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For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 9, 2011 WASHINGTON – According to CBS , the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been involved in undercover operations to smuggle high-powered weapons into Mexico, probably as some sort of tracking operation. Now many of those weapons are in the hands of ruthless drug traffickers, […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 16, 2011 WASHINGTON – The Libertarian Party criticizes the Obama administration’s recent statement demanding more military spending from House Republicans. The administration claims that the Republican spending bill currently under debate does not provide enough military funding. According to the administration, “The bill…would reduce funding for the Department of Defense […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, February 10, 2011 Attachment Size wall_of_shame.jpg 403.33 KB WASHINGTON – At their booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the Libertarian Party is displaying a “Republican Wall of Shame.” (View low-res JPG or high-res PDF .) These are the prominent Republicans featured on the Wall of Shame: Mitt Romney, supporter of […]

For Immediate Release Friday, February 4, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today: “Media reports tell us that the Obama administration is heavily involved in the current crisis in Egypt. It shouldn’t be. “Personally, my sympathies are with the Egyptian protesters. Our very own Declaration of Independence said that […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, February 3, 2011 WASHINGTON – According to The Hill, House Republicans have just announced that they will seek appropriations for the rest of 2011 that are $32 billion below current spending levels. LP Chair Mark Hinkle commented, “The Tea Party supporters have been betrayed. These cuts are so small, you need […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 25, 2011 WASHINGTON – This evening, Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict spoke in response to the addresses from President Barack Obama and Congressman Paul Ryan. A transcript of Mr. Benedict’s speech follows: Good evening and thank you for your interest in the State of our Union. My name is […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 18, 2011 WASHINGTON – Mark Hinkle, Chairman of the Libertarian Party, sort of commends President Obama for his decision to just barely ease travel restrictions and restrictions on sending private financial assistance to the people suffering under the socialist government of Cuba. Hinkle said, “The president has shown less-than-tremendous courage […]

For Immediate Release Saturday, January 8, 2011 WASHINGTON – Mark Hinkle, Chair of the Libertarian Party, issued a statement condemning the shooting of Congressional Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and others in Tucson, Arizona. According to reports, federal Judge John Roll and five others were killed in the shooting, and several others were seriously wounded. ‘The Libertarian […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 4, 2011 [Note: Click here for the C-SPAN video archive. ] WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict will join Ralph Nader and Cato Institute information policy expert Jim Harper this Thursday, January 6, as a panelist at a public conference examining TSA security procedures. The conference is sponsored […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, December 21, 2010 WASHINGTON – While Democratic and Republican politicians outdo each other with calls for the prosecution and even execution of Bradley Manning and Julian Assange for providing information to various news media, Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle says that free speech and freedom of the press must be supported […]

For Immediate Release Friday, December 3, 2010 Why men can’t jump on Wesley Snipes WASHINGTON – Wes Benedict, Executive Director of the Libertarian Party, issued the following statement today: “The federal government’s recent demand for tax protester Wesley Snipes to report to prison brings attention to how horrible the federal income tax system is. “The […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, December 2, 2010 WASHINGTON – Incoming Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor has said that Republicans now want to keep two significant parts of Obamacare: forcing insurance companies to offer coverage for people up to age 26 under their parents’ policies, and forcing insurance companies to issue coverage for pre-existing conditions. Libertarian […]