Occupy Wall Street’s TJ Frawley and a couple of his associates presented on the topic of electoral reform at the December Manhattan Libertarian meeting. Prior to TJ’s talk I thought of OWS as a little long on noise and short on substance. I’m happy to say that TJ and friends have disabused me of that […]
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Location: Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, 140 Second Ave, New York, NY Between St. Marks and 9th St. Schedule: 10:30 Late registration 11:00 Convention business/election of officers 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Speakers Members with 2013 dues paid may participate in the business meeting and vote in elections. To join or renew your membership please send name, address,
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Hesham El-Meligy is an interfaith and community activist who lives on what he calls “the proud and independent state of Staten Island.” His mission is to build bridges of understanding and respect between people from different religions, cultures, and backgrounds in America and around the world. As an American who was born and raised in
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I support President Barack Obama and have since December 31, 2011 when he signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (“NDAA”). I support him unequivocally. My pledge remains in effect as long as the NDAA continues to authorize the President to indefinitely detain any American he or she thinks is a terrorist threat. I support our Congress
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To help restaurants reopen safely, the Health Department is suspending regular restaurant inspections until Tuesday, November 12. Imagine how safe we could be if they closed down for good! Final reminder, you don’t have to vote for Scylla or Charybdis, a vote for Gary Johnson actually counts for something.
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If you are as deeply attached to the idea of human freedom as I am it’s got to be hard to listen to the news or to have a conversation with friends and neighbors who are infinitely sure that the storm is proof positive that we need all-consuming government in order to survive. Our Mayor
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(Excerpted from Gary Johnson Insider Newsletter 10/6/2012) The Commission on Presidential Debates continues to exclude Gov. Gary Johnson from the upcoming Presidential debates. Three of the CPD’s corporate sponsors have dropped their support of the debates; seven corporate sponsors remain. The following is contact information for the seven remaining corporate sponsors of the CPD. Please
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Few things get me more angry than the fraudulent presidential debates. People get all patriotic and go around acting like we have this great institution that supports free speech and allows everyone to hear for themselves all the details on all the issues of the day. But that’s a load of crap. The presidential debates
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Principle Vs Pragmatism: The Politician’s Dilemma When, and under what circumstances, do elected officials who are committed to freedom and the constitution compromise with our adversaries? Bill Schmidt brings a unique perspective to this issue as an openly Gay Republican elected to 2 terms on the Peekskill City Council in the course of a lifetime