See this description (courtesy of the American Spectator) of the 3-way Libertarian presidential debate held in Reason Magazine’s headquarters on May 20. The room was packed to capacity.
Here is an edited version of the debate from Reason TV.
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According to a third-hand source, a recent telephone poll of Delegates to the Libertarian Party national convention shows that 35% support Bob Barr as their first choice.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters filed a federal lawsuit against the former Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, alleging that he and other members of the Court bargained with state legislators. The complaint alleges that the justices said they would rule favorably on certain cases important to state legislators, if the legislature would raise judicial pay. Here is commentary about the lawsuit from John Baer, the political columnist of the Philadelphia Daily News. Current Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille said yesterday that the lawsuit is slanderous, and that the League of Women Voters has placed itself in danger of sanctions, and that its attorney, Paul Rossi, is in danger of disciplinary action.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters filed a federal lawsuit against the former Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, alleging that he and other members of the Court bargained with state legislators. The complaint alleges that the justices said they would rule favorably on certain cases important to state legislators, if the legislature would raise judicial pay. Here is commentary about the lawsuit from John Baer, the political columnist of the Philadelphia Daily News. Current Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille said yesterday that the lawsuit is slanderous, and that the League of Women Voters has placed itself in danger of sanctions, and that its attorney, Paul Rossi, is in danger of disciplinary action.
The South Carolina Working Families Party held a statewide nominating convention on May 10. For the first time, it nominated a candidate for statewide office, Michael Cone for U.S. Senate. It also nominated three candidates for state house, and one for county office.
South Carolina is the third state in which the Working Families Party has ever made a nomination for statewide office. The other two are New York and Massachusetts. The party is also ballot-qualified in Delaware and Oregon but has not yet made any statewide nominations in those states, although it may this year. It will go off the ballot in Oregon if it doesn’t run anyone for statewide office this year.
Michael Cone is also seeking the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina (South Carolina lets two parties jointly nominate the same person). However, he has an opponent for that nomination, Bob Conley. If Cone loses the Democratic primary, he will be free either to continue running solely as the Working Families nominee, or to withdraw. Incumbent Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is running for re-election and is likely to win the seat again in 2008.