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November 22, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, I’m sad to tell you that David Nolan, one of the founders of the Libertarian Party, died yesterday. Below is the text of a press release we sent today. ========== WASHINGTON – David F. Nolan, one of the founders of the Libertarian Party (LP), died unexpectedly on November […]

Bob Barr, former Libertarian Party presidential candidate, is taking a stand against the newly instated TSA security checks.  Stories are already reporting the embarrassment and overall violation of personal rights that many Americans have been forced to endure due to these new checks. The invasive pat- downs and full body scans have spurred Barr, current […]

We have received news that David F. Nolan, a founder of the Libertarian Party, passed away this weekend. The Libertarian Party was founded in 1971 in Mr. Nolan’s living room. He had remained active with the Libertarian Party including currently serving on the Libertarian National Committee and running for U.S. Senator from Arizona in the […]

November 15, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, We are still compiling and analyzing the election results from November 2 so that we can compare them in detail to previous years. We’ve received comments from candidates around the U.S. They range from "I won re-election" to "I thought I would win" to "I thought I would […]

[Note, check back frequently for updates.] Libertarian National Committee Chair’s Proposed Agenda November 20-21, 2010 – New Orleans, LA Opening Ceremony     Call to Order    9:00 am 8:30 am <–UPDATED 11/18/2010     Moment of Reflection    1 minute     Opportunity for Public Comment    10 minutes Credentials Report and Paperwork Check    2 minutes Adoption of Agenda    10 […]

The following is the November 14, 2010 issue of Austin Liberator, the weekly email newsletter of the Travis County (Texas) Libertarian Party. Austin Liberator The newsletter of the Travis County Libertarian Party (TCLP) 1. Looking back at a remarkable decade for the Travis County LP December 4, 2010 marks the tenth anniversary of the Austin […]

November 2nd came and went with exciting news from all over the country. The electorate rejected overt, big government, nanny-state policies. Nebraska Libertarians are not however, going to hold our breath in the hope that the GOP will magically adhere to minimum government, maximum freedom principles. They certainly didn’t do that under the Bush administration […]

November 8, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, First of all I want to thank our over 800 candidates again for taking the time to run for office. Now that we’ve all had a little time to catch our breaths after election day, we’re working to compile and analyze the results of our efforts. While it […]

These are preliminary results for Libertarians running for Governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House. Vote counts and percentages are not final, but percentages probably will not change much. This list does not include several Libertarians who had to run as write-in candidates (their votes have not been counted yet). State Office Name Libt votes Libt […]

2008 Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr writes in The Atlanta Journal Constitution: For the past year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and its parent, the Department of Homeland Security, along with Members of Congress from both parties and the Obama Administration, have been demanding Americans give up our basic civil liberties and our fundamental […]