December 5, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, We get lots of questions and suggestions about Ron Paul in relation to the Libertarian Party. Below are ten questions, and my responses. 1. Why isn’t Ron Paul running on the Libertarian Party ticket?
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Indefinite detention provisions are wrong
For Immediate Release Friday, December 2, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today regarding the indefinite detention provisions of Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. “The Obama administration has already claimed that the president has the authority to kill Americans overseas, if he believes they […]
Super Committee was super dumb
For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 22, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian National Committee Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today: “I’m not sure what to laugh at more: the ‘super committee,’ or the media’s reporting of it. “We’ve already started to see one silly article after another about ‘missed opportunities’ and ‘failure,’ and an inability […]
LP Monday Message: Libertarians elected on Nov. 8
November 14, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Over 90 Libertarian candidates were in the November 8 elections. We know of at least eight Libertarians who won! Susan Bell was re-elected without opposition as Town Judge of Hagerstown, Indiana. Joe Calfo was elected to the Wellington Exempted Village School District Board of Education in Ohio. Dennis […]
LP Monday Message: Vote Libertarian tomorrow!
November 7, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Tomorrow is Election Day! If you haven’t already voted, please go tomorrow and vote for every Libertarian on your ballot. Look here to see if any Libertarians are running in your area. The list is sorted by state. We have a total of 87 Libertarians on the ballot […]
Join the Libertarian Party!
Dear Friend of Liberty, I would love to have you as a member of the Libertarian Party! Won’t you please join today? The Libertarian Party was founded to fight back against the tyrannical abuses of the Democratic and Republican parties. We have consistently defended the principle of liberty and the rights of the individual.
Lobbyists too powerful because government is too powerful
For Immediate Release Friday, October 28, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today: “President Obama is currently caught in a bit of a scandal over his pledge not to take campaign money from lobbyists. “According to the New York Times , ‘Despite a pledge not to take money from […]
Politifact gives nod to Libertarian claim about Rick Perry
On August 10, 2011, LP Executive Director Wes Benedict released a video statement targeted at presidential candidate Rick Perry. In the video, Benedict said, "Rick Perry, I support amnesty and I think you do too. You supported a guest worker program to help people who would otherwise be illegal aliens." Politifact has rated Benedict’s claim […]
Gallup: 50% of Americans want to legalize marijuana
A recent Gallup poll finds that 50% of Americans favor the legalization of marijuana. This is a record high among Gallup polls going back to 1969. View the poll results. LP Executive Director Wes Benedict comments, "The Libertarian Party has supported legalizing marijuana for decades. Soon, a clear majority of Americans will be in agreement […]
LP Monday Message: Come to 40th Anniversary BBQ Bash
October 17, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, On Saturday, December 10, the Libertarian Party is hosting our 40th Anniversary Barbecue Bash in Las Vegas. The Barbecue Bash is a celebration of 40 years of Libertarian Party activism. (The LP was founded on December 11, 1971.) It’s also a tribute to the late David F. Nolan, […]
Libertarians to Occupiers: Crony capitalism is the problem
For Immediate Release Friday, October 14, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today: “I have been following the Occupy protesters, who call themselves the ‘99%’, with interest. “It’s true that 99% of Americans do not enjoy the special benefits of crony capitalism. Crony capitalism is very different from real […]
LP Monday Message: Run for Congress in 2012
October 10, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, I assume you’re fed up with the members of Congress. I’m not just talking about how they are seriously harming our future, and the future of our children and grandchildren, with limitless government spending and debt. I’m also talking about things like delegating warmaking powers to the president, […]
