I am breaking IPR’s tradition of only posting articles having to do with alternate parties or Independents with this article, but I think the information is important enough that I’ll do it this one time.…
Posts published in March 2015
From Andy Craig for Congress, Libertarian (WI-4):
On March 10, 1854, an angry mob descended on the federal jail and courthouse in downtown Milwaukee. Local newspaper editor Sherman Booth, founder of the anti-slavery Liberty Party rallied over 5,000 residents of the city, riding through the streets proclaiming “Freemen, to the rescue!”…
Chad Koppie
We previously reported that Chad Koppie was considering a run for the Constitution Party nomination. He has decided to make it official. I received the following e-mail from his campaign manager, Phil Collins (changed slightly for tense and context):
Chad Koppie has informed me that he’ll attend the Constitution Party National Committee Meeting on April 24 & 25.
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From Kelly Gneiting at the Independent American Party website:
Nobility…, honor…, loyalty. These are words that describe what dignified and godly men yearn and strive for.…
From the Green Party website:
March 11, 2015 marks the 4th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident. Radiation from the nuclear facility continues to enter the Pacific ocean and the atmosphere.…
From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:
On February 25, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HB 2608. It makes it far more difficult for a member of a small qualified party to get on his or her own party’s primary ballot.…
From the Green Party website:
Green Party leaders expressed hope that King v. Burwell, now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court, would be decided against the plaintiffs, since the law suit threatens more than 8 million Americans with the loss of their health insurance, but also stressed the continuing need for a Single-Payer national health care program (Medicare For All).…
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is fired up and traveling the country this year, spreading the gospel of medical marijuana, full legalization, and his new company Cannabis Sativa, Inc.…
From Jonathan Rosenblum in a Vote Sawant email blast:
Heads up, big business! Labor unions are taking nothing for granted and are rallying around Kshama Sawant as her Seattle City Council campaign gears up.…