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(updated March 28, 2010) The Chicago Tribune writes: Wes Benedict, executive director of the Libertarian Party, cited a Cato Institute report that census information was used during World War I to locate draft resistors and during World War II to round up Japanese-Americans and put them in internment camps. "Breaches happen on purpose or by […]

March 15, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, I gave a speech to the Libertarian Party of Maryland state convention on Saturday about how "Libertarian Candidates Make a Difference." Maryland has a nice slate of Libertarian candidates for the 2010 elections. See our entire list of candidates sorted by state.

From the Austin American-Statesman: The Travis County Libertarian Party nominated 18 candidates for the November general election.

On Tuesday, March 9, Brendan Kelly, former state chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, was re-elected as a selectman of the town of Seabrook. He faced three opponents in the election. The Libertarian Party congratulates Mr. Kelly on his re-election. Read the announcement from the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire.

On March 11, 2010, a large protest took place in front of Freddy’s Bar in Brooklyn, New York.  The gathering occured because of a blatant case of eminent domain abuse that would require a large land grab to build a new basketball arena and other residential buildings.

Dear Friend of Liberty, I need your help to get the Libertarian Party on the ballot in Illinois. The Illinois LP has developed a great slate of candidates this year. But Illinois voters won’t get the chance to vote for them unless the Illinois LP gets ballot access. To do that, the state party needs […]

Robyn Burwell, an English professor at Abilene Christian University and Libertarian candidate for Texas State Representative, District 85, is quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "My position, at this point, is that the only constitutional part of it is for them to do a head count," she said. "The bottom line is, I feel like […]

March 8, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, The Early Bird registration deadline for the 2010 Libertarian National Convention in St. Louis has been extended to March 31. I hope you’ll visit the registration page and purchase a discounted convention package today.

March 1, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, I’ve been in Austin, Texas the last few days to attend the Libertarian State Leadership Alliance conference. It was a great event, well-attended by Libertarian activists and state chairs from around the country. I’d like to share a schedule of some Libertarian Party conventions coming up over the […]

from CNN: A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll. Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government’s become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the […]