National Convention in Orlando Memorial Day Weekend



 

Featured Speakers:
Tom Woods, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute
Congressman Ted Yoho (FL-3)
Michael Boldin, Executive Director of the 10th Amendment Center
Cliff Maloney Jr., President of Young Americans for Liberty
Loren Spivack, the Free Market Warrior

Breakfast: $25
Lunch: $50
Dinner: $75
*Student Registration: $100
Individual Registration: $200

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Even if you prefer to pay at the door, please still register today. If you are paying at the door or paying via check, please select "Payment By Check" when entering a payment method. The deadline to register as a delegate was on 2/26.

 

Starting at 3PM on Friday the 26th, all Florida delegates and alternates will attend their State Convention where they will elect officers and regional board members, discuss and amend their platform and hear from Michael Boldin of the 10th Amendment Center. Anyone is welcome to view the business meeting. A cocktail reception for all attendees will be hosted at the bar in the main lobby following the business meeting at 6PM.

Starting at 9AM on Saturday the 27th, all attendees are invited to our first event, Breakfast with Congressman Ted Yoho. There will be a Panel Discussion (Liberty in the Media) and a State Officer Roundtable at 10AM and a breakout session (Emerging Issues) at 11AM. Noon Lunch speakers are Cliff Maloney Jr., President of Young Americans for Liberty and Michael Boldin, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the 10th Amendment Center. Following lunch at 1:30PM will be a panel on Impacting State Legislation and a breakout session, Turning Critics into Converts.

The National Convention Business Meeting begins promptly at 2:30PM (don't be late!) where all registered delegates will vote for officers and caucus with each other to strategize and develop solutions for the organization. A cocktail reception will be held at 6PM and the main banquet will begin at 7PM with Loren Spivack the Free Market Warrior and our Keynote Tom Woods, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. 

We are so excited to bring everyone together for our 14th annual national convention! We can't wait to rendezvous with fellow RLCers and lovers of liberty from around the country. With the spotlight now fully on the Republican Party, it's our time to shine.
 

CATO OP-ED: The President Is Not the Commander
in Chief of the United States, Nor Its CEO


 

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” yesterday that “the president is the CEO of the country,” and thus “he can hire and fire whoever he wants. That’s his right.” Leaving aside the question of whether the president can fire everyone in the federal government, she is wrong on her main point. The president is not the CEO of the country. He can reasonably be described as the CEO of the federal government. The Constitution provides that in the new government it establishes, “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”

Meanwhile, too many people keep calling the president—this president and previous presidents—”my commander in chief” or something similar. Again it’s important for our understanding of a constitutional republic to be clear on these points. The president is the chief executive of the federal government. He is the commander in chief of the armed forces, not of the entire government and
 

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