A new congressional seat is open after the resignation of Representative Chris Lee, with a special election to be held on May 24th. The Republican and Conservative Parties have settled on the nominee for their ballot lines, State Representative Jane Corwin.…
Posts published in March 2011
Oregon Pacific Greens Looking To Target Wu’s Seat
By Jordan Willow Evans on March 10, 2011 4:12 PM
In the wake of revelations about Congressman David Wu’s mental health, poll numbers show the incumbent in trouble for re-election. A recent Survey USA poll illustrates his problem.…
LP Chair:”The problem in Wisconsin is not unions but government”
By Gene Berkman on March 10, 2011 3:50 PM
WASHINGTON – While Republicans and Democrats battle in Wisconsin over a bill to reduce the collective bargaining power of state employee unions as a means of balancing their budget, Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle points out that the problem lies with government control of activities it has no business running.…
Ralph Nader Speaks At University of Tennessee
By Jordan Willow Evans on March 10, 2011 12:10 AM
From Nicholas Hunt at the Knoxville News Sentinel:
Speaking to a crowd of about 350 on the University of Tennessee campus, Nader posed the following:
‘We (the public) are the sovereign power,’ he said.
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New York Libertarians sue for ballot access, accuse state of failure to count votes
By IPR Contributor on March 9, 2011 9:29 PM
From New York LP chair Mark Axinn via LP blog:
Libertarian Party Candidate Files Lawsuit against NYS Board of Elections for Failure to Count Votes
Warren Redlich, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for Governor of New York in the 2010 election, today filed a lawsuit in Albany County Supreme Court against the New York State Board of Elections, directing the state agency to cease ignoring votes cast for the Libertarian Party.
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Libertarian Party:”War on Drugs leads to gun smuggling nightmare”
By Gene Berkman on March 9, 2011 6:42 PM
WASHINGTON – According to CBS, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been involved in undercover operations to smuggle high-powered weapons into Mexico, probably as some sort of tracking operation.…
Dallas County Libertarian Party youtube spot
By Jordan Willow Evans on March 9, 2011 4:41 PM
Via John Jay Myers at facebook and Grassroots Libertarians:
Description at youtube (with slight corrections): The Dallas County Libertarian Party wants you to know that all elections are not about the Presidency.…
Wednesday Greenstream: Military Intervention in Libya
By Jordan Willow Evans on March 9, 2011 4:18 PM
Via Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch:
On tonight’s GreenStream Wednesday the Green Party will be discussing the US military’s intervention in Libya. The guests will be Keith Harmon Snow, Patricia Hill, Glen Ford and Bernard White.…
Darryl Perry: Supreme Court Delivers 8-1 First Amendment Victory
By on March 9, 2011 3:31 PM
Emailed by Boston Tea Party chair Darryl Perry to IPR and posted at Free Patriot Press:
The U.S. Supreme Court 8-1 ruling in the case of Snyder v Phelps is a victory for free speech, particularly the freedom of unpopular “speech” in the form of protests.…