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President Obama’s announcement of the end of the combat mission in Iraq was a ridiculous and false statement and shows that the president is as shockingly pro-war as his predecessor, said the chair of the Libertarian Party. “President Obama needs to stop lying,” said Mark Hinkle. “He repeated the ridiculous and false claim that...
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More than two centuries ago, patriots fought the largest and most hotly contested action of the Revolutionary War’s southern campaign. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse changed the course of the war and contributed to the eventual American victory at Yorktown seven months later. On August 14, modern American patriots will rally to Restore the...
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The Tea Party Movement has often been called fragmented and ineffective. That is natural for a grassroots movement, composed of a variety of organizations and groups across the nation. To at least partially remedy this, the Constitutional Freedom Alliance is inviting North Carolina Tea Party movement members and groups to an organizational and planning...
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One of the benefits of a parliamentary democracy like the United Kingdom is the general openness to multiple parties. British voters don’t seem to get confused by more than two parties on the ballot. On the contrary, a third party helps expose corruption and malfeasance, as Dr. Mike Munger notes in this op ed...
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North Carolina Libertarians have taken the unusual step of repudiating a candidate. The state executive committee passed a resolution repudiating the candidacy of Jack Stratton for Mecklenburg County Commission. The resolution adopted May 8 alleges Stratton is using his campaign “to pursue personal goals rather than a bona-fide run for public office.” The resolution...
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NC Freedom is organizing a statewide protest at the General Assembly building in Raleigh tomorrow, the first day of the so-called short session. State Sen. Debbie Clary (R-Cleveland) will introduce a bill to exempt North Carolina citizens and businesses from participation in federally mandated health care. As of April 27, 22 states have filed...
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Chris Fitzsimon of N.C. Policy Watch, the liberal counterpoint to the John Locke Foundation, claims that “Civil Society is supported by … taxes” in an op ed published in the April 15 News & Observer. “Today is tax day, so get ready for the annual onslaught of government-bashing and wild exaggerations about the taxes...
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While I don’t usually comment on religion, I am a libertarian who believes in the natural connection between faith and liberty. I am also a “practicing” Catholic. So permit me to comment on the furor raised in the media over a sermon given at the Vatican’s Good Friday service. There is no question the...
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// < !]> The N.C. Appeals Court decision in the case of the LPNC vs. The State of North Carolina is a watershed decision for constitutional law with implications far beyond North Carolina, said Jason Kay, a senior staff attorney with the N.C. Institutional for Constitutional Law. Kay was speaking...
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“It’s a seriously flawed bill, we’ll spend years if not decades fixing it, but it’s nonetheless a huge step forward.” (Paul Krugman,  NYTimes columnist) “How do you applaud while holding your nose? … There is so much that is wrong with it — and the way it was made — and, at the same...
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