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Entries from November 2009

Constitution Party: SGT Mitch Gill’s Story

November 30th, 2009 · 18 Comments

Posted on the front page of the Constitution Party national website:
SGT Mitch Gill’s Story
I have always believed that joining and voting for a third party was a wasted vote. I believed that someone who was more like Ronald Reagan would eventually lead the Republican Party back in the right direction. I have always [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party

Modern Whigs To Meet December 12-13 in Washington

November 30th, 2009 · 9 Comments

The latest update from the Modern Whig Party.
Revived by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Modern Whig Party continues to gain momentum as a home for those moderate, mainstream and non-fringe voters who value common sense, rational solutions ahead of partisan bickering or strict left/right ideology.
As such, the time has come for a national meeting among [...]

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Tags: Non-left/right parties

Libertarian Party of Indiana Calls for an End to Partisan Redistricting

November 30th, 2009 · 5 Comments

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Libertarian Party of Indiana Calls for an End to Partisan Redistricting; Urges Public to Attend Upcoming Seminar to Get Informed and Join Forces with Reform Coalition
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Today in Indianapolis the Libertarian Party of Indiana reaffirmed its long-time support for changing the way that federal and state legislative districts are drawn. [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Green Party panel to ask, “You call that health care reform???”

November 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

On Wednesday, December 2, 2009, in Middletown, the Connecticut Green Party will hold a panel discussion explaining the weaknesses of the legislation that recently passed the House in the form of bill HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care For America Act.

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Tags: Green Party

Libertarian Party Monday Message: What are your thoughts on global warming?

November 30th, 2009 · 44 Comments

You may have seen recent headlines that ask whether climate scientists have been open and honest regarding global warming data.
I would like to know your opinion on the global warming issue. Please take our latest poll.
Even when Libertarians agree on principles, they may disagree on which policies will best implement those principles.
If you are interested [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Illinois: Third Party and Independent Candidates for Governor 2010

November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

At the Columbia Chronicle, a student newspaper out of Columbia College Chicago, Patrick Smith reports on the spectrum of third party and independent candidates for governor in Illinois in 2010, including independent Michael White and Libertarian Lex Green:

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Tags: Uncategorized

Wayne Root: ‘The Obama/Goldman Sachs Con Job: Is It About Reverse Racism?’

November 29th, 2009 · 24 Comments

THE BIG OBAMA CON JOB:
Is Reverse Racism at the Heart of Goldman Sach’s Small Business Loan?
Was Goldman Sachs Forced to Make a Half Billion Dollar Payoff to the Minority Community as a (Legal) Bribe to Obama?
Small Business Faces an Economic Armageddon, While Obama Plays “the Race Card.”
By Wayne Allyn Root, Author
The Conscience of a Libertarian: [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Minor Party and Independent Candidates Are Involved in Constitutional Election Law Cases in At Least 21 States

November 29th, 2009 · 13 Comments

Richard Winger of Ballot Access News has collected a list of cases throughout the country which may affect ballot access. At Ballot Access News, Winger notes, “Minor party and independent candidates are in at least 26 courts, in cases that challenge the constitutionality of various state election laws.”

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Tags: Third parties, general

Bob Barr: ‘A Proposal to Make the Fed Truly Accountable’

November 28th, 2009 · 23 Comments

By Bob Barr
as published on The Conservatives.com
via BobBarr.org
Last week’s approval by the House Financial Services Committee of the Ron Paul-drafted legislation, the “Federal Reserve Transparency Act” (HR 1207) as part of Chairman Barney Frank’s financial services “reform” bill, has caused much consternation on the part of the Federal Reserve. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke reportedly has [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Libertarian National Committee meeting in Nashvillle, Dec. 5-6

November 28th, 2009 · 20 Comments

If anyone has any corrections please note them in the comments. Please also let us know if you plan on attending. IPR will provide some type of coverage, but we are not sure what we will be able to do yet.
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
December 5-6, 2009 Meeting Agenda
The LNC Meeting is at the Renaissance Nashville [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Rev. Billy prophetic: Reports say Bloomberg spent $102 million dollars

November 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Daily News reports that Mayor Bloomberg spent $102 million on his campaign to win a third term as Mayor of New York City. That is $175 per vote. On election day, Green Party candidate and activist Reverend Billy Talen, also a candidate for Mayor, had put out a satiric press release, stating that since Reverend Billy won $100 million in the lottery, he now had a chance to win for Mayor.

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Tags: Green Party

Debating a Progressive gubernatorial run in Vermont

November 28th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Martha Abbott, the chair of the Vermont Progressive Party, addresses considerations in running a candidate for governor in a recent blog post.  Read the full thing here.
What will it take to keep a Progressive out of the race for Governor in 2010? That is a question that I am often asked. And, of course, I [...]

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Tags: Socialist/left parties

Maryland Libertarians Nominate Governor and Lt. Governor Candidates

November 27th, 2009 · 8 Comments

posted at LP.org
(from an LP Maryland press release)
Owings Mills, MD: On November 21, 2009 the Central Committee of the Libertarian Party of Maryland selected Susan Gaztañaga as their candidate for Governor and Doug McNeil as their candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
In a speech on November 21st, Susan Gaztañaga stated, “A Gaztañaga administration will be a transparent [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

The Empire Pages Interviews Leaders of NY’s Alternative Parties

November 27th, 2009 · 6 Comments

In New York, The Empire Page has been conducting a series of interviews with leaders of New York’s political parties for about the last year.  In the last six months, they have spoken with Tom Golisano, who is well known for his support of the Independence Party of NYS, as well as Shaun Marie, the [...]

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party · Right-wing minor parties

Former Green Party candidate Reverend Billy at Black Friday demos in NYC

November 27th, 2009 · 8 Comments

On the morning after Thanksgiving, a group of people – including activists motivated by the Adbusters/Buy Nothing Day campaign, and by Reverend Billy Talen – preached and sung at the front-door of Macy’s Department Store in NYC, beginning around 5am. More activist events surrounding Black Friday and Buy Nothing day are being covered at Adbusters throughout the day, on their Twitter stream.

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Tags: Green Party