Statement of principles of the Libertarian Party of Canada, by way of Libertarian Intelligence:
1. Each individual has the right to his or her own life, and this right is the source of all other rights.
2. Property rights are essential to the maintenance of those rights.
3. [...]

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Posted at peaceandfreedom.org:
Announcing its intention to challenge the Democrats and Republicans in 2010, a national organizing effort to build a new electoral party of the left has announced its interim leadership and basic unity statement. Debra Reiger of Sacramento, who also serves as North State Organizer of the Peace and Freedom Party, is the [...]

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Posted at Gold America Group:
Gold America Group has learned that political independent and National Libertarian Party member Joe Kennedy is vigorously exploring a run for U.S. Senate in the Massachusetts Special Election this January. Financial, Legal, petitioning, and web page development steps are said to be under way. The web page http://JoeKennedyForSenate.com is appearing [...]

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So far this month, GPW has had more than the usual share of stories about non-US Green Parties:

Greens to play “Kingmaker” in Germany?
Posted by Gregg Jocoy
According to this Spiegel article:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,645953,00.html
the Greens are in a good position to negotiate a place in government in both state elections that were just held, Saarland and Thuringia.
“Sunday’s [...]

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LPWV to protest G20 summit in Pittsburgh:
September 24th and 25th, the G20 will be meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. This meeting will be chaired by President Obama. The Libertarian Party of West Virginia, in conjunction with the Libertarian Party Anarchist Caucus will be hosting protests at this event. Libertarians should be out on the front-lines fighting [...]

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Posted at Green Party Watch by Gregg Jocoy

Carl Romanelli was charged over $80,000 for daring to run for US Senate in Pennsylvania. That cost was a result of Democrat Bob Casey Jr.’s successful effort to keep Romanelli off the ballot. By scrutinizing every ballot access signature, Casey was able to throw Romanelli off [...]

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Review: The Conscience of a Libertarian
by Steve Kubby
The Libertarian Party has always struck me as analogous to the infamous Mos Eisley bar featured in Star Wars. That’s because Libertarianism is an oasis of liberty, attracting a wide range of life forms, ranging from old hippies to suits to gays and, of course, recovering Republicans. [...]

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Ballot Access expert Richard Winger writes about an upcoming vote in California about instituting a “Top-Two” system for primaries. Winger notes that a Top-Two system, “…in practice, results in a complete absence of minor party and independent candidates from the November ballot.” Winger lists five better ways to achieve the positive goals some Top-Two proponents are seeking.

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A Ralph Nader supporter has sent around an e-mail announcing the dates of Nader’s upcoming book tour. The book is fiction, and is titled, “Only The Super Rich Can Save Us.” Tour dates listed start on September 11th and run through October 19th. The launch week will be September 22-29th, 2009. The actual book launch event will be in New York City on September 23rd.

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