According to a long-time libertarian activist, former prosecutor Bob Barr does not support fully informed juries. The activist says Barr was confronted on the issue and did not back down.
Barr’s running mate Wayne Allyn Root, who seems to be running an independent campaign for the vice presidency, has the following to say about prosecutorial abuse [...]

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This is a topic I raised for discussion several years ago on another blog I used to write for, and I remember getting a lot of heat from it as an outsider to the LP. But in light of recent events, I figured it would make for an interesting debate.
The Libertarian Party has always [...]

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Robert Owens, the chairman of the Constitution Party of Ohio, has successfully made it onto the ballot for the race for Attorney General. Richard Winger has the scoop.
Ohio is holding a special election in November 2008 for Attorney General. Normally this office is only on the ballot in mid-term years. But because the incumbent resigned [...]

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Ballot-Access News has reported that the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s petition to get its presidential ticket of La Riva/Puryear on the ballot has succeeded. Earlier this month, BAN reported that the PSL was seeking to qualify in 15 or 16 states for this year.
So far, the story seems to have been picked up [...]

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U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina tossed out Ralph Nader’s lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, Sen. John Kerry, and the Service Employees International Union in which Nader claimed they conspired to keep Nader off the ballot in several states in 2004, Capitol Media Services reports. Nader sought financial damages incurred for court costs, as [...]

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Here are some of the highlights of Barr-Root coverage from the past 24 hours (links on the jump page):
Newsweek Online: Cracking the Barr Code
Christian Science Monitor: Bob Barr Is New Piece In Electoral Puzzle
Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog: Gingrich: Barr will make Obama’s job ‘marginally easier’
Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog: Barr Rips Bush Administration On Privacy Issues
Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog: [...]

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Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr appeared on Fox News’s “Your World With Neil Cavuto” Tuesday afternoon. Cavuto opened by noting that the “Libertarian candidate just picked by his party would command six percent of the vote in a general election matchup, and he hasn’t really even gotten campaigning yet. He says he’s in it to [...]

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Reform Party USA National Committee Chairman Charles Foster tells me, “In spite of what you may have heard to the contrary, we will be having a nominating convention later this year.” According to the RPUSA website, the convention will be held July 18-20 in Dallas.

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John Murphy, an independent for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 16th district, has issued a press release condemning presidential candidate Barrack Obama’s “moving further right.” He says “Democrats continue to ape Republicans” and “both parties [are] owned and operated by U.S. corporations and [the] Israeli lobby.”
Below is the full text of the press release.
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CHESTER COUNTY, PA – [...]

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The Brian Moore/Stewart Alexander presidential campaign, nominated by the Socialist Party USA and Liberty Union Party (and seeking the nomination of the Peace and Freedom Party) released two statements this week, each focusing on current attitudes towards Middle East policy.
Brian Moore penned the first statement on Memorial Day, in which he challenges Bishop Robert Lynch, [...]

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There were 652 credentialed delegates. This means 327 votes were required for a majority. Bob Barr finished with just 324 votes.
Possible explanation: Perhaps only a majority of ballots cast during a particular round was required, as opposed to a majority of the credentialed delegates. However, 327 was stated to be the number required for victory, [...]

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Robert Milnes, a self-proclaimed Presidential candidate and popular blog commenter, has announced that he is leaving the Libertarian Party. I received this email earlier today:
To whom it may concern, With this letter I hereby withdraw my membership in the Libertarian Party. I intend to change my voter registration to Independent consistent with an Independent [...]

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From the Libertarian Party of North Carolina, as reported by IPR member libertypoint:
RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge ruled May 27 that “there is no fundamental right for a voter to vote for the party of their choice” and threw out the state Libertarian Party’s challenge to North Carolina’s elections laws.
Judge Robert Hobgood ruled in [...]

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From Kubby2008.com:
Dear fellow Libertarians,
Our party has nominated its 2008 presidential slate: Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia and Wayne Allyn Root of Nevada are our candidates, and they have my full support. Please visit Congressman Barr’s campaign web site at BobBarr2008.Com and make a generous contribution to his efforts.
Thanks to all of you who supported my [...]

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