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Greens launch effort against Electoral College manipulation of presidential elections

By paulie on August 8, 2008 11:03 AM

Press release from the national Green Party

Malapportionment of Electoral College votes may lead to a Republican victory despite the popular vote, disenfranchising tens of thousands of voters, especially black voters in southern states

Green civil action seeks to democratize the Electoral College by enforcing 14th Amendment voter protections, names Vice President Cheney as defendent

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders said today that the outcome of the 2008 presidential election may be affected by the antidemocratic apportionment of Electoral College votes, with the popular vote misrepresented by the winner-take-all system of assigning votes to electors.…

Barr to speak at University of Michigan-Dearborn today

By PJO on August 8, 2008 2:51 AM

The AP reports Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr will speak today at noon at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The AP says Barr “has emerged as a favorite alternative for people who’d backed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.”…

Scotty Boman heads to ‘Revolution March’

By Administrative Team on July 11, 2008 1:38 PM

Libertarian for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Scotty Boman, will be joining thousands of Ron Paul “R3VOLutionaries” in a march on D.C. this weekend. Boman, who met and voted for Ron Paul in 1988, was very active in the Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign, despite his strong Libertarian pedigree.…

Third-party candidates attack Federal Reserve System

By Administrative Team on June 26, 2008 8:27 AM

Constitutionalists and Libertarians have always been opposed to the Federal Reserve System. However, in the wake of Ron Paul’s unprecedented exposure of the issue — and the public’s surprising enthusiasm for his anti-Fed rhetoric — CP and LP candidates are giving the issue more prominence in their campaign platforms.…

Constitution Party candidate for U.S. Senate in conflict with party platform

By Administrative Team on June 26, 2008 12:02 AM

The three confirmed candidates to replace Carl Levin as U.S. Senator from Michigan are all courting Ron Paul supporters. The Republican Jack Hoogendyk has his problems from the Paulian perspective, and he seems to be pursuing Paul supporters less aggressively than the Libertarian (Scotty Boman) and the Constitution Party candidate (Mike Nikitin), who are both members a common mailing list for Michigan Ron Paul supporters.…