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For Immediate Release Monday, September 29, 2014 A federal constitutional lawsuit, filed today against Kentucky Educational Television in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, stems from its new exclusionary policy regarding public debates, eliminating Libertarian participation. The plaintiffs in the case are Libertarian David Patterson’s campaign for U.S. Senate, the Libertarian Party […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 24, 2014 President Barack Obama has taken the United States to war, now in Syria and Iraq, in violation of the U.S. Constitution — just as he did in Libya in 2011. “Whatever differences they may claim, Democratic and Republican politicians are aligned when it comes to foreign meddling,” said […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, September 18, 2014 Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark submitted the below statement in opposition to Oregon’s “top two” ballot Measure 90 for inclusion in the state’s voter pamphlet. The pamphlet is being mailed to each voter household in the state in advance of the November election. Vote No on Measure […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, September 18, 2014 How do they actually vote? Click here to see an overview of how typical Libertarians, Democrats, and Republicans will vote if elected to federal office — regardless of what they say they’ll do .

For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 9, 2014 The Libertarian Party urges lawmakers to stop bombing in Iraq and to disengage operations in both Iraq and Syria. “The U.S. government has been intervening in the Middle East for more than half a century under the pretext of achieving peace,” said Nicholas Sarwark, chair of the Libertarian […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, August 14, 2014 Militarized police in Ferguson, Mo., after the August2014 shooting death of Michael Brown. Tear gas, unrest, controlling the press, and the killing of alleged innocents are outcomes one would expect politicians to rationalize as inevitable in a war zone. But these atrocities are happening in American cities — […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, August 6, 2014 Libertarian Party Chair Nicholas Sarwark says the Export-Import Bank should be allowed to expire later this year. Sarwark comments: Most Republicans and Democrats are crony capitalists and protectionists, which means they love stuff like the Export-Import Bank. Its supporters include left-wingers like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and right-wingers like […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 30, 2014 The New York Times has recently published editorials calling for an end to marijuana prohibition. The Libertarian Party has held that same position for decades. On July 27, 2014, the Times wrote : “… It has been more than 40 years since Congress passed the current ban on […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 15, 2014 The Libertarian Party calls for President Barack Obama to veto the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2014, joining a coalition of other organizations that oppose this bill, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Sunlight Foundation, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and the Center […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 8, 2014 In response to recent media reports about the increase in Latin American children seeking entry into the United States, Libertarian Party Chair Nicholas Sarwark released this statement: Should the U.S. government forbid foreign children from entering the United States? The Libertarian Party says no. It would be unjust […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, July 3, 2014 On Independence Day, the Libertarian Party calls on American voters to declare independence from the Republican and Democratic parties. The Declaration of Independence says: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 1, 2014 In response to yesterday’s Hobby Lobby ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict made the following statement: It’s strange that liberals and conservatives are making this ruling out to be a huge deal. All the ruling does is remove a very narrow coverage […]