Archive for February, 2004

Russo for President: Building a Serious Campaign Organization

Posted in Press Releases by R Lee Wrights on February 29th, 2004

by George Phillies (phillies@4liberty.net), Senior Campaign Advisor, Russo for President

Aaron RussoRunning for President effectively requires a large, effective campaign organization.  Russo for President is on its way to developing the organization that our Party deserves, and that the Russo Campaign needs.

The Russo Campaign has some of the best people in our Party as volunteers.  More than 200 of them, in fact, as of yesterday. Steve Gordon, Russo’s campaign manager, is Alabama State Vice Chair; and, he has a long string of real world political wins under my belt.  Adam Chamberlain is Volunteer Coordinator.  Adam is tasked with getting Russo volunteer organizations up and running in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, by finding good State Coordinators and getting them support. We now have nearly 30 (the number keeps growing) State Coordinators.

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Editor announces run for Vice Chair of the LP

Posted in Carolinus, Press Releases by R Lee Wrights on February 28th, 2004

 

R. Lee Wrights(February 22) AUSTIN, TX - R. Lee Wrights, editor of Liberty For All, announced today that he would seek the vice chairmanship of the Libertarian Party National Committee (LNC) at the party’s national convention in Atlanta the last week of May.

For the last two years Lee has served as an At-large Representative to the LNC where he serves on the Advertising and Publications Review Committee and the Platform Committee.

Mr. Wrights is co-founder and Editor for LibertyForAll.net, a Libertarian e-magazine.  Launched in March of 2000, Liberty For All boasts numerous regular writers from all over the country.  Lee and webmaster Mike Bragg have two main objectives: to make Liberty For All the biggest libertarian site on the Internet, and to demonstrate to everyday citizens how they can become a catalyst for change using the Internet.  Lee also operates several e-groups and is considered one of the leading Libertarian activists in North Carolina.

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LNC Meeting Report, February 21-22, 2004, Austin TX

Posted in LNC Reports by R Lee Wrights on February 28th, 2004

by Sean Haugh, Region 4 Alternate
Howdy all!  Would you believe that Austin knows how to celebrate Mardi Gras with the best of them?  Definitely a good time to be in Texas.  The Texas LP is getting activated by their ballot access challenge.  They were great hosts, and their positive no-nonsense energy is most refreshing.  Good things are happening in Texas.

This meeting was quite notable for the complete lack of roll call votes or executive sessions.  It seems we have developed a fine working relationship among this group, where even controversial issues are no longer so contentious.  That must mean it’s time for new elections and about half the board to turn over, as usual.

Table of contents:

1) SPT Review
2) Future Metrics
3) Database and Membership
4) Finances
5) Ballot Access
6) Convention
7) Election Plans

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Platform discuss list created

Posted in Press Releases by R Lee Wrights on February 27th, 2004

 

Libertarian PartyI’ve just created a new listserve called LPplatform-discuss. You can subscribe in one of two ways:

1) go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LPplatform-discuss/ and click “join this group”

2) send blank e-mail to LPplatform-discuss-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

The purpose of creating this list is simple: to get an open discussion of what substantive changes can/should be made to the Libertarian Party national platform.

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Obesity

Posted in Tuma's Toons by R Lee Wrights on February 14th, 2004

by Kevin Tuma

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Russo Pledges up to $250,000 for Ballot Access

Posted in Press Releases by R Lee Wrights on February 5th, 2004

 

Aaron RussoFebruary 4, 2004. Aaron Russo, candidate for the Libertarian Presidential Nomination, today pledged to generate up to $250,000 for Libertarian ballot access efforts.

“On the first million dollars my campaign raises,” Russo promised, “every time I raise a dollar, twenty-five cents is going straight to ballot access.  That’s $250,000 for ballot access. That’s twenty-five percent off the top, going straight to volunteer enhancement, to paid petitioners, and to litigation for 50 state ballot access. No matter who wins our nomination, this money will benefit our Party and our nominee.”

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SCLP hosts “An evening with Ron Paul”

Posted in Press Releases by R Lee Wrights on February 2nd, 2004

 

Libertarian PartyU.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-Tex) will be in Columbia, SC on April 2, 2004 for “An Evening with Ron Paul”. The event which is hosted by the South Carolina Libertarian Party will be held at the Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center.

Congressman Ron Paul enjoys a national reputation as the premier advocate for liberty in politics today. Dr. Paul is the leading spokesman in Washington for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency. He has proven again and again that consistently upholding the U.S. Constitution is actually good politics.

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