Tag Archives: Robert Milnes

Libertarian Party Recognizes Two More Presidential Candidates; They Respond to IPR’s Candidates Questionnaire

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The Libertarian Party has recognized two new candidates seeking its 2016 presidential nomination.  Four time presidential candidate Robert Milnes of New Jersey and 2006 Congressional candidate Mike Shannon of Michigan were added to the list of candidates at LP.org.

Ahead of IPR’s Libertarian Party presidential preference poll, which will begin tomorrow, the two candidates were asked to answer the same questions asked in IPR’s recent Libertarian Party presidential candidates questionnaire.… Read more ...

Dr. Feldman Comments at Irregular Times, Gets Called a Terrorist

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Originally published at American Third Party Report

On the Irregular Times article “Is America Not Safe?” by ,  Dr. Marc Allan Feldman, a candidate for the Libertarian Party’s 2016 presidential nomination, disputed the premise of the article that the United States is perfectly safe.  Feldman argued:

America is not safe.

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Independent & Third Party Candidates Face New Burdens

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Running for public office without the backing of a major political party can be difficult.  Not only must candidates negotiate strict ballot access requirements, low name recognition, and dismal fundraising, there are additional hurdles in today’s technologically advanced society.  As the following candidates demonstrate, independent & third party candidates must now deal with lustful Facebook followers, voyeuristic FBI agents, and even attacks from .… Read more ...

State-by-State Results of IPR’s 2016 LP Presidential Preference Poll

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With IP analysis complete, IPR can now release the official state-by-state results of its August 12-19 survey, which gauged reader preference for the Libertarian Party’s 2016 presidential nomination field.

In the poll, voters were asked to chose one of the following individuals, who at the time, were either running or had expressed an interest in running for the 2016 LP presidential nomination:

Results released in late August showed former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson as the overwhelming preference of the poll’s 166 participants.… Read more ...

IPR 2016 Libertarian Party Presidential Preference Survey Results

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Using SurveyMonkey, IPR conducted three polls from August 12-19 gauging reader preference for those running or interested in running for the Libertarian Party’s 2016 presidential nomination.  With each individual listed in alphabetical order, readers chose between:

In the three polls, participants were asked to rate the viability of the above individuals, to rank each based on personal preference, and to select one (or none) as their preferred choice for the Libertarian Party’s 2016 presidential nomination.… Read more ...

IPR’s 2016 Libertarian Party Presidential Preference Poll

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The following is the first official Independent Political Report poll concerning the Libertarian Party’s 2016 presidential nomination.

The only individuals included in this poll are those who are either officially running for the Libertarian Party’s 2016 presidential nomination or have expressed interest in running for the Libertarian Party’s 2016 presidential nomination.… Read more ...

New Libertarian Party 2016 Presidential Poll Started

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Joe Wendt, a Libertarian Party of Florida activist, created the following new online poll using Survey Monkey. IPR reported the results of the previous poll, with some different candidates, yesterday. Candidates in bold have already announced they are running; the rest are speculative. The following are the questions, with a list of choices:

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Jesse Ventura, George Phillies Top First Libertarian Party 2016 Presidential Poll

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A pin for Gary Johnson, who has expressed interest in possibly seeking the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 2016

From the August 2013 edition of Liberty for America: 

Our Party has its first Presidential election poll for 2016. As run by Libertarian Joe Wendt of Florida, the surveymonkey poll revealed

George Phillies 17%
Jesse Ventura 17%
Jim Burns 15%
Jim Gray 9%
Lee Wrights 9%
Mary Ruwart 7%
Adam Kokesh 7%
Darryl Perry 6%
John Wayne Smith 5%
Adrian Wyllie 4%
Robert Milnes 2%
Kip Lee 2%

Wendt reports that he is opening a new poll, removing Jesse Ventura and Adam Kokesh (due to age, Kokesh will be ineligible for the presidency in 2016, but he has expressed interest in running in 2020 -KL), and adding Carla Howell and Jim Duensing, a question about the Vice Presidential candidate, and a question about whether the pollee plans to attend the 2016 National Convention.… Read more ...

William Saturn: The Last Stop for Free Speech?

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William Saturn is a longtime IPR contributor and accredited reporter for Wikinews.

No visitor retains the right to post on IPR. The owner can manage the site as he pleases. But there is no reason IPR cannot attempt to replicate the free and fair society that its owner, contributors, and followers envision.… Read more ...

Ken Krawchuk Releases Video of 2012 Alternate Candidates Debate

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Ken Krawchuk, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1998 and 2002, and a candidate for the party’s 2000 vice presidential nomination, released video of a 2012 alternate candidates debate, which he moderated.

The two-hour long debate, sponsored by Democracy Unplugged took place in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania on January 14, 2012.… Read more ...

Robert Milnes, Perennial Presidential Candidate, Communicates With LNC Chairman Geoff Neale

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Because no April 1st would be complete without a Robert Milnes story 🙂

Here is the conversation between Geoff Neale and Robert Milnes.

Anyway, Paulie at one point said that we could post something about him in April, and I expect he’ll remember that soon.  So, here it is, posted.

From: “Robert Milnes” <r.milnes@att.net>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 12:12 PM
To: Geoff Neale (and others)

“Geoffrey Neale”
Subject: RE: A New Radical Libertarian Party Is Needed…Now.… Read more ...

Robert Milnes: The Destiny of Libertarianism

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Robert Milnes, a 2008 and 2012 candidate for the Libertarian, Green and (now defunct) Boston Tea Party’s presidential nominations and current 2016 Independent presidential candidate wrote the following piece that looks at the history and destiny of Progressivism and Libertarianism as steps toward Anarchy:

Let us consider the following:
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