Personal update from Paulie first, since it appears this part does not get read: Since I own no computer that works, and the one I have been borrowing is broken, and since I haven’t been staying in motels with computers in the lobby or working outside colleges or libraries with public access computers this past [...]

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Resident blogger Ross Levin has penned an article over at Polizeros. His article, which is about the Occupy Wall Street Protests generally, nevertheless manages to touch on a few personalities and parties that are of interest to IPR readers. Barack Obama’s rhetoric certainly has a populist tone to it these days, but words are cheap.  [...]

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“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.” (Benjamin Franklin) by R. Lee Wrights BURNET, Texas (Dec. 31) – Harry Browne was one of the most gifted writers the libertarian movement has ever known. He had a special ability to communicate [...]

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by Harry Browne Forwarded by Advocates for Self-Government Harry Browne (RIP) was the Libertarian Party presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000. 1. I resolve to sell liberty by appealing to the self-interest of each prospect, rather than preaching to people and expecting them to suddenly adopt my ideas of right and wrong. 2. I resolve [...]

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The Daily Caller interviewed Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson today and amongst the most interesting quotes from him was one encouraging his supporters to vote for Ron Paul in the Republican primaries and then vote for him in the general election, operating under the assumption that Paul will not win the Republican nomination. “Yeah,” [...]

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Text of former NM Governor Gary Johnson’s announcement that he is switching from the Republican presidential nomination race to the Libertarian one: December 28, 2011, Santa Fe, NM – At a morning news conference in the Rotunda of the New Mexico State Capitol, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson today announced that he is seeking [...]

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From the Patch: As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Simon Ribeiro of Evanston filed nominating petitions to enter the March 20 Democratic primary against Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston). Ribeiro’s website describes him as a high school teacher in an Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic school, and a former lifeguard and swimming instructor. According to the Chicago Tribune, [...]

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“Early on, he threw a lot of red meat to the Libertarian crowd stating, “The LP is the Third Party!” He further pointed out 61% of Americans are willing to vote Third Party.”

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LENOIR, (Dec. 26) – Two of the major Republican presidential hopefuls are learning what third party and independent candidates have known for years, that ballot access laws in most states are rigged against offering voters any real choices in primaries and on election day, said Jordon Greene, president of Free the Vote North Carolina in [...]

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As has been expected, former NM Governor Gary Johnson has just announced that he will seek the Libertarian Party presidential nomination. Johnson had previously been seeking the Republican nomination, which is the party under which he was elected Governor. Johnson joined the Libertarian Party in 1993-4, but did not renew his LP dues after the [...]

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Every week the New York Times prints one letter under the heading “Invitation to a Dialogue,” and then prints responses to it in the Sunday paper.  This week, the letter is calling for a “centrist” third party in America.  Any interested readers should write in to the Times. A centrist third party could prosper in [...]

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Submitted by Marc Montoni to Independent Political Report and posted at Free Virgina: Last Friday afternoon, December 23, 2011, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry were notified that they had not turned in enough valid signatures to qualify their names for Virginia’s Republican primary ballot. Predictably, this has caused feathers to fly, complete with threats of [...]

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The Los Angeles Daily News recently reprinted a column written by Debra Saunders after she attended a Paul campaign event in Los Angeles in 1988 during his Libertarian bid for the presidency. …when I got the invitation to go to Dr. Timothy (“Turn on, tune in, drop out”) Leary’s Beverly Hills house Saturday to watch [...]

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BURNET, Texas (Dec. 27) – “War breeds war. That’s all it can do,” says R. Lee Wrights in his latest video op ed. “On the other hand, peace breeds prosperity.” The libertarian writer and political activist is seeking the presidential nomination because he believes the Libertarian message in 2012 must be a loud, clear and [...]

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Rocky Anderson is the former mayor of Salt Lake City.  In August, he denounced and left the Democratic Party.  Earlier this month he announced the formation of a new party, the Justice Party, the nomination of which he’ll be running for.  The party is starting its organizing by recruiting interested volunteers online and attempting to [...]

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Ballot Access News reports that Donald Trump, who just changed his voter registration from Republican to Independent, won several Reform Party primaries in 2000. He had also changed his registration to Independence Party (allied with the Reform Party) back in 1999, and at various times has been registered as both a Democrat and a Republican. [...]

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From the Green Party of Philadelphia: The City Committee of the Green Party of Philadelphia (GPOP, http://www.gpop.org) applauds Seth Williams’ decision on December 7 to end the District Attorney office’s long fight to impose the death sentence in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. This is a huge victory for justice, the result of many years [...]

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Jill Stein‘s campaign for the Green Party’s presidential nomination released the following: Dr. Jill Stein, MD, the Green Party presidential candidate, has strongly criticized an action by Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius taking the unprecedented step of overruling the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to expand access to the Morning After [...]

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Wayne Root wishes all the IPR Readers and Staff a Merry Christmas!

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From a media release from the Boston Tea Party: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 December 2011 – bostontea.us The Boston Tea Party’s Presidential Nominating Convention concluded after 2 days with the Vice Presidential nomination going to a 2nd round of balloting. Tiffany Briscoe (Maryland) was chosen as the Presidential nominee on the first round of voting. [...]

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