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Stop Stealing My Stuff by John Jay Myers

Originally the message of the Tea Party seemed clear “Less taxes and spending”. Simple enough, Right?  Somehow they have gotten distracted.  Very, very distracted.  I know that all Tea Parties and their participants are different, so it is not fair for me to throw them all under the bus. So for those who are distracted; […]

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Libertarians: Obama is shockingly pro-war

For Immediate Release Thursday, September 2, 2010 WASHINGTON – Following President Obama’s “end of our combat mission” speech, Libertarian Party chairman Mark Hinkle released this statement: “President Obama needs to stop lying. In his speech, he repeated the ridiculous and false claim that the U.S. combat mission is over in Iraq. He seems to think […]

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Arizona’s U.S. Senate Race Offers a Unique Opportunity

Perhaps more than any other contest this year, the battle for the seat currently held by John McCain offers an opportunity to contrast the ideas of liberty with the big-government philosophy that now dominates the GOP. Arizona held its primary election on August 24, and the results are interesting, to say the least. On the […]

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3,200 door hangers at Glenn Beck’s D.C. rally

LP Headquarters staff and volunteers handed out 3,200 door hangers and about 1,000 Libertarian bumper stickers in three hours at Glenn Beck’s "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of thousands of people attended this rally, many of whom were Tea Party activists.

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Zionsville, Indiana High School Young Libertarians Volunteer for Hauptmann Campaign

Last Thursday, seven student members of the Young Libertarians of Zionsville, Indiana High School volunteered with the Joe Hauptmann for Indiana State Representative District 87 campaign. Joe Hauptmann is a physics teacher at Zionsville High School.  He is also a former Chair of the Libertarian Party of Indiana.  In April, his talk before the Libertarian […]

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Quiz Across America door hangers! $5 per 100

  UPDATE 4/9/14:  The information below is out of date. To order door hangers, click here.     Dear Friend of Liberty, We’re happy to finally launch QUIZ ACROSS AMERICA! We just received our first printing of 200,000 door hangers. They look great, and we’re ready to start shipping them to volunteers. You can get […]

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The FDA Wants Jurisdiction over Your Kitchen!

  I just posted the following article at LibertyforAll.net.  You can read it in its entirety at  at http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=4752.  Enjoy!     “Since the FDA only has jurisdiction over compounds involved in ‘interstate commerce,’ they have no jurisdiction over our kitchens—yet.  Should my client lose this case, however, the FDA will have set a precedent to […]

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Just Say Now petition to Facebook to change ad policy on marijuana legalization

 As explained in our press release, the Libertarian Party is encouraging individuals to protest the decision made by Facebook to refuse advertisements that advocate for the legalization of marijuana. As noted by Wes Benedict, "We recognize Facebook’s right to control their content and censor whoever they want. But we’re also exercising our First Amendment right […]

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Libertarian Party protests Facebook censorship of its marijuana legalization ad

For Immediate Release Wednesday, August 25, 2010 WASHINGTON – The Libertarian Party (LP) is protesting the decision by Facebook to refuse advertisements that advocate for the legalization of marijuana. The LP had been running a highly successful Facebook ad to express its support of marijuana legalization, but Facebook banned the ad about a week after […]

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