1855 treaty are still considered valid. The territory in question includes roughly the western two-thirds of Emmet County, portions of northern Charlevoix County and Garden and Hog islands in northern Lake Michigan.”
In his column, Dr. Zako notes how Emmet County and its various municipalities, villages, and townships could be impacted: “There is a concern that if the LTBB is successful in its suit, it will have ultimate authority over all the involved land area in zoning, taxation, and even criminal and civil judicial matters for both Indians and non-Indians.”
Read his interesting take on this ongoing litigation.
Emmet County GOP Launches Victory Center
Janet Szymanski and Dennis Kelly
The Emmet County Republicans now have a GOP headquarters for the fall election! Or, as it’s colloquially known – a Victory Center. The location is 1053 US 31 North, Suite 7 – across from the Bay View country club at the corner of Turbush Avenue and Highway 31. It is a large one-room office where campaign literature and political signs can easily be stored. The lease is for two months ending on Nov. 5th.
Current hours of operation: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 11-5; Wed. 11-7; Sat. 11-3; Sunday closed. If you would like to volunteer to staff the Victory Center, please call Janet at 231-330-4800. #RedWave #TrumpAgenda #MIGOP #Forward
Dr. Zako Ponders Socialism, Limited Government
Charles Fourier, utopian socialism founder
The vice-chair of the ECRP, Dr. Lou Zako, continues his quest to offer an important counter-culture viewpoint on the opinion pages of the Petoskey News-Review.
His latest column is titled: The wonders of socialism?
Dr. Zako ponders, ” … how much of my own hard-earned wealth do I wish to share with those of my neighbors who do not have as much wealth. I can share either voluntarily through charity donations or by compulsion through taxation, or through a combination of the two. I am personally comfortable with both charity-giving and some level of taxation. I come down on the side of limited government and limited taxation, both because government is often highly inefficient and sometimes corrupt in its use of our tax dollars and because the more of our individual wealth is confiscated by government, the less personal freedom we have.”
