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Entries from April 2011

Wayne Root: DC Media Bonus Appearances!

April 14th, 2011 · 30 Comments

Two talk show hosts: one a moderate lefty, and the other a hard-core right winger.

Who said Wayne isn’t ambidextrous?

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Independent Maine state legislator Ben Chipman cosponsoring anti-Real ID bill

April 13th, 2011 · 4 Comments

From the Kennebec Journal: AUGUSTA — Republicans, Democrats and the only independent in the Maine House are backing a renewed effort to reject a federal identification program that some consider too invasive. Independent Rep. Ben Chipman of Portland is sponsoring L.D. 1068, which would prohibit the Secretary of State’s Office from using retinal scans, facial [...]

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RJ Harris: May Seek LP Presidential Nod

April 13th, 2011 · 48 Comments

From an article on Libertarian Strategy Monthly: RJ Harris has joined a growing list of potential candidates who have declared an interest in running for the Libertarian Party 2012 Presidential nomination.  While avoiding announcing at this time, RJ told Libertarian Strategy Monthly that he plans on running. Read the original article here. Harris joins a [...]

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Iowa: LP State Convention Set for May 7

April 13th, 2011 · 1 Comment

From www.IowaFreedomReport.com: The Libertarian Party of Iowa has announced the date and venue for their 2011 state convention.  The convention will be held on Saturday, May 7.  The Hilton Garden Inn – Des Moines/Urbandate (actually Johnston) will be the site for the 2011 state convention. The Hilton Garden Inn is located on 86th Street just [...]

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Free & Equal: Oklahoma voting rights in jepoardy

April 13th, 2011 · 2 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oklahoma, known nationwide as the state with the least choice on its ballot, is now poised to make things even more difficult from an election standpoint. The legislature’s failure to coordinate also threatens another elections bill to help military voters, which is likely to be overturned as unconstitutional. HB1058, introduced earlier this [...]

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Rhode Island: Ken Block wants to find RI-HHS fraud & Waste

April 13th, 2011 · No Comments

From an email from The Moderate Party of Rhode Island: In House and Senate Finance Commitee hearing testimony to be given this week, Ken Block will volunteer his services to help the state begin to identify waste and fraud in Health and Human Services spending. Block will not be able to testify in person in [...]

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Texas: John Jay Myers ‘Hired’ as LPTX Membership Director

April 13th, 2011 · 3 Comments

From the Libertarian Party of Texas on April 10: Fellow North Texas Libertarians, yesterday the TXSLEC voted to bring me on board as the new Membership Director for the State of Texas! http://lptexas.org/content/join-or-donate My wife and our production manager will continue to run ClearSky24.com (my business) while I try to greatly increase the membership and [...]

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Rockwell: Is the Libertarian Party Pro-War?

April 13th, 2011 · 116 Comments

From an article on LewRockwell.com on April 10, 2011 by Lew Rockwell: Murray Rothbard, who had opposed a libertarian political party, threw himself into the struggle when it was founded as a pro-war organization. Eventually, he succeeded in having the LP adopt the greatest platform on war and almost all other issues ever written. But [...]

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Lee Wrights: End the war on dying cancer patients

April 13th, 2011 · 4 Comments

by R. Lee Wrights BURNET, Texas (April 13) – Stopping all war is not just something we need to do in the Middle East. It is something we need just as badly here at home. When I say “stop all war,” I’m not just talking about the bombing and fighting overseas; I’m talking about the [...]

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Wrights donates to Arkansas Libertarian Party ballot access fund

April 12th, 2011 · 34 Comments

BURNET, Texas (April 12) – Potential Libertarian presidential candidate R. Lee Wrights donated $250 to the Arkansas Libertarian Party ballot access fund, fulfilling the promise he made when he first began his exploratory campaign. Wrights said that he was committed to insuring that the Libertarian message would be heard in all 50 states in 2012. [...]

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Lawrence O’Donnell and Glenn Greenwald discuss the futility of the two party system on MSNBC

April 11th, 2011 · 65 Comments

Greenwald posted the following on his blog: I wanted to post what I found to be an interesting MSNBC segment I did on Wednesday with Lawrence O’Donnell regarding the way in which America’s two-party system suffocates political choice.  I spoke yesterday at Harvard’s Kennedy School and was asked whether I’ve ever been told by MSNBC or any other television [...]

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LPCA Con 2011 Nevada – Sunday Elections

April 10th, 2011 · 127 Comments

Luncheon Speaker: Steve Kubby – Liberty, Leadership and Libertarianism

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LPCA Convention Convenes Saturday!

April 9th, 2011 · 144 Comments

Lunch, Speaker Judge Jim Gray (ret.) – It’s About Time: Owning the Marijuana Tax and Regulate Initiative of 2012

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LPCA Convention Opens Today!

April 8th, 2011 · 71 Comments

5:00 p.m. Registration Opens – 7:00 p.m. First-timers’ Orientation
8:00 p.m. The American Dream and Atlas Shrugged, Part 1
10:30 p.m. Karaoke!

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Research on Obama’s election, Democrats, third parties, and the anti-war movement

April 8th, 2011 · 17 Comments

A University of Michigan study finds that, “After Obama’s election as president, Democratic participation in antiwar activities plunged…In contrast, members of third parties became proportionately more prevalent in the movement…”

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Green Party joins April 9th rally against the wars

April 8th, 2011 · No Comments

2010 Green Party Governor candidate Howie Hawkins will be one of the speakers at the April 9th rally against the wars, to be held in New York City, a project of UNAC/United National AntiWar Committee.

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Green Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and progressive city council coalition defeat casino proposal

April 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments

An email from Gayle McLaughlin, the Green mayor with the largest constituency in the US, from Richmond, California: Dear Friends, At 12:30 a.m. this morning (after a long City Council meeting that started at 6:30 pm last night), we approved a resolution to discontinue consideration of a casino use for Point Molate. The Richmond City Council found that a casino use [...]

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Sundwall:”Who’s Paul Ventura?”

April 7th, 2011 · 11 Comments

Eric Sundwall writes at The Examiner about the possibility of Ron Paul & Jesse Ventura as the LP ticket in 2012: It’s been a few days since the idea of the Ron Paul – Jesse Ventura ticket was floated by none other than the flamboyant ex-Minnesota Governor himself. While I have little enthusiasm for the [...]

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LP Blog:Libertarian Andrew Gray elected to Topeka City Council

April 7th, 2011 · 7 Comments

The Libertarian Party blog reports: Andrew Gray was elected to the city council of Topeka, Kansas on April 5. Gray is the State Chair of the Libertarian Party of Kansas. Read the article in the Topeka Capital-Journal: http://cjonline.com/news/2011-04-05/city-elections-bring-winds-change Gray beat the incumbent councilman, despite being outspent in the campaign. Gray ran for Kansas Governor last [...]

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John Jay Myers: An Open Letter to Democrats

April 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment

So you are feeling a little let down? You probably voted for Democrats because you were tired of the endless wars, Gitmo, torture, the Patriot Act and the bad name the Republicans were giving the United States. We are disappointed too. But come to find out the Democrats have now escalated our current wars, and [...]

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