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Posts published in January 2012

ACLU Says Johnson Better On Civil Liberties Than Obama or GOP Candidates

By Trent Hill on January 2, 2012 11:38 PM

The ACLU recently put out a presidential candidate comparison score card for civil liberties and ranked a number of GOP presidential candidates, President Obama, and former-GOP candidate Gary Johnson, who is now a candidate for the Libertarian Party’s nomination for President.…

Green and Libertarian Parties to join American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections in condemning President Obama’s signing of NDAA

By Ross Levin on January 2, 2012 2:36 PM

Press release:

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — On Tuesday, January 3, representatives of the Libertarian Party and the Green Party will join the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT*) — a national coalition of major Muslim organizations — and other civil liberties group leaders at a news conference in Iowa to express their opposition to the unconstitutional nature of the National Defense Authorization Act’s detention provisions.

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Chuck Baldwin: Ron Paul is the Only Presidential Candidate Who Gets It

By RedPhillips on January 2, 2012 12:29 PM

Chuck Baldwin recently released a video endorsing Ron Paul. The content of this editorial is different from the video.

The recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the reaction–or better, lack of reaction–by the GOP’s Presidential candidates is a perfect example of how it will not matter to a Tinker’s Dam which Republican candidate wins the nomination, unless that candidate is Congressman Ron Paul.

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Gary Johnson birthday money bomb and LP announcement media coverage

By on January 1, 2012 11:33 PM

According to http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/, Gary Johnson’s birthday moneybomb today has so far netted $41,741.65 raised from 347 donors.

Meanwhile, via Nigel Lyons at LP.org, Johnson’s announcement of his switch from the Republican presidential nomination race to the Libertarian one has yielded the following coverage:

Announcement video, http://www.yowie.com/videochat/5jz-gary-johnson-big-announcement…

January 2012 Open Thread

By on January 1, 2012 12:24 AM

See descriptions under the previous open threads if you don’t know what the open threads are about (although it’s pretty self-explanatory).

Here is a video from Rap News AKA the Juice Media to start your new year.…