Blog entry posted by LNC Member Daniel Wiener on May 30, 2011 My father, Stanley Wiener, was a naval officer during World War II and a writer in the later years of his life.  He was also a very active member of the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.  He knew the horror and tragedy [...]

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by R. Lee Wrights “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and thus clamorous to be led to safety), by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” – H.L. Mencken BURNET, Texas (June 1) – Using the same tactics of secrecy, deceit, outright lies and [...]

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Posted originally at Free Patriot Press Memorial Day has become the unofficial start of Summer, a time for businesses to hold sales and a time for family barbecues. It has also lost a lot of meaning in recent years, as people say “Memorial Day is a time to remember our men & women in uniform.” [...]

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Discuss almost whatever you want in the comments here, other than stuff that would get you and/or IPR in legal trouble, or stuff that has already been quarantined in “special” threads. This can include news items IPR should be covering, as well as just about anything else. For example, take this latest video from Rap [...]

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View this message at LP.org May 30, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Today, Memorial Day, millions commemorate fellow Americans who have served in our military and fallen in wars. Addressing Memorial Day can be complicated for Libertarians, not because we don’t love freedom and recognize that many have sacrificed their lives, but because we have [...]

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Press Release For Immediate Release Friday, May 27, 2011 Libertarians say restore freedom, repeal Patriot Act WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle issued the following statement today: “Yesterday, Republicans and Democrats in Congress joined hands to renew several provisions of the Patriot Act. These provisions are unconstitutional and violate our right to freedom from [...]

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UPDATE: Added explanatory material: The Ohio House passed a version that would require petitioning at 1% of the most recent vote for governor or president to be submitted by 90 days before a primary election.  The Ohio Senate passed a version that would require petitioning at 1/4% of the most recent vote for governor or [...]

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From an article posted on the LP Blog by Staff on May 26, 2011 The following is from Utah Libertarian activist Tom Garrison. My name is Tom Garrison. I am putting together a book tentatively titled Why We Left the Left. I am looking to enlist folks who publicly identified with the left/liberalism at one [...]

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A press release from the Green Party of the United States: Puerto Rico’s colonial status must be replaced with self-determination and independence, say Greens Green Party Speakers Bureau: Greens available to speak on ecological sustainability and global warming:http://www.gp.org/speakers/speakers-ecological.php WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party has joined Puerto Ricans protesting a proposal by Gov. Luis Fortuño [...]

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Now that our dear leader has again shown his contempt for Israel and his sentimental attachment to radical Muslims, Israelis are feeling the heat from Jew haters worldwide more than at any time since World War II.  Obama’s modern-day version of the final solution is for Israel to simply cooperate in its own suicide by [...]

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SPECIAL EVENT: Downtown Los Angeles, 05-28-11 ACTIVISM. MUSIC. PEOPLE. great speakers, local musicians, grassroots activism for liberty. ATT Tower Penthouse. 4pm-LATE. –Event Overview –Room 1, Speakers –Room 2, Music, Art, Entertainment –Dinner and Drinks –Location, Directions, Pictures –Tickets (FREE for students) –Schedule OVERVIEW The “peace president” bombs. The TSA gropes and scans. The drug war [...]

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The Green Party of New York State has changed its preferred ballot symbol to a peace sign, and issued a new policy, ruling out fusion (cross-endorsement strategy) for its candidates.

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From an article by David Colborne on the Nevada Capital Libertarian Party blog: FIRE recently announced via Huffington Post the top seven schools in the country that respect free speech. Sadly, none of them are in Nevada – in fact, both UNR and UNLV currently receive the dreaded “red light” rating from FIRE due to [...]

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Posted by Doug Craig on the Libertarian Party blog on May 24, 2011: May 24, 2011 While on the trail, candidate Barack Obama promised that he “would revisit the PATRIOT Act to ensure that there is real and robust oversight of tools like National Security Letters, sneak-and-peek searches, and the use of the material witness [...]

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Posted by Mary Ruwart on the Libertarian Party blog on May 23, 2011: The Libertarian Parties of New Hampshire and Massachusetts present a National one-day political conference “Future of the Libertarian Political Movement”. Hear the first Libertarian Presidential debate of the 2012 season: R. Lee Wrights vs. Roger V. Gary. The New Hampshire and Massachusetts [...]

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From The New York Times: The Socialist Party U.S.A. does distribute red cards to members willing to “subscribe to the principles” of the party, but another leftist group, the Democratic Socialists of America, prefers online registration, with members using a virtual shopping cart to pay yearly dues of about $60 by credit card — Marx [...]

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From an email to IPR by LPOH chairman Kevin Knedler: May 17, 2011 — The Libertarian Party of Ohio is pleased to announce that LP member Todd Grayson has been appointed to the city council of Perrysburg, OH (in NW Ohio, near Toledo).  He will be sworn in on Tuesday, May 31. “The LPO is [...]

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From an email sent to IPR by Darryl Perry, chair of the Boston Tea Party: Last week President Obama said: The borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states. The Palestinian people must have the right [...]

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by R. Lee Wrights BURNET, Texas (May 22) – President Obama has perfected a politician’s most coveted talent, speaking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time while sounding like a great leader. The latest display of how he’s honed this skill was a speech he just gave in El Paso, Texas. [...]

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Read the full piece at CounterPunch: My political rupture with AIPAC occurred over a vote for military aid to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel. This legislative package of aid was put together by the White House primarily to shore up support for Sadat in the Middle East. AIPAC opposed the package and hoped to muster [...]

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