In response to this August 25, 2011 editorial in the Wall Street Journal, LP Executive Director Wes Benedict sent the following letter to the editor: Dear Editor: In "Expect a Third-Party Candidate in 2012," the authors noted broad public support for a third major party in the United States. Unfortunately, they ignored our third-largest political […]
August 22, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, A recent radio appearance gave me the idea to ask Libertarians what they think about cutting Social Security benefits. Please take the poll here. Last Friday I was a call-in guest on the WMNF Rob Lorei show in Tampa, Florida. I answered many questions about the LP in […]
Libertarian Party leaders present "The Case for the Libertarian Party" at Freedom Fest 2011. Speakers: Mark Hinkle, LNC Chair; Wes Benedict, LNC Executive Director; Ed Coleman, Indianapolis Councilor.
For Immediate Release Friday, August 19, 2011 WASHINGTON – As unemployment in the United States remains stuck above 9 percent, Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict released the following statement: “Every time politicians say they’re going to create jobs, they end up destroying more jobs than they create. “Here’s the Libertarian approach to unemployment: cut […]
August 15, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Last week I issued a statement that included a criticism of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s support for toll roads. Several people asked for an explanation about my stance on toll roads and I can understand why. The Libertarian Party platform says "We seek to divest government of all […]
For Immediate Release Friday, August 12, 2011 WASHINGTON – On August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon gave a speech announcing what would be known as his “New Economic Policy.” The speech led directly to the formation of the Libertarian Party. In the speech, Nixon announced two measures that were of particular concern to libertarians. First, […]
For Immediate Release Wednesday, August 10, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party (LP) Executive Director Wes Benedict spoke today about the presidential aspirations of Texas Governor Rick Perry. Benedict’s speech may be viewed online here. A transcript of the speech follows: I have a message for Rick Perry and the American people. My name is Wes […]
August 8, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, I’m sure you have heard the news about the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. government’s credit rating. I’m not a finance expert, so I don’t know exactly how important the downgrade itself is. I think it’s one more sign of what Libertarians have known for a […]
For Immediate Release Tuesday, August 2, 2011 WASHINGTON – On January 17, 2011, the Libertarian Party (LP) asked the 90,000 readers of its weekly email message to take a poll asking, “When will we know that Republicans successfully fooled the Tea Partiers?” 59% of respondents chose the option, “When they raise the debt limit without […]
August 1, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, We’ve released several videos over the past few weeks on our blog.
Dear Friend of Liberty, Will you donate to help fund ballot access petition drives in New Hampshire and South Dakota? We’re starting these petition drives for full party access early so we can get them out of the way efficiently before the frantic peak period in 2012. Most states don’t allow us to start this […]
"Many people give Libertarians, along with Congressman Ron Paul, credit for starting the Tea Party movement. I believe the first modern Tea Party was in Austin, Texas on December 16, 2007. I was there." That’s in the opening of a recent fundraising letter the Libertarian Party sent to our donors. That letter generated a lot […]
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