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By James Maier at 11:07AM

Jan 25, 2012

YAL at IUPUI to host Civil Liberties College Tour Stop

Young Americans for Liberty at IUPUI will be hosting one of the stops on the YAL Civil Liberties College Tour on Tuesday February 7th!

At the current moment, an event of this nature is certainly necessary, as every day, we are seeing our rights whittled away by a government that has stepped far outside of its constitutional and legal constraints. Legislation such as the PATRIOT Act and the NDAA have roused people awake to the threats we face and even have become seminal issues for Republican presidential candidates.

All of these developments have come about as a result of wars, and as Randolph Bourne's thesis suggests, war is the health of the state. Wars, like the ones the US government is conducting in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia are the health of the state because many accept the certain steps taken in effort to make us "safer," when in reality, our rights and privacy are violated.

Many do not know this, but as a result of NDAA, anyone of us can be indefinitely detained with no charge. Yet, many accept this. Those who warn of it are painted as traitors and terrorist sympathizers, by those who do not understand the laws of this country and their natural rights.

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By James Maier at 12:51PM

Dec 5, 2011

Indiana YAL State Convention, Fall 2011

On December 3, 2011, a group of over thirty student activists came to IUPUI for the Fall 2011 Young Americans for Liberty State Convention.

They came to network with each other and see the speakers that were invited to the event, among them constitutional expert and 2012 Indiana Senate Candidate Andrew Horning, former Ohio State Senator Derrick Seaver, and former Survivor contender and 2012 Indiana gubernatorial candidate Rupert Boneham.

Andrew Horning’s speech that many of the group had seen before was refreshing nonetheless, and touched on the concept of liberty. Horning also discussed how Hoosier and American voters can have their state and federal constitutions; all they have to do is vote for candidates who understand and will abide by the rules within those documents. Horning made the case that laws should be “few enough to know, simple enough to understand, and pure enough to follow.”

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By Lindsey Ferguson at 8:21AM

Apr 4, 2011

YAL at Indiana University Hosts Indiana State Conference

The YAL chapter at Indiana University was so pleased to host the semi-annual Indiana state conference. Five out of the six chapters (Purdue University, Grace College, IUPUI, IU Southeast, and of course IU Bloomington) were represented, with a total of 20 in attendance.

This was the second statewide conference here in Indiana. Not only was it a great way to meet our fellow Hoosier YALers, but we have discovered that coming together, sharing both successes and difficulties, and moving forward together as a state is invaluable.

Last week IU, Purdue, and IU Kokomo hosted Dr. Walter Block of the Mises Institute. By creating a short tour rather than bringing him to lecture individually, each chapter cut their expenses in half.

While every YAL chapter works independently, it's crucial to reach out to others nearby. We can offer each other so much support and work on a greater scale. It's also a wonderful opportunity to network with fellow liberty-lovers.

After the conference, we headed to a local restaurant to watch Butler win! Thanks to everyone who joined YAL at Indiana University! We had a fabulous time hosting.

Indiana YAL Conference

Photo by Amy Hagerstrom

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By Andrew Sharp at 4:49PM

Nov 22, 2010

Indiana's Statewide Conference

On Saturday, I attended the Indiana Statewide Young Americans for Liberty/Campaign for Liberty Conference on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. The event was well attended, well organized, and full of discussion about how to be most effective as a statewide liberty movement. After some introductory presentations by YAL Indiana State Chair Nathan Murphy and C4L Indiana Assistant State Chair James Werner, we broke up into groups. There were five Chapter Presidents at the YAL session, and we made plans to reach out to even more campuses to help them with the process of becoming a chapter. We also discussed having a similar statewide meeting every semester at a different campus.

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When we got back together with the rest of the group, we shared our ideas with each other. Then, we had an open session where we created a list of action items which were then posted on the internet so we could all have access to them. We also heard speeches by Fairfield Township Trustee Julie Rousch, 2010 Libertarian US Senate Candidate Rebecca Sink-Burris, and 2008 Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Horning. The event was even covered on the local TV news!

I would strongly encourage all YAL and C4L members to work together and hold a statewide conference of your own. It was a great time and it was extremely valuable to be able to network and strategize with other liberty activists.

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By Thomas Gräber at 10:10PM

Mar 2, 2010

Purdue Chapter Going Strong

Murphy's Request, Tom's Gift

The Purdue University YAL chapter is persistently fighting for liberty on campus. Their next event is one of their monthly "Freedom Forums," this time about concealed carry on campus. The image above is one they are distributing on campus and the area.

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By Kelse Moen at 10:47PM

Jan 31, 2010

Another Anti-War Conservative

James Antle takes a look at John Hostettler, the former Indiana congressman and Iraq War opponent, who hopes to challenge the centrist Democrat Evan Bayh in this year's Senate race. The race should be interesting, especially since Rep. Mike Pence, a pro-war Republican with national popularity, has declined to run, making Hostettler, at least for now, the apparent front-runner for the Republican nomination. Writes Antle:

There are reasons the National Republican Senatorial Committee preferred Pence to Hostettler. Bayh was re-elected with 62 percent of the vote in 2004; Hostettler lost his House seat, drawing just 39 percent, in 2006. Hostettler's independence from the party line makes him unpredictable -- he was one of just six Republicans in the House to vote against authorizing the war in Iraq -- and his refusal to take political action committee money frequently causes him to fare poorly at fundraising. Bayh is sitting on a $12.7 million war chest.

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