Posted by Austin Petersen at LP blog. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.     Citizens across America rejoiced on hearing the news that the income tax is voluntary. We have it straight from the mouth of one of our elected representatives. Senator Harry Reid in this short clip describes our tax system as a voluntary system. [...]

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Posted by Gregg Jocoy at Green Party Watch. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. Green Party National Political Director Brent McMillan sent Green Party Watch a full range of reports on election day results. Bruce Samuels won his race for Oak Park (IL) Village Library Board. He finished first of five candidates for four seats with [...]

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http://www.lp.org/poll/which-libertarian-principle-most-helps-your-family: Which Libertarian principle most helps your family? -Making health care more affordable and accessible by repealing anti-competition regulations promoted by health care lobbyists -Improving your child’s school by restoring local control, enacting school choice and getting bureaucrats out of education -Creating good jobs for all Americans by giving employers tax and regulatory relief -Cutting [...]

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Posted by Gregg Jocoy at Green Party Watch. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. In this video, posted to YouTube by Craig Seeman, Rosa Clemente indicates that she may seek elected office in New York. Thanks to Lou Novak for the link.

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Email from LPHQ: Dear Paul, Somewhere, Barack Obama is smiling – and your freedoms are in greater danger now than perhaps at any other point in our nation’s history. You see, a new national poll finds only 53% of Americans say capitalism is better than socialism. Another 27% aren’t sure which one is better. Really. [...]

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Lee Scott Laugenour, an active member of the Green-Rainbow Party, will be on the ballot on May 11 in the Lenox, Massachusetts race for town select board.  The Green-Rainbow Party is the Massachusetts affiliate of the national Green Party.  Lenox is a town in Berkshire County with a population of over 5,000. The Berkshire Eagle [...]

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The Green Party of the United States has endorsed International Seeds Day on April 26, which will mark the fifth anniversary of the passage and signing of Order 81 by Paul Bremer, administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. Order 81 prohibits Iraqi farmers from reusing seeds harvested from new varieties introduced in Iraq and registered under the law. Order 81 has made farmers in Iraq — who have planted since 7000 BCE — dependent on companies like Monsanto.

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In America, it is still possible to win for Governor as an independent. The list of independent Governors includes: Angus King for Maine, Walter Hickel for Alaska, Jesse Ventura for Minnesota, and Lowell Weicker for Connecticut. Now, former United States Senator Lincoln Chafee, and independent, has filed papers to run for Governor of Rhode Island.

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Posted by Wayne Root at RootForAmerica.com. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. Russian leader accuses U.S. of abandoning capitalism! EU leaders says we are headed down “the road to hell.” China loses faith in our dollar. Obama tells jokes on Tonight Show and picks March Madness. By Wayne Allyn Root, 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee Obama [...]

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Twenty years ago, U.S. Supreme Court decision Eu v San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee said that state government has no authority to describe how political parties should be organized. The spirit of this ruling is being used to introduce a bill in California to make the state Democratic Party entirely responsible for its own internal organization – instead of having rules imposed by the state.

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Posted at LP blog by Donny Ferguson. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. In his weekly Atlanta Journal-Constitution column, 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Congressman Bob Barr takes the Obama administration to task for its innovation-killing government takeover of General Motors. You may read the entire column by clicking here, or at http://www.BobBarr.org. Ronald Reagan once [...]

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The good Reverend will join Green Party Watch Radio for a very special program. Tuesday, April 14th at 5pm he will join GPW Radio for a conversation about his campaign for Mayor of New York City on the Green Party ticket, the ideas behind the Church of Life After Shopping, what it’s like being the [...]

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Press Release Libertarians, 74% of union workers, oppose job-killing “card check” bill WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party warns concerned citizens that plans to scrap the right of workers to a secret ballot in union elections are far from dead. Libertarians also warn that such “card check” legislation also destroys hundreds of thousands of jobs [...]

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Press Release Anti-tax rallies “the kind of ‘community organizing’ Obama should have been doing” WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party is urging Americans to join millions of libertarians and other advocates of economic freedom at one of thousands of “Tea Parties” being held on April 15. The “tea party” concept started with the Libertarian Party [...]

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On Tuesday, April 7th the Vermont legislature overrode the governor’s veto of a law legalizing same sex marriage in the state.  The Progressive Party’s five state representatives and one state senator all contributed in the effort to pass the original bill and override the veto. Combined with a recent court decision legalizing gay marriage and [...]

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In the end, Green Party candidate Matt Reichel received 6.59% of the vote, in the election for Rahm Emanuel’s vacanted 5th District Congressional seat. The winner was Democrat Mike Quigley, who won in a landslide with 69% of the vote. As expected, Democratic candidate Mike Quigley easily beat Republican Roseanne Pulido and Green Party hopeful [...]

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ReTeaParty.com and FreeandEqual.org will work together to coordinate a nationwide protest on July 4, 2009. This action encourages people to change their registration from a major party or third party, to be completely independent–which means in various states registering as “independent”, “blank”, “non-partisan”, or “unaffiliated” voters.

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Tweetform. A collaborative project designed to be “(1) fun, (2) thought-provoking, (3) fun, (4) educational, and (5) fun”.

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A report about the “Election Summit and Conference” convened by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner in Ohio. It’s purpose was to reflect on the 2008 election in Ohio and reforms for 2009. The conference is a good model for election reform in that the government brought in the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and other non-partisan experts. And, the report speaks of stakeholders and consensus. Though, it should be noted that it is lauded as “bipartisan”, even though some of the issues at stake were in regards to minor party (ie: multi-partisan) issues.

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Ballot Access News reports: Arkansas Green Party plans new petition drive for 2009 to regain a spot on the ballot.

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