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LP: Libertarian John Wayne Smith aims to downsize government as Florida’s governor

May 22nd, 2013 · written by Krzysztof Lesiak · 10 Comments

Posted on lp.org on May 21, 2013.  John Wayne Smith, LP Florida 2014 Candidate for Governor John Wayne Smith has ambitious plans for the office of governor of Florida: cutting taxes to the bone, eliminating dozens of agencies and offices, rescinding laws that allow the use of eminent domain to take property for private gain, [...]

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Michael Cloud: How You Can Become a Slightly Famous, In-Demand Libertarian

May 22nd, 2013 · written by Krzysztof Lesiak · 5 Comments

Published in the Liberator Online, May 8th, 2013 edition. The Liberator Online is the official publication of The Advocates for Self-Government, which has rights over the famed World’s Smallest Political Quiz. Michael Cloud currently serves on the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) as an at-large representative. His 2002 run for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts against Democrat John Kerry, with no [...]

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Oregon Libertarian Party Lawsuit Dismissed

May 21st, 2013 · written by Jill Pyeatt · 98 Comments

The ruling from last week’s Motion for Summary Judgement in the lawsuit over which group is the correct Libertarion Party of Oregon has been released. Judge Breithaupt ruled: The motion of the Defendants in this regard is granted. The other motions of Defendants are denied as moot, including Defendants’ motions to strike. The motions of [...]

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Online News Source for Libertarian Party, Issue 5, Released

May 21st, 2013 · written by Jill Pyeatt · 10 Comments

The newest issue of the online publication calling itself Libertarian Party News has been released. This publication is not affiliated with the LNC or the official LP publication LP News. Included are the following articles: From the LNC Hardy Macia, Libertarian Activist and Candidate releases Libertarian Arthur Thomas aims to shrink Spending, Debt in San [...]

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Robert Taylor: America Tortures People Everyday, Right Here In Our Own Prisons

May 21st, 2013 · written by Jill Pyeatt · No Comments

Published in Sunset District Examiner May 6, 2013 Amid the controversy over the force-feeding of hunger-striking inmates at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and the admission of a former White House lawyer that the drone program is simply a replacement for Gitmo, the issues of torture and detention are thankfully putting pressure on President Obama [...]

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NORML New Jersey Chapter Member Don DeZarn running as Libertarian for State Senate

May 21st, 2013 · written by Krzysztof Lesiak · No Comments

Posted on NORML New Jersey’s website.  Posted by Don Dezarn on Monday, May 20, 2013 My name is Don DeZarn and I am the Libertarian Party Nominee for the New Jersey State Senate in the 14th Legislative District.  I am an active member of NORMLNJ and I’m committed to making the call for ‘full legalization of marijuana’ a central theme in [...]

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LP Colorado Convention and Libertarian State Leadership Alliance (LSLA) Conference Held in Denver May 17th-19th

May 20th, 2013 · written by Krzysztof Lesiak · 1 Comment

From the Libertarian Party of Colorado Facebook page, May 19th:  We’d love to thank everyone involved in the combined LPCO State Convention and LSLA Annual Conference — all the volunteers, our great speakers, and of course the attendees. Board elections occurred this morning, and the new Board is as follows: Chair – Jeff Orrok Vice [...]

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LP: Libertarian George Brown calls for end to corporate income tax, reducing power of government unions in PA House race

May 20th, 2013 · written by Krzysztof Lesiak · 1 Comment

The following was posted on lp.org on May 20th:  George Brown, LP Pennsylvania 2013 Candidate for State Representative High taxes and corruption are strangling Pennsylvania’s economy, but Libertarian George Brown hopes to fix that in his campaign for an open seat as state representative in Pennsylvania’s 42nd district, against Republican and Democratic challengers. Brown said [...]

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Green Shadow Cabinet: Updates from the past week

May 20th, 2013 · written by Krzysztof Lesiak · No Comments

On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Green Shadow Cabinet <info@greenshadowcabinet.us> wrote: The following statements and notices of the Green Shadow Cabinet, provided in reverse chronological order, are also available online here. They may be republished with attribution and a link back to their original web locations. Note that the Cabinet issued three statements as well as a 32 [...]

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Cody Quirk: As an Independent American

May 20th, 2013 · written by Krzysztof Lesiak · 26 Comments

Cody Quirk is a political activist from Nevada who is the founder of the Clarion Call to Unite Committee (CCTUC). In this latest article, published May 20th on the website Hammer of Truth, he announces he is leaving the Constitution Party for the national  Independent American Party (IAP). For more on the party: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_American_Party.   Owing [...]

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Libertarian New Jersey State Senate Candidate Don Dezarn on Adam Kokesh’s Arrest

May 20th, 2013 · written by Krzysztof Lesiak · 3 Comments

On May 18th, Adam Kokesh, libertarian activist, veteran, radio and TV host was arrested at “Smoke Down Prohibition V” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was a rally in support for maurijuana legalization. Kokesh was arrested before he could even smoke. He is currently being held in a detention center. Fans on Facebook are posting “Free Adam [...]

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Darrell Castle: IRS Scandal and the Rule of Law RIP

May 20th, 2013 · written by Krzysztof Lesiak · No Comments

Darrell Castle talks about the IRS scandal and how it threatens the Rule of Law and the Constitution. Castle is the Constitution Party’s 2008 vice-presidential candidate and is considering seeking the CP nomination for president in 2016. Here is a Facebook draft page for that effort: https://www.facebook.com/DarrellCastle2016?fref=ts.

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