By Kristin Davis at ManhattanMadam.com. H/T Scott Lieberman in IPR comments on a previous post. Last Saturday I gave the first political speech of my life. I spoke to the Manhattan Libertarian party and told them I planning a campaign for Governor of New York State. I have not decided whether to seek the Libertarian [...]

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By James Oaksun, candidate for LNC treasurer Originally published at LibertyForAll.net Want to have some fun? Join me as we travel through nine years of the Libertarian National Committee’s filings with the Federal Election Commission. I’ve done all the heavy lifting for you. The analysis is complete and these are the results. First, a couple [...]

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From google news search: Warren Redlich Calls Gov. Paterson’s Soda Tax Wrong Ryan Morden (2010-02-05) OSWEGO, NY (WRVO) – While weak revenue collections last month have left lawmakers in Albany working to close an $8.2 billion budget gap, an anti-tax candidate running for governor is offering new ways to save the state money. Warren Redlich [...]

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From the Sun Gazette: The Arlington County Green Party will hold a candidate convention as part of its next monthly meeting, to be held on Wednesday, March 3 at 8 p.m. at Silver Diner on Wilson Boulevard. Candidates interested in seeking either the nomination or endorsement of the party for County Board, School Board or [...]

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The progressive activist and publisher of Open Media Boston Jason Pramas has published an editorial concerning the entry of Green candidate Jill Stein and Green-turned-Democrat Grace Ross into the Massachusetts gubernatorial race. My main fear is not that Patrick will lose and that a Republican will be elected governor. Pretty much the same pro-business policies [...]

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By Bob Barr Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Premier for Newfoundland, one of Canada’s eastern provinces, underwent heart surgery last week. Where do you suppose Premier Danny Williams went for his surgery? To a hospital in St. John’s, the capital city of Newfoundland? Nope. Perhaps he travelled to a larger Canadian metropolis, such as Toronto or Montreal? [...]

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By Adam Williams Tico Times As the day gave way to night, the Libertarian Movement faithful remained optimistic at the campaign gathering in the ballroom of the Hotel San José Palacio in La Uruca. A band played cumbia music; the red-clad followers danced, waved flags and mingled as they awaited the appearance of Guevara or [...]

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From comments on a previous post: Thomas L. Knapp // Feb 9, 2010 at 6:31 pm The Missouri LP has the matter on its agenda for this month’s executive committee meeting. Here’s the resolution I expect we’ll be considering: —— Whereas, the national bylaws of the Libertarian Party set forth the qualifications of delegates to [...]

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Poli-Tea: At Politics Daily, Donna Trussel considers the overlap between the demands of left- and right-wing populists on a number of issues, and proposes a third party alternative to the Democratic-Republican two-party state in an article wondering if “Dennis Kucinich is joining the tea party movement”: Democrats and Republicans are now so divided and partisan [...]

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Two months ago; December 9, 2009, to be exact; Ron Paul introduced H.R. 4248: Free Competition in Currency Act of 2009, a bill “To repeal the legal tender laws, to prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and to repeal superfluous sections related to coinage.” Upon introducing the bill the congressman said, “Madame Speaker, I [...]

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Ballot Access News: Randy Credico, a somewhat famous comedian, announced in January 2010 that he intends to run in the Democratic primary in New York for U.S. Senate, against incumbent Charles Schumer. He has more recently said that he may seek the Libertarian Party nomination for the same office. New York law would permit him [...]

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Green Party of Michigan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.MIGreens.org ** News Release ** ** ———— ** February 2, 2010 For More Information, Contact: —————————– Linda Cree, North Country Greens CreeLinda@yahoo.com (906) 942-7076 Douglas Campbell, SCC (248) 542-5216 John Anthony La Pietra, Media Committee/GPMI jalp@triton.net (269) 781-9478 ====================================== The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) has deep concerns about much [...]

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By Chuck Baldwin ChuckBaldwinLive.com “Nixon was one of 10 governors named Thursday [February 4, 2009] by Obama to the newly created Council of Governors.” The 10 governors (and one of them is not even a State governor) selected by Obama are: *Governor James Douglas (R-Vermont) *Co-chair *Governor Chris Gregoire (D-Washington) *Co-chair Governor Brad Henry (D-Oklahoma) [...]

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From Raw Story: The largest gay-rights advocacy group in New Jersey has announced it will no longer give money to the Democratic Party.The move follows the state legislature’s failure last month to legalize gay marriage and amid growing signs that the effort to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is already faltering. “No political party has [...]

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There is a lot of discussion about NY State Senate Bill S4779 and NY State Assembly Bill A6702, which would allow young people (of an unspecified age) to receive STD vaccinations, without the consent, or even knowledge of their parents. In New York State, there have been various reactions from different sections of the left and right.

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In a response to the Tea Party Convention held in Nashville, Tennessee last week, the Florida Whig Party stated on the group’s blog (in part): While we have been in agreement in spirit with the Tea Party Movement, the time has come to make it perfectly clear that:  The Florida Whig Party finds the Republicanization [...]

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Ballot Access News: This newspaper story from Great Britain says a neutral poll suggests that the Green Party will win its first seat in the British Parliament. Thanks to Green Party Watch for the link. Britain will hold a general election sometime in April, May, or June 2010.

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From Democracy Now!, by way of On The Wilder Side DAVE ZIRIN: I was speaking to [former Green Party Congressional candidate] Malik Rahim, who I know you’ve had on your show before, a former Black Panther Party member, someone who has been a community activist in New Orleans for thirty years. And I asked him [...]

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From Green Party Watch: Dr. Jill Stein’s formal announcement on Monday of her campaign for governor of Massachusetts as the Green-Rainbow Party candidate drew coverage from media outlets including the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, MySouthEnd.com, and Open Media Boston. “If you’ve had enough business as usual, if you’ve had enough of the culture of influence, [...]

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Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Green Party US is attempting to amend its platform in 2010. February 15th is the deadline for Green Party members to submit platform amendments to the state parties and caucuses to which they belong. Both GP.org and GreenChange.org have posted the current platform as a launching point [...]

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