Source: Independent Political Report
There has been some speculation as to who Gov. Gary Johnson will pick to be his running mate. During the course of campaign, his advisers largely brushed off the question, noting that they hadn’t gotten to the point of making a firm decision, only that names were being thrown around.
Reason reported yesterday that Judge Jim Gray floated the idea of serving as Gov. Johnson’s running mate. Read more »
Source: Independent Political Report
Gary Johnson is, according to this article, expected to be named the Libertarian Party Presidential nominee for 2012. However, there is an interview at the end of the article in which Johnson answers some interesting questions.
Q: Are you now a Libertarian for life, or could you go back to being a Republican?
A: I am a Libertarian. That isn’t going to change. If I get 5 percent of the vote in the Read more »
Source: Independent Political Report
Posted in Nor-Cal
April 27, 2012
Government has no business telling citizens what they can and cannot put into their own bodies. Part of liberty is being able to decide what to consume and what to leave alone. Mentally competent adults should have authority over their own bodies and to give government the ability to make those decisions for the People is wrong and is a massive Read more »
Source: Jill Stein for President
Right now, the entire world is celebrating May Day, also known as International Workers Day. Dr. Stein is campaigning in the southeast, and taking part in and speaking at May Day rallies in Florida. Back at campaign headquarters in Wisconsin, and also across the country, Jill Stein for President will be out in force today.
Today is the holiday for the 99%, and it feels great to witness it take root again in the Read more »
Source: Independent Political Report
George Phillies wrote this article for the April edition of Liberty for America. He is running for Treasurer for the Libertarian National Party. The new officers will be chosen at the convention in Las Vegas, May 2 to 6. Here is part 2.
Part One can be found here.
How do we get there? Read more »
Source: Independent Political Report
Chuck Moulton has prepared charts showing how the voting went for the Libertarian National Committee for the 2010-2012 term. These might prove useful to the delegates for the Libertarian National Convention this week, which will be at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas May 2 through 6, 2012.
Source: Independent Political Report
Cynthia Davis is the candidate for Lt. Governor of the Constitution Party of Missouri and a former Republican state legislator. She recently compared the Democratic and Republican parties to abusive spouses.
Davis said she left the GOP for the Constitution Party, which is “everything people thought the Republican Party was, but better.” Read more »
Source: Independent Political Report
The Conservative Party of New York has decided to target four Republican Party legislators, all of whom received the endorsements of the Conservative Party and all of whom voted for the Gay Marriage measure that recently passed both houses and was signed into law.
It is difficult to construct an argument against marriage rights for gay people that Read more »
Source: Independent Political Report
Wayne Root addresses class at Harvard where he:
Source: Independent Political Report
Fred Thiele is a member of the New York House of Representatives and a prominent member of the Independence Party of New York. He recently had his ideas incorporated into Governor Cuomo’s solar energy proposal and was pretty pleased about it.
Thiele stated, “If we are to be truly energy independent and reduce energy costs on Long Island, we must provide incentives to encourage the production of solar and other Read more »
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