Richard Winger Guest entry byRichard Winger,publisher of Ballot Access News The Libertarian Party has been forced to fight for fairer ballot access laws for more than four decades, and has successfully done so in many states, playing a key role in improving their ballot access laws. Many detrimental laws still exist, though, and some states […]
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Newsmax: Libertarians See Political Gains in NSA Leak Debacle
From a June 11 Newsmax article which features the reactions of 2012 LP Presidential Nominee Gov. Gary Johnson and LP Executive Director Carla Howell to news of the NSA leak: “Hopefully, what Edward Snowden will bring about will be very healthy,” Johnson said, referring to the intelligence contractor who leaked details of the program to […]
Government phone, Internet snooping demands immediate, dramatic downsizing of all spy agencies, repeal of Patriot Act, FISA, NDAA
For Immediate Release Thursday, June 6, 2013 Taking its cue from George Orwell’s famous novel 1984 , the Obama administration is mining customer data from major Internet vendors and collecting telephone records of millions of U.S. citizens indiscriminately — regardless of whether they are suspected of a crime. The National Security Agency (NSA) is currently […]
5 Potential Candidates For November Elections In New Jersey
Five potential candidates have filed petitions and paperwork to get on the ballot this November in New Jersey: Ken Kaplan – Governor Don DeZarn – State Senate 14th district Sean O’Connor – State Assembly 14th district Steve Uccio – State Assembly 14th district Patrick McKnight – State Assembly 16th district You can check out the […]
Why don’t Democrats (and most Republicans) apologize to the American people when the stock market goes up?
For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 5, 2013 When the stock market drops, count on politicians to exclaim, ‘Thank goodness we didn’t privatize Social Security! Just look how much people would have lost in the stock market!’ ‘So, after an almost uninterrupted bull market since March 2009 and six consecutive months of stock market gains, why […]
LP joins court case to remove limits on political speech
A lawsuit challenging the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) limits on how much people can contribute to political campaigns is on its way to the Supreme Court, and the Libertarian National Committee is supporting that challenge. The LNC has joined a coalition of other political groups in signing on to an amicus brief in the McCutcheon […]
Libertarian Bill Slantz calls to end DHS, TSA, EPA, DEA, IRS in MO congressional race
Bill Slantz,LP MissouriCandidate forCongress Bill Slantz is ready to cut the size and scope of government drastically, and he’s taking that message to the people of Missouri in his Libertarian Party campaign for a congressional seat representing the state’s Eighth District. His first step: Abolishing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Transportation Security Administration […]
Most Americans want small government, says LP Executive Director Carla Howell
Republican and Democratic politicians support virtually identical policies designed to constantly escalate the scope and size of government, Libertarian Party Executive Director Carla Howell said in an interview featured Tuesday on the PressTV website. This stands in sharp contrast to the wishes of the vast majority of the American people. “The Democrat and Republican politicians […]
Libertarian Party: Cut government waste to fix dangerous bridges
For Immediate Release Friday, May 24, 2013 In the wake of the dramatic collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., on May 23, federal and state politicians will make their usual claims that ever-higher government spending is needed — funded by more taxpayer dollars and more debt — to fix the country’s […]
Libertarian Levi Tappan wins city council election in Page, AZ
Levi Tappan,LP ArizonaElected in May 2013to Page City Council The city council of Page, Ariz., has a new member fighting to cut millions of dollars in spending and decrease taxes, thereby promoting new economic growth. Libertarian Levi Tappan, a lifelong resident of the city, received 816 votes (23.3 percent), the highest vote total among six […]
Libertarian John Wayne Smith aims to downsize government as Florida’s governor
John Wayne Smith,LP Florida2014 Candidatefor Governor John Wayne Smith has ambitious plans for the office of governor of Florida: cutting taxes to the bone, eliminating dozens of agencies and offices, rescinding laws that allow the use of eminent domain to take property for private gain, and getting rid of occupational licensing schemes that prevent so […]
Libertarian George Brown calls for end to corporate income tax, reducing power of government unions in PA House race
George Brown,LP Pennsylvania2013 Candidate forState Representative High taxes and corruption are strangling Pennsylvania’s economy, but Libertarian George Brown hopes to fix that in his campaign for an open seat as state representative in Pennsylvania’s 42nd district, against Republican and Democratic challengers. Brown said that Pennsylvania’s lack of economic growth is a subject that hits home […]