Libertarian Party of Pittsburgh

Every Republican I’ve spoken to is mystified that John McCain has sewn up the Republican nomination. For his entire career, he has been more statist on both domestic and foreign policy than even the typical Republican. He has been considered a “liberal,” and not in a good sense. He doesn’t share any of the values […]

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Here’s a nice video of tax dollars at work. A male driver with a pregnant wife and child in an SUV who is pulled over by the police attempts to clarify why he’s been pulled over and, absent a satisfactory answer, refuses to sign the ticket he’s given. The police officer […]

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A recent poll was commissioned by the Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania [MBDAP] to gage public sentiment on allowing beer sales in supermarkets and convenience stores.
The poll, run by Terry Moddonna’s opinion research firm, found that a majority worried about increased underage drinking, although the figures were evenly split on allowing PA residents the […]

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The Post Gazette editors have gone all revolutionary regarding cracking down on gun rights.
In one editorial, the PG lets loose on a few protestors in Harrisburg, lobbing around the usual hyperbole and extremist labels. God forbid someone should not want to end up on a government list of gun owners and stuck paying $10 […]

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The $100 million for the political party conventions — $50 million for the Democratic convention in Denver and $50 million for the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn. — is included in a section described as “Katrina recovery, veterans’ care and for other purposes.”
Isn’t that nice. Nothing like lots of pork in a spending […]

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Libertarians are fiscal realists. Everyone knows there is no such thing as a free lunch, yet when it comes to politicians and voters, the siren song of “free this” or “free that” is apparently too tempting, especially when melded with an important issue that the government says it will solve. If you look […]

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Libertarians believe some things are too important to trade for votes… Like your freedom and liberty.
After all, someone who claims superior rights to the fruits of your labor — be it through taxes or how you use your private property — is really claiming rights to own your past labor. Since labor is […]

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This is perhaps one of the funniest things we’ve seen in a while. Well, actually, its funny but it is also sad because it is so very true.

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Did you Feel Politically Homeless in the Past Election? Have you had it with your vote being betrayed, or being forced with a lousy choice between the lesser of two evils?
Did you hate of being stuck with….

A Choice between the Bush War and mealy mouthed Democrat opposition?
A Choice Between a government that grows really, […]

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As published by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Climatologist Timothy Ball made an astute observation about the strategy shift that sunspot-deniers are applying to global warming (”The politics of global warming,” Q&A, Feb. 10 and PghTrib.com).
He noticed they “switched from talking about global warming to talking about climate change.” That’s chillingly familiar.
Remember how Osama bin Laden morphed […]

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