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Last February, the US Supreme Court made the monumental decision that the Eighth Amendment prohibition against excessive fines and fees applies to states as well, opening a new way to challenge outlandish forfeitures. From Reason.com on February 20, 2019: States are bound by the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against excessive fines and fees when they seek […]

The Libertarian Party has championed many cases before the U. S. Supreme Court, including our most recent First Amendment case, and we sympathize with the extraordinary costs of seeking relief. Fundamentally, the federal government has created a system where it restricts liberty through application and enforcement of laws. “The US Constitution clearly talks about a […]

By Dr. Aaron Lewis Editor’s note: The following appears in the upcoming issue of LP News. “The Making of a Slave” is a speech, said to have been delivered by Willie Lynch, an authoritarian and strict slave master on the James River in Virginia in 1712. A précis of his speech urges slaveowners to adopt […]

Voting for the Libertarian Party’s membership card design for the upcoming year has closed and we have a winner! Using Opavote to conduct this poll with ranked-choice voting (RVC), active members of the Libertarian Party were asked to vote between the following options:   A total of 2,149 members participated, which is an increase of […]

Photo Credit: Avens O’Brien Hello, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. Many of you know I’m the son of my mother, an immigrant from Guatemala and my father, a native of Puerto Rico. My heritage, my family and the shared history and experiences it brings have contributed quite a bit to my […]

You are invited to a live webinar Ask Us Anything About the 2020 Libertarian National Convention featuring Daniel Hayes, Convention Oversight Committee Chair Caryn Ann Harlos, LNC Secretary Maj Toure, Convention Keynote Speaker Wednesday, October 9 5 PM Pacific 6 PM Mountain 7 PM Central 8 PM Eastern TO RSVP Click here and complete the registration […]

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Yesterday from the Oval Office, Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced a national ban on flavored e-cigarette products. The intention of the ban is to curb underage vaping of nicotine; however, underage vaping is already illegal. Libertarians know that individuals own their bodies and a ban on vaping is an egregious […]

On Aug. 24–25, the Libertarian Party of New Mexico, the City of Deming, N.M., and Colores United, with assistance from the Libertarian Party, are hosting a two-day radiothon broadcast by the LP’s own Pat Ford. This event will be a celebration and fundraiser for the Deming Refugee Center, located 30 miles north of our southern […]

When entire demographic groups are kept politically powerless, government authority is easier to abuse. For many decades, the U.S. Constitution condoned official discrimination against women and racial minorities by allowing states to deny them their fundamental right to vote. The 15th Amendment finally prohibited disenfranchisement based on race in 1870, but it would take another […]

You are invited to a live webinar Elected Libertarians Round Table: Winning Strategies and Solutions Jim Turney, Altamonte Springs City Commission, FL Apollo Pazell, Copperton City Council, UT Levi Tappan, Mayor, Page City Council, AZ Cole Ebel, Carthage City Council, TN Tessa Stitzer, Copperton City Council, UT Sunday, August 11 4 PM Pacific 5 PM […]

There aren’t many things that can unite Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi, but if it’s reaching their hands into your wallet, then they see eye-to-eye. On July 23, Donald Trump tweeted that a deal was reached to add $2 trillion to the national debt. As you know, the national debt has already surpassed $22,000,000,000,000. Thomas, […]