Archive for October, 2003

Libertarians call for Fuller’s resignation

Posted in Press Releases by R Lee Wrights on October 31st, 2003

 

Libertarian PartyHuntsville - North Alabama libertarians are calling for either answers from, or the removal of, Bill Fuller as the Commissioner of State Department of Human Resources (DHR).

Huntsville District Chair of the Libertarian Party of Alabama (LPA) Jonny Letson states, “Bill Fuller, in showing no expression of urgency or major concern in an undelayed reuniting of Marta Alonzo and her infant son, causes me, and I am sure, many other parents, to feel he is lacking in his abilities to act as commissioner over a children’s welfare service.”

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Marijuana possession is once again a criminal offense in Canada

Posted in NtheDrgWar, Press Releases by R Lee Wrights on October 17th, 2003

 

Gadsden FlagThe Ontario Court of Appeals released their rulings this morning. Marijuana possession is once again a criminal offense in Canada.

Synopsis of Hitzig et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen; Parker v. Her Majesty the Queen; and Paquette and Turmel v. Her Majesty the Queen

The federal government has recognized since 1999 that the possession and use of marihuana for medical purposes by individuals who can demonstrate medical need should not be a crime under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. In June 1999, the government began to issue ministerial permits allowing individuals to possess and cultivate marihuana for medicinal purposes. In July 2000, this court held in R. v. Parker that a scheme that depended entirely on how the Minister of Health chose to exercise his or her discretion was unconstitutional. The court gave the government one year to fix the constitutional defect.

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America owes talk host Rush Limbaugh a debt of gratitude, Libertarians say

Posted in NtheDrgWar, Press Releases by R Lee Wrights on October 16th, 2003

 

Libertarian PartyWASHINGTON, DC — The entire nation owes radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh a debt of gratitude, Libertarians say, because his ordeal has exposed every drug warrior in America as a rank hypocrite.

“One thing we don’t hear from American politicians very often is silence,” said Joe Seehusen, Libertarian Party executive director. “By refusing to criticize Rush Limbaugh, every drug warrior has just been exposed as a shameless, despicable hypocrite. And that’s good news, because the next time they do speak up, there’ll be no reason for anyone to listen.”

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Oil’s well that ends well…

Posted in Tuma's Toons by R Lee Wrights on October 15th, 2003

by Kevin Tuma

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Free State Project picks New Hampshire

Posted in Press Releases by R Lee Wrights on October 9th, 2003

 

Free State Project· Group aims to recruit 20,000 liberty-minded individuals to move
· Membership vote selects NH out of ten candidates for planned migration
· Free Staters hope to reinforce, enhance “sphere of individual liberty” in the Live Free or Die state
· Project has earned backing of NH governor, some state legislators
· Trickle of early movers expected to start this year

Aiming to preserve one bastion of freedom in the age of intrusive government, members of the rapidly growing Free State Project (FSP) have made a crucial decision. Voting via mail-in ballot after months of feisty debate, Free Staters chose New Hampshire as their future home.

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