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 the legalization of marijuana, same-sex marriage and other social issues.” The […]
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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 well, as many generous Libertarians have been excited about this […]
Membership recruitment T-shirt promotion program for LNC candidates
The Libertarian Party will elect officers and other members of the Libertarian National Committee at its 2018 Convention. Current LNC officers and members, as well as candidates for those positions, are invited to participate in a program to help recruit dues-paying members for the national Libertarian Party. This is a new program that’s completely optional. […]
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 declared that “Since no Democratic Party candidate filed to run, Slaughter will become […]
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 important for laying the foundation needed to pursue some lofty goals in 2018. These […]
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 Republicans, who are down by 5 percent. The number […]
Success story
Dear Libertarian, We work so hard achieving ballot access so that candidates can be on ballots. So, it is particularly thrilling when, within a period of several months, we both achieve ballot access and get a slew of candidates lined up to run. Last summer, the national Libertarian Party invested close to $22,000 to help […]
Trade wars and Trump’s tariffs harm everybody
President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on solar panels, washing machines, steel, and aluminum. Shortly after announcing his tariffs, Trump tweeted that “Trade wars are good, and easy to win.” The opposite is true. Trade wars are harmful across the board, and the cost of these tariffs will be paid in higher prices, lost jobs, […]
Anti-trafficking bill also endangers safety of sex workers
A new bill intended to combat sex trafficking also outlaws online speech and information designed to protect the health and safety of sex workers. On Feb. 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1865, titled the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), a bill that paints with such a […]
Space is limited
Our 2018 Libertarian National Convention will be in New Orleans on June 30 – July 3, 2018. If you haven’t registered yet, you can do so here. If you haven’t booked your hotel room yet, you can do so here. You can find an overview of the schedule here. All of the vendor tables booked […]
Do good fences make bitter neighbors? LNC rep a victim of municipal overreach
by Starchild At-large Representative, Libertarian National Committee Attending Libertarian National Committee meetings can be a fun opportunity to see different cities and meet local Libertarians while helping the party, but it does take a bite out of the budget, so I usually try to stay with locals to save money on lodging. When I flew […]
Freedom of speech and press doesn’t amount to electoral collusion
The Donald Trump administration has been under investigation since May by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller to determine whether the Trump presidential campaign actively colluded with Russia in 2016. The indictments so far against former Trump associates Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Richard Gates, and George Papadopoulos, as well as Alex van der Zwaan and more […]