Libertarian Giants To Be Honored

Announcement from the Libertarian Party

"Hall of Liberty"

The Libertarian Party would like to announce a new awards program.

The "Hall of Liberty" program is to honor lifetime or significant achievement that has made a lasting affect on the Libertarian Party and/or libertarian movement.

Those honored will be featured on the LP web site and on a "Wall of Liberty" in the LP national office

At the 2012 LP National Convention at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas, the first five (5) inductees will be honored.

Those honored will be:

David F. Nolan

John Hospers

Tonie Nathan

Roger MacBride

Ed Clark

At future LP National Conventions, more libertarians can be inducted.

A committee is being created to handle future awards, including the Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry awards.

Those on the "Hall of Liberty" committee include:

Dr. Mary Ruwart, Dr. James Lark, William Redpath, Rebecca Sink-Burris, and committee chair Kevin Knedler

If you have questions, contact us at Kevin.Knedler@lp.org

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P.S. If you have not already done so, please join the Libertarian Party. We are the only political party with a mission to give voters a choice to downsize Big Government, to do so in the most humane way possible, to greatly reduce taxes, and to slash high government spending. You can also renew your membership. Or, you can simply make a contribution .

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Calling Out Marco Rubio!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 30th, 2012

"Marco Rubio, Withdraw Your Endorsement of Mitt Romney. He's a Big Government Politician."

Mark Hinkle Libertarian Party Chair urges Congressman Marco Rubio

"With all due respect, Congressman Rubio, you failed to do your homework. As an alleged 'Tea Party Republican,' your endorsement of Mitt Romney misleads the true Tea Partiers from coast to coast," said Mark Hinkle, Libertarian Party Chair.
"Congressman Rubio, you assert that Mitt Romney was a 'successful' governor in Massachusetts. Which part of Mitt Romney's record as Governor do you consider a success?

• Mitt Romney raised scores of taxes - every year, all 4 years as Governor.
• Romney proposed and signed into law Massachusetts government spending hikes every single year he was Governor.
• Mitt Romney boosted his state government spending by $5 billion.
• Governor Romney initiated, lobbied for and signed into law RomneyCare - the father of ObamaCare - and railroaded Republicans in the legislature to vote for it
• Governor Romney ushered in ObamaCare. If he's the Republican Presidential Nominee, he leaves Republicans no ground to oppose ObamaCare - and is seen as a hypocrite when he pretends to oppose it
• Governor Mitt Romney endorsed and voted for New England's version of Cap and Trade.
• Romney passed enabling legislation that raised business property taxes.
• Governor Romney "Closed loopholes" to enforce sales tax collection on Internet purchases.

"Congressman Rubio, please explain: If these Big Government Mitt Romney measures were a 'success' - what would failure look like?"

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National Convention Update

4 Pieces of Great News...from Mark Hinkle, Libertarian Party Chair:
Dear Fellow Libertarian,
This Great Libertarian National Convention Just Got Even Better. Just look at what we've ADDED:
1. Judge Andrew Napolitano Fox TV Show Producer Austin Petersen will show Libertarian Candidates and Leaders how to get invited on TV shows.  Booked alone AND included in the "Big Boys" debates.
2. Financial Guru Lenore Hawkins, regular on Fox Bulls and Bears, will share her hard-earned wisdom with you, so you can protect your money and your life from you-know-who.
3. The Three Superstars of REASON - Robert Poole,  Manny Klausner, and Tibor Machan - will ALL be there. These Prime Movers behind the Reason Foundation and Reason Magazine will share their unique insights, fascinating experiences, and vision of the future.
4. Exclusive for Libertarian Party Candidates and Campaign Volunteers: 'Exactly How to Fundraise the first $10,000 for Your LP Campaign in just 4 Evenings - simply and easily, even if you're shy.'  - by Michael Cloud, who personally raised over $5.3 million for LP candidates and organizations between 1995 and 2002.

All this, on top of the great speakers and events listed below.

If you are a Delegate or Alternate, if you are a committed Libertarian Party Member, please take just 6 minutes to read what we're offering and how you can get it.
Time is running out. Our best prices and values are almost sold out.

Yours for Liberty,

Mark Hinkle

Libertarian Party Chair

P.S. BREAKING NEWS: Only 21 Gold Packages left at the super value/super savings price below. This deal ENDS Midnight this Monday, April 2^nd.

