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Rodger Paxton posted this in Arkansas, Ballot Access, Election, Libertarianism, Liberty, LPAR, LPAR Convention, LPAR Executive Committee, Press Release, The Libertarian Alternative, Third Party on April 19th, 2012
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 19 2012 AR Libertarian Party’s 2012 Candidates (Little Rock, AR) On Saturday, the Libertarian Party of Arkansas (LPAR) nominated candidates for the 2012 election during their state convention. The LPAR nominated candidates to run in all four Congressional districts as well as candidates in several state-wide and . . . → Read More: Release: AR Libertarian Party’s 2012 Candidates I still vividly remember being at work on 9/11/01 and watching the news feeds from my computer in my office as they replayed the planes crashing into the World Trade Center towers and thinking of the horror that must be going on within those structures. I, like most people across America, sat and felt utterly helpless as those towers fell to the ground. I was nearly reduced to tears thinking of the possible staggering loss of life and of the family’s of those affected by this attack. Ten years later I still have a feeling of great sympathy for those family’s and all the family’s since that have suffered through this deep grief as the nation went to war. It was, truly, one of those moments in the history of this country that we can all look back on and say, precisely, “This was the day it all changed.” I consider myself an “amateur” historian so I rarely, if ever, look at anything as a singular instance. So as we mark the tenth anniversary of that day, we all need to reflect upon those tragic events, some of the reasons for the attacks and all that has transpired from that day to this. For nothing exists in an historical vacuum and this is usually where I end up being the “odd man out” of any discussion in such matters. Recently, I’ve read several opinion pieces and letters to the editor which called these attacks “unprovoked”. Nothing could be further from the truth. It was our meddling in the affairs of the nations of the Middle East, it was our propping up of despots and then “throwing them under the bus” when they no longer served our needs, it was the fact Continue reading My thoughts 10 years later Rodger Paxton posted this in Election, Libertarianism, LPAR, LPAR Executive Committee on September 10th, 2011
A couple of months ago, the LPAR Executive Committee approved a motion to create a Promotions Committee that will be responsible for finding ways to promote the Libertarian Party of Arkansas through advertising, direct mail or other ways. As we move into the election season with Libertarian candidates on the ballot, it will be . . . → Read More: LPAR Promotions Committee Rodger Paxton posted this in Ballot Access, Libertarian National Committee, Libertarianism, Liberty, Other LP Affiliates, Rights on July 12th, 2011
by R. Lee Wrights
- Samuel Adams, in the Boston Gazette, 1781 Every election Libertarians are invariably confronted with the charge that a vote for a Libertarian candidate is a wasted vote. The accuser claims that if you really wanted limited government you should vote for the candidate who has a chance of winning – the Republican. In some rare cases, the assertion may be that if you really wanted to protect civil liberties you’d vote for the candidate who has a chance of winning – the Democrat. And yet, our liberty goes unprotected as government grows unimpeded. To my utter astonishment, this bogus argument invariably causes some genuine freedom-loving people to betray their stated beliefs. Why do they leap from the Ship of Principle into the stormy Sea of Compromise at the very moment their strength, courage and resolve are needed the most? Only one thing makes a person abandon everything they’ve ever believed in and fought for – desperation, the feeling that all is lost and the best one can do is choose the lesser of two evils. Even telling them that voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil doesn’t seem to dissuade them from their decision. Little do they realize that they have once again been duped by the Wasted Vote Lie. It is a deliberate, carefully crafted fable concocted and perpetrated by the Democratic and Republican duopoly to maintain their stranglehold on power. They cleverly employ the propaganda trick of tyrants throughout the ages; if you repeat a lie loud enough and often enough eventually people will believe it. The worst thing about voting for the “lesser of two evils” is that it actually has the opposite effect of what it’s intended to do. Winning candidates don’t know, they don’t want to know – and frankly don’t care – why people vote for them. They certainly don’t know and don’t care how many of the votes they got were so-called protest votes. All they want is enough votes to win. They’ll consider all the Continue reading The Wasted Vote Lie The Executive Committee last night authorized the creation of an Elections Committee. This committee is much needed and will have many responsibilities that have the potential to make big changes in the LPAR and in the State of Arkansas. The main responsibilities of this committee will be to help find, coordinate and train candidates . . . → Read More: Do you want to help shape the State of Arkansas and the LPAR? Rodger Paxton posted this in Arkansas, Ballot Access, Libertarianism, Liberty, LPAR, National News, Press Release, Third Party on June 16th, 2011
