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For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 20, 2009 House Energy and Commerce Committee warned to defeat Waxman-Markey WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party warned the House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday to not approve H.R. 2454, a ‘cap and tax’ bill levying billions of dollars in new job-killing taxes on American businesses. ‘Cap and tax legislation […]

For Immediate Release Monday, May 11, 2009 Polling shows independents aren’t buying Obama’s promises of prosperity through Big Government WASHINGTON — Despite a deep financial crisis and the election of a left-wing president, political independents still see ‘big government’ as a greater threat than ‘big business’ by an unchanged two-to-one margin, America’s third-largest party notes […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Government should repeal marriage regulations, not amend them WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party praised Maine Governor John Baldacci (D) for signing a bill legalizing gay marriage and the Washington, D.C. City Council Wednesday for voting to recognize gay marriages performed in other jurisdictions, opening the door to […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 29, 2009 White House announces opposition to border enforcement in flu outbreak WASHINGTON – America’s third largest party urged the White House Wednesday to more closely monitor crossings at the United States’ border with Mexico, and keep out persons infected with ‘swine flu.’ ‘The Libertarian Party Platform is clear, Libertarians […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 23, 2009 ‘Elvis is still alive’ polls higher than independents’ faith in Obama’s direction WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party points to polling released April 22 by the Associated Press showing only 17 percent of self-described political independents think America is ‘heading in the right direction’ under Barack Obama as […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 21, 2009 RALEIGH, N.C. — A State Court of Appeals panel on Monday heard oral arguments in the Libertarian Party of North Carolina’s legal challenge to the state’s election laws Monday. The panel included Chief Judge John C. Martin and Judges Sanford L. Steelman and Ann Maria Calabria. Ken Soo, […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Government control of health care leads to higher death rates, research finds WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party Tuesday blasted comments by White House chief economic advisor Lawrence Summers that Americans are getting too much health care and the government should begin rationing access to medical procedures. ‘Decisions […]

For Immediate Release Friday, April 17, 2009 ‘Obama is ‘bitterly clinging’ to falsified numbers’ in bid to push anti-gun treaty WASHINGTON — Libertarians are taking President Barack Obama to task for once again intentionally spreading false information about the source of guns used by Mexican drug cartels and blaming the United States for crime in […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 16, 2009 White House attacks gun rights, sparks trade war as Obama leaves for Latin American trip WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama leaves today for a trip to meet with Latin American leaders, and America’s third largest party urges him to use the occasion to open up markets to American […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 15, 2009 WASHINGTON — Bob Barr, former Republican congressman and 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nominee, will address the outpouring of taxpayer frustration and the coming backlash to tax and spending hikes in remarks Wednesday afternoon, 2:00 p.m. E.T., at Libertarian Party headquarters in Washington, D.C. Barr will discuss the future […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Libertarian presidential nominee hails LP-inspired ‘tea parties’ WASHINGTON – Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian presidential nominee and former Republican congressman, urged Americans gathered at ‘tax day tea parties’ Wednesday to continue their fight against government growth and to join Libertarian Party, the Party of Principle. ‘If the protests […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Plan scraps IRS, balances the budget, curbs tax hikes, prohibits bailouts WASHINGTON — The Libertarian Party seeks to abolish the income tax, enact a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution and eradicate corporate welfare under an ambitious three-point legislative plan unveiled by America’s third largest party Tuesday. […]