Poll is here. Results at the time of this posting: It’s been a busy two days for Barack Obama. What has been his biggest achievement so far this week? Forcing wounded veterans to pay for their own medical treatment 40% (173 votes) Using unconstitutional Bush-style signing statements, after promising to end them 20% (88 votes) [...]

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Candidates for New York’s 20th Congressional District, Eric Sundwall and Scott Murphy, will debate tonight at 7:30 PM, sponsored by PBS and Times Union. Sundwall is a Libertarian, and Murphy is a Democrat. The Republican candidate, Tim Tedisco, will not be participating in the debate. You can read the full article here. Source: Albany Times [...]

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In the town of Duncanville, Texas, two Libertarians are running for local office. Paul Ford is seeking re-election to his city council seat, while Tim Miles is running for a seat on the town’s school board. Miles’ main concern is the school district’s budget, which he is very concerned about. Ford is intent on getting [...]

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On March 20, 2009, The US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit will hear oral arguments in Ralph Nader’s case against the Democratic National Committee, for their unfair interference with Nader’s 2004 presidential campaign.

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The election of FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes in El Salvador reveals the continuation of a move towards the left in the politics of Latin America. Commentary from: The Party for Socialism and Liberation, The Real News and The Daily News of Sri Lanka.

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The Libertarian Party of Delaware will be holding it’s 2009 convention on May 2nd. If you live in Delaware and would like to attend, it will be held at the Killens Pond State Park, in the pavilion. You can read the full article here, and for more information you can visit the Libertarian Party of [...]

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The First Circuit upholds ban on petitioning for candidates on interior post office sidewalks. Similar case pending in US District Court in D.C.

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Incumbent, Republican Senator from Pennsylvania, Arlen Specter, is considering running for re-election as an “independent.”

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The Schenectady (NY) Daily Gazette reports that there is an effort underway to force Eric Sundwall from the ballot in the March 31 special congressional election. In what has come to be a standard major-party tactic, Sundwall’s petitions will face close scrutiny: This week, opponents filed a motion in court and objections with the state [...]

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In the state of Maryland, Richard Weldon has become the first independent legislator there since 1934. He changed his registration to independent while in office.

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A blog has been posted up on the Libertarian Party website, about the government’s involvement in business. Here’s an excerpt: Remember last year when the automakers came crawling to Congress for a taxpayer-funded bailout, and lawmakers demanded they be forced to make more hybrid cars because that’s what people want? Well, that turns out to [...]

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On March 16th, early voting started for the special congressional election in Illinois’ fifth district.  Election day is on April 7th.  There is a heavily favored Democrat, a Republican, and a Green candidate in the race.  The Green candidate, Matt Reichel, beat four other Greens in a primary on March 3rd.  Turnout for the primary [...]

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Your Monday Message from the Libertarian Party: Dear Susan, One of the realities of an economic downturn is declining government revenue – and how elected officials nearly always fail to properly address it. That failure is becoming starkly clear in this current recession and its effects on government-run education. The non-partisan Center for Education Reform [...]

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has apparently agreed to rehear the matter of whether the Green Party’s 2006 U.S. Senate nominee must pay approximately $80,000 in fees/fines to the people who challenged his petition.

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That is exactly what former independent write-in candidate for US Senate from Maine Herb Hoffman hopes will be the outcome of LD 547. As proposed by his state senator Peter Bowman (D-Kittery), write-in votes in Maine will be counted and reported to the Secretary of State. Media Alert below the fold.

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The Green National Committee has finished voting on Proposal 379, which elects members of the Green Party’s Senate Campaign Committee, and Proposal 378, which elects members of the Green House Campaign Committee. The Green Party is the only non-corporate political party with Federal Election Commission recognized Senate and House Campaign Committees. The results of the [...]

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The Working Families Party has endorsed Councilman Bill de Blasio, in his run for public advocate. De Blasio is a Democrat, and most of the WFP’s members are registered with the party. Here’s an excerpt: BROOKLYN – The Working Families Party recently entered the fray of New York City electoral politics once again when it [...]

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The Independent Party of Oregon saw a surge in voter registration in February of this year, adding more than any other party in the state, including the Republicans and Democrats. Here’s a graph: You can see the article here, and for more details, you can go to the Secretary of State’s Registration Data.

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The Green Party has posted an article on it’s website, calling for President Obama to reverse Bush Administration policies on drugs, surveillance, executive power, and cuts to Social Security. Here is an excerpt: WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders challenged the Obama Administration to reverse the failed policies and reject the agenda of the Bush [...]

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Columbia, MO Mar. 15 — The Missouri Libertarian Party, the third-largest political party in the state, issued the following statement regarding a “Strategic Report” issued by the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) on February 22nd, which became known to the public late last week.

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