Mayor Jim Suttle Narrowly Survives Recall OMAHA, NE – January 26, 2011-Libertarian Party of Nebraska Communications Director Randy Eshelman issued the following statement: "Yesterday, Omaha voters exercised their right to fire, or not to fire in this case, their elected CEO. Jim Suttle remained employed as Mayor after months of petitioning, an administration-led court battle, […]
Press Releases and Party News
LP in the news 1/24/11
In Oklahoma, AP covers Libertarian Clark Duffe’s lawsuit against the two-party redistricting commission.
Libertarian response to State of the Union and Republicans
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 […]
LP Monday Message: It’s time to “YouCut” body scanners
January 24, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, We’ve heard Republican members of Congress repeatedly claim that they are going to cut federal spending. Yeah, right. I want to suggest a way you can help hold them accountable. The new House majority leader, Eric Cantor, has created a website called "YouCut" where people can suggest ways […]
Libertarian candidate Rex Bell got historic percentage in Indiana
In November 2010, Rex Bell ran for Indiana state representative and got 20.78%, against both a Republican and a Democrat. According to Ballot Access News, that is the first time in 85 years that any party candidate (other than a Republican or Democrat) has gotten more than 20% for Indiana legislature, running against both a […]
Elected Libertarians panel added to LP.org homepage
The LP website has a new addition! In order to get to know our elected officials better, there is now an "Elected Libertarians" section that was recently added to the right side of our homepage. Many Libertarian officeholders have their name, picture and a brief biography listed for viewers to see. Each time the page […]
Recall of Mayor “Shuttle”
Complete November 2010 election results online
We have posted a table with results for 800 Libertarian candidates in the November 2, 2010 election. Link to November 2010 election results page. At the bottom of the page there is also a spreadsheet file for anyone who would like more details or would like to analyze the results. Libertarians got a total of […]
Bumbling Omaha Mayor Attempts Chicago-Style Politics as Recall Election Looms
The latest blunder in a string of blunders by Omaha Mayor Jim “I’m not subtle about Omaha” Suttle and his “Forward Omaha” lackeys may impact local charities that help the homeless. Fears are rising that donations to homeless shelters will dry-up if Omaha citizens blame charities for the Mayor’s attempt to bus, then allegedly pay […]
Libertarian chair "sort of" commends Obama's Cuba decision
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 […]
LP Monday Message: Republicans are about to double-cross Tea Partiers
January 17, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. MLK suffered serious personal risk to fight against government violations of the rights of minorities. I’m glad we remember him each year. Although it’s a day off for many people, we’re hard at work at LP Headquarters today. We’ve spent the weekend […]
TSA: Airport Security is Impossible says William Stone III
The concept of “airport security” is actually Access Control. ”Access Control” is a catch-all concept that basically boils down to the idea of controlling who can get into a particular area and who can’t. The reason that access control is impossible in an airport is very, very simple. The underpinning of all access control is […]