Posted at Green Party Watch by Walter Pituc. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.
Richard Carroll, G-North Little Rock, who is the sole Green Party member that is part of a state legislature, had his first authored bill pass in the Arkansas State House.…
Posts published in February 2009
Libertarian Party blog: Obama plan damages our economy
By paulie on February 7, 2009 1:59 PM
Posted at LP.org by Donny Ferguson. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office finds Barack Obama’s $1.2 trillion dollar welfare-and-spending plan causes even more economic damage than if Congress were to do nothing, The Washington Times reports yesterday.…
Ballot Access News: Ralph Nader ballot access lawsuits update
By paulie on February 7, 2009 1:52 PM
Ballot Access News reports:
Nader Hawaii 2004 Ballot Access Case Delayed
The 9th circuit will postpone proceedings in Nader v Cronin, the Hawaii 2004 ballot access case over whether a state may require six times as many signatures for a presidential independent candidate as it requires for an entire new party.
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Press release: Libertarians stand alone with voters against Senate plan
By paulie on February 7, 2009 1:28 PM
LP recommends tax relief for families and employers. Posted at LP.org. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s third largest party tonight urged Senate Republicans and Democrats to scrap their joint plans for a $780 billion package of wealth transfers and expanded government spending.…
New York Fusion Parties
By Trent Hill on February 6, 2009 6:22 PM
The third party scene in New York has an interesting spin that most states do not allow by law. Fusion is the process by which a third-party nominates a major-party candidate, but maintains its own ballot line through which people can vote.…
Communist Party USA: The making of African American history
By paulie on February 5, 2009 5:34 PM
Author: Norman Markowitz
CPUSA.org
Reprinted from politicalaffairs.net
Posted to IPR by Paulie
This February, as we celebrate African American history month, the first African American president will be sitting in the White House, something that few Americans saw as a possibility at the turn of the 21st century.…
Libertarian Party blog: Now a FOURTH Obama Cabinet nominee faces tax questions
By paulie on February 5, 2009 5:20 PM
Confirmation hearings for Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis now involve more than her lobbying for an anti-employer organization attempting to change federal law to allow union organizers to more easily coerce workers into joining unions.…
On The Wilder Side: Video of Long Island immigration trends at January 2009 Babylon Green Party gathering
By paulie on February 5, 2009 5:13 PM
The January 7, 2009 Babylon Green Party Gathering featured Kirby Einhorn of Long Island Wins speaking about “Immigration Trends and Policy on Long Island.”
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Libertarian Party blog: Congress, Obama only ‘stimulating’ government
By paulie on February 5, 2009 5:00 PM
The Wall Street Journal‘s Daniel Henninger doesn’t point out congressional Republicans voted against the stimulus, not out of opposition to Big Government, but in spite of it. …