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You Are Cordially Invited to Attend

 

40^th Anniversary Libertarian National Convention

Homecoming and Reunion for Libertarians

May 2-6      Red Rock Resort   Las Vegas, NV

+  Confirmed Speakers, Panelists, and Presenters:

Tonie Nathan, 1972 Libertarian Vice-Presidential Candidate AND the first woman to ever receive an Electoral Vote

Alexander McCobin,  Executive Director, Students for Liberty

Ed Clark, 1980 Libertarian Presidential Candidate. Highest LP Presidential Vote Total Ever: 921,128 votes.

David Bergland, 1984 Libertarian Presidential Candidate, author Libertarianism in One Lesson

Dr. Nancy Lord, 1992 Libertarian Vice-Presidential Candidate

Carla Howell, 2000 Massachusetts Libertarian U.S. Senate Candidate Against Teddy Kennedy. 308,860 votes.

Robert Poole, co-founder REASON.

Manny Klausner, co-founder REASON.

Alicia Garcia Clark, National Libertarian Leader and Chair

Michael Cloud, Libertarian Campaign Guru, author Secrets of Libertarian Persuasion.

Sharon Harris, President, Advocates for Self-Government.

Judge James Gray, Libertarian, CA

Judge John Buttrick, Libertarian, AZ

Norma Jean Almodovar, LP Lt. Governor Candidate CA, author, From Cop to Call Girl, featured on '60 Minutes.'

Elected Libertarians Panel, with Erik Viker, Todd Grayson, and others to be announced.

PLUS Friends of Libertarian Heroes Who Have Passed Away Will Share Stories About: David F. Nolan, founder, Libertarian Party. Dr. John Hospers, first Libertarian Presidential Candidate. Harry Browne, Unforgettable 2-Time Libertarian Presidential Candidate. Dr. Murray Rothbard, Austrian Economist. Marshall Fritz, founder, Advocates for Self-Government.

PLUS Surprise Libertarian Luminaries.

+This May be Your First, Last, or Only Chance to Meet These Fascinating Libertarians who created and shaped and developed the Libertarian Party during our first 40 years.

+Every Libertarian Party Member is Invited

+Libertarian Party Members are coming from all 50 states

+Key LP Movers and Shakers of the Last 40 Years Are Coming to this Gala Event

PLUS, you'll get to meet and talk with the 2012 Libertarian Presidential Candidates - and, if you choose to be a delegate, you will help select our 2012 Libertarian Presidential Nominee.

You'll Get to Meet and Talk with Libertarian Party Leaders of the last 40 Years - and, if you're a delegate, help choose our new LP leaders.

PLUS, candidate trainings, activists training, state party leader training.

PLUS, there will be bunches of receptions and parties. Some quiet and friendly. Others noisy and fun. There will be widespread, unregulated fun - and spontaneous laughter.

All for You.This Convention is a Celebration of You. Of Your Libertarian Principles and Memories and Dreams. Of the Past, Present, and Future of Your Liberty - and Ours.

You'll remember this 40^th Anniversary Libertarian National Convention for the rest of your life. .Because of who you are and what you have done to support liberty and the Libertarian Party, we are giving you a choice of 4 different Convention Packages:

Gold, Silver, Bronze, or TANSTAAFL - each with a rock bottom price. 

Look over all 4 choices. Which do you want? Which fits your situation and budget?

Gold Package

•     Presidential Banquet & Reception
•     Saturday Lunch & Speaker
•     Saturday Wake-up Speaker
•     Gold VIP Post-Debate Presidential Candidate Reception Friday
•     Friday Lunch & Speaker
•     Friday Wake-up Speaker
•     David F. Nolan Reception Wednesday
•     All Breakout Speakers

PLUS: These Special Bonuses for Gold Package Buyers

•     Express, First Class Gold Convention Check-In
•     Premium Front Rows Seating at the Presidential Debate
•     Express, First Class Entrance to the Presidential Banquet
•     Reserved Tables at the Presidential Banquet - & more spacious seating
•     Wine at Banquet
•     One or two Libertarian VIP's Hosting each Banquet table
•     AND Two Surprise Gifts - one will be shipped to you this week

Base Gold Package Value: $595

Special Bonuses Value: $195

Total Value: $790

Your Price: $445 ($345 Savings / 44% Discount)

We are offering You this $790 Value for Only $445 / a 44% Savings.Only 21 Gold Packages left. This deal ENDS Midnight Monday, April 2^nd.

