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Allen Buckley is running an active campaign as the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senator from Georgia.
Mr Buckley touts himself as a fiscal conservative for today and tomorrow. He pledges to fight for fiscal responsibilty, and to challenge the deceptions that led America into its disastrous war with Iraq.
More info @ http://buckleyforsenate.com/
Dr. Michael Munger was nominated as the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina Governor today at the party’s state convention in Burlington. Dr. Munger is a professor and chair of the Duke University political science, economics, and public policy departments.
“We have have planted the tree of liberty, now it’s time to pick the fruit,” Dr. Munger told the convention after the unanimous vote.
His campaign themes will be controlling municipal aggression against property, establishing a broad-based education vouchers system, ending corporate welfare, and imposing a moratorium on capital punishment.
“We’re not the third party in North Carolina,” Dr. Munger declared. “In many legislative districts we are the second party, since nearly half of the General Assembly seats are unopposed races.”
Read the rest @ http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/04/14/nc-libertarians-nominate-duke-poli-sci-professor-as-gubernatorial-candidate/
The Indiana Libertarian Party has nominated several candidates who will be running active campaigns challenging the pro-government parties in November.
Andy Horning is the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Indiana. Andy Horning is a long-time Libertarian activist, and he has run for Congress several times as a Libertarian. In 2004 Andy Horning received 44% of the vote as the Republican candidate for Congress in the 7th district, running on a platform of less goverment. This year, Andy Horning is backing Ron Paul for President.
More on Andy Horning’s campaign @ http://www.horningforgovernor.com/
Sean Shepard is the Libertarian candidate for Congress in Indiana’s 7th District. A long-time Libertarian activist, Mr Shepard managed Andy Horning’s run for Congress in 2004.
Sean Shepard calls for bringing the troops home from Iraq, and favors ending the Income Tax. More on Sean Shepard for Congress @ http://shepard2008.com/
Former Congressman Bob Barr, now a member of the Libertarian National Committee, issued this statement after the LNC passed a resolution for withdrawal from Iraq:
“Given the lack of action by both the Democrats and Republicans to find a swift and safe conclusion to American adventurism in Iraq, it is imperative that the Libertarian Party stand resolute in its calls for ending the war without undue delay. The Libertarian Party refuses to back down on this paramount issue, even if we are the only Party standing up for the safety of our troops, the respect of our nation, and the stability of our economy. If President Bush wants this war, then he needs to go through Congress, as the Constitution requires the president to do. The lives of our troops and the wealth of our nation need protection from the adventurous whims of single individuals. Our current course of foreign policy jeopardizes the future of this great nation, and as long as the Libertarian Party has a voice, we will continue to fight to bring our men and women in uniform home as quickly and as safely as possible.”
The national Libertarian Party (LP) organization has taken their strongest position in favor of withdrawal from Iraq. At their national committee meeting yesterday in Las Vegas, the following resolution passed overwhelmingly.
WHEREAS the government of the United States should return to its historical libertarian tradition of avoiding entangling alliances, foreign quarrels, and military adventures and;
WHEREAS the armed forces of the United States have invaded Iraq, a foreign nation that neither directly attacked nor imminently threatened to attack the United States and;
WHEREAS the injustice and imprudence of this invasion cannot be undone by the continued presence of the armed forces of the United States in Iraq and;
WHEREAS the stability and security of Iraq lie outside the jurisdiction of the government of the United States;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Libertarian Party National Committee calls on the government of the United States to withdraw the armed forces of the United States without undue delay.
After Monday’s State of the Union address delivered by President George W. Bush, the Libertarian Party is renewing its call for a safe and timely troop withdrawal from Iraq. “President Bush’s State of the Union address once again emphasized his desire to remain in Iraq without any finite objective or operational goal,” says William Redpath, chairman of the Libertarian Party.
“While we are pleased to see a decline in violence in Iraq, this should by no means become a mandate for sustaining our presence in the country,” says Redpath. “We were wrong for invading Iraq, and we as a country have paid for that mistake in dollars and blood. Our obligation is not to Iraq, or any other nation in the world. Our obligation is to our soldiers: to keep them as safe as possible and to use them only in the direct defense of our nation. Each day we remain in Iraq is a rebuke of the promise we have made to the members of our Armed Forces.”
Full release: http://www.lp.org/media/article_563.shtml
“With the state Primary still about one month away, Wisconsin’s most famous Libertarian hopes his man will carry the Badger State.”"
“Ron Paul, a known Libertarian running on the Republican ticket, is turning some heads. As of Tuesday, he’d received the third-most votes of any Republican candidates, reminding some of Tomah’s Ed Thompson. Thompson received 11-percent of the vote during the 2002 Gubernatorial Election-remarkable for a third party candidate. Thompson says he’s excited about Paul’s campaign, and what the candidate has been able to achieve so far.”
“Paul has some revolutionary ideas to be sure: he wants to bring troops home, not only from Iraq, but from all off-shore bases around the world, he wants to eliminate the Federal Income Tax and the Federal Reserve. His theory is, the Fed simply prints off more money when they run out, that causes the value of the dollar to decrease, which Thompson says is a tax on the public.”
“Thompson, who is running for Mayor in Tomah, was rumored to be mulling a presidential bid at one time, but now is content to lobby for Paul. He says many people have gotten behind Paul after talking with him.”
“Thompson says there isn’t much difference between the two major party candidates anymore and famously refers to them as “Republicrats”. ”
source http://tinyurl.com/39mvd5
The Libertarian Party says the decision by Fox News to cut GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul out of this weekend’s debate illustrates the culture of censorship of competitive views in mainstream politics. “There is simply no tolerance of competing voices against the political elite of two-party politics,” says Shane Cory, executive director of the Libertarian Party.
“The leading GOP fundraiser for the fourth-quarter is being snubbed from the debates for nothing more than having political views outside of mainstream Republicanism,” says Cory. “The Republican establishment shuns Paul for his pro-liberty views, and will do everything it can to marginalize him. Unfortunately, this is nothing new. There is a long-standing culture of censorship among the political elite when it comes to competing viewpoints.”
full release from the Libertarian Party http://www.lp.org/media/article_552.shtml