Good news from Oregon. In the May 19 special election, two Libertarian candidates were elected to office. Mark Delphine was elected to the Mountain View Middle School Local School Committee, Position 1; and Greg Rohde was elected to the Elmonica Elementary School Local School Committee, Position 1. Mark is the Vice Chair of the Libertarian […]
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Washington Times: Stimulus isn’t working
From the Tuesday Washington Times editorial, which clearly states what Libertarians have said since Obama revealed the details of his government spending explosion — his "stimulus" won’t create jobs, it will only destroy them and delay our eventual recovery. You may read the entire editorial by clicking here:
Libertarians say ‘cancel stimulus spending’
For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 10, 2009 New polling shows 45% agree with Libertarians that stimulus spending should be canceled WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party Wednesday called on Congress to terminate the remainder of stimulus spending citing new polling data showing a plurality of Americans now believe what Libertarians have said since January – […]
Equal Rights for All… or Just Some?
by: Matt O’Brien LP National Intern University of New Orleans Political Science Major On May 26th 2009, the California Supreme Court upheld a constitutional amendment originally passed by voters declaring that the only marriage legally recognized within the state of California was that between a man and a woman. Months of tireless campaigning by […]
Value Added Tax on the horizon…
Value Added Tax (VAT) on the tableBy: Daniel Murdock Libertarian Party Intern BYU Graduate Recent estimates have raised the federal deficit to unprecedented levels, however, the Obama administration continues to push costly government goals, like health care reform. The prospect of increasing debt has forced Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Bernanke to warn that, "unless […]
Libertarians condemn Obama’s still-skyrocketing unemployment numbers
For Immediate Release Monday, June 8, 2009 Jobless rate explodes to over 9%, highest in 26 years as 14.5 million Americans jobless Tax and regulatory relief would create ‘the jobs Americans need’ WASHINGTON — With unemployment exploding to 9.4 percent in May instead of decreasing as Obama promised with passage of his ‘stimulus’ package, America’s […]
Stock Photo Drive is a Huge Success!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Have I said, thank you? You’re the best, you really are! Maybe the stock market bounce yesterday got everyone in a good mood, because the stock photo drive was a resounding success! I received many wonderful pictures that I will definitely be able to use in videos, […]
Libertarians urge Supreme Court to toss out Illinois gun bans
For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Senators urged to question Sotomayor on her Second Amendment views WASHINGTON – America’s third largest party Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to hear an appeal challenging handgun bans in Chicago and the Illinois village of Oak Park, and to rule such gun bans violate the Second Amendment. A […]
LA Times: Children achieving more in schools freed of government oversight
The Los Angeles Times takes a look at the American Indian Public Charter and its two sibling schools, independent charter government schools, are outperforming schools that operate under government supervision. It’s an eye-opening look into what education reform — a top Libertarian issue and one championed by Nobe Prize-winning libertarian economist Milton Friedman — can […]
Republican Senators neuter Federal Reserve Transparency bill
It’s time to pick sides… While the world watches Susan Boyle lose the top prize and cowers in the wake of the dreaded swine flu, the world financial crisis deepens and worsens. The American people are slowly waking up to fiscal realities as our iconic car dealerships and banking establishments flounder in an […]
The Obama Motor Co.
Today’s Wall Street Journal editorial. You may read it in its entirety here or by picking up a copy of the Journal. Back in December, in an economy far, far away, then-CEO Rick Wagoner tossed out the scary cost to taxpayers of $100 billion if General Motors wasn’t saved by the government. Well, GM was […]
Statement on General Motors bankruptcy filing
For Immediate Release Monday, June 1, 2009 Taxpayers, competing companies at risk WASHINGTON — Libertarian National Committee Chairman William Redpath issued the following statement today: “Today’s bankruptcy filing by General Motors represents yet another failure of the economic policies and George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and another in a series of bodyblows to economic […]