LP Joins Rally to Stop NSA Surveillance

LP Joins Rally to Stop NSA Surveillance

Libertarian Party press release

The heroic revelations made by whistleblower Edward Snowden have let the world know: The National Security Agency is watching you and has undermined the fabric of the Internet. Its overreaching surveillance creates a climate of fear, chills free speech, and violates our basic human rights — your Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

But a movement is building to change all this.

The Libertarian Party was among the first groups to join a growing coalition of organizations operating under the umbrella Stop Watching Us, which …

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Libertarians Support Nullify Now NC

Nullification is not about state’s rights or slavery, but about the fundamental principles of the American republic, said J.J. Summerell, chair of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina. The Libertarian Party is one of the sponsors of the Nullify Now conference scheduled for the Raleigh Convention Center Oct. 19.

The Tenth Amendment Center has been hosting events around the country to educate and activate people on the topic of Nullification since September 2012. Thomas E. Woods, Jr., an historian and best-selling author of the book “Nullification: …

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What Libertarians offer: simplicity

What Libertarians offer: simplicity

by J.J. Summerell
Chair, Libertarian Party of North Carolina

As the majority party in the General Assembly, the Republicans have the power to pass any legislation. Having the power to do something does not give you the right to do it. Might does not make right.

Our democratic system of government depends on allowing everyone’s voice to be heard. The majority has the duty, and the responsibility, not only to respect this principle, but to conduct the legislative process in the open, allowing ample time for public comment …

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