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Jun 16 2012
News
Ron Paul backers seek influence at GOP convention
Ron Paul has given up on becoming president, but loyal supporters are promising to promote the libertarian-leaning Texas congressmans principles at the Republican national convention this summer, a potential complication for Mitt Romneys goal of a peaceful coronation.
Washington TimesApr 28 2020
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Justin Amash forms exploratory committee for third-party presidential run
Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) announced on Tuesday that he has "launched an exploratory committee" to seek the Libertarian Party's 2020 presidential nomination.
Why it matters: Amash gained notoriety last year when he came out as the lone House Republican to support the impeachment of President Trump following the publication of the Mueller report. He later switched his party affiliation
AxiosAug 02 2013
Opinion
Liberty's backlash -- why we should be grateful to Edward Snowden
Last week, Justin Amash, the two-term libertarian Republican congressman from Michigan, joined with John Conyers, the 25-term liberal Democratic congressman from the same state, to offer an amendment to legislation funding the National Security Agency (NSA).
Fox News DigitalApr 28 2014
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Rand Paul builds support in the Northeast, wins straw poll
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., whose libertarian views set him apart from most of the Republican Party, easily won the Maine GOP's straw poll on Sunday after speaking at the Maine Republican Convention a day earlier. Yet as he conside CBS News (Online)Mar 14 2017
News
Even If GOP Healthcare Bill Passes, It Is Destined to Fail
American Spectator writer David Catron recently warned conservatives and libertarians about having unrealistic expectations about repealing Obamacare.
He listed the many good things that are in House Speaker Paul Ryan’s proposed “American Health Care Act” (AHCA) such as the repeal of both the individual and employer mandates and the elimination of Obamacare taxes. He then went on
The American SpectatorOct 14 2016
News
Trump Will Torch the Supreme Court
Many conservatives and libertarians are openly flirting with voting for Donald Trump because they fear ceding control of the Supreme Court to liberals. They reckon that Hillary Clinton's judicial appointments are guaranteed to be awful. Trump, on the other hand, despite all his flaws, has no reason to oppose originalist jurists committed to protecting limited government and constitutional
ReasonOct 04 2016
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Which States Can Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Spoil?
Like his third-party forefathers, Gary Johnson gets irate when you call him a spoiler. “We’re giving people a chance to vote for something, as opposed to the lesser of two evils,” the Libertarian presidential nominee shouted last week at a Bloomberg Politics reporter who asked about his invisible path to victory.
BloombergSep 10 2020
Analysis
The Incredible Shrinking 3rd Party Voter
Turns out President Donald Trump has good reason to be playing rhetorical footsie with former supporters of former Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson supporters—the road to his re-election may well be blocked by those 7.8 million Americans who voted third-party or independent in 2016.
"The combined national NBC News/Wall Street Journal polls from this year," reported
ReasonJul 28 2021
Analysis
Big Tech, Watchdog Groups, and Law Enforcement Join Forces To Purge Extremists
Two recent tech stories—both appearing in Reuters—should make civil libertarians wary for the future: Social media sites and tech companies are partnering with watchdog groups and law enforcement to share information about so-called extremists using their platforms.
PayPal, for instance, will work with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to identify hate groups that use the platform to
ReasonNov 12 2021
News
Biden plan to hire 80K IRS agents will backfire, letting wealthy dodge taxes, expert warns
President Biden’s proposed tax hikes and plan to hire more than 80,000 additional Internal Revenue Service agents could wind up helping the super-wealthy to avoid paying their fair share, according to a new analysis.
The new system of tax hikes and credits that Democrats are championing in the $1.75 trillion social welfare and climate bill would also complicate the tax code and make
Washington Times