Patients turning to Oregon’s state-run health program for assistance were denied treatment and urged to consider suicide instead. 53-year-old Randy Stroup of Dexter, Ore., looking for assistance to pay for his prostate cancer treatment, turned to the state-run Oregon Health Plan. Plan administrators responded with a letter informing Stroup the goverment would not cover his […]
Press Releases and Party News
CNN: Five freedoms you’d lose to Obama’s health care scheme
CNN and Fortune posted an interesting blog today titled "5 freedoms you’d lose in health care reform." Editor-at-Large Shawn Tully lays out the case against Barack Obama’s proposed government takeover of medicine, writing in part: "If you prize choosing your own cardiologist or urologist under your company’s Preferred Provider Organization plan (PPO), if your employer […]
Oregon Libertarians win another seat
Richard Whitehead, Washington County, Ore. Libertarian Party Treasurer, was recently elected to the Local School Committee for Beaver Acres Elementary, Position 3. Whitehead accomplished the rare feat of being elected as a write-in candidate. Libertarians now hold seats in four School Committees in Washington County. Libertarians are especially needed on school boards, where the majority […]
Doctors demand Obama apology
For Immediate Release Thursday, July 23, 2009 Pitching government control, President falsely accuses doctors of conspiring to make children sicker WASHINGTON — Dr. Richard S. Kerr, M.D., a West Virginia Libertarian Party member and a retired doctor with 36 years experience, asked President Barack Obama Thursday to apologize for comments made in his Wednesday night […]
Libertarians decry defeat of concealed carry amendment
For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 22, 2009 S. 845 would have protected constitutional rights WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party Wednesday criticized senators voting against an amendment establishing concealed carry reciprocity between all states and reminded them voters have a record of holding gun rights opponents accountable on Election Day. ‘Libertarians are no-compromise defenders of […]
As Cat announces factory shutdowns, Libertarians want Obama explanation
For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 22, 2009 More jobs lost as ‘stimulus’ bill delays economic recovery WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party Wednesday asked President Barack Obama to explain to the American people why his $787 billion ‘stimulus’ government expansion plan has once again failed to deliver on even its most basic promises. ‘If he […]
Libertarians respond to Obama press conference
For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 22, 2009 WASHINGTON — Libertarian National Committee Communications Director Donny Ferguson issued the following statement Wednesday night, in response to President Barack Obama’s press conference: ‘Tonight’s press conference by President Obama, complete with scare tactics and wildly inaccurate claims, perfectly illustrated why more and more Americans are losing faith in […]
Americans oppose Obama takeover of medicine
A poll released just minutes ago by the Gallup organization is the latest to highlight a troubling trend for the White House. Among all Americans, disapproval of Obama’s proposed government takeover of medicine tops approval by a 50 percent to 44 percent margin. The news gets worse for Obama. Among voters not affiliated with either […]
Dem governors: Obama health care scheme is a massive “unfunded mandate”
The Washington Times editorializes today on the Obama plan for government-run medicine, pointing to Congressional Budget Office reports showing it radically explodes the size of the federal budget deficit and achieves so-called "savings" only by forcing doctors and hospitals to make less. Click here to read the editorial, or if you are in the metro […]
Barr: Democrats’ government takeover of medicine a ‘monstrosity’
Congressman Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian presidential nominee, outlines the true cost of the proposed government takeover of medicine in his weekly column for The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Click here to read Barr’s column. Barr writes, in part: …For starters, advocates of the House legislation might want to talk to governors of those states, like […]
Libertarians: No need for ‘Iraq war rush’ to government-run medicine
For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Obama demands for immediate action, little transparency are hallmarks of bad legislation WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party Tuesday urged Congress to take its time deliberating the proposed government takeover of the nation’s health care system amid pressure from the White House to quickly adopt the troubled proposal […]
Libertarians are coming to bookstores and TVs near you
YOUR MONDAY MESSAGE FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY Dear friend, For Republicans and Democrats, the summer is often a slow time. Not for Libertarians. Wayne Allyn Root, the Libertarian Party’s 2008 vice-presidential nominee, has a new book out today. “The Conscience of a Libertarian” lays out the case for libertarianism and lets you know what you […]