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 16, 2011The Libertarian Party of Arkansas is Official(Little Rock, AR) The Libertarian Party of Arkansas (LPAR) is officially a recognized political party for the first time in history and will now be able to run candidates for office in 2012.Last month the party submitted signatures to the Secretary of State’s office in order to fulfill the requirement of collecting at least 10,000 valid signatures from registered voters in the state. According to Martha Adcock at the Secretary of State’s office, more than 12,000 of the 16,000 submitted signatures were valid. This count was confirmed by an independent auditor.The party placed presidential candidates on the ballot for more than 30 years but never met the more difficult requirement to run candidates for other offices. The LPAR’s success marks the first time in recent history that a third party has been able to run a partisan candidate for office in all 50 states for offices other than the president.“This achievement is monumental for Arkansans who want more choice on their ballot,” said LPAR Chairman Rodger Paxton of Marion. “Now we won’t have to choose between big government and bigger government, but can vote for minimum government and maximum freedom.”Libertarians advocate lower taxes, more personal freedom and less government intervention.“In the voting booth, Arkansans will now be able to say that we want the government out of our pockets, out of Continue reading LPAR Becomes an Official Political PartyRodger Paxton posted this in Arkansas, Ballot Access, Election, Libertarianism, Liberty, LPAR, LPAR Executive Committee, Press Release, Third Party on May 19th, 2011
Prepared remarks by Casey D. Copeland, Treasurer, Libertarian Party of Arkansas Ballot Petition Signature Turn-In Press Conference, May 18th, 2011 The Libertarian Party of Arkansas will be the party for those Arkansans who believe in “Minimum Government, Maximum Freedom.” Arkansans will see that slogan when they visit our web-page, and they will hear it whenever they speak with us about the issues of today, yesterday, or tomorrow. Many Arkansans may ask, “What is libertarianism?” or “What is a Libertarian?” Only to find, after a little study and self-examination, that they are a libertarians; or at least they live their lives like libertarians. And, they will find that America was founded as a libertarian country. In his book Libertarianism in One Lesson, Mr. David Bergland says, “Libertarianism is grounded in the ‘natural rights’ tradition in western culture.” That tradition was known and espoused by our Founding Father, and expressed to the world and handed down to us through the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United Continue reading Press Conference Prepared Remarks by Casey D. Copeland Rodger Paxton posted this in Arkansas, Ballot Access, Election, Libertarianism, Liberty, LPAR, National News, Press Release, Third Party on May 18th, 2011
Arkansas, State-Wide Arkansas News: http://arkansasnews.com/2011/05/18/libertarian-party-seeks-access-to-2012-ballot/ The Tolbert Report: Arkansas Business: http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=126945.54928.139074 Arkansas Online: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/may/18/libertarians-file-get-arkansas-ballot/ KATV Channel 7 http://www.katv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14669424&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Today’s THV Continue reading Sampling of news stories covering LPAR Press Conference today Rodger Paxton posted this in Arkansas, Ballot Access, Election, Libertarianism, Liberty, LPAR, National News, Press Release, Third Party on May 18th, 2011
Today we held a press conference at the Arkansas Capitol Rotunda. Casey Copeland, Treasurer of the LPAR and Rodger Paxton, Chairman both made remarks to the media and the people in attendance. There were several news agencies there from print, video and wire news services. Paxton was also interviewed by some radio stations in . . . → Read More: LPAR Press Conference at Arkansas Capitol Rodger Paxton posted this in Arkansas, Ballot Access, Libertarianism, Liberty, LPAR, LPAR Executive Committee, National News, Press Release, Rights, Taxes, The Libertarian Alternative, Third Party on May 18th, 2011
Prepared remarks by Rodger Paxton, Chairman, Libertarian Party of Arkansas Ballot Petition Signature Turn-In Press Conference, May 18th, 2011 Today is a historic day. Not only for the Libertarian Party of Arkansas and not only for the State of Arkansas, but also for the nation as a whole. Today marks a new stage for the Libertarian Party of Arkansas. For the first time in history, we are nearing the end of the road to achieving ballot access, the holy grail of politics. Since the early 80’s, this has been a dream for Libertarians in Arkansas, and today it is one step closer to becoming a reality. Arkansans have never been able to vote for a Libertarian candidate for any office other than President of the United States. Today, we are closer than ever to giving these disenfranchised voters that option. No longer will liberty-loving Arkansans be forced to choose between big government and bigger government, but they will soon have the option to vote for minimum government and maximum freedom. Recent history has not seen a third party have non-Presidential candidates on the ballot in every state. Not since the 1920’s has a third party been able to say they Continue reading Press Conference Prepared Remarks by Rodger Paxton |
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