This weekend, hundreds of Libertarians will be traveling to Sparks-Reno, NV to participate in the 2020 Libertarian National Convention. During this time the delegates representing all 50 states will be voting on proposed changes to the national platform and bylaws, and will be electing a new national committee to oversee the Party for the next […]
Author Archive | Bekah Congdon
Libertarians on Abortion
Updated to remove platform language that was removed at the 2022 National Convention. On May 2, 2022 a leaked report showed that the Supreme Court of the United States would be overturning the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that affirmed that there is a Constitutional right for someone to obtain an abortion. Abortion is likely […]
It’s 4/20 — Stand with The LP to #EndTheWarOnDrugs
A few days ago was a Libertarian’s least favorite day of the year, Tax Day. For so many, today is their favorite. So let’s start by saying… Happy 4/20, Libertarians! If you celebrate, we invite you to toke up, chew that edible, and enjoy the day! But wouldn’t it be more enjoyable if our laws […]
PRESS RELEASE: WY Gov Signs First Tri-Partisan Piece of Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wyoming Governor holds a formal bill signing for state’s first tri-partisan piece of Legislation Cheyenne, WY — On Wednesday, March 9th, at approximately 2pm MST, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed four bills into law, including HB 81, the state’s first ever tri-partisan piece of legislation. Libertarian Representative Marshall Burt authored […]
The Libertarian Response to the State of the Union
Delivered by LNC Chair, Whitney Bilyeu on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 For just over 230 years, the President of the United States has addressed Congress and the nation to deliver an annual message. This message has been delivered during good times and bad, times of prosperity and times of need, and throughout most of […]
PRESS RELEASE: LP Given Minority Party Status, Committee Appointments In WY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Libertarian Party Given Minority Party Status And Committee Appointments In Wyoming Cheyenne, Wyoming — On Wednesday, February 16, Wyoming House of Representatives Speaker Eric Barlow named the Libertarian Party an official minority party in the state legislature for the first time in state history. This was done when […]
PRESS RELEASE: Libertarian Party calls on US to cut ties with NATO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Libertarian Party calls on US to cut ties with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alexandria, Virginia — In a statement released on January 26, 2022, the Libertarian Party called on the United States to leave NATO in light of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and as NATO allies […]
The American [Inflation] Plan
On January 19th, 2022, Joe Biden marked the end of his first year as President with a press conference in which he painted a flowery picture of the state of our nation. Included in his rosy report were millions of new jobs, low unemployment, a 30% increase in new business applications, and a “raise” in […]
End It Now
Rational people have done their best to work together and do what needs to be done to navigate through a global pandemic. Our government has lied, hidden information, mandated policies based on faulty assumptions, and refused to follow its own orders. It is time for it to end — all of it. We all […]
Three Questions That Change A Lifetime
Originally published in LPNews, December 2021 When I was 14 years old, I started paying attention to the political world around me. As a “good Christian girl” from a “good Christian home”, this meant that I started watching The O’Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes at night with my parents and also started paying […]
LP Executive Director on Sirius XM
In this interview, Libertarian Party Executive Director Tyler Harris talks about President Biden’s first 100 days, the Democrats’ failures on immigration and criminal justice reform, the Republicans’ failures of fiscal sanity, and the culture of tribalism we live within. He also shares an exciting update on the growth of the Libertarian Party in 2021. LISTEN […]
STIMULUS 2: Overstimulation
Sometimes politicians learn quickly. Now that Republicans and the Democrats have figured out that paying Americans with their own money is a winning strategy, the ruling class has decided to use the tool again and again. Instead of stimulating the economy by slashing taxes or allowing businesses to operate fully, the duopoly is in the […]