December 2009 Archives

Center for Competitive Politics Files Amicus Brief on Connecticut Green Party’s Side

By Jordan Willow Evans on December 28, 2009 11:57 PM

On December 22, the Center for Competitive Politics filed this 40-page amicus curiae brief in the 2nd circuit, on the side of the Connecticut Green Party, in the pending case over Connecticut’s discriminatory public funding law.…

Joe Kennedy update: endorsed by RightMarch PAC; first TV debate now online

By on December 28, 2009 11:16 PM

Independent Libertarian Joe Kennedy endorsed by RightMarch PAC in the Massachusetts US Senate Special election:

Joseph Kennedy for U.S. Senate – Massachusetts
Like Doug Hoffman in New York, Joe Kennedy is running as an Independent, rather than Republican or Democrat.

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Upside Down World: ‘An Independent Candidate Jolts Chile’s Democracy’

By on December 28, 2009 10:56 PM

by Elyssa Pachico
upsidedownworld.org

The campaign apparel on sale at Marco Enriquez Ominami’s political headquarters in Santiago, Chile, was a colorful and at times cheeky display.…

American Conservative Party: ‘1 am vote through the snow storm’

By on December 28, 2009 10:46 PM

theamericanconservatives.org
By Mick Griffin
Monday, 21 December

Can you imagine? It is the middle of the night on Sunday and Senators are trekking to the Hill for a vote that could not wait until sunrise.…

Socialist Party USA: Faith and Socialism During the Holidays

By on December 28, 2009 10:37 PM

via Socialist Webzine:

by Josh Hatala, Faith & Socialism Commission member
from Socialist Party USA

The Holidays are a time filled with stark contradictions. While most religions offer inspiring messages of peace and love, commercial enterprises attempt to put a price tag on every human emotion and social relation.…

A revolutionary New Year’s greeting for 2010 from the Freedom Socialist Party

By on December 28, 2009 9:59 PM

A revolutionary New Year’s greeting for 2010
from the Freedom Socialist Party, U.S. and Australia

Warm greetings to the workers, fighters and poor of the world.…

Gary Johnson: The Ron Paul of 2012?

By Jordan Willow Evans on December 28, 2009 9:26 PM

IPR note: Although they now run as Republicans, both Paul and Johnson either have been or are members of the Libertarian Party.

By JOHN DISTASO
in the Union Leader:

Another potential 2012 presidential candidate is headed to first-in-the-nation New Hampshire.…

Minnesota Independence Party Will Probably Nominate a Mayor for Special State Senate Election

By Jordan Willow Evans on December 28, 2009 8:29 PM

Ballot Access News:

Minnesota will hold a special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 26th district, on January 26. The Independence Party nominee will be Roy Srp, Mayor of Waseca, a city of about 10,000 people.…

The Liberty Movement, the Two-Party State and the Commission on Presidential Debates

By Jordan Willow Evans on December 28, 2009 8:16 PM

Posted at Poli-Tea:

American Idolatry considers the future of the “liberty movement” inspired by the presidential campaign of Ron Paul in 2008, and argues that beyond vetting potential movement favorites for president in 2012 (with specific mention of Gary Johnson) a top priority of the movement should be “challenging the two-party system”:

Another top priority for the liberty movement is to start challenging the two-party system.

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Posts published in December 2009