I would like to thank the Delegates of the 2010 South Carolina Libertarian convention for my re-election to the office of State Chairman. It has been an honor to serve and I look forward to serving and advancing the party. One of my goals is to make the party more effective in the mission of being a political force. The first steps have been taken. We will recall the convention to order April 17, 2010 to nominate the Libertarian winners of the 2010 general election November 2, 2010.

We need everyone to be involved. We have a mission for this new decade. The MISSION of the South Carolina Libertarian Party is “Elect a Libertarian to all Offices.” Run for some office or volunteer and join a candidate in their campaign. Be a paper candidate for some office at any level. The target office is the State House. In South Carolina, the government is controlled in the State House and if we get elected there, the direction of South Carolina will change.

We are going to continue organizing counties. We have organized new counties this year and will be creating a State response team to assist at any time the organization of a county party. The state structure has to grow if we are going to meet our mission of electing Libertarian candidates.

We are going to be fighting a battle over the 3rd party status. The TEA party movement is Libertarian in origin but has been taken over by Republicans. Recently, the Chairperson of the South Carolina Republican party stated they will not be starting a TEA party branch. These TEA groups are rejecting 3rd parties and they need to wake up to the fact that the major parties are rejecting them. The members of the TEA party groups and the members of the major parties don’t know the true history of the Republican or the Democratic parties and how the Progressives in those parties are relying on that. Our 1st State Chairman Charles Blackwell stated and I am adopting “The Democrats want to go 100 miles an hour towards socialism, while the Republicans only want to go 85 an hour. I don’t want to make the trip.” He knew, as I know, it doesn’t matter which party is in power, the people are not in power. I hear conservatives say they are going to take control of the Republican Party and fix the Government by putting themselves back into power. Does that mean that they want to shift out of overdrive and back into high gear and continue the drive towards socialism? Let’s educate them so we don’t make the trip.

Natural law and Natural rights are the rules of conduct between human beings. These limits of freedom are discovered by reason and based on a moral sense. Not based on religions or churches but based on the inalienable rights granted by their Creator, whoever the individual believes his Creator is. Among these rights are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. The Laws of nature, collectively is what the Constitution and our Republic is based on. Belief in Natural Law is the prime requirement of being a Libertarian. The candidate that understands and believes in Natural law is who we need in Government. Let’s get them elected.

To Arms, to arms; our county has been invaded from within. This call is to all citizens of our Republic. We don’t need a Constitutional Convention we just need to defend the Constitution we have. I took an oath when I was inducted into the U.S. Army to defend the Constitution against enemies both Foreign and Domestic. I never revoked that oath and am prepared to obey it now. Join me in the campaign to elect Libertarians to defend the Constitution that our ancestors fought and died for. Support and vote Libertarian. We will reclaim our rights and re-establish the rule of law as envisioned by the Founders.

Thank you and let’s get to work. No more a debating society but a Political Force.

In Liberty,
 
Michael Carmany
Chairman
South Carolina Libertarian Party