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LPTV: Tax Day interview with Bob Barr

Congressman Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian presidential nominee, paid a visit to Libertarian Party headquarters on Tax Day to discuss tax policy and the Libertarian Party-inspired "Tea Parties" with LPTV. Click here to watch.

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Follow the LP on Twitter!

The Libertarian Party is now on Twitter!  Just go to http://twitter.com/lpnational to sign up and stay up to date with America’s only mainstream political party, The Party of Principle. Don’t forget to also check us out on Facebook and other sites.

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Libertarians call out Obama for fake gun stats

For Immediate Release Friday, April 17, 2009 ‘Obama is ‘bitterly clinging’ to falsified numbers’ in bid to push anti-gun treaty WASHINGTON — Libertarians are taking President Barack Obama to task for once again intentionally spreading false information about the source of guns used by Mexican drug cartels and blaming the United States for crime in […]

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Libertarian councilman’s tax repeal on agenda tonight

The Lago Vista, Texas City Council will consider tonight an item by Councilman Pat Dixon to repeal the city’s tourist tax.  Dixon is also chairman of the Libertarian Party of Texas and is also a member of the Libertarian National Committee. Dixon’s agenda item repeals the city’s hotel occupancy tax.  Under the tax, any business […]

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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Tea Parties were “despicable” and “shameful”

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) blasted millions of Americans yesterday, labeling the Libertarian Party-inspired "Tax Day Boston Tea Party" movement "despicable" and a "shameful political stunt." According to Schakowsky, the millions of angry Americans coming out to oppose higher taxes and spending were all part of a conspiracy and acting on secret orders from businesses, […]

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Abolish the IRS, ban bailouts: The Libertarian Party Prosperity Plan

The Libertarian Prosperity Plan can be read and downloaded at https://www.lp.org and /wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Prosperity_Plan_Layout_1.pdf.  The Plan would: 1)    Repeal the income tax: Adopt legislation repealing the income tax and abolishing the Internal Revenue Service.  Until the income tax is repealed, adopt legislation preserving the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and enacting across-the-board income tax cuts.2)    Adopt […]

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TEA PARTY LIST

Don’t forget to bring copies of the Libertarian Party Prosperity Plan to abolish the IRS, end the income tax, balance the budget and outlaw bailouts: /wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Prosperity_Plan_Layout_1.pdf Below is a list of just a few of the Tea Parties, from Libertarian Party affiliates:

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Missouri offically gets another elected Libertarian

Grandview City Councilman-Elect Mike Ferguson became Grandview City Councilman Mike Ferguson as the Libertarian Party activist was officially sworn into office Tuesday evening. Ferguson, already honored by the Missouri General Assembly, plans to focus on attacting new businesses to Grandview, improving local traffic flow and aggressively promoting the city’s positive image and achievements.

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ADVISORY: Bob Barr will speak on ‘Tea Parties,’ anti-bailout backlash at 2:00 p.m. at Watergate HQ

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 15, 2009 WASHINGTON — Bob Barr, former Republican congressman and 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nominee, will address the outpouring of taxpayer frustration and the coming backlash to tax and spending hikes in remarks Wednesday afternoon, 2:00 p.m. E.T., at Libertarian Party headquarters in Washington, D.C. Barr will discuss the future […]

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Barr blasts deficits, urges ‘tea partiers’ to stay involved

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Libertarian presidential nominee hails LP-inspired ‘tea parties’ WASHINGTON – Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian presidential nominee and former Republican congressman, urged Americans gathered at ‘tax day tea parties’ Wednesday to continue their fight against government growth and to join Libertarian Party, the Party of Principle. ‘If the protests […]

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