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Examiner Berates Two-Party System

Gary Wood, a Salt Lake City political examiner for Examiner.com has written an article berating the two-party system. Here’s an excerpt:

This is their left and right, liberal and conservative, them or us mentality that both the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee want everyone to engage in.

Libertarian Party: Help stop DEA raids on legal clinics!

Email distributed by the Libertarian Party.


From the desk of Bill Redpath:

Dear Paul,

Call it “hypocrisy you can believe in.”

Less than a week after the Obama administration claimed they were ending the Bush policy of raiding state-sanctioned medical marijuana dispensaries, DEA agents Wednesday night burst through the doors of the Emmalyn’s California Cannabis Clinic in San Francisco and seized the prescription cannabis the clinic had a lawful permit to dispense to the ill.…

Former Libertarian Candidate Sundwall Endorses Democrat Scott Murphy

Former Libertarian candidate for New York’s 20th Congressional District, Eric Sundwall, wrote a letter slamming Republican candidate Jim Tedisco and his allies. He also endorses Democrat Scott Murphy for the congressional seat.…

Libertarian Party of California Backs Domestic Partnership Initiative

The Libertarian Party of California is now formally endorsing a proposed state measure, the Domestic Partnership Initiative. This would sweep up all mentions of the word “marriage” in California law and statute, and replace it with the word “domestic partnership.”…

Libertarian Party poll: What’s the biggest harm caused by government-directed health care?

Vote at LP.org:

Putting millions of Americans on a waiting list to get into the hospital

Shortages of life-saving equipment like CAT scanners

Fewer life-saving medical procedures like heart bypasses and dialysis

The fact death rates from cancer are higher under government-directed medicine

Less time to see over-assigned doctors

Waiting lists for life-saving surgeries


Reposted to IPR by Paulie