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Libertarian National Committee, Inc. • 2600 Virginia Ave, NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20037 • Phone: (202) 333-0008 • Fax: (202) 333-0072 NOVEMBER 2001 newsie LP scores record-shattering 59 election wins t least 59 Libertarians College Trustees, Alder- were elected to public men, Soil & Water Conser- A office on November 6 PLEDGERS: THANK You! vation District Directors, — making it the single most City Commissioners, successful Election Day in A special message from LP National Director Steve Township Trustees, Inspec- LP history. Dasbach to Liberty Pledge Program members: tors of Elections, and County Libertarians were elected The Libertarian Party owes you a profound debt of Constables. or re-elected in nine states: I thanks. As you may have heard, the national office With about 300 candi- Pennsylvania (25 wins), Cali- has been suffering from a Mail Embargo, caused by dates on the ballot, the LP fornia (10), Washington state the recent anthrax attacks in;Washington. Because won about one in every five (9), Ohio (6), Michigan (3), the Post Office is decontaminating its facilities and races it contested — which Colorado (2), Virginia (2), Utah irradiating old mail, we've received almost no mail is also one of the highest (1), and North Carolina (1). for the past three weeks. And Post Office officials winning percentages in party "On November 6, we won't say when regular delivery will resume. history, said Crickenberger. elected more Libertarians "As a result, we're getting almost no incoming In disappointing high- to office in a single day than donations or membership renewals, and we have profile campaigns around we had in any previous year fallen tens of thousands of dollars behind on our bills. the country, William Red- in Libertarian Party history," "What has kept us going during this crisis? People path won 0.76% for Virginia said LP Political Director Ron like you: Our Liberty Pledgers. Thanks to your regular governor; Mark Edgerton Crickenberger. "That's an donations — especially by credit card — we've gotten won 0.22% for New Jersey amazing accomplishment." just enough money to keep our national office governor; and Kenny Kramer Eleven LP candidates functioning. With your help, and the support of LP won 0.18% for mayor of New were elected or re-elected members who have made emergency online contri- York City. to city councils in Colorado, butions, we've been able to pay our rent, send Unified The party's previous Michigan, Ohio, and Wash- Membership Program checks to state affiliates, fund "best-ever" Election Day ington state. Libertarian our media efforts, and more. Without your regular, had been November 1997, mayors were elected in reliable help, we would have been in serious trouble. when 39 LP candidates won Utah and Washington state. "We don't say thank-you enough, so I wanted you public office. That same LP candidates also won to know that we appreciate what you do for the LP. You year, a total of 44 LP cand- local races as Community represent the best of the Libertarian spirit. Thank you!" idates were elected to office. Ed Thompson launches campaign for Wisconsin governor d Thompson has formally Thompson, who made his His cam- Superior, Eau Claire, E launched his campaign campaign announcement paign got off and Sparta. to become the next gover- on the steps of the state to an explo- "We're going to pull nor of Wisconsin — promis- Capitol in Madison on sive start with this thing off," said ing to run as a "common, November 15. "People are a "whirlwind" Thompson. "There's no hard-working man" on a ready for a breath of fresh one-day tour doubt in my mind." platform of lower taxes and air in Wisconsin politics." of the state A July survey found less government. Thompson, the brother that included that 34% of state residents "For the past year, people of former governor Tommy ■ EdThomp- stops in Mil- would "consider voting have been telling me they're Thompson, currently serves son: Tours waukee, Green for a third party candi- ready for a change," said as the mayor of Tomah. Wisconsin. Bay, Wausau, date like Ed Thompson." Liberty Pledge New • November 2001 New Libertarian Party forming

