Archive for July 28th, 2010

Libertarian Party Vice Chair Andy Wolf voices opposition to straight-ticket voting at the July 22, 2010 LaPorte County Election Board meeting.

“Straight party voting is essentially voting a party into office, and that leads to bad government. That’s not what we need,” Wolf said.

Wolf further indicated that straight-ticket voting has contributed to the county’s current economic situation. “What is needed is efficient government.”

Wolf is running for Indiana State Representative in District 9 against Scott Pelath, who has held the position since 1999.

The News Dispatch article of the event can be viewed here.

WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party (LP) Chairman William Redpath issued the following statement today in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address:

“Tonight’s speech was a reminder that, for decades, the policies of Republicans and Democrats alike have failed. Libertarians are asking people to take matters into their own hands. Instead of just complaining, we’re encouraging ordinary Americans to step up and run for Congress on the Libertarian Party ballot line.

“I can say exactly the same thing about President Obama’s speech tonight that I said about George W. Bush’s State of the Union speech in January 2008: ‘Tonight’s State of the Union address went much as expected. Instead of calling for a more limited role of the federal government in American society, the President laid out plans that would only increase the government’s intervention into the realm of economics, health care, education and foreign policy.’

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LPIN Executive Director Chris Spangle speaks out against the Indiana Gay Marriage Amendment at the Indiana Equality Action press conference on Wednesday.

By Bill Richmond, originally published in Winchester News-Gazette.

Rex Bell, of Hagerstown, has announced his intention to seek the Libertarian Party nomination for the District 54 Indiana House of Representatives seat.

This will be Bell’s third run for the position.

Bell received 14 percent of the vote in a 3-way race in 2006, and 33 percent of the vote in a 2-way race in 2008.

“We were encouraged by the increased support and vote totals in 2008,” Bell said. “A similar increase this election would put me over the top. Besides, if I was the type of person to give up after two tries, I never would have made it through the third grade.”

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