On Tuesday, the Madison City Council was due to vote on a proposal from Mayor Paul Soglin, that would limit use of public benches downtown to one hour and prohibit people from lying on benches, public sidewalks or right-of-ways for most of the day and night.…
Posts published in October 2015
Ventura: Come in as a Libertarian in May, then “steal the election and win the whole thing” in November

Former Independent governor of Minnesota and former visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government Jesse Ventura, appeared on Coast to Coast AM, a nationally syndicated overnight radio talk show, the evening of October 6/7 2015.…
Georgia Libertarian Allen Buckley to Run for U.S. Senate
From Greg Bluestein at the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Libertarian Allen Buckley said Wednesday he will run on the third-party ticket against Isakson next year. He joins Republican Derrick Grayson, a MARTA engineer and minister who garnered 1 percent of the vote in the 2014 Senate primary.…
Margaret Flowers Arrested while Protesting Kunduz Bombing at Senate Hearing
From Peter Orvetti at Green Party Watch:
Maryland Green Party U.S. Senate candidate Margaret Flowers was arrested Tuesday morning at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on instruction of committee chairman Sen.…
Free and Equal Announces Date and Location for General Election Presidential Debate
From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:
Free & Equal will host a general election presidential debate on August 30, 2016, at the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles.…
Sean Haugh: “I Intend to Run for U.S. Senate as a Libertarian in North Carolina in 2016”
From 2014 Libertarian Senate candidate Sean Haugh’s Tumblr page:
*sigh* I guess it’s that time again. Here’s my first take at a campaign bio. I’m sure my next campaign manager will make me change it, just like my last one did.…
Seminole County L.P. dissolved by executive committee after chairman switches to GOP
“Effective immediately, the Libertarian Party of Seminole County affiliate to the Libertarian Party of Florida has been dissolved.” – https://lpflsc.org/
Orlando Sentinel: Goat sacrifice fallout: Seminole County Libertarian Party disbands
No one among the eight members of the Seminole County Libertarian Party’s executive committee present at the meeting offered to replace Menzel as chairman, and state laws require party affiliates to have a chair and a treasurer, according to Menzel.
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Video: U.S. Senate candidate Phil Anderson (L-WI) at 45th Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OanFM-VKKrE&feature=youtu.be
Phil Anderson, Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, spoke on Sunday to the assembled crowds at the 45th Annual Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival near the state capitol in Madison.…


