Third parties and independent candidates since 2008


2008 LP Delegate Petition Calls for Treasurer to Apologize for Sharing Donor Data

July 16th, 2009 · 59 Comments

Jim Reef is collecting signatures on a petition to be delivered to the Libertarian National Committee at this weekend’s business meeting in St. Louis. The petition reads in full: To:  Libertarian National Committee We, the delegates of the 2008 Libertarian National Convention in Denver, do hereby direct the Libertarian National Committee to censure Aaron Starr [...]

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Libertarians Take Aim At Sotomayor’s Anti-Gun Stance

July 16th, 2009 · 12 Comments

The Libertarian Party is voicing it’s opposition to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, based on her stance on the Second Amendment. In response to a question of whether or not there is a Constitutional right to self-defense, she stated, “I can’t think of one. I could be wrong.” “The Libertarian Party is the only party [...]

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Libertarians say: Government (Regulation) Kills!

July 16th, 2009 · 22 Comments

Ever since the first licensing laws were passed well over a century ago, healthcare in America has not been part of a free market. Those laws were passed with pressure from one group of medical professionals to give them protection from competition. The laws had little to do with protecting patients’ health, and nothing to do with protecting their freedom to choose among medical practitioners.

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Socialist Party USA comments on events in Honduras, Iran

July 16th, 2009 · 17 Comments

From The Socialist Webzine In Solidarity with the People of Honduras by the SPUSA National Action Committee July 7, 2009 – The Socialist Party USA condemns the coup recently carried out in Honduras by the military and backed by a section of the Honduran elite. We call for the immediate reinstatement of democratically elected President [...]

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Libertarian Wendy Jones running for Delaware State Senate in August 3rd special election

July 16th, 2009 · 36 Comments

Posted by Steve Newton at Delaware Libertarian: From Jim Rash, Chair of the Libertarian Party of Delaware: The Libertarian Party of Delaware is proud to announce that Gwendolyn (Wendy) Jones will run for the 19th Senate District in the special election to be held August 3rd on the Libertarian Party ticket. Wendy is looking forward [...]

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Libertarian National Committee to meet this weekend in St. Louis

July 16th, 2009 · 43 Comments

Note that the agenda items and the times allotted for them can be changed by the committee, and are not final until approved by them in the meeting. This is a draft version that is circulating on several email lists. Libertarian National Committee, Inc. July 18-19, 2009 Meeting Agenda St. Louis, Missouri Saturday, July 18, [...]

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Huckabee, Limbaugh concerned by third-party talk surrounding Palin

July 16th, 2009 · 81 Comments

Appearing on Fox News’ On The Record Tuesday evening, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee expressed concerns about the possibility that exiting Alaska governor Sarah Palin will “go third party or go independent.” Discussing a possible Palin presidential run in 2012, Huckabee — a likely GOP presidential candidate himself — said, “Whether she runs or not, [...]

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Michigan appeals court overturns Pinkney ruling

July 16th, 2009 · 5 Comments

The AP reports that a Michigan appeals court overturned a ruling Wednesday that sent minister Edward Pinkney to prison for six months “after warning a judge that he could be tortured by God.” Pinkney “was convicted in 2007 of paying people $5 to vote in a recall election” in Benton Harbor, Michigan, “and was sentenced [...]

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