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Entries from June 2010

LP Monday Message: New National Committee members elected

June 4th, 2010 · 31 Comments

LP blog: May 31, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, Today is Memorial Day, and I enjoyed reading these comments from David Boaz at the Cato Institute. At the Libertarian National Convention in St. Louis over this Memorial Day weekend, the following individuals were elected to serve as officers and other members of the Libertarian National [...]

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Green Party: Obama Continues Bush’s 3rd Term by Privatizing Social Security and Dismantling Public Housing

June 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Via OnTheWilderSide.com: The Obama Administration’s current plans to roll back Social Security and mortgage off all public housing amount to privatization schemes to dismantle public services, said Green Party candidates and leaders. Rick Staggenborg “President Obama is trying to accomplish what Republicans have long dreamed about — privatizing public services and resources,” said Rick Staggenborg, [...]

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Ralph Nader co-authors ‘Direct Democracy: What If the People Ran the Country?’

June 4th, 2010 · 5 Comments

H/T Evan Ravitz (vote.org): Direct Democracy: What If the People Ran the Country? by Ralph Nader and Greg Fossedal… Via Barnesandnoble.com:

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NY Greens news conference: Sun. June 6 NYC, 1 PM Women for US Senate, Lt Gov, Comptroller

June 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Green Party of New York State www.gpny.org Media Advisory

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Freedom Socialist Party: End U.S. support for Israeli terrorism against Gaza

June 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com by the Freedom Socialist Party: The longstanding U.S. policy of arming the Israeli government to the teeth, and uncritically defending every anti-Palestinian policy it initiates, has resulted in an Israeli commando raid against a flotilla of boats bringing humanitarian aid to 1.5 million Palestinians living in Gaza. This “Freedom Flotilla” was attempting [...]

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Tags: Socialist/left parties

Reform Party Action Group: Stop aid to Israelis now!

June 4th, 2010 · 13 Comments

Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: ‘Never again will one generation of Veterans abandon another!’ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW RPUSA: STOP ALL AID TO ISRAELIS NOW! Action Group Newsletter to Reform Party USA ~ Vol.8, No.10 [227th Edition] MEMORIAL DAY 2010 ~ PROVIDED TO RPUSA STATE PARTY ORGANIZATIONS & ALLIES SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS! ● ‘SPIRITUS MONTIUM’ ● JUSTITIA OMNIBUS! “Reporting [...]

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Wayne Root: ‘The Prop 14 Disaster: The End of Free Speech, Independence, Choice and Dissent’

June 4th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Emailed by Wayne Root to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Is Schwarzenegger A Fool or a Traitor to Tea Parties and Limited Government/Fiscally Conservative Causes? By Wayne Allyn Root, 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential Nominee and FOX News regular guest This coming Tuesday June 8th, California voters will be voting on Proposition 14, aka “Top Two.” It is a disaster [...]

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LP.org: Help fund our ‘Stop Top Two’ radio ads in California

June 4th, 2010 · No Comments

LP blog: Dear Friend of Liberty, First I’d like to thank the 2010 convention delegates for electing me to serve as your new Libertarian National Committee Chairman. I hope to tell you more about our future plans, but right now I need your help to fend off an immediate threat to the Libertarian Party. Please [...]

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California Libertarians produce anti-Prop 14 ad

June 4th, 2010 · 62 Comments

The California Libertarian Party has produced — and, with the financial assistance of the Libertarian National Committee, intends to run — a one-minute radio ad against passage of Proposition 14 (the “top two” proposal that would keep third party candidates off the state’s November ballots). Click here to listen to the ad. The ad features [...]

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SEIU May Back Independent Candidate for Congress in North Carolina

June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

The Washington Times reports on “drama and intrigue” in NC’s CD-8: A union-backed effort to start a third party in the state to punish conservative Democrats has stalled, but Wendell Fant, an Iraq War veteran and former member of Mr. Kissell’s staff, is being wooed by the state’s labor movement who want to back his [...]

