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Entries from September 2011

California Governor’s Web Page Makes it Easy for Anyone to Ask for a Veto of a Particular Bill (for example, SB 205)

September 16th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Ballot Access News: California Governor Jerry Brown’s web page has this area for commenting on a bill that he is about to either sign or veto. Near the top is a section “Please choose your subject” and there are many generic issues listed. Underneath the alphabetical list of generic subjects is a list of bills [...]

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Announcing the Publication of “Duopoly: How the Republicrats Control the Electoral Process” by: Darryl W. Perry

September 16th, 2011 · 9 Comments

Free Patriot Press is pleased to announce the publication of “Duopoly: How the Republicrats Control the Electoral Process.” Duopoly presents the history of the electoral system in the United States and explores the very real barriers faced by potential independent and “third-party” political candidates. Perry shows that the American system is rigged against voters and [...]

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Tags: Independents · Third parties, general

Mississippi Libertarians: E-Verify Should Be Abolished

September 15th, 2011 · No Comments

From the Website of the Mississippi LP: Remember the good ol’ days when businesses could conduct their business the best way they saw fit. Remember back when job openings were the property of the job creators? Yeah, those were the good ol’ days when private property rights were a little more respected by the government [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Norwegian Green Party makes breakthrough in regional elections

September 15th, 2011 · No Comments

Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Norway’s Green Party (Miljøpartiet de Grønne) is celebrating after this weekend’s regional elections, in which the Greens increased their number of local representatives from 6 to 18. Many local councils will get their first Green representatives after the vote, including Oslo and Bergen, Norway’s largest cities. From the Norwegian [...]

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Gregory Horn earns Green Party record 8% in NY Assembly special election

September 15th, 2011 · No Comments

Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Gregory Horn, the New York Green Party candidate in yesterday’s special election for State Assembly District 144, finished with 8% of the vote, according to WGRZ. Democrat Sean Ryan won with 71%, while Republican Sean Kipp took 21%. Horn’s campaign is part of a trend of increased Green Party [...]

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Green Party endorses Sept. 15 Rally for Palestine at UN

September 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment

IPR Note: This was today, and we did receive this press release emailed earlier as well, but no one got around to posting it until now. I’m using the version posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch. -paulie WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the Thursday, September 15 [...]

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Rob Kampia of MPP: The War on Drugs: Personal Freedom

September 15th, 2011 · No Comments

Posted by Nigel Lyons at LP blog: "The first amendment protects free speech, but if you don’t have freedom of thought, do you really have freedom of speech?"- Rob Kampia, Executive Director, Marijuana Policy Project.

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Howie Hawkins announces run for Syracuse Common Council

September 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Howie Hawkins, whose 2010 campaign for NY Governor secured a ballot line for the NY Green Party, announced a run for the Syracuse Common Council District 4 seat at a press conference Wednesday. Hawkins received 41% of the vote when he ran for the same seat in 2009. The [...]

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LPTN Chair Jay Polk: I’m a Libertarian because I’m a Christian

September 15th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Video posted at LP blog:

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Wayne Root Editorial: Obama Lost the Jews, Hillary Clinton is Next

September 14th, 2011 · 80 Comments

“…it wasn’t just Obama who heard the message. It was Hillary Clinton too. Hillary now knows Obama is weak and vulnerable…among Democrats. And among Jewish Democrats who have loyally voted Democrat their entire lifetimes. If the Jews have abandoned Obama, turn out the lights and close the door behind this President.” – Wayne Root

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Green Party and peace activists ask Babylon Town Board to pass US Mayors’ “Bring The War Dollars Home” Resolution

September 14th, 2011 · No Comments

On 9/13/2011, Green party members and peace activists asked the Town of Babylon to pass the US Conference of Mayors resolution Calling on Congress to Redirect Military Spending to Domestic Priorities.

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Cynthia McKinney speaks about 9-11

September 14th, 2011 · 7 Comments

Last week, Cynthia McKinney — the 2008 Green Party candidate for President — was part of a 9-11 panel in Montreal.

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Daily Show: The Two-Party System is Like a Supermarket in Communist East Germany

September 14th, 2011 · No Comments

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Tags: Independents · Third parties, general

Kristin Davis will run for Mayor of NYC if Eliot Spitzer runs

September 14th, 2011 · No Comments

ManhattanMadam.com: To mark the third anniversary of her arrest Ex-Madam Kristin Davis who supplied high priced call girls for former Governor Eliot Spitzer said she will jump in the 2013 New York City Mayor’s Race if the former Governor, now a CNN talk show host makes a bid. Davis filed 18,000 signatures to get on [...]

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Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

Reform Party: Remembering the Victims of 911

September 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Posted September 11, 2011 at ReformParty.org: Part 1 of a Three Part Story – Remembering the Victims of 911 On September 11, 2001, ten years ago today, terrorists committed one of the most horrific attacks we have ever seen on American soil.  In a matter of hours, thousands of Americans, including all walks of life [...]

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Tags: Non-left/right parties

Opportunity for Third Party & Independent Candidates in Louisiana

September 13th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Source:  ThirdPartyPolitics.us Update:  Richard Winger of Ballot Access News just pointed out to me that unfortunately the filing deadline has passed.  The election is in October.  Oops.  I guess the headline should have read, “Missed Opportunity for Third Party & Independent Candidates in Louisiana”. There is a great opportunity in Louisiana right now for third [...]

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Tags: Independents · Third parties, general

LP Bylaws and Rules Committee Issues 2012 Report

September 13th, 2011 · 99 Comments

Report of the Bylaws and Rules Committee to the delegates of the Libertarian National Convention of 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada Proposals Adopted 15 April 2011 Revised 19 August 2011 Modified for Style 05 September 2011 Dan Karlan*, Chair; MSc, ATMS, ALS, NoRC (e-mail: dankarlan@earthlink.net) M Carling, PRP** Marc Goddard* Michael Johnston Vicki Kirkland Jonathan Morris [...]

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Wayne Root: The Silence of the Lambs Opinion – Editorial

September 13th, 2011 · 4 Comments

“So while Obama was talking so beautifully about creating jobs and saving the economy…you know, the same economy he has wrecked, crippled, and almost completely destroyed for almost 3 years now…let’s take a look at what he was actually doing to ruin the economy:” – Wayne Root

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Michael Badnarik: Anniversary of a national tragedy

September 13th, 2011 · 46 Comments

Michael Badnarik at ConstitutionPreservation.org: I want to extend my sincerest sympathy to all the families that were directly affected by the attack perpetrated on New York City and the American psyche one decade ago. We all remember exactly where we were, and what we were doing when we learned of the attack. Furthermore, the way [...]

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Gary Johnson has “zero interest in running as an independent or third party candidate,” according to official campaign source

September 13th, 2011 · 53 Comments

In response to my inquiry, Would anyone from the campaign like to officially deny for the record rumors that Gary Johnson is planning on switching to the Libertarian Party race? If the rumors are true, I understand you can’t confirm them and I understand why. However, if the rumors are not true, we can publish [...]

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