Lee Wrights, a candidate for the Libertarian Party 2012 Presidential nomination, comments on the possible switch by current candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Gary Johnson into the Libertarian race: — In lpradicals@yahoogroups.com, “R. Lee Wrights” wrote: > > Is this still the “radicals” group? There is nothing radical about > Libertarians trying to nominate [...]

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by Alan Pyeatt Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor. Rebuilding America’s Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources for a New Century (September, 2000)   The tragic loss of innocent lives that occurred [...]

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By Pat Buchanan at The American Conservative. Buchanan was the Reform Party candidate for President in 2000. He is better known for other things, so we don’t cover him frequently, but may do so on occasion. Excerpt: Of George W. Bush, it will be said that, after 9/11, he led his country on a utopian [...]

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BobBarr.org: The third plane hijacked by the terrorists had just struck the Pentagon as I was gaveling to order a hearing I was chairing of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. I quickly thanked everyone for attending, urged them to follow the procedures for evacuation and terminated the hearing. The remainder [...]

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Ballot Access News: Candidate filing for Louisiana’s statewide election has closed. Ten candidates are running for Governor: one Republican, four Democrats, one Libertarian, and four independents. For Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Treasurer, only Republicans filed. For Agriculture & Forestry Commissioner, there is one Republican, one Democrat, and one Reform Party member [...]

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Ralph Nader in USA Today: The commemorative ceremonies that are planned for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 massacre are those of pathos for the victims and their families, of praise for both the pursuit of the supporters of the attackers and the performance of first responders and our soldiers abroad. Flags and martial music [...]

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From Kent Mesplay, a candidate for the Green Party presidential nomination: We humans must immediately do everything we can to stabilize the climate and that requires we cut way, way back on our carbon emissions. Immediately! And America must turn its foot-dragging attitude around and instead become a leader in fighting Global Climate Change. Dr. [...]

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Jim Cook at Irregular Times: Ronald Hardy writes for Green Party Watch: After the 2011 Annual National Meeting in Alfred, NY 4 weeks ago the talk started up about Jill Stein. Her name had been brought up a number of times (and included in some Green Polls) but apparently at the ANM a number of [...]

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I’m not sure whether this was put out by the Roger Gary for President campaign or not. If it was, it may be the most creative use of a candidate’s name by a candidate for the Libertarian presidential nomination since George Phillies passed out Phillies Blunts at the 2008 national convention. By sheer coincidence, Gary’s [...]

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By Dr. Tom Stevens, campaign manager for Libertarian presidential nomination candidate Carl Person, on Liberty Lion: Empire State Libertarians, Downstate Libertarians, Long Island Libertarians, Stonewall Libertarians and the Objectivist Party of New York boycotted Liberty Fest II, which was held on September 10, 2011 from 4:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Club Amnesia located at [...]

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By way of Thomas Sipos at Libertarian Peacenik 2008 Libertarian Party VP candidate, Libertarian National Committee member and possible candidate for the 2012 Libertarian Presidential nomination Wayne Root selling Custom Choice Cereal. At 2:44 in the video, Wayne says he “works for food.”

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From PRWeb: New York, NY (PRWEB) September 01, 2011 “How to Run for Office on a Liberty Platform” is a collection of personal running-for-office experiences and anecdotes written by Liberty Candidates. The book’s official release will coincide with the start of LibertyFest NYC on 9/10/11 and will be available on Amazon.com following this event. You [...]

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By Patrick Oppmann at CNN via Freedom Socialist Party: Port Angeles, Washington (CNN) — On Washington state’s remote and wooded Olympic Peninsula, major commotion is usually limited to a log tumbling off an overloaded lumber truck. But lately the peninsula has been roiled by a noisy debate over the expansion of a Border Patrol station [...]

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Ballot Access News: “The Empire”, politics blog for New York city’s biggest National Public Radio station, has this feature story about the third candidate in the U.S. House race, 9th district. The election is September 13, 2011. Thanks to Scott West for the link. UPDATE: here is a story about the 3-candidate debate in this [...]

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UPI: PALM HARBOR, Fla., Sept. 8 (UPI) — The Libertarian Party of Florida chairman said he obtained a citation for driving without a license on purpose so he would challenge the federal “Real ID” law. Adrian Wyllie, 41, of Palm Harbor, said he allowed his driver’s license to expire and called police on himself while [...]

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This is from 4/30/11; however, I did not find any past IPR article that posted it. -Paulie Posted at http://www.constitutionparty.com/news.php?aid=1357: Resolution for Opposition to the Fair Tax – As Approved by Constitution Party National Committee Harrisburg, PA Whereas, Constitution Party candidates are often asked for their position on the Fair Tax; and Whereas, potential supporters [...]

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Ballot Access News: On September 9, Mississippi election officials determined that the faction of the Reform Party headed by Barbara Washer is the legitimate Reform Party. Therefore, her faction’s nominees will be on the November 8, 2011 ballot for state office. They are Tracella Hill for Lieutenant Governor, John Pannell for Secretary of State, Ashley [...]

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Republicans are suing to remove Libertarian candidate from the ballot for Sate Treasurer in Kentucky after Moellman’s recent surge to 16% in the polls in a three-way race. In a phone conversation, Moellman told IPR’s Paulie that if he can get into a televised debate next week it is possible that he could knock the [...]

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Ballot Access News: On September 2, the Florida Secretary of State ruled that the new requirement that parties not recognized by the Federal Election Commission must submit 112,174 valid signatures in 2012, to be on the ballot for President, will not be enforced in 2012. The old law will be in effect. The old law [...]

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