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Constitution Party of Wyoming Turns In 7,000 Signatures

June 3rd, 2010 · 4 Comments

The Constitution Party could become the fourth ballot qualified party in Wyoming according to this news article. Today they submitted over 7,000 petition signatures for a requirement of 5,000. Supporters of the Constitution Party turned in thousands of signatures Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to get the group’s candidates recognized alongside Republican, Democrat and Libertarian [...]

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Chuck Baldwin Addresses 200 At Bay Patriots Meeting

June 3rd, 2010 · 20 Comments

Chuck Baldwin, the 2008 Presidential candidate of the Constitution Party, addressed a gathering of over 200 people at the Bay Patriots Meeting in Bay County, Florida, on June 1st. Springfield- The 2008 presidential candidate for the Constitution Party was in Bay County Tuesday night to speak to the Bay Patriots group. About 200 people gathered [...]

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Michigan Poll Registers Support for Third Parties

June 3rd, 2010 · 11 Comments

A poll conducted in Michigan registered support for the Green Party and Libertarian Party in that state at 3% and 8%, respectively. The U.S. Taxpayer’s Party of Michigan, the Constitution Party’s affiliate in the state, was not included in the poll. Thinking about the following political parties and groups that are getting involved in political [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Libertarian Party

Constitution Party and Pacific Green Party in Oregon Hold Conventions, Progressive Party Tries to Make Ballot

June 3rd, 2010 · 4 Comments

Jeff Mapes, over at The Oregonian’s political blog, made a comprehensive  post concerning the latest third party events in Oregon. This includes news of the Constitution Party and Pacific Green Party’s convention, the Progressive Party’s efforts to get on the ballot, and the Independent Party’s endorsements. 1. The Constitution Party of Oregon will hold a [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Independents · Non-left/right parties · Socialist/left parties

Oregon Independent Party Surpasses 50,000 Voters

June 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Oregon’s Independent Party got a front page story in The Oregonian today. The article details the party’s meteoric growth as well as it’s search for a central focus. Dan Meek, a longtime Ralph Nader fan and public utility activist, started the Independent Party of Oregon less than four years ago because he was upset that [...]

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Tags: Independents · Non-left/right parties

Bill in New York State Senate to Expand Ballot Access

June 3rd, 2010 · 13 Comments

Ballot access in New York is currently maintained by polling 50,000 votes for Governor, but a new state senate bill could change the rule to polling 50,000 votes for any statewide race–a requirement that is much easier to reach. The state Senate may be offering a helping hand to the scandal-stained Working Families Party. A plan [...]

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

Census Employee Takes Issue With Bob Barr’s Statements

June 3rd, 2010 · 6 Comments

Bob Barr recently wrote an article, which we reported on here, which stated that census workers could enter your home or apartment without your permission if you were not home at the time that they came by. Sandy Smith, a currently employee of the Census Bureau, takes issue with Barr’s statements. Readers of former U.S. [...]

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Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle Opposes Proposition 14

June 3rd, 2010 · 27 Comments

The first press release to come out of the Libertarian Party headquarters in the aftermath of the 2010 National Convention is about opposing Proposition 14, signaling that the new administration intends to make Proposition 14 an issue in the coming week before the June 8th California primary. WASHINGTON – Mark Hinkle, newly elected chair of [...]

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Son of Former Florida Governor Runs As Indepedent

June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Lawton “Bud” Chiles is the son of former Florida Governor Lawton Chiles and is also now an independent candidate for Governor of Florida. The Miami Herald reports: A lifelong Democrat, Chiles is poised to test the theory that 2010 is the Year of the Outsider. Another high-profile candidate, Gov. Charlie Crist, recently left his party [...]

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Green Party Condemns Rwanda’s Arrest of Minnesota Attorney Peter Erlinder

June 3rd, 2010 · 15 Comments

Attorney and Professor Peter Erlinder has been wrongfully arrested by the government of Rwanda. Erlinder is a defender of human rights and civil rights, and a past president of the National Lawyers Guild. The Green Party of Minnesota has issued a statement demanding the US government and the UN prevail upon Rwanda to release Erlinder immediately.

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