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Outright Libertarians Endorsements PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Power   
Sunday, 06 June 2010 11:39

At the biennial membership meeting of Outright Libertarians, the following candidates were endorsed:

Marc Delphine – US Senate Oregon

John Charles Smith – Idaho State Rep District 11B

Mikel Hautzinger – Idaho District 17 House Seat A

Michael Johnston – Ohio State Rep-District 19

Jeremy Swartz – U.S Congress, District 9 Ohio

Stephanie Watson – North Carolina Senate District 16

Rich Tomasso – New Hampshire State Representative

 
New Executive Committee of Outright Libertarians PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Power   
Sunday, 06 June 2010 11:33

At the biennial membership meeting of Outright Libertarians on May 29 at 6pm, the following four officers were elected:

 

Chair: James Oaksun

Vice-chair: Marc Delphine

Secretary: Angela Keaton

Treasurer: Rob Power

 

The four new officers then voted to (re)appoint the following state coordinators to the Executive Committee:

 

Arizona: Ruth Bennett
California: Elinor Brandt
Connecticut: Carol McMahon
Georgia: Doyle Jones
Illinois: Mike Theodore
Michigan: James Hudler
New Hampshire: Buzz Webb
Pennsylvania: Marakay Rogers
Tennessee: Scott Williamson

 
Officer Election Meeting May 29 in St. Louis PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Power   
Thursday, 29 April 2010 00:00
The Outright Libertarians Officer Election Meeting will be Saturday evening, May 29, from 6pm to 7pm at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis, concurrent with the Libertarian Party's National Convention.  One of the candidates for LNC Chair, George Phillies, has kindly offered us the use of his campaign suite for our annual meeting.  Details on the suite number will be available at the convention (look for people wearing rainbow Outright Libertarians delegate badge ribbons for details).
 
Supreme Court Hearings on Hastings Begin PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Power   
Monday, 19 April 2010 07:13
Today, the Supreme Court case to decide whether taxpayer-subsidized institutions will discriminate against sexual and religious minorities began.  Other small-l (not Libertarian Party) libertarian organizations have taken the wrong position on this issue, going so far as to file amicus briefs on behalf of the Christian group seeking to discriminate.  We disagree.  Using the force of government to tax people, and then using those tax dollars to discriminate against the same people who paid those taxes, is NOT a Libertarian value.
 
What If Sexual Orientation Were a Question on the Census? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Power   
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 00:00

What in the world is the Task Force thinking?  "Queering the Census?" What if there had been a proposal to put "Are you a homosexual?" on the 1960, 1970, 1980, or even 1990 Censuses?  Does anyone doubt that it would be the biggest protest in the history of LGBT activism?

[Jaime Grant] said officials have told her they are taking note of the campaign.

Yeah, that's precisely the problem.

Last Updated on Monday, 19 April 2010 07:08
 
New Study Shows Proposition 8 Election Results Appear to Have Been Corrupted PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Power   
Monday, 11 January 2010 00:00

"This report presents evidence that in the November 2008 election the tabulation of the vote for California's Proposition 8, the ballot initiative repealing marriage equality, was probably corrupted."

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24891801/New-Study-Shows-Proposition-8-Election-Results-Appear-to-Have-Been-Corrupted

Last Updated on Monday, 19 April 2010 07:07
 
Federal Judge Reading the Libertarian Party Platform? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Power   
Monday, 11 January 2010 00:00

Could it be that Federal Judges have started reading the Libertarian Party Platform?  It seems that at least one has:

 

On Monday, District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker peppered lawyers with questions before they had made their cases. He stopped lawyer Ted Olson, arguing in favor of same-sex marriage, a couple of sentences into his presentation to ask if the state could simply get out of the marriage business altogether to avoid the question of discrimination.

"Yes, I believe it could," said Olson, who won President George Bush his presidency in 2000 in a case against Al Gore argued by David Boies -- now working with Olson on this case."

 

 

Last Updated on Monday, 19 April 2010 07:08
 
If you take my money, you cannot discriminate against me PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Power   
Sunday, 10 January 2010 22:12

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on college bias:

 

"The Christian Science Monitor reported the Christian Legal Society at the Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco was stripped of its registered student organization status at the college because it refused to allow gay and lesbian students to become voting members or officers."

 

Libertarians are clear about our opposition to government regulation of private business:

 

"The right to trade includes the right not to trade — for any reasons whatsoever."

 

But U.C. Hastings is not a private business.  It is a taxpayer-funded state school, which means that it cannot engage in any discriminatory behavior against any taxpayer.  By refusing to use taxpayer funds to support the discriminatory student group, the University made the correct decision, which the Supreme Court will hopefully uphold.

Last Updated on Sunday, 10 January 2010 22:38
 
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