The Libertarian Party of Massachusetts has restored ballot access for Massachusetts Libertarians. Ballot access was lost in 2008 when LP U.S. Senate candidate Bob Underwood outdid himself and received 3.1% of the vote, making “Libertarian” a political (major) party, and under Massachusetts’ arcane ballot access laws making it nearly impossible for Libertarian Party candidates to get on the ballot.… Read more ...
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Chris Hedges: “We owe Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney and the Green Party an apology”
By Kimberly Wilder on August 10, 2009 8:10 AM
Thanks to Ian Wilder at onthewilderside for the tip.
(excerpts from) Truth Dig
Nader Was Right: Liberals are Going Nowhere With Obama
Chris Hedges
…We owe Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney and the Green Party an apology. They were right. If a few million of us had had the temerity to stand behind our ideals rather than our illusions and the empty slogans peddled by the Obama campaign we would have a platform.
Mass. Libertarian leaves LP and starts new party
By G.E. on June 13, 2008 6:30 PM
According to a source on the LNC, Jim Casarjian-Perry has left the Libertarian Party and filed paper work to create the Freedom Party (correction: Liberty Party) of Massachusetts.
Mr. Casarjian-Perry had been active in collecting signatures to get the Barr/Root ticket on the ballot, as late as June 8.… Read more ...