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Entries from May 2009

Libertarian Leaders Send Brief To LP Judicial Committee

May 17th, 2009 · 53 Comments

Eight members of the Libertarian National Committee have sent a brief to the LP Judicial Committee as it considers the question: “Does a lapse in dues require a ‘for cause’ removal described in Article 8, section 5?”

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Georgia Libertarians Fight Penny Tax

May 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments

An article by the Augusta Chronicle’s government reporter, Johnny Edwards, exploring Libertarian Party activism against a proposed ‘penny tax’ (SPLOST): An excerpt: [The libertarian] philosophy is more than a desire for bare-bones government. It’s that no one has a higher claim to your property than you, and no one should take another person’s property through [...]

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Long time Green Party national office staffer leaves

May 17th, 2009 · 21 Comments

A long time Green Party national office staffer, Emily Citkowski, departs to work with a labor advocacy organization. Citkowski will remain a Green Party volunteer.

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Libertarians: Time to get serious about justice for torturers

May 16th, 2009 · 83 Comments

The newest release from the Center for Libertarian Press Information. President Barack Obama entered the Oval Office brandishing promises to close the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, shut down CIA “black sites” around the world, and bring cleansing sunlight to bear on human rights abuses perpetrated by the Bush administration in the name [...]

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Green candidate George Gluck on the ballot in Montgomery County, Maryland

May 16th, 2009 · 6 Comments

In District 4 of Montgomery County, Maryland there will be a special election on Tuesday, May 19 to elect a county council member.  George Gluck is the Green candidate in the race, and he is going up against a favored Democrat and a Republican.  The Washington Post recently had an article covering the race in [...]

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IPR Exclusive: Confirmed, Rand Paul to run for US Senate in Kentucky

May 14th, 2009 · 49 Comments

For weeks now Rand Paul has been considering a run for US Senate in Kentucky, anticipating that Sen. Bunning will retire. This week he let it be known that he would be making a major announcement on national television, on the Rachel Maddow show on Thursday. Now, a mere one hour before the show, I [...]

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NY City: Has Mayor Bloomberg been good for black people, yes or no?

May 14th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Rosa Clemente, Hip Hop activist and former Green Party Vice-Presidential candidate, will speak in Harlem on Sunday, May 17, 2009. The topic is, “Has Mayor Bloomberg Been Good For Black People, Yes or No?”.

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Libertarians: US out of Afghanistan

May 13th, 2009 · 131 Comments

From the Center for Libertarian Press Information, a release concerning the Afghanistan occupation. As President Barack Obama struggles to come up with a new strategy for the undeclared war in Afghanistan, Libertarians urge the White House to adopt the only plan that will actually work: Get out. “The occupation of Afghanistan became a failure the [...]

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Texas Bill, Allowing Qualified Parties More Time to Certify Presidential Nominees, Advances

May 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Texas HB 1193 has passed all the House committees in, where else, Texas. The bill relaxes the deadline for parties to certify the names of their Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. You can read the full article here. Source: Ballot Access News.

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Mike Gravel interviewed in South Korea on “Let’s Talk Pusan”

May 11th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Former Democratic Senator and Libertarian presidential candidate Mike Gravel is on a trip to South Korea, trying to bring about a national ballot initiative system there.  He was interviewed recently on the show “Let’s Talk Pusan.”  You can listen here – the interview itself is in English, just click play on the player underneath the [...]

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West Virginia Governor signs ballot access bill

May 11th, 2009 · 8 Comments

On May 8th, the West Virginia Governor signed a bill to improve ballot access. Richard Winger of Ballot Access News says that West Virginia now has the best independent and minor party candidate petition deadline (for office other than president) than it has had since 1919.

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Interview with Richard Carroll, former Green, currently Democratic, state representative

May 10th, 2009 · 18 Comments

At 11 AM Eastern time, I will be interviewing Richard Carroll, the highest ranking elected Green in the nation until last week, when he switched his party affiliation.  If you have any questions, submit them here in the comments or call in at 646-200-0264.  You can also listen in by calling that number, or you [...]

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Status of Ballot Access Lawsuits

May 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Ballot Access News has published a list of pending lawsuits in which alternative party or independent candidates are challenging the state ballot access laws.

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Libertarian Party Growing and Beating Trends

May 9th, 2009 · 37 Comments

According to the Small Gov Times, the Libertarian Party is growing. The article lists the following areas in which the Libertarian Party is doing good: * Total active membership, which was declining, has reversed the trend and begun growing. We need your help to keep this trend growing upward. If you aren’t a member—or have [...]

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Fact-checking LP Release: Health Care

May 9th, 2009 · 32 Comments

A recent Libertarian Party member communication from Robert Kraus, posted at Donny Ferguson’s LP blog, reviews the sad case of Britain’s Katie Brickell, who is dying of cervical cancer. Kraus writes (in part): Cervical cancer ran in Katie Brickell’s family, so she tried to get a routine pap test.  That’s no problem here in the [...]

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“Which Way Forward For The Black Left?” panel with Cynthia McKinney on May 31st

May 9th, 2009 · 10 Comments

On Sunday, May 31, 2009 in New York City, an event will be held in commemoration of Harlem activist Hubert Harrison. There will be a panel, “Which Way Forward For The Black Left”, which will analyze Barack Obama’s presidency and the state of black politics. The panel includes former Green Party candidate for President of the United States, Cynthia McKinney.

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In B.C. Canada: Vote on STV. Green Party supports.

May 9th, 2009 · 10 Comments

In British Columbia, Canada next week, voters will decide if they will switch from traditional, first-past-the-post voting to Single Transferable Voting (STV). The Green Party of British Columbia is the only party there to come out decisively in support of the proposal and of STV.

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Free and Equal donates to Oklahoma ballot access group

May 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments

By request of Christina Tobin and reposted from Ballot Access News: Free & Equal, an organization formed early this year by Christina Tobin, has made a very generous donation of $1,850 to OBAR, Oklahoma Ballot Access Reform. The money will be used to help pay for the professional lobbyist who is working for ballot access [...]

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Richard Carroll on Independent Political Report Radio

May 8th, 2009 · 12 Comments

For our second edition of Independent Political Report Radio, I (Ross Levin) will be interviewing Richard Carroll.  Carroll was the highest-ranking elected Green in the nation – he is a state representative in Arkansas – until last Friday, when he switched his affiliation to Democrat.  More information here. His legislative accomplishments include passing a bill [...]

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Lynne Williams on the 25th anniversary of the Maine Green Independent Party

May 8th, 2009 · 8 Comments

In an article published at The Exception Magazine, Bar Harbor attorney Lynne Williams discussed the Green Party’s Ten Key Values and the connection between the economy and the environment. About a year or so ago I was interviewed by a reporter for the Ellsworth American and he asked me what I would like Mainers to [...]

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