The original article, which is worthwhile reading, was written for the The Connecticut Law Tribune and is at Law.com: here. In addition, the article was referred to on the blog below, a tax professor’s law blog.…
Posts published in December 2009
Socialist Party USA protests Obama’s escalation in Afghanistan
Statement on Obama’s Surge
by National Action Committee of the Socialist Party USA
Today Obama has announced that he will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.…
Bill Redpath will not seek another term as Libertarian National Committee Chair
Posted by Jake Porter in Libertarian Strategy Monthly:
Libertarian National Committee Chair, Bill Redpath, announced on Sunday at the Libertarian National Committee meeting in Nashville, Tennessee that he would not seek a third term as Chair of the Libertarian National Committee.…
North Carolina ballot access case (including interest in amicus curiae briefs)
from Ballot Access News
North Carolina Supreme Court Seems Eager to Hear Ballot Access Case
December 8th, 2009
The North Carolina Supreme Court will soon be hearing Libertarian Party of North Carolina v State Board of Elections, a challenge to the state’s ballot access laws for minor parties, and also a challenge to other laws that injure minor parties.
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Palm Beach, Florida: Libertarian commission candidate Karl Dickey blasts county moratorium on pain clinics
The Palm Beach Post reports:
Our Jennifer Sorentrue reports that Palm Beach County commissioners this morning approved a one-year moratorium on approving new pain-management clinics amid concerns that drugs are being dispensed with insufficient controls.…
Libertarian Party of Clark County, Nevada supports AB 273 to monitor and limit police use of tasers
Via email from Debra Dedmon:
The Libertarian Party of Clark County recently voted to support Assembly Bill 273, which would require that cameras be installed on all police tasers, would require that each and every video of police taser use be made available as a public record, and would statutorily limit police use of tasers to lethal force encounters.…
Rich Whitney, Green for Illinois Governor: ‘Money Bomb’ today; promises to keep state’s National Guard out of war
Posted by Walter at Green Party Watch:
Green Party IL gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney will be having a “money bomb” this Wednesday December 9th. Whitney hopes to raise $50,000 from the the day’s donations.…
Oral argument scheduled for: Green’s Democratizing the Electoral College Civil Action
By order of the United States Court of Appeals : Gordon (Plaintiff/Appellant) v Biden (Defendant/Appellee) is now SCHEDULED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT ON JANUARY 14th, 2010 before the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
FINAL BRIEF”S filed in Gordon v Biden (Green’s Democratizing the Electoral College Civil Action) .
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Businessman and former ‘Apprentice’ contestant running for Congress as independent
Surya Yalamanchili, who is only 28 years old, has officially announced an independent bid for Congress in Ohio’s second district, currently held by Republican Jean Schmidt. …
