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The Libertarian Party of Ohio asked Justice Clarence Thomas yesterday to delay a ruling by a federal appeals court in Cincinnati that upheld the removal of the partys candidates for governor and attorney general from the states primary ballot.

The party made the request in the U.S. Supreme Court a day after Justice Elena Kagan rejected its initial attempt to get a delay. The Libertarians hope Thomas will grant their appeal, a first step in having the high court hear the case before Tuesdays primary.

A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a ruling by a federal judge that the candidacy petitions of Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Charlie Earl and attorney general candidate Steven Linnabary were faulty.

Secretary of State Jon Husted made the original decision to remove them from the statewide ballot.

The decision could be a factor in the November election. If Earl is nominated and thus appears on the fall ballot, he could siphon votes from Republican Gov. John Kasich in his race against Democrat Ed FitzGerald.

Judges noted the involvement of both the state Democratic and Republican parties in the legal maneuvering to get Earl on the ballot because of the stakes.

The Libertarians also lost an earlier try to win a spot on the ballot via the Ohio Supreme Court.

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TALLAHASSEE On some issues this year, Florida lawmakers channeled their inner libertarian.

They gave their blessing to higher speed limits, medical marijuana for kids and the firing of warning shots against perceived attackers.

On other issues, they ignored that voice.

Legislators killed measures that would have allowed whiskey to be sold near Wheaties, permitted teachers to pack heat on school grounds, and expanded gambling to the point blackjack tables would have bloomed like a thousand flowers.

It could be a symptom of the peculiar dynamic of an election-year legislative session, which ended Friday, forcing a kind of multiple political personality disorder.

The governors office, half the Senate and every state representative seat is up for grabs in November. Many incumbents will go home to their districts to trumpet what they accomplished.

Every year the Legislature makes changes that affect Floridians, for good or for bad, depending on your view.

This year, they tried making 1,900 changes the number of bills filed. Only the strong survived, or at least the ones with the strongest backers.

Here are several initiatives sure to be felt by people in the Tampa area. One thing to bear in mind: No bill passed by the Legislature becomes law until Gov. Rick Scott signs it.

Tax and fee cuts: Itll be cheaper to register your vehicle under legislation already approved by Scott.

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Craig residents Sacha and Travis Mero are running, respectively, for House Representative District 57 and for Congressional District 3.

The married couple doesnt anticipate easy wins, but they do want to get the message out about Libertarianism and challenge the two-party system. They both got the go-ahead at the Colorado Libertarian caucus in April and will be on the November ballot.

Sacha Mero ran for the District 8 State Senate seat in 2012, and said she got 4.5 percent of the vote without no campaign funding.

That just shows how much people are fed up with our two party system, she said.

But, now the two are working together and setting up a Libertarian group locally to garner more support.

This time we have a lot more organization, Travis Mero said.

Theyre talking to people in the districts, campaigning and raising funds. Their goal is to challenge voting down a party line and start conversations.

A lot of people will find they lean Libertarian, Sacha Mero said.

The Meros said thats because Libertarians fall in the middle on a lot of issues. Libertarianism is about personal liberty and limiting government power, Sacha Mero said.

The couple is for broad Second Amendment rights, same-sex marriage, a womans right to choose and the legalization of drugs. They want to limit government reach; empowering local governments to have the most power.

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