$445 Gold Package

Silver Package

•     Presidential Banquet & Reception
•     Saturday Lunch & Speaker
•     Saturday Wake-up Speaker
•     Friday Lunch & Speaker
•     Friday Wake-up Speaker
•     David F. Nolan Reception Wednesday
•     All  Breakout Speakers

Silver Package Price at Door: $495

Your Price: Only $395 ($120 Savings / 24% Discount)

Only 58 Silver Packages Left at this 24% Discount. Act now.

$395 Silver Package

Bronze Package

•     Presidential Banquet & Reception
•     David F. Nolan Reception Wednesday
•     All Breakout Sessions (NO Wake-up or Lunch Speakers)

Bronze Package Price at Door: $395

Your Price: Only $295 ($100 Savings / 25% Discount)

Only 57 Bronze Packages Left at this 22% Discount. Buy now

$295 Bronze Package

TANSTAAFL Package

"TANSTAAFL" is the minimum required payment for Delegates and Alternates to enter the Convention to participate in Libertarian Party business, and in Libertarian Delegate meetings and activities.

"TANSTAAFL" is longtime libertarian acronym, which means: "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

Some Libertarian Delegates want to attend only business sessions. They should NOT be required to buy more expensive Convention Packages just to be a Delegate at the Libertarian National Convention.

TANSTAAFL Package allows these to pay only the cost of what they choose.

Each attendee must pay his share of the basic costs of putting on this Libertarian National Convention. The costs of the meeting rooms, the tables and chairs, audio-visual systems, LP support staff, Parliamentarian, printing and shipping materials, and so forth for several days of Libertarian Party National business.

These costs are included in the Gold, Silver, Bronze, and TANSTAAFL Convention Packages.

Paying Delegates and Attendees will NOT be forced to pay the Convention costs of 'Free Riders.'

TanstaafC: "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Convention"

$94 TANSTAAFL package

Don't Miss Out. Act Now.

You Can Buy Your Gold, Silver, Bronze, or TANSTAAFL Package with Credit Card or Debit Card. 

Just Click and Pick.

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Wichita Eagle: Letters To The Editor

Over the last couple of years, at least one opinion line contributor continually references "superrich libertarians" as the cause for all of society's ills.  The latest installment contends that the talk show hosts on Wichita radio are spouting the talking points of these "superrich libertarians" and that "we will not get to hear the other side until the Fairness Doctrine is brought back."

First, the Fairness Doctrine gave power to government agencies to regulate the ideological content of radio programming.  It was defeated by free speech advocates and is not something I'd like to see revisited.  For whatever reason, liberal viewpoints have not historically done well on radio (as evidenced by the failure of Air America).  However, "the other side" is readily available in many different media outlets without the aid of new laws.  

Second, most talk show hosts on local radio are conservative, not libertarian.  The difference is not trivial.

Third, the idea that libertarians are "superrich" is news to me.  The libertarians that I know are average, hard-working Kansans who are tired of overreaching government.  I suspect that if libertarians were really "superrich," my party's fundraising efforts would be substantially easier and our elected officials more numerous.  

Dave Thomas 

4th District Coordinator

Libertarian Party of Kansas

www.lpks.org/www.lp.org

Please Take The Survey!

Dear Fellow Libertarian,

The Libertarian National Committee is currently deciding on the site of our 2016 Nominating Convention.  Ohio has already been selected for the location of the 2014 convention.
Please take the survey now to give us your opinions!

Thank you,

Mark Hinkle

LNC Chair

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Roger Stone, former Nixon Hit Man Is Now A Libertarian

