August 1, 2026
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Posted at http://politeaparty.blogspot.com/2010/04/fl-tea-party-and-whig-party-challenge.html by d. eris:
Given this week’s tax day tea party protests, it is worth reiterating that any movement intent on fostering constitutional representative government is doomed to failure if it works within the confines established by the Democratic-Republican two-party state and ruling political class.…
On April 14, the Massachusetts Libertarian Party filed this brief in the First Circuit, in Barr v Galvin, 09-2426.
http://www.antiwar.com/ban/Appellee-brief-as-filed.pdf
The issue is whether the Massachusetts Libertarian Party should have been permitted to use a stand-in presidential candidate on its 2008 ballot access petition.
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By Ralph Nader
Nader.org
Within the burgeoning tonnage of business press—print and electronic—precious little has been written about the near zero interest paid on savings and money market accounts that total trillions of dollars.…
Posted at http://politeaparty.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-are-odds-of-independent-sweep-in.html
In the northeast, three prominent and promising independent candidates for governor continue to attract the attention of commentators who recognize the latent power of those who have declared their independence from the two-party state and the politics of the Democratic-Republican political class.…
Posted by me (Paulie) in comments on a previous post; slightly edited:
Libertarians question Republican participation in Tea Parties
I attended three tea parties [April 15, 2010] in south Alabama.…
According to wikipedia, Neal A. Boortz, Jr. (born April 6, 1945) is an American radio host, author, and political commentator. His nationally-syndicated talk show, The Neal Boortz Show, airs throughout the United States on Dial Global (formerly Jones Radio Networks).…
From the Advocates for Self-Government online newsletter.
Mary Ruwart was a close runner-up for the Libertarian Presidential nomination in 2008 and currently serves on the Libertarian National Committee.…
Former Democratic Congressman Dan Hamburg, who also ran for governor of California as a Green in 1998, is now running for 5th District County Supervisor in Mendocino County. …
Recently, the British Green Party released their new manifesto in anticipation of the May parliamentary elections. The Greens are said to have a greater chance of winning a seat in Parliament this year than ever before, especially in the Brighton seat where their leader Caroline Lucas is running, and they are running a record number of candidates. …