James “Jim” Pirtle is running for Congress in Colorado’s 5th District under the banner of the Citizens Party. This makes him the first announced Citizens Party candidate for Congress in 2012. HT: Robert Stark

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The New York Times provides a thorough obituary. One quote of interest for third party junkies: His greatest impact came through mobilizing his followers, sometimes called “Newmanites,” to build alliances with third parties, including that of the Texas independent H. Ross Perot. “If it weren’t for the Independence Party, Mike Bloomberg might not have become [...]

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The Edmond Sun, a local Oklahoma paper, covers the efforts of Libertarians in the state to become recognized as a political party. Oklahoma Libertarians want their party recognized by the state and represented on the ballot in political primary elections, one local Libertarian leader said. Oklahoma is the only state recognizing only the Democrat and [...]

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BURNET, Texas (July 6) – Lee Wrights has joined with a group of eminent Americans from across the political spectrum who have put aside political differences on other issues to send a letter to President Obama and Congress urging an end to U.S. militarism. The letter, spearheaded by Come Home America, cites a combination of [...]

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PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA – In a strongly-worded email sent today to all of Florida’s 67 county sheriffs, the Libertarian Party of Florida demanded the arrest of TSA agents for violations of the U.S. and Florida Constitutions, and accused TSA agents of committing sexual battery. The letter reads as follows: July 4, 2011 Dear Sheriff, On [...]

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Chris Hedges at OpEdNews features a long interview with Ralph Nader.  It is a bit heavy on editorializing but features some good quotes from the consumer advocate ranging from budget fights to neoconservatism. One bit is particularly relevant for political junkies. When I asked Nader, who mounted campaigns for the presidency in 2000, 2004 and [...]

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From the Pioneer Press, a newspaper based in the Twin Cities: Less government is good government, as far as Tylor Slinger is concerned. As a member of the executive board of the Libertarian Party of Minnesota, the resident of St. Paul’s Highland Park sees benefits in the state government shutdown. In Slinger’s eyes, this isn’t [...]

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View this message at LP.org July 1, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty: Two hundred and thirty-five years ago, freedom-loving Americans banded together to declare their independence from the King of Great Britain, and to proclaim to the entire world that men were not meant to be slaves to their government. Today, the Libertarian Party champions [...]

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by R. Lee Wrights “When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” -Thomas Jefferson Several years ago I wrote an article entitled “Is the Spirit of ’76 dead?” My concern then was that the revolutionary fire that once burned hot in the hearts of Americans [...]

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Sent to IPR by Dr. Tom Stevens: Although I did not attend The Future of the Libertarian Political Movement conference in Manchester, New Hampshire on June 19, 2011, I compiled a few details and have written an article about the conference, which included the first Libertarian Presidential Debate: http://drtomstevens.blogspot.com/2011/06/future-of-libertarian-political.html In Liberty, Dr. Tom Stevens A [...]

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