Press release from LPHQ: WASHINGTON – The mainstream press is falsely crediting Republicans for proposing "deep cuts" in federal spending. To fight back, the Libertarian Party is promoting its "Republican Wall of Shame" with an online ad in the Washington Post. Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle said, "I can’t believe the press is saying Republicans [...]

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Joe Trippi was the consultant who built Howard Dean’s internet fund-raising operation during the 2004 Democrat primary campaign. Politico.com reports that Trippi raised the possibility of a third party challenge based on internet fund-raising at the South by Southwest interactive conference. “This will be one of the big frontier breakthroughs for politics, either in 2012 [...]

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Via email: At our last meeting of the Texas State Executive Committee, there was extensive discussion concerning candidates and candidate recruitment. At that time I informed my fellow Libertarians that I was running for our Party’s nomination for the office of President of the United States. I have been a Life Member of both the [...]

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The moderators here at IPR have noticed an influx of links within the comments which, while relating to the political world, do not necessarily contribute to topical discussion within their respective threads. We understand that the contact account can sometimes receive too much news to get everything up here, or if it does makes its [...]

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Ballot Access News: On March 11, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that the petition to put a new political party on the ballot, 2% of the last gubernatorial vote, does not violate the State Constitution. Here is the 17-page opinion, and the 9-page dissent. For 2012, the law requires 85,379 signatures. Except in [...]

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Ballot Access News: The March 12 Birmingham News has this editorial, strongly endorsing SB 17, the bill that lowers the number of signatures needed for minor parties and independent candidates to get on the ballot. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link. IPR note: See Alabama Ballot Access Bill Has Hearing Today Alabama Ballot [...]

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Bob Barr at the Barr Code blog: When President Ronald Reagan ordered American F-111 fighter-bombers, assisted by F-18 and A-6E fighters, to strike at Libyan targets in April 1986, he did so based on strong and clear evidence that Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi’s government had directly ordered the bombing 10 days earlier of a night [...]

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Excerpt from an article by Christopher Peleo-Lazar in the National Journal: Indiana’s laws for independent candidates are some of the toughest in the nation. In 2000, Ralph Nader did not reach the two percent threshold to get on the ballot, though Pat Buchanan did (Nader, running as a write-in, actually won more votes than Buchanan [...]

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H/T Peter Gemma: Suzi Parker at Politics Daily speculates that may run as something other than a Republican. Excerpt: Palin certainly has many of the qualities of a third-party candidate – charismatic and passionate, with a status as an outsider intent on storming the barricades of the establishment. Consider previous candidates with engaging and controversial [...]

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Ballot Access News: On March 15, at 1:30 pm, in room 3191, the California Senate Elections Committee will hear SB 205. This bill makes it illegal for anyone to pay anyone else to register voters, if the payment is made on a per-registration card basis. The bill is authored by Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana), [...]

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Ballot Access News: Egyptian voters are expected to vote in favor of a proposal next week to liberalize ballot access for presidential candidates. Another reform proposal is expected to be announced after the referendum. It would ease ballot access for all political parties, for all office. See this story. Apparently the proposal will permit any [...]

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Press release from Georgia Greens: Fukushima Radioactive Release Should Serve as Warning Greens Urge Obama to Withdraw Loan Guarantees for Nukes “We are horrified, but not at all surprised by this latest nuclear accident,” said Denice Traina, a health-care worker residing in Augusta Georgia and former co-chair of the Georgia Green Party. “Fukushima has now [...]

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From the York Daily Record: York, PA - Demonstrators supporting Wisconsin unions waved and shook their signs at drivers who beeped their horns as they passed U.S. Rep. Todd Platts’ office in Springettsbury Township at rush hour Friday.Signs reading “Stand with Wisconsin workers” and “Support a teacher” were held by some in the group who decided [...]

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From John Jay Myers’ blog: DALLAS LIBERTARIANS LET 100K PEOPLE KNOW… WE EXIST. Parades have always been a really great way for us to reach out to people and let them know we exist. The Key ingredient is having a guy like Richard Forsythe who owns a truck and a trailer. Then you need a [...]

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Less Antman at Anarchy Without Bombs (originally posted June 2010): It is almost 30 years to the day since Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee Ed Clark set off a firestorm of criticism within the party for indicating that he didn’t think free immigration should be immediately adopted. One of the strongest criticisms came in a post-mortem [...]

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Email from James L. Burns, a candidate for the Libertarian Presidential nomination: My neighbor, Harry Friend, and I have put together a presentation. I like it and I hope you will like it too. The production takes a little over 30 minutes which can be followed by questions and answers. Mr. Friend opens with mostly [...]

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John Jay Myers via facebook: There was a time for unions, there is even a time for some unions today. I don’t agree with what unions have become, for the most part today they are a complete disaster. There are few things out there that can so damage an economy like an over zealous union [...]

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By Starchild at LPSF.org: As in 1989-1990, when the Berlin Wall came down and former vassal states and imprisoned peoples in the U.S.S.R. were declaring their independence in rapid succession, it is clear that we are witnessing a momentous historical shift in the Middle East. Since the Soviet empire’s collapse, this has been the region [...]

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Press release emailed to IPR: NEWS From BRIDGES For COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL Robert F. Bridges 614-285-6021 　 * * * * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * * * * Bridges to attend Community Relations Day at Mt. Vernon AME Church Columbus City Council candidate Robert Bridges has accepted an invitation to attend the Mt. Vernon [...]

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Press release sent to IPR: LIBERTARIANS OPPOSE “POLL TAX” ON CANDIDATES HB 418 imposes new fees on third parties and independents Last Monday, the Libertarian Party of Texas testified before the Texas legislature’s elections committee against HB 418. This bill would impose prohibitive filing fees on competitors to the Republicans and Democrats (such as Libertarians, [...]

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