by Mary Starrett Constitution Party Communications Director Posted at http://www.constitutionparty.com/news.php?aid=1181 Want to keep America safe? Get naked. Do your patriotic duty; after all, if you’re not hiding anything what’s the big deal? I recently read that the largest nudist group in the U.S. and Canada, the American Association for Nude Recreation fully endorsed the use [...]

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Posted at pirate-party.us: The United States wishes to increase its enforcement of current copyright laws and is asking for your input. We have included a handy email tool that will allow you to send an email from this site. (read the full document here) The Federal Government is currently undertaking a landmark effort to develop [...]

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Posted at Libertarian Blue: Currently among the two major parties the selection of pro liberty candidates is pretty slim. Both Andrew Cuomo and Rick Lazio are well known gun grabbers and at this time I can’t find any information on potential Democrat candidate Steve Levy in regards to gun rights. Other candidates with unknown gun [...]

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via email: Alta Loma, CA: When the LNC granted a single Chair candidate the opportunity to speak at a luncheon immediately before elections, California delegate and activist Mike McMahon took action. “It is inappropriate for the LNC to grant such an obvious advantage to a single candidate. The choice of who leads this Party must [...]

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Posted by Marc Montoni at Free Virginia: In March of 2004, the members of the Libertarian Party of Virginia voted to endorse a national retail sales tax. Here is the language adopted in 2004: WHEREAS taxing wages, earnings, investment, savings and, death destroys individual freedom and initiative; and WHEREAS eliminating the Internal Revenue Service is [...]

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LP blog: On Tuesday, March 9, Brendan Kelly, former state chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, was re-elected as a selectman of the town of Seabrook. He faced three opponents in the election. The Libertarian Party congratulates Mr. Kelly on his re-election. Read the announcement from the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire.

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LP blog: Below is a schedule of Libertarian national and state conventions occurring in 2010 (including some that have already taken place). Click on the links to get more information. Friday, February 12 – Sunday, February 14 LP California Convention Saturday, February 20 LP Nevada State Convention Friday, February 26 – Sunday, February 28 LP [...]

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LP blog: Robyn Burwell, an English professor at Abilene Christian University and Libertarian candidate for Texas State Representative, District 85, is quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: “My position, at this point, is that the only constitutional part of it is for them to do a head count,” she said. “The bottom line is, I [...]

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Ballot Access News: March 11 was the deadline for parties to submit a petition to be recognized in Arizona. This year the state requires 20,449 valid signatures. The Green Party is the only party that turned in a petition. That petition contained 29,015 signatures. UPDATE: the 29,015 figure is an updated and accurate total. When [...]

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Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Rich Whitney, the Illinois Green Party’s 2010 candidate for governor who earned over 10% of the vote in 2006, has released a detailed working paper with the title “How we can solve the budget crisis in Illinois and build a full employment economy with good jobs for [...]

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Posted at http://www.modernwhig.org/ : Updates MAR 7, 2010 The Executive Committee is pleased to confirm the appointment of Robert Shelley as State Chairman for California. Andy Trinidad has decided to spearhead the movement of the Modern Whigs in the Los Angeles County area. Robert Shelley is a retired Navyman, who has extensive experience in the [...]

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Ballot Access News: Columnist Michael Sneed of the Chicago Sun-Times reports here that Forrest Claypool, a Cook County Commissioner, may run for Cook County Assessor this year as an independent. Scroll down to “Scoopsville.” Claypool would need 25,000 signatures by June 21. Claypool is a former Deputy State Treasurer of Illinois, and a former head [...]

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Posted at Poli-Tea: Former governor Jesse Ventura has been making the rounds on the various talk shows, promoting his new book. On Fox & Friends, the one-time pro-wrestler did not shy away from expressing his views on the Democratic-Republican two-party state. Transcribed from the video below: Ventura: I’m concerned over these two parties because they [...]

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Via email and LP blog: Dear Friend of Liberty, I need your help to get the Libertarian Party on the ballot in Illinois. The Illinois LP has developed a great slate of candidates this year. But Illinois voters won’t get the chance to vote for them unless the Illinois LP gets ballot access. To do [...]

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WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party candidates, leaders, and other members will participate in the ‘US Out of Afghanistan and Iraq Now’ march in Washington, DC, on Saturday, March 20. Greens will join hundreds of thousands of others to demand an end to the wars and occupations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, and Haiti and threats of [...]

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Tomorrow, the newly formed Coffee Party organization will be holding meet-up style events across the country.  There’s probably one near you.  This could be a good outreach and organizing opportunity for third party and independent activists.  From the Coffee Party’s mission statement: The Coffee Party Movement gives voice to Americans who want to see cooperation [...]

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In a recent interview with NewsMax, Mit Romney continues the Republican Party’s effort to ensure that the oppositional energies of the tea party movement are safely diverted into channels conducive to the reproduction of the ruling Democratic-Republican political establishment. Romney is quoted by CNN stating: “Hopefully Tea Party candidates will run in respective primaries and [...]

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