For Immediate Release Monday, August 4, 2008 As Congress plays games, taxpayers get a break from big spending While Republicans threaten a government shutdown over a fight with Democrats on offshore drilling, the Libertarian Party says such a dramatic step wouldn’t be so bad. “We don’t mind Congress shutting down,” says Andrew Davis, spokesperson for […]
For Immediate Release Thursday, July 31, 2008 Regulations would endanger health of liberty in the United States Tobacco regulations that just passed the House “should carry a warning label about their dangerous effects on liberty,” says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis. The bill, sponsored by California Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman, would give new powers to […]
Recently, LP presidential candidate Bob Barr testified at a congressional hearing about the separation of powers between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. Calling for "a thorough inquiry into the Bush administration’s attack on the Constitution’s system of separation of powers and checks and bal
It’s well past 1 a.m. in West Virginia, and I should be in bed getting sleep for another day of petitioning that begins in but just a few short hours. However, the energy of the petition drive (or maybe just the Starbucks coffee we made in the room’s nearly microscopic coffee machine) keeps my eyes […]
For Immediate Release Sunday, July 27, 2008 Appearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Bob Barr called for ‘a thorough inquiry into the Bush administration’s attack on the Constitution’s system of separation of powers and checks and balances.’ He explained: ‘It is axiomatic that no matter how much power government has, it always wants more.” “While […]
It’s been more than 36 hours since my plane landed in West Virginia and I began volunteering with the Barr campaign’s ballot access drive. Though coming to the end of my second day, it’s already been an interesting experience in a state traditionally dominated by Democrats and with a history that makes its residents wary […]
For Immediate Release Friday, July 25, 2008 The Libertarian Party is calling for the Senate to block a measure that seeks to stabilize the housing market at a cost of $300 billion. “The bill is an atrocity, pure and simple,” says Libertarian Party National Chairman William Redpath. “The housing bill creates more regulation, more government […]
For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis called House Minority Leader John Boehner’s (R-OH) comments about wasted votes “a symptom of the same delusion that cost Republicans control in 2006.” Answering a question from Reason’s Dave Weigel about Bob Barr at a recent lunch hosted by The American Spectator and […]
From the Libertarian Party: Dear Fellow Libertarian: Eight States. Eight Days. Eighty thousand dollars. That’s our goal for the next eight days as we face tough deadlines in eight states across the nation, and we’re $80,000 short of what we need to finish the ballot access drives in these states. We’re putting out an urgent […]
For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Government bailouts of Freddie and Fannie like giving candy to problem children “Let them fail,” says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis, referring to the mortgage institutions Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, who the Bush administration has said it plans to rescue from financial collapse. “Let them fail, and […]
For those that have been following the LP’s ballot access journey for 2008, the goal has been 48 states–standard for the Party since becoming the third largest political party in the United States. The LP’s success with ballot access is partially why it can legitimately claim to hold this status.
A little satire for the campaign season… Utilizing the Internet in helping to retool the party’s platform for 2008, the Republican National Committee has turned to online suggestions from those who log on to the new site gopplatform2008.com. Believing that town hall-styled platform debates don’t get enough feedback from the people who attend, the RNC […]
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