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Libertarian Party of Illinois: We gave Rick Santelli the idea for the Tax Day Tea Parties

Email from Libertarian Party of Illinolis chair Dave Brady:



Let me share with you quite a story.

In December of 2008 the LP Illinois formulated the Boston Tea Party Chicago concept and advertised it through the LPI yahoo and meetup groups, Ron Paul Meetup groups, Campaign for Liberty groups, national tax groups and well as other various peace groups and local / national new sources.…

A coalition of third parties in Pennsylvania file lawsuit for ballot access

from Ballot Access News
Status of Pennsylvania Ballot Access Reform Efforts

April 14th, 2009

For over two years, the Pennsylvania Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties have been planning a lawsuit in federal court in Pennsylvania, to make the argument that Pennsylvania’s system of charging candidates tens of thousands of dollars if they try to get on the ballot and fail, violates the U.S.…

Tax Day ‘Tea Party’ Astrology: Mars conjunct Uranus

Astrologer Jude Cowell writes in Stars Over Washington:

Across America this April 15 ‘Tax Day Tea Party’ rallies are being staged at town halls and state capital buildings (most are at noon) to protest spendthrift deficit government spending – some sources say ‘stimulus package’ also which in my book has to include the Bush administration – and massive bailouts (which definitely include the Bush administration.)

Chuck Baldwin: ‘The Big Business/Big Government Axis of Evil’

By Chuck Baldwin
NewsWithViews.com

Self-proclaimed “conservatives” love to tout themselves as ardent supporters of the “free enterprise” system. In the name of “capitalism,” they support any and every piece of legislation or governmental decision that caters to business–especially Big Business.…

Libertarians applaud steps toward marriage equality

Press release at LP.org reposted to IPR by Paulie.



America’s third largest party wants government out of marriage entirely

WASHINGTON – America’s third largest party Monday praised officials in Iowa, Vermont and the District of Columbia for taking recent steps toward marriage equality, and urged legislators in all states to scrap government licensing, taxation and regulation of marriage.…

Bob Barr: ‘Somali pirates — you lose’

2008 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Bob Barr writes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

I’ll be writing more very shortly regarding the issue of dealing with Somali pirates, but I have just two words in reaction to the manner in which President Obama dealt with those who hijacked the Maersk Alabama and kidnapped its American captain — Well Done!