Source: Green-Rainbow Party (Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party)

Event Date:
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 – 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Reclaiming A Peaceful, Just, Green Future…By Taking Our Democracy Back!

(Or – Why Politicians Are Ignoring Us, And What We Can Do About It

Wednesday, June 29
6-7 PM – pot luck
7-9 PM presentations & discussion with YOU. Read more »

Source: Constitution Party

by Jack McLain
Constitution Party of Florida

We sing and speak of our “Sweet land of liberty” and “Let freedom ring,” while daily this sweet liberty is being taken from us and many seem scarcely to notice, much less to show opposition. It seems that so long as shameful events have not happened to us or our families, or as long as these events are infrequent, that we can easily forget them. Read more »

Source: Constitution Party

by Ken Bradley
The Franklin News-Post

Virgil H. Goode Jr. of Rocky Mount, a former Virginia senator and U.S. congressman, said Friday he will consider seeking the Constitution Party’s nomination to run for president of the United States.

Goode said the Constitution Party’s national executive committee adopted a resolution at its April meeting in Harrisburg, Pa., urging him to seek the party’s nomination to run for president. Read more »

Source: Libertarian Party (LP.org)

Politicians care about poor people. I know because they always say that. But then why do they make it so hard for the poor to escape poverty?

Outside my office in New York City, I see yellow taxis. It’s intuitive to think that government should license taxis to make sure they’re safe and to limit their number. It’s intuitive to believe that if anyone could just start picking up passengers, we’d have chaos. Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

New Jersey elects its state legislators in odd years. This year, New Jersey’s active minor parties have more candidates for the Assembly (the lower house) than they did two years ago. Libertarians have candidates in four districts this year, whereas the party only had candidates in a single Assembly district in 2009. The Green Party has candidates is two districts this year, compared to only one in 2009. The Constitution Party has two candidates Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

New York State held a special U.S. House election on May 24, 2011, to fill the vacant 26th district seat. The official results by party: Democratic 42.77%; Republican 32.15%; Tea Party 9.03%; Conservative 8.18%; Working Families 4.67%; Independence 2.14%; Green 1.06%.

In November 2010, the results in this same seat had been: Republican 58.99%; Democratic 26.39%; Conservative 9.41%; Independence 5.21%. Read more »