June 2, 2026
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by Robert W. Peck
Chairman, Constitution Party of Washington
The subject of partisan politics recently crossed my path – not just the fact that partisan politics exists (something we’re all well aware of), but rather the dangers that it holds, its subtle nature and the extent to which it has crept into our thought process.…
(Posted by Paulie)
In comments on my last update about the process to fill two At Large Rep vacancies on the Libertarian National Committee caused by the death of David Nolan (RIP) and the resignation of former Treasurer James Oaksun, whom former At Large Rep Bil Redpath was appointed to replace, LNC regional rep Daniel Wiener wrote:
There is no official list of applicants for the two LNC vacancies, nor is there any official procedure.
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by Darrell Castle
Constitution Party Vice-Chairman
Mohamed Bouazizi was a 26 year old man who lived in a small town in Tunisia called Sidi Bouzid. According to family members, he supported his mother and six sisters with the US$140 per month he earned as a street vendor selling produce from a wheelbarrow-type cart.…
by Darrell Castle
Constitution Party National Committee Vice-Chairman
What do the people rioting in the Middle East and the people protesting reductions in public-sector union bargaining rights have in common?…
From Monsters and Critics via TPID:
Landslide victories for independent candidates in local elections in central Japan earlier this month shocked the nation’s two major parties and revived public doubt about the nascent two-party system.…
From Black America Web via TPID:
With more than one third of the country self-identifying as independent, the balance of political power is falling increasingly to whichever way this group swings.…
Eliot Cutler, the 2010 independent gubernatorial candidate that lost by less than two percent of the vote to now-Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) told Hotline On Call Saturday that it’s “unlikely” that he will challenge Sen.
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