by Brian Irving Raleigh Libertarian Examiner 919.538.4548 Examiner.com emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com The bitter battles now routine for every U.S. Supreme Court nomination go beyond the issue of the qualifications or political views of the specific nominee. They expose a more fundamental problem with the federal government: the legislative and executive branches simply refuse to take [...]

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Via LP blog and email: Dear Friend of Liberty, I’m pretty busy with preparations for our upcoming National Convention in St. Louis, so today’s Monday Message is a little briefer than usual. You might have noticed this New York Times editorial by Paul Krugman. In it, he says that libertarianism doesn’t work, and proves it [...]

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We reported, yesterday, on rumors that Judge Jim Gray, a former Superior Court Justice in Orange County, California, might run for one of the at-large seats on the Libertarian National Committee. Gray has previously run for US Senate in California as a Libertarian, in 2004. I sent a question to Judge Jim Gray asking if [...]

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The cultural side of apartheid in Arizona PSL Editorial Apartheid is not just about physical domination over a particular ethnic group. It has a cultural component as well. Now that the Arizona state government has passed its apartheid-like SB1070, which encourages racial profiling and turns the entire Latino population into potential “criminals” to be monitored [...]

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Ballot Access News: On May 17, the U.S. Supreme Court said it won’t hear the Mississippi ballot access case, Moore v Hosemann, 09-982. Two other ballot access cert petitions are still pending, one from Alabama, and one from Louisiana. The original issue in the Mississippi case was whether Brian Moore, Socialist Party presidential candidate, should [...]

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Emailed by Doug Guetzloe to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Fighting the system with TEA By TOM STAIK Staff Writer Wednesday, May 12, 2010 “The establishment has never liked me.” Strong words – especially from a three-term county commissioner and current congressional hopeful. But Randy Wilkinson says he stands by his words – and by his new political friends [...]

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Ballot Access News: According to this story, a petition is circulating to qualify the Tea Party for the Michigan ballot. However, the story also says that the same petitioning company that is circulating this petition has worked in the past for the Democratic Party. The story does not interview any leader of the drive to [...]

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In today’s article explaining why he would not be testifying at Rev. Manning’s Obama Birther ‘trial’, Wayne Root writes: I explained to Pastor Manning the circumstances of any testimony I would provide: I am NOT a “birther.” I am not a fan of conspiracy theories. I actually think that wild conspiracy theories detract and discredit [...]

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As posted at Freedom’s Phoenix. A previous discussion of the debate based on a description by Dr. Tom Stevens is here. Ernest Hancock and his wife Donna travel to NYC to help distribute "Serf City" newspapers on the Subway system to promote the Manhattan Libertarian Party. That evening Ernest Hancock debated Wayne Allyn Root for [...]

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Chuck Baldwin was the Presidential Candidate of the Constitution Party in 2008. Posted at http://chuckbaldwinlive.com/home/?p=398.

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Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Laura Wells, one of two candidates for the Green nomination for Governor of California, has announced two upcoming volunteer kickoff events for anyone interested in getting involved with her campaign. The events will be on Monday 17 May in Oakland and Saturday 22 May in Los Angeles. [...]

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By Ralph Nader Nader.org Given the Niagara of commentary on the nomination of Elena Kagan to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, we know very little about the nominee. For friend and critic alike, the predominant view of Ms. Kagan is that she has publically uttered or written remarkably [...]

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From Arkansas Online: Ten independent candidates were certified for the Nov. 2 general election ballot today after they collected the necessary number of signatures for their respective races, the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office said. Twenty-three people filed notices of candidacy to run as independents during the March filing period, but only the ten certified [...]

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Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch: The Green Party of New York this weekend nominated a slate of state wide candidates, topped by Howie Hawkins for Governor. “The people of New York need someone in Albany who will stand up for Main Street and Martin Luther King Blvd., rather than someone bought and [...]

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Via email from George Phillies. New Path for the LP is a slate of candidates for the Libertarian National Committee, and George Phillies is their candidate for Chair. This is Step 5 of Part Three of the 63-page New Path plan for the LP. IPR is not endorsing any LNC candidates, and is interested in [...]

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By Wayne Allyn Root, 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential Nominee I am a patriot. I love my country with all my heart. I am not a fan of President Obama. I have legitimate concerns about his agenda, as all Americans should. I also have legitimate questions about his past, because studying where he came from might [...]

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Posted by Brian Holtz at Libertarian Intelligence. Reproduced here for the purpose of discussion. Although Brian also writes for IPR, IPR as a blog/website takes no position on LNC races, 9/11 truth, etc. And while I (Paulie) do take positions on all of the above, they often differ from Brian’s. For the last five weeks, [...]

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Posted for the purpose of discussion. IPR as a blog/website takes no position on LNC races. The views expressed are those of the original authors. Radley Balko writes at The Agitator, I’ve made it clear that I’m no fan of Wayne Allyn Root, the Las Vegas sports handicapper running for chair of the Libertarian Party. [...]

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Posted by 2008 Constitution Party Presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin at ChuckBaldwinLive.com: With much media fanfare, 9 members of a Michigan militia were arrested last March and charged with “seditious conspiracy”–specifically, plotting to murder law enforcement officers. Ostensibly, this was supposed to precipitate some kind of wholesale revolt against the government. Question: Have any of you [...]

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by the Socialist Party USA National Action Committee- May 9, 2010 Language matters, especially at times of crisis. The explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig that released hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been called a “disaster” by many. It isn’t a disaster. It is a crime. Early [...]

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