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For Immediate Release Friday, February 6, 2009 LP recommends tax relief for families and employers WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s third largest party tonight urged Senate Republicans and Democrats to scrap their joint plans for a $780 billion package of wealth transfers and expanded government spending. ‘Poll after poll shows voters agree with the Libertarian Party. […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Libertarians guaranteed city council seats in Grandview, Springfield Missouri is already assured of two local election victories in April, state chair Glenn Neilsen reports. Mike Ferguson is running unopposed for a seat on the Grandview City Council, assuring the LP of yet another elected official. In Missouri’s third […]

For Immediate Release Monday, February 2, 2009 Urge state assembly to focus on schools, property rights, open elections, end to corporate welfare RALEIGH, NC — The North Carolina General Assembly should focus on annexation, public education, open elections, and corporate welfare during the upcoming session, the Libertarian Party of North Carolina said today in announcing […]

For Immediate Release Sunday, February 1, 2009 The Libertarian Party of Washington will hold its state convention Sat., Mar. 28, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Issaquah. The convention opens at 9:00 a.m., with the business session beginning at 10:00 a.m. The convention will select a new Executive Committee, workshops on grassroots organizing, social media […]

For Immediate Release Sunday, February 1, 2009 New York LP chair seeks seat vacated by Kirsten Gillibrand New York state Libertarian Party chair Eric Sundwall has filed a campaign committee to enter the special election for the 20th Congressional District seat vacated by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. ‘We actually feel that given this particular election, if […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, January 29, 2009 Respected Libertarian Superior Court Judge steps down after 25 year career WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s third-largest party congratulates Libertarian Judge Jim Gray on his retirement from the California Superior Court, Libertarian National Committee Chairman William Redpath announced Thursday. ‘Libertarians thank Judge Jim Gray for his decades of public […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Attorney General nominee hostile to Second Amendment rights WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s third-largest political party urged the Senate Wednesday to reject the nomination of Eric Holder to be Attorney General, citing his record of hostility to Second Amendment rights. ‘The Attorney General is expected to defend our Constitutional […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Press release from the Libertarian Party of Marion County, Ind. INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indianapolis City-County Council has voted to reappoint two Indianapolis Libertarians to the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals in Indianapolis for a one-year term. Timothy J. Maguire was confirmed in a 29-0 vote on January […]

For Immediate Release Monday, January 26, 2009 Nominee’s problems a sign tax code should be scrapped Washinton, D.C. — Congress should give all taxpayers a ‘Tim Geithner tax break’ by significantly simplifying the Internal Revenue Code, Libertarian National Committee chairman Bill Redpath said Monday. ‘Congress should make sure what happened to Mr. Geithner, a finance […]

For Immediate Release Friday, January 23, 2009 Says steps start process to restore rule of law in America Former Republican Congressman and Libertarian Presidential Candidate, Bob Barr, today issued a statement praising executive orders signed yesterday by President Obama ordering the closure of the military detention center at Guantanamo, restoring the practice of treating detainees […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 20, 2009 America’s Third-Largest Political Party Comments on Obama’s Inauguration as the 44th President of the United States ‘Congratulations to President Barack Obama on his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States,” says Libertarian Party National Chairman William Redpath. “I think all Americans ultimately want what libertarians want […]

For Immediate Release Sunday, January 18, 2009 Article Originally Published in the LA Times In 1996, as a freshman member of the House of Representatives, I wrote the Defense of Marriage Act, better known by its shorthand acronym, DOMA, than its legal title. The law has been a flash-point for those arguing for or against […]