March 2012 Archives

Member of the The Libertarian Party Starts a Petition for Voiding a Decision of the National Committee Regarding Convention Floor Fees

By Jill Pyeatt on March 12, 2012 12:35 AM

There has been much discussion on this site and elsewhere about the floor fee for the upcoming national convention of the Libertarian Party. There is a low-end offering for $94.00, which includes only the ability to attend business meetings.…

LNC Meeting Feed

By on March 10, 2012 12:57 PM

The Libertarian National Committee is meeting this weekend in Orlando.

There is a feed of the proceedings (as of this writing it is down due to the LNC being in executive session):

Live video for mobile from Ustream

According to reports I have received,

Previous comments on this are in this month’s open thread starting @79.…

LNC Meeting (March 2012 in Orlando, FL)

By Marc Montoni on March 10, 2012 12:47 PM

The Libertarian National Committee is meeting in Orlando, FL this weekend (03/10/2012 from 8 am – 6 pm & Sun 03/11/2012 from 8 am – 2 pm), at the Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819.…

Lee Wrights: They’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught To Kill

By Brian Irving on March 10, 2012 12:02 AM

BURNET, Texas (March 10) – One point I’ve repeatedly emphasized during this campaign is that you can’t teach people that it’s wrong to kill people by killing people.…

Washington Times Article on Third Parties

By RedPhillips on March 9, 2012 4:07 PM

Here is an article from the Washington Times on third parties. Thanks to Darryl Perry from the March Open Thread. The tone is unmistakably snarky and dismissive.…

BTP Removes Tiffany Briscoe as Presidential Nominee

By William Saturn on March 9, 2012 3:19 PM

Members of the Boston Tea Party (BTP) have voted to remove student Tiffany Briscoe as the party’s presidential nominee. At the moment, she has been replaced with NOTA (None of the Above).…

Video of Virgil Goode’s Announcement of Presidential Candidacy

By Trent Hill on March 8, 2012 3:18 AM

Virgil Goode recently announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States in 2012 in New York City. This video does not capture the entire thing, and the wind obscures a bit of the sound, but the basic idea is there.…

Presidential Candidates’ Speeches from the California Libertarian Convention

By Jill Pyeatt on March 8, 2012 2:13 AM

Following are videos of the speeches given by 6 of the candidates for the 2012 presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party. The candidates spoke in alphabetical order, and the location was the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel, on March 4, 2012. …

Former Senator David Boren Endorses Americans Elect

By RedPhillips on March 7, 2012 11:17 PM

Former Democrat Senator David Boren has endorsed Americans Elect.

…a group called Americans Elect is steadily building support — and a 50-state infrastructure — for a bipartisan ticket that could challenge both parties for the White House.

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Posts published in March 2012