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Libertarian ‘Prosperity Plan’ repeals income tax, ends corporate welfare

For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Plan scraps IRS, balances the budget, curbs tax hikes, prohibits bailouts WASHINGTON — The Libertarian Party seeks to abolish the income tax, enact a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution and eradicate corporate welfare under an ambitious three-point legislative plan unveiled by America’s third largest party Tuesday. […]

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West Virginia legislature passes major ballot access reform

For Immediate Release Monday, April 13, 2009 Bill cuts number of required signatures in half CHARLESTON, W.V. — With less than an hour to its midnight deadline, the West Virginia General Assembly passed legislation April 11 reducing the number of valid signatures needed on a candidate’s ballot access petition by half. The bill now awaits […]

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Libertarians applaud steps toward marriage equality

For Immediate Release Monday, April 13, 2009 America’s third largest party wants government out of marriage entirely WASHINGTON – America’s third largest party Monday praised officials in Iowa, Vermont and the District of Columbia for taking recent steps toward marriage equality, and urged legislators in all states to scrap government licensing, taxation and regulation of […]

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The lights are on, but nobody’s home.

The Obama administration, convinced that lightbulbs and other uses of energy are destroying the planet, is considering imposing $646 billion in new "light switch" taxes on Americans to drive up utility bills and force people to use less electricity.  The American Council for Capital Formation, using the Energy Department’s own forecasting models, finds so-called "cap […]

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Income Tax is Voluntary says Harry Reid, Tea Parties Cancelled!

    Citizens across America rejoiced on hearing the news that the income tax is voluntary. We have it straight from the mouth of one of our elected representatives. Senator Harry Reid in this short clip describes our tax system as a voluntary system. I’m sure that’s a relief for the hundreds of thousands of Americans […]

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Libertarians back secret ballot voting rights in union elections

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 9, 2009 Libertarians, 74% of union workers, oppose job-killing ‘card check’ bill WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party warns concerned citizens that plans to scrap the right of workers to a secret ballot in union elections are far from dead. Libertarians also warn that such “card check” legislation also destroys […]

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You are cordially invited to a Tea Party…

On April 15, millions of libertarians will gather across the country to voice their opposition to the out-of-control spending and taxation started by the Bush administration and carried on by Obama. The Libertarian Party cordially invites all freedom-loving Americans to join those libertarians, and all advocates of economic freedom, at a "Tea Party" near them.  […]

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Barr: Dim bulb feds driving auto industry

In his weekly Atlanta Journal-Constitution column, 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Congressman Bob Barr takes the Obama administration to task for its innovation-killing government takeover of General Motors. You may read the entire column by clicking here, or at http://www.BobBarr.org.

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Libertarians cordially invite you to a Tea Party

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Anti-tax rallies “the kind of ‘community organizing’ Obama should have been doing” WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party is urging Americans to join millions of libertarians and other advocates of economic freedom at one of thousands of ‘Tea Parties’ being held on April 15. The “tea party” concept […]

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Ballot access bill progresses in West Virginia

From the Libertarian Party of West Virginia As many of you have heard lately, the LPWV has endorsed HB 2981 and Mr. Britch and Mr. Harris of the LPWV Executive Committee along with LNC chair Bill Redpath have made trips to Charleston over the past few months to lobby on behalf of this bill. We’ve […]

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