The House Judiciary Committee has released the witness list for today’s hearing on Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s Articles of Impeachment for President George W. Bush. Among those to testify is “The Honorable Bob Barr, Former Representative from Georgia, 2008 Libertarian Nominee for President.”
The hearing before the full Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin at 10:00 [...]
Barr to testify on Bush impeachment today
July 25th, 2008 · written by Peter Orvetti · 5 Comments
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California deals double whammy to Constitution Party
July 25th, 2008 · written by paulie cannoli · 2 Comments
First, the California Secretary of State issued an opinion (litigation pending) that Alan Keyes, not Chuck Baldwin, would be on the AIP ballot line this year.
And now, more bad news from the Golden State for the CP in case it does wrestle back control of the AIP from Keyes: Ballot Access News reports
California has [...]
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AR Green on Blog Talk Radio Sunday
July 24th, 2008 · written by Gregg Jocoy · No Comments
Richard Carroll will be the guest this Sunday on Green Party Watch Radio. Carroll is running for the 39th State House seat in Arkansas. It is possible that he will be the only candidate on the ballot since the Democratic Party in that state has changed party rules in an attempt to keep [...]
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McKinney North Carolina votes to be counted
July 24th, 2008 · written by Gregg Jocoy · 4 Comments
According to a page at the North Carolina Board of Elections website, Cynthia McKinney is now an official write-in candidate for President.
North Carolina’s ballot access laws are so draconian that the Green Party’s efforts to secure a ballot line in the state have fallen far short of the number set by the state. The [...]
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Ann Arbor Socialist is Michigan’s first ballot-qualified Green this year
July 24th, 2008 · written by Fred Church Ortiz · 1 Comment
From a press release issued by his campaign comes news that Socialist Party of Michigan chairman Matt Erard has received the nomination of the Green Party of Michigan for the 53rd State House district. Upon filing his paperwork, Erard became the first MI Green on the ballot this cycle:
Erard, who currently serves as the [...]
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Scotty Boman chimes in on Fannie/Freddie
July 24th, 2008 · written by G.E. · No Comments
“While I don’t necessarily follow the party line 100% of the the time, I think the recent press release by the Libertarian Party was right on the mark,” says Scotty Boman, in reference to the “Let Them Fail” press release issued by the LP in response to the impending bankruptcy of government-sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae [...]
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Rasmussen: Majority of small l libertarians planning to vote for Obama
July 24th, 2008 · written by paulie cannoli · 15 Comments
Rasmussen reports that
Libertarian voters make up 4% of the nation’s likely voters and they favor Barack Obama over John McCain by a 53% to 38% margin. Three percent (3%) would vote for some other candidate and 5% are not sure. These results, from an analysis of 15,000 Likely Voter interviews conducted by Rasmussen Reports, [...]
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Nader wants to testify on Bush/Cheney impeachment
July 24th, 2008 · written by paulie cannoli · 2 Comments
Press release from the Nader campaign
Dear Chairman Conyers:
For years I have been urging you to initiate a resolution of impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney for chronic, repeated violations of our Constitution and the many “high crimes and misdemeanors” they commit day after day. These two men are the worst recidivist impeachable [...]
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DC 2nd Amendment plaintiff Dick Heller running for US House Delegate as a Libertarian
July 24th, 2008 · written by paulie cannoli · 3 Comments
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Ballot Access News
Dick Anthony Heller, the plaintiff in last month’s famous U.S. Supreme Court decision that said the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a gun, is petitioning as the Libertarian nominee for Delegate to the U.S. House from the District of Columbia. He needs 3,000 signatures.
If he gets 7,500 votes [...]
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McKinney and Clemente on Democracy Now!
July 24th, 2008 · written by paulie cannoli · 1 Comment
posted by Ronald Kane Hardy at Green Party Watch
Listen to, watch, or read the transcript from Democracy Now! with Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente here.
Here’s a teaser for you:
AMY GOODMAN: And what do you think, Rosa Clemente, are the most important issues right now? What are you going to be campaigning [...]
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