The Denver Post says Ralph Nader “is likely to be on the Colorado ballot for the presidential election in November.” His campaign announced Thursday that Nader has met the state’s requirements to be listed on the ballot as an independent.…
Posts published in June 2008
Texas LP convention this weekend
By PJO on June 13, 2008 2:09 AM
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the Libertarian Party of Texas will hold its convention in Fort Worth this weekend. Texas LP Executive Director Wes Benedict said about 125 people are expected to attend.…
Member of Board of Supervisors declares self Libertarian/Constitutionalist
By Trent Hill on June 12, 2008 8:53 PM
Sean Scallon, who is a freelance writer and long-time activist in the Constitution Party recently wrote an article for the American Chronicle.
Just recently I was appointed to the Board of Supervisors of my home county of Pepin, Wisconsin.
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Kansas Reform Party hopes to nominate Chuck Baldwin
By Trent Hill on June 12, 2008 8:50 PM
Richard Winger reports that the Kansas Reform Party is likely to offer the Baldwin campaign their ballot line, but it seems unclear wether they will be allowed to.…
Boston Tea Party candidates to debate, Saturday, 7:00 p.m.
By Editorial Team on June 12, 2008 7:55 PM
Candidates for the presidential and vice-presidential nominations of the Boston Tea Party will be participating in an online debate, Saturday, June 14, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,…
Ron Paul: Bob Barr ‘can have a very positive effect in this campaign’
By Editorial Team on June 12, 2008 7:48 PM
Ron Paul was interviewed on CNN this morning and asked about Libertarian candidate for president, Bob Barr.
Paul said that he thought Barr represented libertarian principles and was “speaking our language.”…
America First Party supports Matthis Chiroux
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 12, 2008 6:24 PM
Press release from the America First Party on Sergeant Matthis Chiroux’s decision to refuse deployment to Iraq:
Soldier’s Objection to Iraq Deployment Shows Honor and Grit
Boulder, CO – Boulder, CO – Soldiers who object to the Iraq war on constitutional grounds, and yet are ordered to deploy there, are quickly confronted with the reality that being true to their conscience could lead to their arrest, imprisonment, and dishonorable discharge.…
Marxist parties and ‘The Cuban Five’
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 12, 2008 5:25 PM
A hot topic among the country’s Marxist political parties in recent weeks has been “The Cuban Five.” Cuban nationals Fernando González, René González, Antonio Guerrero, Gerardo Hernández, and Ramón Labañino were arrested in 1998 on 26 charges, including espionage and conspiracy, for their intelligence gathering activities focused on anti-Castro groups based in Miami.…
Official Libertarian Party convention recap video
By PJO on June 12, 2008 5:13 PM
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