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PSL branch fights to defend the right to distribute leaflets

December 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Posted at PSLweb.org: By: PSL Chicago Branch Chicago In Chicago, the Party for Socialism and Liberation is waging a legal struggle to defend the right for progressives to distribute political literature. The branch in Chicago is fighting an unconstitutional ordinance that the city has used for decades to prohibit and fine political speech. In April, [...]

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Marshall DeRosa running as a Constitution Party candidate for US Senate in Florida

December 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Posted at Constitution Party News: Marshall De Rosa’s U.S. Senate Campaign in Florida for Independence from “D.C. Tyranny” http://www.marshallderosa.com/ http://www.cpflorida.com/ Dr. Marshall De Rosa, Political Science professor at Florida Atlantic University ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy27phHLmoc&feature=related) announced his Constitution Party candidacy for the United States Senate on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Professor De [...]

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Examining the candidates for MA Senate 2010: Kennedy vs. Brown vs. Coakley

December 31st, 2009 · 10 Comments

Posted by Arkady at Right Condition The race for the MA Senate special election is on and it’s a three-way race between Independent Joe Kennedy, Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley.  Invariably the old cliche of the independent “stealing” the Republican votes will surface and early discussions are already hinting that animosity towards those [...]

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party

Ralph Nader: ‘Breaking With Obama?’

December 31st, 2009 · 6 Comments

By Ralph Nader Nader.org Those long-hoping, long-enduring members of the liberal intelligentsia are starting to break away from the least-worst mindset that muted their criticisms of Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential campaign. They still believe that the President is far better than his Republican counterpart would have been. Some still believe that sometime, somewhere, [...]

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Two Green Websites for Green Party Candidates

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green {arty Watch: Pennsylvania Green Matt Cleveland created New Menu in 2007, because he was shocked at how many Green Party candidates either didn’t have a website, or were using free sites cluttered with unwanted advertising. He created “New Menu” to offer Green Party candidates a free website, free email, [...]

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Rand Paul files for US Senate; supporters of other Republicans who are behind in the polls say he should have filed as a Libertarian

December 31st, 2009 · 49 Comments

Posted at the Times-Tribune By Ronnie Ellis / CNHI News Writer Rand Paul filed for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as a Republican but he said he comes from the TEA Party and “we’ve come to take our country back.” Paul, a Bowling Green eye surgeon and the son of Texas Congressman Ron Paul, held [...]

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Libertarians release top 10 disasters of 2009 Obama administration

December 31st, 2009 · 22 Comments

Press release at LP.org: Note similarities to previous administration Top 10 disasters of the 2009 Obama administration (in no particular order): 1. Cash for Clunkers 2. War escalation in Afghanistan 3. Giant government health care expansion bill 4. Post office loses money hand over fist 5. Stimulus package 6. Expansion of "state secrets" doctrine 7. [...]

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Ohio will have four third parties on the ballot in 2010

December 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments

The comment period ended on a ruling that lists ballot-qualified parties for Ohio in 2010, making the ruling final. The ballot-qualified parties are: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Constitution Party, the Green Party, the Libertarian Party and the Socialist Party.

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Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Libertarian Party · Socialist/left parties · Third parties, general

Chuck Baldwin’s latest column

December 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments

Excerpted from Chuck Baldwin’s latest column: Think about it: I write this trenchant column each week, in which I name names; address the salient, penetrating issues of the day; and plainly address the sociopolitical topics that affect virtually every area of our lives. I have boldly rebuked Presidents from both major political parties. I have [...]

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Constitution Party’s Case Against Pennsylvania Legislature’s Failure to Pass a Constitutional Deadline Could Get Opinion At Any Time

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Ballot Access News: The Third Circuit could issue an opinion in Baldwin v Cortes at any time. There will be no oral argument, and the three judges will rule strictly from having read the briefs. Here is the Constitution Party’s opening brief; here is the state’s brief; here is the Constitution Party’s reply brief. The [...]

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Socialist webzine: Justice versus Juxtaposition

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Posted at Socialist webzine: Justice versus Juxtaposition The Socialist WebZine was recently headed with a multiple choice question:What deserves more political attention the right to marry or the right to adopt children?• Right to Marry• Right to Adopt• Neither, the bourgeois family unit is an outdated relicIn Sophie’s Choice, the William Styron novel that was [...]

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Peace and Freedom Party update

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

New at PeaceAndFreedom.org: Candidate Training for Northern California The Peace and Freedom Party of California which is the largest socialist electoral party in the United States and will be having a training sessions in Northern California on how to run for office. Read more… Protest armed DRONE attacks Contacts: Cindy Sheehan ( cindy@cindysheehanssoapbox.com) Joshua Smith [...]

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