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For Immediate Release Monday, August 4, 2008 As Congress plays games, taxpayers get a break from big spending While Republicans threaten a government shutdown over a fight with Democrats on offshore drilling, the Libertarian Party says such a dramatic step wouldn’t be so bad. “We don’t mind Congress shutting down,” says Andrew Davis, spokesperson for […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, July 31, 2008 Regulations would endanger health of liberty in the United States Tobacco regulations that just passed the House “should carry a warning label about their dangerous effects on liberty,” says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis. The bill, sponsored by California Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman, would give new powers to […]

For Immediate Release Sunday, July 27, 2008 Appearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Bob Barr called for ‘a thorough inquiry into the Bush administration’s attack on the Constitution’s system of separation of powers and checks and balances.’ He explained: ‘It is axiomatic that no matter how much power government has, it always wants more.” “While […]

For Immediate Release Friday, July 25, 2008 The Libertarian Party is calling for the Senate to block a measure that seeks to stabilize the housing market at a cost of $300 billion. “The bill is an atrocity, pure and simple,” says Libertarian Party National Chairman William Redpath. “The housing bill creates more regulation, more government […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis called House Minority Leader John Boehner’s (R-OH) comments about wasted votes “a symptom of the same delusion that cost Republicans control in 2006.” Answering a question from Reason’s Dave Weigel about Bob Barr at a recent lunch hosted by The American Spectator and […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Government bailouts of Freddie and Fannie like giving candy to problem children “Let them fail,” says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis, referring to the mortgage institutions Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, who the Bush administration has said it plans to rescue from financial collapse. “Let them fail, and […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Obama had chance stand for liberty, but did not The Libertarian Party says that Republicans and Democrats have failed the American people by allowing telecommunication companies complicit in the Bush administration’s illegal wiretap program to go without punishment. “Civil liberties were violated, and only 28 senators cared to […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Party says Republicans and Democrats are barely distinguishable “Single digit approval ratings for Congress are a dire prognosis for the future of the political establishment,” says Libertarian Party National Chairman William Redpath, referring to today’s Rasmussen poll that gives Congress the worst approval rating since Rasmussen began tracking […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, July 3, 2008 Says attacking Iran would be opening Pandora’s box The Libertarian Party is calling for restraint in words and actions when dealing with Iran. “The charged rhetoric from the Bush administration regarding Iran is very similar to that which was common in the lead up to the war with […]

For Immediate Release Monday, June 30, 2008 Offers gratitude for Miller’s service in his work for more liberty The Libertarian National Committee expresses our sorrow on the passing of Vince Miller, president of the International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL). His many accomplishments include the founding in 1980 of Libertarian International, which subsequently merged with […]

For Immediate Release Friday, June 27, 2008 This is a great article on our Presidential candidate Bob Barr from Politico . Click here to read the article by Politico’s Terry Michael. “Like a number of small-government Republicans who came to Washington in the Republican Revolution of 1994, Barr’s separation from the corrupting influences of K […]

For Immediate Release Friday, June 27, 2008 Both candidates share questionable past on gun rights Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain both share a spotty history on gun rights and should not be granted a free pass with their recent rhetoric, says the Libertarian Party. “McCain and Obama are no friends to the Second […]