Written by Bob Adelmann from New American Magazine

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:18

In a note to his readers on February 15th Roger Stone (left) announced his resignation from the Republican Party, changing his voter registration to the Libertarian Party. A self-proclaimed “GOP hit-man,” Stone became involved in politics in his teens, working for President Nixon’s reelection campaign in 1972 (known as the Committee to Re-elect the President, or CREEP), serving as the National Director of Youth for Reagan in 1976 and then as the Young Republican National Chairman from 1977 to 1979. He worked for the Reagan presidential campaign in 1980 and in 1984 and then for Jack Kemp’s campaign for president in 1988.  In so doing Stone left behind a legacy of political dirty tricks and outrageous shenanigans that in some cases altered American political history. He was born with the ability to observe a situation and then see how to take advantage of it. In the first grade his first political trick was to support John F. Kennedy in his campaign against Nixon in 1960. He brags: “I remember going through the cafeteria line and telling every kid that Nixon was in favor of school on Saturdays. It was my first political trick.” When he ran for election as president of his high school senior class he said he “built alliances and put all my serious challengers on my ticket. Then I recruited the most unpopular guy in the school to run against me. You think that’s mean? No, it’s smart!” He saw an opportunity for another trick during Nixon’s campaign in 1972. He adopted the name Jason Rainer and made contributions in the name of the Young Socialist Alliance to Pete McCloskey’s campaign (McCloskey was Nixon’s challenger in the primary). He then sent the receipt to the Manchester Union Leader to “prove” that McCloskey was in fact a left-wing stooge. Later on Stone hired a GOP staffer, gave him the pseudonym Sedan Chair II, who wound up serving as George McGovern’s chauffeur creating in information pipeline directly to the Nixon campaign. Perhaps the most outrageous, and historically important, of Stone’s tricks, known as the “Brooks Brothers riot,” took place in Miami-Dade County, Florida on November 21st, 2000, during the recount of ballots in the Presidential election. The Florida Supreme Court had just ruled in favor of Al Gore to allow a recount but it had to be completed by November 26th. Stone saw his opportunity to delay the recount until after the 26th by bringing in GOP staffers to protest the recount. In an interview with The New Yorker magazine, Stone told what happened: The whole idea behind what [we] were doing was that there had already been one recount of the votes so we [the Bush campaign] didn’t want another. The idea was to shut it down, stop the recount here in Miami… We set up a Winnebago trailer. I set up my command center. I had walkie-talkies and cell phones and I was in touch with our people in the building. Our whole idea was to shut the recount down. That was why we were there… There was a Brooks Brothers contingent [people dressed to look like business executives in Brooks Brothers clothing] but the crowd in front of the courthouse was largely Spanish… The resulting confrontation led to riots which prompted the recount officials to stop the recount, depriving Gore of his best opportunity to overtake Bush in the narrow Florida, and national, vote. Stone’s initial support of George W. Bush began to fade, expressing his dissatisfaction to Benjamin Sarlin after the elections in November, 2008: I think across the board he’s led the party to its current position, which means losing both houses of congress and now the White House. How can you be conservative and justify wiretapping people without a warrant? We’re supposed to be the party of personal freedom and civil liberties. Big brother listening in on your phone calls – I got a problem with that. In his letter outlining his reasons for leaving the Republican Party, Stone noted: “Sadly the difference between the two major parties has become rhetorical. Under the Democrats you’re going to hell. Under the Republicans you are still going to hell but you are going more slowly.”  He added: To real conservatives the freedom of the individual is paramount. No one should be able to tell you what you can eat, drink, smoke, or marry, or what kind of gun you can own. We don't want to be snooped on by an all-knowing big brother government. That is the essence of liberty. The Republican Party has become both a party of big government but also an authoritarian party that would tell us how to live… The Libertarian Party stands for both economic and personal freedom. Libertarians oppose spending, debt, taxes, big government, and costly foreign wars where our national interests are not clear. We support a woman's right to choose an abortion, gay marriage equality, and the legalization of marijuana. The Ron Paul revolution shows me a Libertarian moment is coming. It will gather momentum in 2012 and most likely manifest itself in 2016. Ron Paul's incredibly strong support among young voters is the tip-off. American voters have never been offered a presidential candidate who took conservative positions on fiscal issues like spending, debt, and taxes, while taking freedom-based (i.e. liberal) positions on choice, gay marriage, and drug-law reform. This is clearly where a majority of Americans are. Stone apparently makes no distinction between the constitutionalist libertarian, Dr. Ron Paul, who would leave social and moral issues to the states, and those more liberal libertarians adamantly opposed to any regulation of personal behavior, even at the local level.

From the Topeka Capital- Journal

Letter: Go Libertarian

Posted: March 20, 2012 - 9:06pm 

 

Are you less than thrilled with the presidential candidates being put forward by the two major political parties? Are you tired of settling for the least objectionable choice to lead our nation?

Consider attending the Libertarian Party of Kansas’ state convention Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. All of the Libertarian presidential candidates will be there for a spirited debate. Candidates include former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, Jim Burns, Roger Gary, Carl Person, Bill Still, R. J. Harris and R. Lee Wrights.

The event is a joint state convention with the Libertarian Party of Missouri and will include a school for candidates running for public office, the selection by the state parties of candidates for local public office and the selection of delegates to the national convention in May. Full information is available at
http://www.lpmo.org/.


SHARON DUBOIS,
Topeka