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Less Government, more individual responsibility, and with God's help a better world. Do you have a problem with that as a Senate principle to follow?

Each of the participants had 2 minutes each to answer.

Five conservative candidates vying for the Republican nomination felt its was worth their time to speak on matters of national importance, policy and principle. Scotty Boman, Gary Glenn, Randy Hekman, Peter Konetchy, and Chuck Marino attended the affair, with Pete Hoekstra, and Clark Durant conspicuously absent.

This particular clip is an introduction by the moderator, and a follow up self intro by the candidates.  

Yes, I know that its genesis came from FreedomWorks, which is connected to big players from the GOP, and that part of its focus was to build up grassroots (ostensibly to support republican candidates).

But less government, lower taxes and more freedom, who could argue with that philosophy?

Five candidates for the GOP senate primary will debate this weekend in Richland.

The Plainwell Patriots will be hosting the debate at 7 p.m. Saturday at Gracespring Bible Church, 8643 Gull Road, Richland, said Cindy Gramat, founder of the Tea Party group.

The candidates attending include:

Scotty Boman, former Libertarian candidate for Senate and current college instructor, teaching physics at Wayne County Community College and astronomy at Macomb Community College.

Clark Durant, Hillsdale College, founder of Imprimis and co-founder of the Cornerstone Schools.

Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan and straw poll winner of the Dewitt Debate.

Randy Hekman, former Kent County prosecutor and juvenile court judge.

Peter Konetchy, software developer and businessman.

The Independence Caucus is not a political party, nor is it affiliated with any political party.  It is, rather, a group of concerned citizens devoted to electing candidates truly committed to constitutional loyalty and fiscal responsibility, regardless of party.  The goal is the election of such candidates to not less than 40% of the available seats in the several state legislatures and both chambers of Congress . . . in each election year.  It is a not-for-profit organization of concerned citizens from all walks who recognize the responsibility to act now to protect future generations of this nation from the disastrous consequences of our systematic abrogation of constitutional principles, exists to teach us how to govern our country as citizens, and provides the practical tools and resources to actually make it happen.

I present to you a compelling piece I found by Gary Glenn on the choices available to Michiganders as we look to the next year of selecting our US Senate Candidate, a primary race of which Glenn is a part. It highlights differences between Hoekstra and Glenn on issues that should be important to not only conservatives but even those moderates within the Republican party of Michigan.

Glenn, one of several candidates looking to be the challenger to Stabenow in 2012 tends to speak to the Tea Party concerns more clearly in my opinion than Pete Hoekstra, and possibly one or two others vying for the same chance.  In fact the only candidates who come close (as I have observed during speeches and presentations) would be Roscommon businessman Peter Konetchy, and former Kent County Probate Judge Randy Hekman.   I have not yet had the opportunity to vett Clark Durant, who is being heavily pushed by National Popular Vote advocate Saul Anuzis.

I should note that candidates who wish to air their opinions here are more than welcome to publish at will, subject to reformatting to fit the front page.

Of course, making an informed choice is always useful, and for that we should go below the fold.