Dear Libertarian, I hope you saw the good news over the weekend. Land commissioner Aubrey Dunn, one of the top elected officials in New Mexico, announced that he has switched from the Republican Party to the Libertarian Party. I can tell you from personal conversations with elected officials at all levels, including on Capitol Hill […]
On Jan. 27, Aubrey Dunn, New Mexico’s land commissioner, switched his voter registration from Republican to Libertarian, making him the first ever Libertarian statewide elected official, according to Ballot Access News. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Dunn’s announcement and that he is considering seeking another state-level office in conjunction with the end of his […]
The PanAm Post recently ran a feature story about the campaign of California Libertarian candidate for governor Nickolas Wildstar. He explained in the interview some of the changes he would like to make as governor. From the Jan. 19 article by Mamela Fiallo: Though the United States is suffering from bipartisan disagreement on every level […]
Early on the morning of Jan. 23, a 15-year-old allegedly opened fire with a pistol and killed two other students at Marshall County High School in Benton, Ky. He reportedly wounded 14 others by gunshot, and five more suffered injuries during their efforts to escape. The shooter was captured by sheriff’s deputies after he ran […]
As of midnight on the evening of Jan. 19, Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution that would have kept the federal government open, then on the third day of the shutdown the Senate voted to pass a bill that would fund the government for the next three weeks. The political theater that surrounds the […]
The 2018 Libertarian National Convention will be in New Orleans from June 30 to July 3, 2018. Thanks to all who have already registered and/or helped co-sponsor this convention. We are grateful for your support. You can find an overview of the schedule here. If you haven’t registered yet, you can do so here. Early […]
When the Republican Party attacked Libertarian Senator Laura Ebke (Neb.) for hosting Christmas movie screenings in her district, the Lincoln Journal Star reported on the Libertarian Party’s return fire. From the article, “GOP attacks Christmas movie showings; Libertarian Party asks about Ricketts’ tailgate parties,” by Don Walton (Dec. 4): The Libertarian Party of Nebraska on […]
Two millennial women candidates running in February special elections need your help, and you can do it from the comfort of your own home. We need volunteers to phone bank for Alison Foxall for state representative and Emily Mellingen for state Senate. All you need is a computer (or tablet) and a phone. Easy instructions […]
Dear Libertarian, You are an integral part of our liberty movement. What better way to further your commitment than by becoming a Lifetime Member of the Libertarian Party? The Libertarian Party is working to put 2,000 Libertarian candidates on ballots across America this year. It is important for these candidates to know there are millions […]
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) enables the government to monitor the communications of foreigners, including “incidental” surveillance of any Americans communicating outside U.S. borders. In practice, Section 702 essentially allows for unlimited surveillance of Americans if the initial targets of that surveillance are foreigners. As a result, the NSA and FBI […]
Elected Libertarian Mayor Jeffrey Hewitt, the Region Four representative to the Libertarian National Committee, has taken a bold step toward shrinking big government in his city of Calimesa, Calif. He has led the charge to replace the town’s dependence on the expanding state fire-protection bureaucracy with its own new fire department, enabling his city to […]
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) allows immigrants to live and work legally in the United States if they would face extreme hardship after being forced to return to their countries of origin. Immigrants from El Salvador, which has been ravaged by natural disaster and poverty, have been TPS-eligible since 2001, and today there are 262,500 Salvadorans […]
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