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Posts published in March 2013

Manhattan Libertarian Party Formally Invites Dr. Tom Stevens To Re-Join

From Dr. Tom Stevens’s blog, Liberty Lion

On March 8, 2013, Janet Hopf, Manhattan Libertarian Party Chair, sent Dr. Tom Stevens an e-mail, the text of which was the following:

The Manhattan LP committee has voted to officially invite you to re-join our chapter.

Slate of candidates running with Brett Pojunis for LP of Nevada Exec Comm announced

According to Toni Pacini and David Colborne on facebook, the anti-incumbent slate for the Nevada LP leadership is:

Brett Pojunis – Chair
Jason Smith – Vice Chair
Lou Pombo – Secretary
Tim Hagan – Treasurer
David Colborne – At Large

For those not familiar with the background, see the following stories and comment threads:

James Burns Proposes New Bylaws For Nevada LP

News and Discussion of the Nevada LP

Libertarian Party of Nevada Announces Its Convention

LP Nevada Chair Responds to Resignation of Brett Pojunis From Position of State Secretary

What’s Going On with the Libertarian Party of Nevada?

Michigan Greens Nominate Bobby Jones in Flint Area State Senator Special Election

The following was posted today at Green Party Watch: 

Citizen Activist Joins Race to Fill Flint Area Vacancy, Offers Principled Alternative to Political Musical Chairs

The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) has nominated Bobby Jones to be the Green candidate on the ballot for the May 7 special election for 27th District State Senator.…

Sheldon Richman and Jacob Hornberger: The Libertarian Angle

Here are Sheldon Richman and Jacob Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation discussing the ten-year anniversary of the Iraq war.

Now online
March 25, 2013

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Libertarian Party vs Constitution Party: An Analysis

The following was posted to the LP website back in 2008. I found it to be an interesting comparison of both parties. 
posted by Andrew Davis on Sep 22, 2008

We often get emails at Libertarian Party headquarters asking what exactly are the differences between the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party. 

Update on Libertarian Party of Oregon’s Lawsuit

Previously, the Wagner group filed a Motion for Summary Judgement against the lawsuit filed by the Reeves group.  Here is that information.

On Thursday of last week, the Reeves group filed a Motion for Summary Judgement against the Wagner group. …