As reported in the NY Times, sources have said that Justice David H. Souter has indicated he plans to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of term in June. Also, comments by ballot access expert Richard Winger on Souter’s career.

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Michael Seebeck writes at his blog, Muddy Thoughts: But I have news for you—Lee just happens to be a convenient pawn in a much larger game, and Lee’s outspokenness has been a thorn in the side of certain persons on the LNC who seem to be obsessed not with being the biggest fish in the [...]

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Hoboken is a city of about 40,000 that borders Manhattan and has three independent candidates for mayor, who, in the words of the Hoboken Report, will have “their ideas heard,” even if they lose the election.  An article in that newspaper profiles all three independents, and three independents running for city council.  They are running [...]

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Date: May 1, 2009 5:01 AM Subject: Statement from the Libertarian Party Judicial Committee The consensus of the Judicial Committee is that there is no automatic removal or suspension of Libertarian National Committee members under Bylaws Article 8, section 4. The ability to remove or suspend an At-large member must either be done for cause [...]

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Early Draft of the Report of the Bylaws and Rules Committee to the delegates of the Libertarian National Convention of 2010, St. Louis, Missouri Adopted 27 February 2009 LP Bylaws Committee Report Additionally, if members want to comment on any of the proposals, there is a survey available here: www.lp.org/bylawssurvey This is the draft of [...]

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Two recent polls have demonstrated that 4% or 5% of Americans identify themselves as “other” when asked about their party affiliation.

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The Green Party of the United States (GP-US) says that any attempt by the White House to limit investigation of torture would be an obstruction of justice. The Green Party asks for a special prosecutor to be appointed. On April 30th, in Washington D.C., green party members will participate in a protest organized by Witness Against Torture.

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