By Sue Meade the chartering' process and con- country. It is way ahead of the Paulding Neighbor Staff Writer ducted the rust election of county Green Party or any others," said officers. In addition to Everly as Everly. A third political party_ was chairman, John Temple was cho- "We are forming this party to formed last month la_Paukling sen as vice chairman, Tara Brown give Paulding County a voice in the Minty, to give residents more as treasurer and Jeff Moravetz was state platform. We're looking for- choices. elected secretary. ward to putting a slate of candi- The Libertariap..Earty_of Pal Lid- "This is the first time Paulding dates in the 2002 election to give ,ing Comity was formed on August has had a Libertarian party. It is a people a real choice," said Everly. 23 with around 30 charter mem- result ofjust having no choice any- Vice-chairman John Temple of bers. more," said Everly. "The Democra- New Georgia said he has some fu- The stated purpose of the Liber- tic Party has let a lot of people ture political aspirations. , tarian Party of Paulding County is down, and the Republican Party "I joinedthis group because I am to promote and protect the free•- has let a lot of people down. There interested in politics and want to dom of the individual and to reduce really is not that much difference get involved. Eventually, down the the power and presence of govern- between the two anymore. We're road, I would like to run for office," ment in resident's lives. tired of seeing the same old stuff, said Temple. "Basically, the whole premise of the same old tired politics." "With the Libertarian Party, the Libertarian Party is that indi- Members of Paulding's Libertar- you're allowed to have thoughts of vidual rights and responsibilities ian Party are concerned with issues your own. We have real discus- have preeminence over the gov- such as reducing government in- sions. Not everything has to follow ernment," said founding chairman fluence on schools, easing the tax party lines. I feel like I am a respon- Steve Everly, burden, and keeping true to the sible adult, and I would like to have "People are better able to make second amendment right to bear more control over my own life and their own decisions, rather than the arms. , - my own money," said Temple. government making them for The founding of this charter The, Libertarian' Party will hold them. Libertarians try to find their group makes a total of 22 county af- meetings at the Western Sizzlin in own solutions rather than ask the filiates in the Georgia Libertarian Hiram on the third Thursday of government to fix everything," he Party, which is the second largest every month at 7 p.m. The public is added. group in the nation.. invited to attend. For more infor- State Executive Director Mark "The Libertarian Party is the mation call (678) 363-0907 or email Mosely led the members through third largest political party in this at [email protected].

A The Paulding Neighbor, Dallas, Georgia, September 13, 2001

The Denver Po.rt, Denver, Colorado, September 28, 2001

V The La Porte Herald-Argun; Norfolk, Virginia, October 19, 2001

More than $700 raised by party The Libertarian Party of La- Porte County raised more than $700 at a port-a-pit chicken fund-raiser last Saturday to benefit the families of United Flight 93 heroes. The fund-raising drive will continue until Veterans Day (Nov. 11). Anyone interested in making a contribution may con- The Denver Post / Brian Brainerd tact Don Heichel II at 324-7818 A LIBERTARIAN KICKOFF: Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Bob or Greg Kelver at 324-4229. Glass and Elizabeth Bentiett, assistant chairwoman of his campaign, submit his papers Thursday at the Colorado secretary of state's office. Glass will square off in a rare Libertarian primary fight with candidate James Vance. Liberty Pledge News • November 2001

