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LP of Howard County announces meeting changes

By
LPIN Editor
Published: August 23, 2010

The Libertarian Party of Howard County would like to invite the public to their next monthly meeting to be held Tuesday, August 24th at the Half Moon Brewery and Restaurant. The meeting begins at 6:30 pm for those desiring to partake in dinner, with the business portion of the meeting being conducted from 8:00 to 8:30 pm and an open social hour from 8:30 to 9:30 pm.

This meeting marks a change from the scheduled night of the monthly meeting from the third Monday to the fourth Tuesday of the month. Future monthly meetings have been scheduled at the Half Moon Brewery and Restaurant on August 24th, September 28th and October 26th. The party will take the month of November off and then meet on December 21st for a holiday party.

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LP of Brown County Continues Outreach Efforts

By
LPIN Editor
Published: August 23, 2010

The Libertarian Party Brown County Will have a Booth at the “Cordry-Sweetwater Lot Owners Association, Inc” 51ST Annual Ox Roast on Saturday September 4, 2010 From 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

Come for good food, fun and meet LP Candidates. The Cordry-Sweetwater Lakes are located in the Northeast corner area of Brown County.

Debate: Government Needs to Divorce the Marriage Business

By
LPIN Editor
Published: August 20, 2010

(Posted by the national LP staff at LP.org.)

On AOL News, Jeffrey Miron writes that marriage should not be defined and licensed by government, but instead should be treated as a contractual relationship between individuals. He writes:

…the best path for achieving equal treatment of same-sex and opposite-sex marriage — the goal of those who support gay marriage — is to remove government provision of opposite-sex marriage, rather than extending it to same-sex marriage.

In this arena, as in many others, the way to fix bad policies is by getting rid of them, not by expanding them.

Read the whole article. AOL News notes that “Jeffrey A. Miron is senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies at Harvard University and senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He blogs at http://jeffreymiron.com and is the author of ‘Libertarianism, From A to Z,’ from Basic Books.”

Secretary of State Candidate Mike Wherry on Ballot Access

By
LPIN Editor
Published: August 19, 2010

The importance of the Secretary of State’s race to the Libertarian Party is well known to political insiders and long-time Libertarian supporters. Those supporters new to the political process might be surprised to learn that if Mike Wherry fails to achieve a minimum percentage of votes, the Libertarian party will lose its’ ballot status.

Wherry spoke about ballot access particulars and the value Libertarians bring to Hoosier voters when they challenge incumbents.

Plus, a new Mike Wherry radio ad debuts at the beginning of the podcast. Please contribute to putting this ad on the air through financial contributions at: www.mikewherry.com

Listen to the podcast here: 059 Mike Wherry on ballot access and the implications of the lack thereof

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US Senate candidate to attend Indianapolis Indians Game Monday

By
LPIN Editor
Published: August 19, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Former educator Rebecca Sink-Burris will watch the Indians tear up the Louisville Bats on Monday night (8/23/2010 @6pm – 10pm) as she attends a candidate meet-and-greet at Victory Field. Sink-Burris, of Bloomington, is the Libertarian Candidate for United States Senate.

“We have been successful in fundraising and building a broad coalition to support Indiana from a runaway federal government. Like Indiana’s wage earners, I understand that the growth of government – even through so-called homeland security and stimulus – means less freedom, security and prosperity for everyday people.” said Sink-Burris. “I’m looking forward to hearing from fellow Hoosiers at Victory Field.”

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Fair Enough…

By
Rex Bell
Published: August 17, 2010

I spent last week campaigning at the Mooreland Fair. I’ve been attending the fair for 58 years. I don’t think I ever attended one that was as hot as this one. Mooreland isn’t a very big town, but they put on a heck of a fair every year. It’s kind of a big homecoming and getting reacquainted event for thousands of people.

Having a booth at the fair, I get to visit a lot of people I’ve known all of my life, but usually don’t see until the fair. I also get to meet and visit with people i didn’t know before.

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LPIN Podcast: Judge Bell’s Pennies, and Thoughts

By
LPIN Editor
Published: August 16, 2010

Second-term Libertarian Judge Susan Bell of Hagerstown had two interesting experiences recently as the Hagerstown Judge.

The first was of a man trying to get an audience via protest in her courtroom, and the other being the media covering his protest, but focusing on an odd detail he had considered. He wanted to pay in pennies.

The resulting media news reporting had the effect of painting Judge Bell in a tough “law and order” light, or of being unsympathetic to the man’s position.

In this special edition of the podcast, Bell tells her side of the story to clear up misconceptions and to explain her role as a Judge.

Listen to the podcast here: 056 Judge Bell’s pennies, and thoughts

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National LP: Libertarians call federal worker pay gap ‘appalling’

By
LPIN Editor
Published: August 12, 2010

WASHINGTON – Recent data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that federal government workers get compensation, on average, more than twice as high as private-sector workers. That gap has expanded dramatically over the last decade. Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today:

“The numbers are appalling. In 2009, the average private-sector worker received $61,051 in total compensation, but the average federal government worker received $123,049. There is no excuse for this enormous, and growing, compensation gap.

“I guess you just can’t beat a federal job. Very high pay, unbelievable benefits, extremely generous retirement plans, and near-perfect job security.

“And those retirement plans are often unfunded pensions, which will have to be paid by taxing our children and grandchildren, who never had the opportunity to vote when they were created.

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Mark Vogel featured in LaPorte Herald Argus Newspaper

By
LPIN Editor
Published: August 12, 2010

(LP Congressional District 2 candidate Mark Vogel was recently featured in the LaPorte newspaper, a key county in his district.)

“I think there’s an awakening going on,” Vogel said. “I think more people are realizing Democrats and Republicans aren’t as different as they thought.”

Vogel said he has a four-point plan for stimulating the economy and creating jobs which includes repealing NAFTA, taking power away from the Federal Reserve Board to inflate currency, stopping bailouts of large companies and stopping spending, particularly overseas spending.

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LPIN Podcast: Ed Coleman’s self-defense proposal shot down

By
LPIN Editor
Published: August 12, 2010

If the US and Indiana Constitutions uphold the right of citizens to defend themselves with firearms, why does Indianapolis and Marion County override these freedoms with ordinances? And, why in City parks?

Libertarian City-County Councilman Ed Coleman sought to restore what he calls ‘basic human rights’ with an ordinance that would permit those with concealed carry licenses to do so in the parks. Coleman’s proposal brought swift denunciations by Republicans.

Coleman explains the process and the politics that shot down his proposal.

Listen to the podcast here: 057 Ed Coleman’s self-defense proposal shot down

Audio can be used freely if attributed to LPIN and www.lpin.org.

The LPIN podcast is a feature of the LPIN, highlighting candidate and member efforts through direct interviews. The program is hosted by Libertarian Party of Hamilton County Chair Mike Kole. You can also subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. You can also search for this podcast in the iTunes directory.

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