In an editorial this morning, the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes, “The Independence Party has only one big success to credit — the election 10 years ago of Gov.…
Posts published in June 2008
Baldwin campaigns in Riverside, California
By PJO on June 27, 2008 3:33 AM
California’s Riverside Press-Enterprise reports Constitution Party presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin “stopped in the Inland area Thursday, albeit without the usual trappings of a national campaign: no motorcade, traveling press or Secret Service.”…
Barr files statement of candidacy in Georgia
By PJO on June 27, 2008 3:28 AM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on its website Thursday afternoon that Libertarian Bob Barr “is now officially a presidential candidate in Georgia.” While the LP “gets automatic ballot access here, just like the Democrats and Republicans, the law requires an official statement of candidacy to be filed.…
Videos of Chuck Baldwin at HQ
By Trent Hill on June 26, 2008 8:33 PM
Recently, Chuck Baldwin opened his national headquarters in western Michigan. A local TV station covered the event, and even included a video over on the right-hand side.…
Barr campaign takes heat for AC expense
By Editorial Team on June 26, 2008 5:31 PM
According to a Bob Barr fundraising e-mail sent out by campaign manager Russ Verney, the Barr campaign spent $19,000 to install air conditioning at its campaign HQ, which will only be in use through the November election.…
LP, Barr laud Heller decision in latest press releases
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 26, 2008 1:01 PM
Immediately following this morning’s Supreme Court decision on the case of DC v. Heller, where the court ruled that the second amendment protects an individual right to own weapons for self-defense, the Libertarian Party issued a release in which spokesperson Andrew Davis praised the ruling as a “landmark victory for the preservation of liberty in the United States”:
“Firearms are a distinct component of the American national character,” says Davis.
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Bob Barr’s ‘secure the borders’ fundraising letter gets it wrong
By Editorial Team on June 26, 2008 12:51 PM
Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr’s recent “secure the borders”-themed fundraising letter was viewed as “borderline racist” and “extremely unlibertarian” by some Libertarians.…
Third-party candidates attack Federal Reserve System
By Editorial Team on June 26, 2008 8:27 AM
Constitutionalists and Libertarians have always been opposed to the Federal Reserve System. However, in the wake of Ron Paul’s unprecedented exposure of the issue — and the public’s surprising enthusiasm for his anti-Fed rhetoric — CP and LP candidates are giving the issue more prominence in their campaign platforms.…
Libertarian for Congress calls for Sean Haugh’s removal
By Editorial Team on June 26, 2008 7:00 AM
Wisconsin Libertarian for Congress, Kevin Barrett, has been run through the mud for his views on 9/11, and his support for Social Security and other Libertarian heterodoxies.…