Court upholds Ohio Libertarian dominates debate standard for listing BY JOE BORDA parties on ballots Times-Mirror Staff Writer Accountant William Red- COLUMBUS (AP) — The Sec- path, Libertarian Party can- retary of State's office said it was didateToi• governor, received pleased with a U.S. Supreme powerful applause yester- Court decision to let stand an day morning at Broad Run Ohio law that makes it difficult High School when he called for minor party candidates to for the legalization of mari- put their political affiliations on juana. the ballot. "If we are going to be a Spokesman Carlo Loparo said free nation," he asserted, the ruling Monday "further demonstrates that Ohio's "it's time to start being free. benchmark for establishing The people to my right are political-party identification is just wrong." • reasonable with the law." Every other candidate The Libertarian Party of Ohio and candidate's representa- claimed Ohio electionlaw penal- tive present stated that izes their candidates because they were opposed to the Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Roman Griney other candidates have their affil- legalization of the drug. iations listed on the ballot. Del. Dick Black (R-32) MAKING THE ROUNDS: Broad Run High School seniors observed, "Legalization has asked tough questions of Patti Morrissey, running for the not been successful where it House of Delegates in District 32, and other candidates at the has been tried," adding that political forum at the school yesterday morning. A The Alliance Review, the experience of the Alliance, Ohio, Netherlands has been par- candidate for governor the problem of a shortfall in October 3, 2001 ticularly painful. Mark Warner, David academic achievement by 41 The Loudoun Times-Mirivr, Black gave no examples Whitmer, said that while students in public schools of the negative experiences the Warner campaign may lay in increasing competi- Leesburg, Virginia, caused by drugs in that not fully agree with all of tion by expanding the num- October 17, 2001 small, 'European country. Early's reasons for opposing ber of private sector institu- V The Virginian-Pilot, Black's challenger and the drug's use, they never- tions. Norfolk, Virginia, Loews Island resident, Patti theless still oppose it. "Tuition tax credits Morrissey, said that the Redpath received anoth- would make private schools October 13, 2001 drug should not be legalized er ovation from the Broad more affordable for every- because research shows Run seniors, some of whom one," he said, noting the marijuana use to be poten- will be able to vote in the benefits that had accrued to tially harmful to health. November election„when he consumers, like five-cent, Mark Tate, who was stated his reasons for oppos- long-distance calls, when standing in for Republican ing the Standards of AT&T was broken up 20 gubernatorial candidate Learning tests. years ago into local tele- Mark Earley, said that "I do not like SOLs. They phone companies. Earley opposes the use of are an entirely lop-down' the drug because it has examination and are embar- many negative, health rassing to students," he effects and promotes gang .stated. activity. Redpath went on to Stand-in for Democratic explain that the solution to Libertarian candidate doesn't mind tilting at (political) windmills counting as one vote for each plank, in part, because I fear it f passion were any gauge, third political ate," notes Robert D. Hols- could woo enough voters from party in the worth, director of the Virginia the two major parties. voter's favorite candidate who would damage the public William Redpath would be schools in the long run. right up there in the polls country. He has Commonwealth University's Also, many people still see a is still in contention." twice run un- Center for Public Policy. vote for a third party as a wast- - Sound complicated? It is a lit- Alas, a poll last month gave I with his gubernatorial op- Redpath just 1 percent of the ponents, the two Marks: Red- successfully for "Even at the state level, they ed choice, knowing that their tle, but it's not so outlandish. the General As- [Democrats and Republicans] selection usually' has little San Francisco will have a char- vote. He has not been invited to path, the Libertarian Party can- debates featuring opponents didate for governor, certainly is sembly. have paid staff and are heavily chance of winning. ter amendment on the ballot campaigning diligently, can de- To anyone computerized," Holsworth con- That's why Redpath is push- next year to implement instant Mark Earley and Mark Warner. tinues. "How do you develop runoff voting in all citywide Also, the Libertarian standard, tail his core issues — election who will listen, ing instant runoff voting, a sys- bearer will spend a fraction of reform, tax cuts, an end to capi- 1"" he'll explain and sustain a third party, when tem that could elections. oth- major parties have a major or- er lopalities what the Earley and Warner tal punishment -- and wants to """Y the basic tenets help third- campaigns have at their dispos- .win. of his campaign: Less intrusion ganizational advantage?" party candi- Alas, a poll last month gave around the Holsworth says the U.S. elec- al. He's also a realist by government. A repeal of dates. Voters Redpath just 1 percent of the country might While I don't mind voting my • "I have a chance . . . but it's "consensual crime laws" in Vir- toral system, unlike some over- rank candi- switch to this seas, places a premium on gath- conscience, I'll gravitate to one 10,000 to 1 against," Redpath ginia. Cuts in government dates in order voting told The Virginian-Pilot's edito- spending, but implementation ering majorities instead of of the Marks come Nov. 6. of preference. method. Still, I think it's great to have rial board members. of tuition tax credits for K-12 targeting small percentages of I do agree with some of Red- voters. If the leading vote-getter more political participation, not That statement; at least with education. doesn't get a majority, accord- path's platform, and I'm glad me, earned Redpath instant And while Redpath has sup- Some third-party and inde- less. Will the Libertarians be- pendent candidates have been ing to the nonprofit Center for he's enunciating those issues. come the third standard party? credibility. port for some of his views, it He would end Virginia's archa- So rather than victory, the 44- remains doubtful that he and able to gain occasional sur"Ss Voting and Democracy, "a se- Maybe not But at least they're year-old Herndon resident car- the party can ever make huge through personality and celeb- ries of runoff counts are con- ic, discriminatory sodomy law. spicing up the political debate. ries on another task. That quest, inroads into the two-party sys- rity (think Jesse Ventura in ducted, using each voter's top He would allow Virginia voters perhaps quixotic, is to mini tem in the , as well Minnesota) or considerable choice indicated on the ballot. to petition directly to get initia- Roger Chesley is an asses . his party's platform into the as Virginia. wealth (think former presiden- The candidate who received the tives on the ballot, instead of ciate editor of The Virginian: public debate and continue the "I don't see a new party de- tial candidate Ross Perot). fewest first-place ballots is having to seek the General As- Pilot Reach him at 446-2329 long, workmanlike task of ce- veloping that has any purchase What's lacking is a sustained, eliminated. All ballots are then sembly's permission. or e-mail him 'a menting "Libertarian" as the or pull on the American elector- cogent, attractive platform that retabulated, with each ballot I oppose the tuition tax credit rchesley@pllotonlinceom

