Ballot Access News: The three minor parties that run the largest number of candidates across the nation are the Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties. In the November 2008 election, here is the best percentage in the nation for each of these party’s U.S. House nominees (excluding races in which one of the two major parties [...]

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Several more videos found on youtube: Posted to IPR by Paulie

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Found at CP.org by Mary Starrett Constitution Party Communications Director For 7 years, the American colonists saw red everywhere they looked. British troops had taken over their towns. Colonists had put up with increasing taxation, being spied on and having their normal, day-to-day lives scrutinized. One cold night in Boston in 1775, an altercation turned [...]

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Vote and/or check results at http://www.lp.org/poll/should-obamas-dept-of-treasury-pick-be-blocked-from-confirmation-for-failing-to-pay-taxes Posted to IPR by Paulie

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Ballot Access News: Oklahoma Representative Charles Key (R-Oklahoma City) has introduced HB 1072, which lowers the number of signatures to qualify a new party from 5% of the last vote cast, to exactly 5,000 signatures. Earlier, Oklahoma Senator Randy Brogdon had introduced a similar (though more comprehensive) bill in the State Senate, SB 359. Representative [...]

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Editorial published in the Huntsville Times State law needs to give other candidates a fair shot at election Sometimes it seems that every shortcoming or excess in state or local laws manages to end up in a federal court somewhere, usually framed as a constitutional question. Even so, grievances that do not rise to the [...]

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Ballot Access News: On January 14, West Virginia Libertarian Party state chair Matt Harris, and national chair Bill Redpath, spent the day lobbying key West Virginia legislators for better ballot access. Currently, for president, West Virginia is tied with North Carolina for having the 2nd most restrictive requirement. West Virginia requirements for office other than [...]

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Ballot Access News: The Peace and Freedom Party has been on the ballot in California for all elections 1968 through 2008, except that it was off in 2000 and 2002. It has always run candidates for the legislature when it has been on the ballot. In 2008, its Assembly candidates polled 8.29% in the races [...]

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By Wayne Root RootForAmerica.com The latest reports are out- and there’s good news and bad news for California. The good news is that California leads the nation. The bad news is that California leads the nation in deficit, debt and the amount of residents escaping to other states. The Mamas and Papas are rolling over [...]

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Press release from the Libertarian Party: Barr Supports Closure of Guantanamo Prison Endorses Obama Proposal Former Congressman Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s 2008 nominee for president, issued a statement Wednesday morning applauding President-elect Obama’s reported plan to close the controversial military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where many suspected terrorists have been held, often without [...]

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Dean Barkley, former Independence Party of Minnesota Senator, has penned an editorial in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune concerning his “Wish List”. This is a list of things he hopes Barack Obama will do with his administration. On top of my wish list is ending the debacle called the War in Iraq.  I hope he follows through [...]

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Ninth Circuit Court Hears Rosenthal Case by Steve Kubby SAN FRANCISCO — A three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments this morning for granting a new trial to Ed Rosenthal. The high-profile case of author and medical marijuana advocate Ed Rosenthal returned to the courtroom this morning and oral arguments [...]

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NYC Tuesday January 13, 2008 Posted at GP.org Posted to IPR by Paulie

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Virginia Takes Con Con Stage by Chuck Baldwin As I noted in this column a few weeks ago, proponents of assembling a new Constitutional Convention are a scant two states away from achieving that monstrous reality. (Please review my column on this subject at http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2008/cbarchive_20081216.html ) At that time, the state of Ohio was in [...]

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Vote and/or see current results at: http://www.lp.org/poll/should-the-us-shut-down-guantanamo-bay Posted to IPR by Paulie

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Found at Nader.org Dear Mr. President: We strongly urge you to demonstrate a devotion to the rule of law by refraining from presidential pardons for any current or former White House, Cabinet or agency official in your administration for torture, illegal surveillance, unconstitutional imprisonments, obstruction of justice, perjury, violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act [...]

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Posted at GPW by Ronald Hardy: Here are a handful of upcoming meetings of Local and State Green Parties, Candidates, etc. Jan 15 (Thurs) Tony Palmeri For Oshkosh Common Council Kick-Off Party Come help kick-off Tony Palmeri’s re-election campaign in Oshkosh. Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Todd Price will be there, along with Pete Karas, [...]

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emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com For More Information, Contact: —————————– Fred Vitale, Chair Green Party of Michigan chair@MIGreens.org 313-580-4905 Green Party Leaders Condemn Israeli Bombings and Invasion of Gaza; Support Call for Boycott of Israel ================================== Green Party leaders in Michigan condemned the brutal air strikes and military assaults by Israel on unarmed civilians in Gaza and [...]

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Economy Fiscal Policy Civil Liberties Foreign Policy Social Policy Other http://www.lp.org/poll/in-what-area-did-bush-do-the-most-damage Posted to IPR by Paulie

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emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com Libertarians Say Let the People Decide on Annexation RALEIGH (Jan. 15) — The General Assembly’s Joint Commission to Study Municipal Annexation should tell the state legislature it’s time to let the people decide, a Libertarian Party of North Carolina spokesman said today. “The commission heard the voice of the people loud and [...]

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