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Want to protest taxation?
It is every Libertarian's least favorite time of year: tax season! Want to express your indignation at your hard-earned dollars being stolen from you? Check out our very popular "taxation is theft" shirt, available exclusively on LPStore.org for $20 each. Order today...
Trump is the opposite of a Libertarian
During the 2016 presidential campaign, some libertarian-leaning voters wanted to give Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt. As a candidate, Trump talked about drastic reductions in spending and taxation, along with “draining the swamp” of its career politicians. He...
Great news!
Dear Libertarian, I have great news! Last week, I emailed you that we were close to having the best first quarter revenues in over a decade. A generous donor had offered to match $5,000 and many members jumped at the chance to have their donation doubled and be part...
Government hands out goodies for everyone, but hides costs
Our public “servants” in Congress have collaborated with President Donald Trump on an 11th-hour omnibus appropriations bill totaling a massive 2,232 pages in order to fund government for the rest of this fiscal year. The goodies for Republicans include an extra $80...
Defensive gun use saves lives
Gun violence is both tragic and memorable. Everybody can relate to the loss of life as families and communities are shattered, and the details of mass shootings are repeated endlessly in news stories. In some cases, though, people are able to defend themselves and the...
Millennials support gay marriage … and the Second Amendment!
What do gun rights and gay marriage have in common among millennials? Surging support. A recent NPR article notes that people younger than 30 in the United States “are no more liberal on gun control” than earlier generations, “despite diverging from their elders on...
So CLOSE!
Dear Libertarian, As you can tell from recent emails and events, our party is in a period of growth. Our voter registrations are soaring, our candidate recruitment is booming, and we have great prospects for 2018 and beyond. Our fundraising has also been doing very...
Libertarian Mark Ash will challenge Michelle Slaughter for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Mark Ash, a Houston attorney running for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, was surprised to read his (political) obituary in the Galveston County Daily News. After 405th District Court Judge Michelle Slaughter won the Republican primary on March 6, the newspaper...
Our goals for 2018
Dear Libertarian, 2017 was a year of investment and building towards 2018. We updated IT systems and other infrastructure, expanded our team at headquarters to better serve our members and candidates, aggressively pursued ballot access, and more. All of this was...
Libertarian Party registration surges 92% in 10 years
The number of U.S. voters registered as Libertarian has surged by 92 percent since 2008, reports Ballot Access News in its March 2018 edition. That increase has come at the expense of both Democrats, who are down by 8 percent over the same time period, and...