Liberty Pledge News • November 2001 Another Thompson for ? Ed Thompson says he is prepared to fol- lem. The war on drugs in not winnable. We low in the footsteps of his brother Tommy could control the situation and maybe even and run for governor of the state of put a tax on drugs." Wisconsin. Thompson said farmers are concerned Thompson, who was elected as mayor of about the operation of the DNR, property Tomah in the Spring 2000 election, rights and fair pricing of their products. He stopped in Abbotsford on Friday during a said schools need to have enough class- listening tour around the state to measure room materials and more local control. support for his candidacy. He said he has As far as politicians go, Thompson said only heard encouragement for his "working term limits are a must. He said two terms man's" position on many issues affecting for a governor and a legislator are enough. the state, and that he intends to announce "I don't see any long-term planning," he sometime in November that he is running said. "Their short-term outlook seems for governor under the Liter.tarian, Party geared on getting re-elected." banner. Once signed up by an uncle as a His resume is quite colorful. The junior Democrat, Thompson claims to have been Thompson operated a small grocery store an independent all his life. He said he will in Kendall, Wis., which he sold in the assemble good people around him, no mat- 1970's. He has owned three different tav- ter what party they are from, to perform the erns, ,s6ld real estate and securities, and mission of downsizing government and was a guard/cook/foreman at the federal making it accountable to the taxpayers . prison in Oxford, Wis. Thompson currently He notes the Libertarian Party stands for operates a supper club in Tomah in addi- less government, liberty and freedom. In tion to performing his duties as mayor. his view, the Libertarian motto combines Some time ago, Thompson was the civil liberties message of the embroiled in a dispute over video poker Democrats and the pro-business approach machines and his support for Vegas-style of the Republicans. gambling to compete with the state-moni- One line he draws is with special interest Hat close to ring tored gambling. He said that video poker groups. He said they won't get any favors Ed Thompson, Tomah, stopped in Abbotsford last.Friday to discuss his potential as a machines "help small taverns a lot and from him, which should be a two-way Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate. Thompson, who is the brother of former gov- level the playing field." street because special interest groups don't ernor , said he will declare his candidacy in November. Since last April, Ed Thompson and his give sizeable donations to third-party can- entourage have been traveling the state didates, anyway. signatures just to get on the primary ballot. direct responses to questions. from Milwaukee to Ashland learning what - Thompson says he has opened up city His campaign will be eligible for matching "Many people have told me they just is on the minds of voters. government in Tomah. City council meet- funds if he receives'five percent of the pop- can't vote for him," said Thompson. "People are basically fed up with career ings are televised, as is a community ular vote in the primary. On the Democratic side, he said James politicians," he said. "Our system has pro- update segment done regularly. He said he Without formally announcing his candi- Doyle is "disliked" and Tom Barrett 'is duced a horrible tax situation with the third will do his best to open up government at dacy,. Thompson says he has raised over "unknown." highest tax rate in the, nation. Our the state level as well. $40,000 "from the.dank and file working . Thompson, who is divorced, is proud of Legislature and .Gover'nor just worked Thompson said when he was elected person, in small and medium-sized dona- his four children. One daughter is a teacher together to pass the worst budget in the mayor, the city government operated with tions." A recent fund-raising event in in Virginia and his other daughter is a nation." 24 committees. He has worked with the Bdraboo raised -over $7,000. He says a por- nurse practitioner in Kentucky. One son is Thompsoh said he -agrees with Todd eight-member city council to whittle the tion of the funds will be used to produce a a senior at UW-Stevens Point majoring in Berry of the - WisCOnsin Taxpayer's committees down to 15. mailer that will be going out soon. math, and another son is studying to be a Alliance that the budget is effectively $400 An interesting parallel occurs with. Gov. - Thompson said being associated .with'his lawyer at UW-Madison. million short. The nearly-declared candi- Jesse Ventura of Minnesota, who won elec- brother Tommy will help his campaign. "He is already organizing 'Students for date said smaller government is needed and tion to the governor's poSt there as a third- "After all, we had the same father and Ed Thompson' on the UW campus," taxes must be cut. Bloated programs like party candidate. mentor," he said. Thompson said. the prison system must be scaled back and "I recently met with him for over an Gov. Scott McCallum has a few short- He points to a recent survey commis- that monitoring bracelets should be used in hour," Tliiimpson said. "He really gave me comingi-, Thompson said. He characterizes sioned by the Tavern League that showed lieu of incarceration of many prisonerS. inspiration. He said if I do well in the pri- Gov. McCallum as a nice guy, but not a 34 percent of respondents would consider "In addition, 'our War on drugs is a 'total mary, he will be over here to help." dynamic leader. He says he is a career voting for him arid 22 percent said maybe. failure," said Thompson: "It is a medical- - Getting-on the ballot will be, somewhat- politician who knows how to side-step "Jesse won with 37 percent of the vote," and character problem, not a crirninalprob- of .a challenge. Thompson needs 10,000 questions. Thompson said people respect Thompsbn said.. -

