In an interview with the online news agency Sputnik, Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark argued that Congress should drop its plans to permanently reauthorize a package of amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and instead let the provisions lapse. From the article: The US Libertarian Party (LP) does not want the controversial […]
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LNC vice chair explains how government normalizes violence
LNC vice chair Arvin Vohra discussed the normalization of violence in America in a recent interview with RT: The normalization of violence is occurring because even at the government level there are numerous examples when the state is settling its disputes with violence. That needs to change, says Arvin Vohra, Vice Chair of the Libertarian […]
Indiana Libertarians protest absurd alcohol laws
Indiana legislators have passed a restrictive alcohol sales license that targets one particular type of business model from competing in the marketplace, and Libertarian Party activists in Indiana are protesting. WBIW 1340 AM radio reports: Over the weekend, Libertarians from several Indiana counties will host a protest at a convenience store/restaurant in Columbus. The third […]
LP chair discusses party’s future with Reason’s Nick Gillespie
LNC Chair Nicholas Sarwark interviewed by Reason’s Nick Gillespie Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark discussed the future of the Libertarian Party in an interview with Reason’s Nick Gillispie, published on Sept. 10: Nick Gillespie: Hi, I’m Nick Gillespie with Reason, and today I’m talking with Nicholas Sarwark. He is the chairman of the Libertarian […]
LNC rep calls for legalization of flavored tobacco in San Francisco
Starchild at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Starchild, vice chair of the Libertarian Party of San Francisco, argued before the city’s Board of Supervisors that the legislators should repeal a ban on flavored tobacco. His remarks were quoted in the San Francisco Examiner: “Banning flavored tobacco products or any other substance people might want […]
Maine county commissioner switches to LP
Zakk Maher Zakk Maher, a county commissioner for Androscoggin County, Maine, switched to the Libertarian Party on Sept. 7. Maher was elected to the seat last November as a Republican, defeating the challenger with 63 percent of the vote. The term of the seat lasts until the end of 2020. Maher is the second county commissioner […]
Observer: Meet Peter Rohrman, the Libertarian candidate for NJ Governor
Peter Rohrman The Observer recently published a profile of New Jersey Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate Peter Rohrman, emphasizing his views in favor of individual liberty and peace, in contrast with the two major parties: Peter Rohrman, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and current IT network engineer, is running as the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor, […]
Walter Block: It’s time to rally behind the Libertarian Party
Walter Block Economist Walter Block, long-time libertarian activist and author of the controversial book Defending the Undefendable, recently argued that the Republican Party has so completely failed as a potential vehicle to bring about libertarian-leaning policy that it’s time for everybody who has libertarian views to rally behind the Libertarian Party. Block wrote the following […]
Gary Johnson loses antitrust debates lawsuit
Gary Johnson and Jill Stein appeared on the “Tavis Smiley Show” in October 2016. On Aug. 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the lawsuit filed against the Commission on Presidential Debates by Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, who fronted presidential campaigns in 2012 for the Libertarian Party and the Green Party, respectively. Ballot Access […]
Third-party candidates fight against ‘mafia state’ duopoly
The Libertarian Party and other third parties in New Jersey, dubbed the “mafia state” by the Green Party, are fighting back against electoral procedures that stack the deck in favor of Republicans and Democrats. The Independent Voter Network reports: New Jersey’s 2017 gubernatorial race is a battleground for independent and third party candidates who feel […]
Rasmussen: More than half of voters have voted independent
More than half of voters in the United States have voted for an independent candidate, according to data published by Rasmussen Reports. The Independent Voter Network elaborates: Fifty-three percent of US voters said in a recent survey that they have voted for an independent candidate, according to a Rasmussen report published Monday. In the survey, […]
Marcellus Williams case illustrates injustice of capital punishment, argues LNC chair
On Aug. 22, not long before Marcellus Williams was due to be killed by the state of Missouri, Gov. Eric Greitens issued a stay of execution. The Williams conviction had been called into question by new DNA evidence that pointed to his likely innocence, and criminal justice reform activists had called for a delay in […]