Side Project LIVE Episode 123 - Turn Illinois Libertarian with Steve Dutner
In this Episode Jim and Lec talk with Steve Dutner about his Turn Illinois Libertarian campaign, and how the petition drive is going.
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St. Peter City Councilman Roger Parras spoke about the importance of cooperating with other elected officials to grow the Libertarian Party of Minnesota at its state convention in Maple Grove Saturday.
Parras, one of two elected Libertarians in the state, was given a slot at the state convention to speak about how Libertarians can get elected.
If you have the intentions of just saying no across the board, your odds of getting elected are pretty low, Parras said.
He said most people arent comfortable with too drastic changes, but theyre okay with a slow change in government.
Libertarian Party Chair David Arvidson said Parras wanted to change the system from within. He said for a Libertarian like Parras to win an election in an established city like St. Peter is tough.
Parras said when he was elected to the City Council, other members thought he was going to vote against everything. But, he surprised them by voting in favor for some items.
He said hes using logic in issues like armored vehicles for the police, a roundabout for improved safety, and regulating e-cigarettes to make other members think about the cost and benefit of their actions.
He was against what he called the "militarization" of the police force. He asked questions like, Why do we need this [armored vehicle]? Or, Is it necessary?
Unless its the city budget, they dont see it as, you know, city money or tax money, Parras said.
Elizabeth Dahl, a Libertarian candidate running for the Crystal City Council, said she agrees with Parras that Libertarians need to work with other officials.
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(CNN) Sen. Rand Paul hopes to infuse the Republican Party with some of his libertarian views, but the Kentucky Republican said Friday hed still support the GOP presidential nominee in 2016 even if he didnt entirely agree with that person.
I think a libertarian twist or a libertarian influence in the Republican Party is good, but Ive pretty much just stayed with the party and plan on doing so, he said at Harvards Institute of Politics.
Paul, whos seriously thinking about a White House bid, had been asked by a student whether he would support a libertarian candidate in the next presidential election if Paul doesnt become the nominee.
The first-term senator described himself as libertarian-ish, but said hes never endorsed libertarian candidates.
He was corrected by the student, who pointed out that Paul supported his father, ex-Rep. Ron Paul, when he ran for president as a libertarian in 1988.
Youre right. I did. I stand corrected, Paul said, laughing.
I did, and I hope I don't have to oppose him in anything, he joked. Somebody asked me the other day What if your dad runs? And I was like Im not going there, alright?
Making the GOP slightly more libertarian is just part of Pauls recent mission to broaden the Republican Party. The senator reiterated his message that it also needs to look different in terms of race and age.
You go to a Republican event and it's all white peoplenot because were excluding anybody, but because we just havent done a good enough job encouraging people to come into our party, he said at the event, which was hosted by his 2010 GOP primary rival, Trey Grayson. Hes now the institutes director.
But Paul said he felt assured that other Republicans are starting to realize a need to expand the party, and that his efforts arent in vain.
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After its establishment with the appointment of a county party chair in February, the Libertarian Party of Harrison County held its first meeting Thursday to meet like-minded individuals and discuss ways to spread the message of liberty in the county.
I stepped up (because) our county needed someone to pull this together, said Michele Swint, county party chair.
Swint was appointed chairperson by State Chair Patrick Dixon on Feb. 6. Swint said local election statistics show that there are Libertarians that exist in the county; however, they had not before Thursday officially met with each other.
Nearly 30,000 ballots were cast by Harrison County voters in the general election (in 2012), exceeding 2008s totals by more than 1,500 ballots she said, citing a Nov. 17, 2012, article in the Marshall News Messenger regarding election results.
What I find most interesting about this article is the number of votes for Libertarian candidates, said Swint.
She said for U.S. President/Vice President, 158 ballots were cast for Libertarians Gary Johnson/Jim Gray. For the U.S. Representative District 1 race, 314 individuals voted for Libertarian John Jay Myers. For railroad commissioner, 366 voted for Libertarian Vivekananda Wall. For railroad commissioner unexpired term, 2,849 people voted for Libertarian Jaime O. Perez.
Were not alone, Swint said.
This proves Libertarians and libertarian thinkers are here, she said. We just need to find each other.
I want to find them, she said, asking attendees for their assistance. I want to change things in our county.
Swint said she was overjoyed that the first meeting was a success, drawing a roomful of attendees including the support of fellow party chairs Vance Lowry of Upshur County and Brandee Brown of Gregg County.
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