Barr y Root Presidente y Vice Presidente EEUU

Mientras los Partidos Republicanos y Democratas estan buscando una resolucion para su crisis de Presidente y Vice Presidente, el Partido Libertario ya resolvio los problemas. El Partido Libertario escogio a Bob Barr para ser Candidato Presidencial despues de la votacion en la Quinta Vuelta. Despues, Wayne Allyn Root fue escogido como Vice Presidente en la Segunda Vuelta.

A diferencia de los Partidos Republicanos y Democratas con sus primarias y caucasos costosos, los Libertarios [aunque tienen primarias] escogen sus delegados a nivel municipal, del condado, y del estado para su convencion nacional. En el dia de la votacion de la Convencion Nacional, los candidatos son sometidos a un proceso riguroso de votacion hasta alcanzar mas de 50% del voto.

Barr y Root comenzaron su candidatura siendo marginado por la cadena de television anglo estadounidense CBS pues esa cadena favorece a los Republicanos y Democratas. Barr y Root estan a favor de un estado donde la gente son responsable por sus acciones, donde no hay exceso de gobierno, y una resolucion de los problemas a nivel local [por el mismo condado, ciudad, y estado sin interferencia federal]. Barr y Root creen que la guerra en Irak y los compromisos internacionales han da~nado a los EEUU y que los asuntos de los EEUU deben resolverse primero antes de resolver los problemas del mundo.

MARULANDA QEPD: AQUI ESTA TU CASA

ANDY HORNING 2008

EL CRIMEN DE LAS COMPANIAS DE PETROLEO, LOS REPUBLICANOS, Y LOS DEMOCRATAS

Libertarian National Convention begins this week.Presidential nominee will be selected May 25

May 19, 2008
Contact: Andrew Davis
E-mail: andrew.davis@lp.org

Office: 202-333-0008 ext. 225
Mobile: 202-731-0002

FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY:
Libertarian National Convention begins this week

Presidential nominee will be selected May 25



Washington, D.C. - The Libertarian Party will hold its biennial National Convention this week in Denver, where it will select its presidential nominee for the 2008 election. The convention will be held May 22 through 26.

"This is going to be a watershed year for the Libertarian Party," says Libertarian Party National Media Coordinator Andrew Davis. "Voter dissatisfaction with the major two parties is at an all time high, and people are looking to the Libertarian Party to provide a third choice on the ballot in 2008. Voters are tired of the 'business-as-usual' politics that they are hearing from John McCain and Barack Obama. Voters want another choice, and that choice will be the Libertarian Party."

In July of last year, the Washington Times featured a story on the Libertarian Party's growth of 18 percent from January of 2007 until then. By December, the Libertarian Party's numbers had soared by 25 percent over the course of a year.

This year, the Libertarian Party is boasting two former members of Congress who are now running for the Party's presidential nomination. Former GOP Congressman Bob Barr, who joined the Libertarian Party in 2006 and has since served on the Libertarian National Committee, and former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel, who joined the party in March, are two of 14 contenders for the nomination.

For media interested in press credentials for covering the National Convention, please send an email request to Andrew.davis@lp.org.

The Libertarian Party is America's third largest political party, founded in 1971 as an alternative to the two main political parties. You can find more information on the Libertarian Party by visiting www.LP.org. The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.

For more information on the convention, or to arrange a media interview, please call Andrew Davis at (202) 333-0008 during normal business hours, or at (202) 731-0002 during any other time.

One On One With Munger

I have invited Dr. Michael Munger to be interviewed by my blog and he accepted. Dr. Munger is the Libertarian Party Candidate for Governor of North Carolina in their upcoming elections in the fall of 2008.

1. What motivated you to run for Governor of North Carolina?

I have been a political scientist for nearly 25 years. I have testified before the U.S. Senate on campaign finance law,I have written books, and many articles about campaigns. But I have never seen a campaign from the inside. Then,once I started the campaign, I became very involved in the ballot access movement here. That is the most important issue, I think. But there are other issues I care about, including ending corporate welfare and ending capital punishment in our state.

2. Why does North Carolina have such restrictive ballot access laws?

It is a way of protecting the Democratic elite in the state. They aren't worried about Libertarians. They just want to keep the Greens off the ballot. The legislative majority is deeply cynical, and duplicitous here, and they are "Democrats" in name only. Their main concern is power.

3. What are your plans for North Carolina as Governor?

North Carolina has long been a leader in education, and in creating new jobs for its people. But we are losing that lead, through government intrusion into private decisions, and attempts by politicians to interfere with the market. We need lower taxes and less regulation, more choice and responsibility in education,and a refocus on communication and transportation infrastructure.

4. What can the Libertarian Party offer North Carolina that the Republicans and Democrats are unable or unwilling to offer?

There is no real difference between the state-sponsored parties. Both depend on the state for their existence, using public financing and the public purse to pay off their supporters. Both the Democrats and Republicans run on slightly different versions of the same platform: "Vote for me, and I'll give you
other peoples' money!" I would cut spending on make-work pork-barrel projects all over the state, increase the restrictive ceiling on charter schools, commute death sentences to life imprisonement without parole, and stop municipal aggression. North Carolina is one of only seven states that allows
involuntary annexation by cities, and that has to be stopped. Cities should not be able to annex country folk against their will.

5. What has been the response of the people of North Carolina to the concepts of the Libertarian Party?

Unfortunately for our nation, this is a great time for the Libertarian party. The reason is that the state-sponsored parties are doing such an awful job of running the country. When people get a chance to hear me, and understand that I want them to have the power to run their OWN lives, and to take responsibility for their OWN choices, most are excited and interested.

Still, we have a long way to go. We have to get our message out, and we have to raise money to do it. It is a shame that we had to waste all our money on the ballot access drive. The point of the law is clearly to ensure that we arrive breathless at the starting line, having dissipated all our resources.

6. Many within the Republican and Democratic Party have considered a vote for the Libertarian Party a wasted vote, what is your response to these critics?

Many voters are worried about "throwing away their vote" on a party that can't win. But I know that
if everyone who supports us privately would just vote for us publicly, we could win! Furthermore, voting for the lesser of two evils is the only way to REALLY waste your vote. There are so many votes that no one voter determines the outcome. So why not vote for your heart?

7. What made you decide to become a Libertarian?

I was registered Republican for a long time. But the Republicans never followed through on their promise to change big government. In fact, the Republicans in Congress, and the Republican President George Bush, have dramatically expanded government in nearly every way. I have always thought of myself as a "small l" libertarian. But the war in Iraq, and the huge spending increases on pork-barrel
projects by the Republican Congress, made me change my mind in 2003. I became a Libertarian after the war started, and the Republicans continued spending like drunken sailors on shore leave.

8. Since North Carolina has restrictive ballot access laws, what have the people of North Carolina done to attempt a change in these laws?

I have worked in court to change the law. I was an expert witness for the ACLU in a suit brought by the Green Party. That suit should be resolved in a week or two.
And we might just win!

9. Has the Munger Campaign or the Libertarian Party of North Carolina received any coverage from the Mainstream Media in your state or from any other media?

Lots! I have been on more than 20 television shows, and more than 40 radio shows. The newspapers in many of the major cities, including Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Durham, and Raleigh have all run lengthy features with pictures and background. I have no complaint about our treatment by the media. They have been quite fair.

10. How does the Munger Campaign feel at the present time?

Strong, and getting stronger. This is a great time to be a Libertarian. We are going places.

I would like to thank you Dr. Munger for taking the time to be interviewed. My Best Wishes for you and your campaign.

Andy Horning for Governor