Libertarian Party of Indiana

Video of the Day: “What’s missing education reform is courage”

LPIN Editor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:33:37 +0000

“What’s missing education reform is courage”: Former DC Mayor Adrian Fenty:

Tucker: Legislature should pass SB 0006

LPIN Headquarters — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:48:58 +0000

(Joseph Tucker is a Hamilton County resident.) “Knives with automatic blades. Removes a provision that makes it a Class B misdemeanor for a person to manufacture, possess, display, offer, sell, lend, give away, or purchase certain knives with blades that opens automatically.” SB 0006 is a senate bill that removes an archaic law which effectively did nothing except prohibit [...]

Video of the Day: “The End of Liberty” Movie

Sean Shepard — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:47:40 +0000

This (slightly more than an) hour long video is excellent and well worth watching. It makes some excellent points and, fascinatingly to me, my home state of Indiana gets mentioned twice as being a place where laws are getting out of control. One mention regarded the requirement to show ID to buy alcohol no matter [...]

Video of the Day: Cato Institute Responds to the State of the Union

LPIN Editor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:59:26 +0000

The Cato Institute responds to President Obama’s SOTU. In case you missed it, here is President Obama’s speech: And Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ Republican response:

LP Press Release: Shameless, Free Infomercials for Two Guilty Parties: Obama’s State of the Union and the Republican Response

LPIN Editor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:55:49 +0000

(Originally posted at LP.org.) “Sponsors of even the most embarrassing, inane and fraudulent infomercials have to pay for their own air time. They can’t force TV stations to run their ads for free by threatening to shut them down. “Through the Federal Communications Commission and other government coercion, Democratic and Republican politicians run their shameless [...]

The Bell Curve: The Work Force…

Rex Bell — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:55:17 +0000

I heard Michael Cloud, one of my favorite libertarian speakers, say one time that if you can get people to ask the wrong question, it doesn’t matter what the answer is. Yesterday, I read a story in a local paper in which Phil Pflum, one of our State Representatives, suggested a question concerning the “Right [...]

Video of the Day: Help Stop SOPA/PIPA

LPIN Editor — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:49:01 +0000

Found at WordPress.org’s post, “Help Stop SOPA/PIPA.” PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

Join Us for the 2012 LPIN State Convention!

LPIN Editor — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:57:05 +0000

Every year, Libertarians from around Indiana gather to elect their candidates, select leadership, participate in training, select national convention delegates and enjoy each other’s company! This year, Hoosier delegates will select 2012 candidates for statewide offices like Governor and Senate as well as Congressional and state legislative candidates. The 2012 state convention will be held [...]

Video of the Day: America’s Past Involvement in Iran

LPIN Editor — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:16:03 +0000

A historical overview of the CIA’s operations within Iran, dating back to 1953.

Join us for our second LP 101 Class in Southern Indiana on Jan. 28

LPIN Editor — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:11:27 +0000

“Are Libertarians librarians that like Liberty??” Join us for an hour-long look the Libertarian Party and it’s principles. The Libertarian Party of Indiana will be holding its second LP 101 class on January 28, 2012 in Clarksville, IN. We are the third largest political party in America. Libertarians have practical and principled solutions to today’s problems. This [...]

Sheriff Mack to Visit Elkhart, Indiana to Present “Sheriff’s Can Free America Now”

LPIN Editor — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:24:22 +0000

Sheriff Mack is coming to Elkhart County on January 10th! Liberty Straight Up Happy Hours have been taking place monthly in Lake, Porter and La Porte County’s for almost three years now. The January Liberty Straight Up Happy Hour has been scheduled at Antonio’s in Elkhart just prior to the Sheriff’s presentation. Everyone planning to [...]

Libertarian Party of Indiana to Host Candidate Training Workshop in February

LPIN Editor — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:21:12 +0000

A candidate development workshop will be taking place on Saturday, February 11th and Sunday, February 12th. The LPIN State Central Committee will also conduct it’s quarterly meeting on Sunday from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Saturday, February 11, 2012 – 10:00 Am to 5:30 Pm (EST) Sunday, February 12, – 1:30 Pm to 4:30 Pm Lafayette Public [...]

The Bell Curve: Stepping out of line…

Rex Bell — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:26:31 +0000

Back when I was a student at Millville Grade School, there was a restaurant down the road in New Castle called Bud Alexander’s Cafeteria. Once in a while, after we got out of church, I was allowed to accompany my old buddy Stinky Wilmont and his family to Bud’s for Sunday dinner. We all lined [...]

Statement from 2010 Libertarian Secretary of State candidate Mike Wherry on the Charlie White Situation

LPIN Editor — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:04:48 +0000

Contact: Brad Klopfenstein, campaign spokesperson, 317-442-4061, klop@att.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “The ruling yesterday by Judge Louis Rosenberg in the matter involving the eligibility of Charlie White to serve as Secretary of State underscores the urgency and importance of addressing true election law reform in Indiana. More pressing than statewide smoking bans and divisive right-to-work fights, [...]

Libertarian Party of Washington County Holds Organization Meeting

LPIN Editor — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:34:36 +0000

The Libertarian Party of Washington County will have their first meeting at KD’s Backroads Restaurant, 1012 E. Hackberry Street (State Highway 56), Salem, IN on December 29, 2011 from 6:00-8:00PM. The purpose of the meeting is to reactivate the county organization, which has been inactive for several years. This meeting is for new members, old [...]