A The Tribune Phonograph, Abbotsford, Wisconsin, October 17, 2001

V The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 11, 2001 cent of the vote was the best a Liber- tarian gubernatorial nominee had ever done, so he declared a sort of libertarian victory and began planning for 2002. KRAWCIIUK from B1 wide election for appellate judg- "I had so much fun, I thought I'd do "Just cut back government in es. State law also requires that it again," said Krawchuk, 48, a comput- general," he said. • the signatures come from at running hard er consultant from Abington. "By any In education, he favors vouch= least 10 counties. measure, it was a record-setting cam- ers that would allow students to Based on past judicial races, paign for the Libertarian Party." attend any public school in the Krawchuk estimates he will That fall, grawchuk and his wife, state. He also would end the prac- need about 24,000 signatures — for governor Roberta, drove more than 10,000 tice of seizing the assets of peo- plus a cushion to withstand chal- miles around the state, camping out ple accused of crimes and would lenges. Ken Krawchuk of Abington is between appearances. "We love camp- eliminate the state board that Which leads him to another ing," he said. "It was like a second sets minimum prices for milk. campaign issue: ballot access. building on his last effort. He honeymoon." The campaign cost "They literally transfer mon- "Everybody deserves a wants school vouchers and about $11,000. ey from the pockets of inner- chance," he said. This time, Krawchuk started much city people. :.. to the pockets of In 1994, Krawchuk ran for the cuts in government. earlier. He said he hoped to raise the factory farms," he said. state House; he got only 5 per- $100,000, enough to pay professional! To get on the ballot, Rraw- cent of the vote but was the By Thomas Fitzgerald petitioners to gather signatures to get • chuk, or any independent candi- first third-party candidate to be INQUIRER RARJUSBURG BUREAU the party on the ballot, with some left date for governor, must gather endorsed by the National. Rifle The last time he ran for governor of over for campaigning. • sigailures on nominating peti- Association. Pennsylvania, Ren Rrawchuk got Krawchuk holds Libertarian posi- tionPequal to 2 percent of the 33,591 votes. tions in favor .of limited government! votes for the highest-polling Thomas Fitzgerald's e-mail address Kea Krawchuk hopes to raise He finished fourth out of four candi- and free-market solutions to social candidate in this fall's state- is [email protected]. $100,000 foc his campaign. dates in 1998. But Rrawchuk's 1.1 per- problems.