June 2009 Archives

Libertarian Party of West Virginia puts out new platform

By on June 21, 2009 2:17 PM

Originally posted at http://www.lpwv.org/lpwv-platform/

Human Rights

The Libertarian Party of West Virginia asserts that all humans are created equal, and that the rights of every sovereign individual must be respected.…

Impending US Supreme Court Decision on Voting Rights Act

By Kimberly Wilder on June 21, 2009 12:30 PM

from Ballot Access News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Story on Impending U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Voting Rights Act

The June 21 Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this story on the impending decision of the U.S.

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Tom Golisano, independent activist from NY, to run for Senate in Florida?

By Kimberly Wilder on June 21, 2009 7:42 AM

Tom Golisano ran for Governor with “The Independence Party” in New York, which is a party that claims to be neither left nor right. Golisano is also perceived as being “independent”, because his recent support has alternated between Democrats and Republicans.…

Long announces for LPA chair

By Thomas L. Knapp on June 19, 2009 2:31 AM

Roderick T. Long, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Auburn University — and a figure usually associated with the libertarian movement’s “left,” anarchist and non-party wings — has announced his candidacy for the Libertarian Party of Alabama’s chairmanship.…

Ralph Nader & Ron Paul Agree: Ballot Access Laws are Rigged Against Independent & Third Party Candidates

By on June 18, 2009 4:23 PM

Press release from Free and Equal sent to [email protected]

Ralph Nader and Ron Paul, two of the most outspoken political leaders of our time, don’t agree all that often.…

Libertarian Party blog: Gay critics say ‘too little, too late’ from Obama

By on June 18, 2009 2:42 PM

posted by Donny Ferguson on Jun 17, 2009 at http://www.lp.org/blogs/donny-ferguson/gay-critics-say-too-little-too-late-from-obama

CNN reports that Obama’s attempt to buy off gay activists with federal benefits, after the White House compared them to pedophiles in a legal brief opposing gay marriage, is “too little, too late.”…

Libertarians to US Government: ‘Just Do Nothing’ about Iran Elections

By Susan Hogarth on June 18, 2009 1:13 AM

The latest release from the Center for Libertarian Press Information

While the events rapidly unfolding in Iran after the recent election are of extreme interest and concern to freedom-loving people everywhere, Libertarians are asking the US Government not to involve itself in the affairs of the Iranian people.

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Green candidate stands off with Democrats, other Dems throw Greens off the ballot

By Ross Levin on June 17, 2009 11:14 PM

James Tyler – a Green Party candidate for State Senate in Kalamazoo, Michigan – has recently been caught up in a bit of drama with the local Democratic Party. …

Former independent candidate helps influence Maine election laws

By Ross Levin on June 17, 2009 5:37 PM

The following is an email from Herbert Hoffman, who ran as an independent (and then as a write-in) candidate for US Senate in Maine in 2008:

An amended version of LD 1169, An Act to Amend the Election Laws, was signed into law by Governor Baldacci on Thursday, June 4. …

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