Found at Dee’s ‘Dotes. According to wikipedia, Clifford “Cliff” W. Thornton, Jr. is an American drug policy reform advocate and Green politician serving as one of the seven current (as of November 2007) co-Chairs of the Green Party of the United States.…
Posts published in December 2008
LP presidential candidate statement: Wayne Allyn Root
By PJO on December 20, 2008 4:09 PM
I appreciate your invitation. I’m currently busy finishing up my Libertarian political book for one of the biggest publishers in the world. I have to deliver 80,000 words by January 1st.…
American Independent Party internal court battle
By paulie on December 19, 2008 8:18 PM
Ballot Access News reports
On December 19, a Superior Court in Sacramento, California, held oral arguments in King v Bowen, the lawsuit over the identity of the state officers of the American Independent Party.
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Controversial poll disappears from Libertarian Party website archive
By paulie on December 19, 2008 7:34 PM
The archive of polls at the Libertarian Party website has been purged of reference to a recent poll on the necessity of government. As of the last time I checked the poll, the results were as follows:
Do you believe there is a necessary and proper role for government in society?…
Wayne Root: How to stop the arrogance of Blagojevich (and Caroline Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo too)
By paulie on December 19, 2008 6:50 PM
Posted at Root For America
One solution to the insanity, stupidity and arrogance of politicians is so simple: Term Limits.
Kings and queens, otherwise known as career politicians, govern us.
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Ralph Nader again asks for reconsideration on Pennsylvania fees
By paulie on December 19, 2008 6:37 PM
Posted at Ballot Access News
On December 19, Ralph Nader again asked the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court to reconsider the order that he must pay fees to cover the costs of removing him from the ballot in 2004.
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Ballot Access News compares trends in alternative party and independent Presidential performance, 2004 vs. 2008
By paulie on December 19, 2008 6:25 PM
In a series of posts at Ballot Access News today, Richard Winger writes:
In 2004, Ralph Nader was on the ballot in jurisdictions containing 50.8% of the national presidential vote cast that year.…
Green Party of Canada: Let US Iraq war resisters stay for Christmas
By paulie on December 19, 2008 3:02 PM
From The Western Standard Shotgun blog. Posted by Matthew Johnston.
Today the Green Party is urging Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship & Immigration to stop the deportation proceedings against US Iraq war resister, Cliff Cornell, whose proceedings have been moved to December 19th, and to implement the motion adopted by Canada’s Parliament on June 3rd to allow all U.S.
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Video: Wayne Root on Cavuto on FOX, 12/18/08
By paulie on December 19, 2008 2:54 PM
Found at Root For America. Root was the 2008 Libertarian Party candidate Vice President, came in third for the Presidential nomination, and is a contender for the party’s 2012 Presidential nomination.…