Abolish the Presidency. It’s a Useless Job.
• James Altucher via www.LewRockwell.comWe’re all gearing up now for the biggest extravaganza since Bristol Palin was on Dancing With the Stars. The Presidential Election of 2012. Everyone is so excited!
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Voting and Elections
German Pirate Party On Course to Election Win
• torrentfreak.comWith the elections for the Berlin state parliament just four weeks away, the German Pirate Party is on course to an impressive election win.
Walter Block's Silly Article at LewRockwell.com (7 min. video response)
• Christine Smith YouTube VideoMy video expressing my opinion of Walter Block's 8-19-2011 article "Ron Paul and the Self-Hating 'Libertarians' " published at http://lewrockwell.com/block/block180.html
Colbert exposes Koch brothers’ voter suppression in Wisconsin
• RawStory.comComedy Central’s Stephen Colbert joked Thursday that if Wisconsin voters were going to follow the instructions from Koch brother-funded Americans for Prosperity then they might as well send their absentee ballots to Santa.
NOTA wins entire town council
• CNNIn the North Carolina town of Tar Heel, residents won’t have to worry about Big Government. It’s looking like No Government. Nobody’s on the ballot for November elections, a county elections official told CNN Monday.
Web software helped keep immigrant-tuition foes’ petitions valid
• Washington PostFor two decades in Maryland, opponents of statewide measures as diverse as speed cameras and early voting have been mounting petition drives to repeal the laws. Those efforts have all failed. Until now.
Op Ed: The Wasted Vote Lie
R. Lee WrightsEvery election Libertarians are invariably confronted with the charge that a vote for a Libertarian candidate is a wasted vote.
Russell Pearce recall: Enough signatures to force election
• www.azcentral.comMaricopa County elections officials are certifying that opponents of Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce collected enough voter signatures to force a recall election for Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce.
Hacker allegedly breaches Florida voting database
• David Edwards via RawStory.comVoters concerned about the reliability of electronic voting may now have another reason to worry. A hacker known as Abhaxas claimed Saturday to have released data from one of Florida's internal voting databases.
Why Even Anarchists Should Vote
•Noted and highly influential individualist anarchists Lysander Spooner and Murray Rothbard weep at the 'logic' of the non-voting anarchist population...
New government warning labels
Menckens GhostAfter requiring new warning labels on cigarette packaging, the federal government is expanding the idea to other items, as follows:...
Voluntarists for Ron Paul
• youtube.comStefan Molyneux of freedomainradio.com and Ernest Hancock of Freedomsphoenix.com debate what it means to be politically engaged.
How to Take a Bone From a Dog
• http://dailybell.ch/Most people, provided they have a minimum of experience, know that taking a bone from a dog is a risky proposition. In terms of political power, few dogs are bigger than the American voting public.
On the Morality of Voting - by Tom Woods
• Lew RockwellThanks to Lew for running my blog post on this. In the ensuing discussion I wound up explaining my position further, and then linking to a good article by Roderick Long that to my mind answers all the key objections.
Palin received death threats after 2008 nomination
• RawStory.comSarah Palin received death threats after she was nominated as Republican John McCain's running mate in 2008 presidential elections, according to emails released Friday, reflecting her meteoric rise.
India, and Philippines Adopt Biometrics For Voter Registration and Actual Voting
• thirdfactor.comThe Philippine House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require the use of biometric authentication of individuals for voter registration as well as the actual voting process in the country, according to a NewsBytes Philippines article.
FOX News' Juan Williams Worried That Ron Paul Might Actually Win GOP Nomination
• www.businessinsider.com"...incredibly, it is no longer out of the realm of possibility that this outcast of the GOP establishment may win the party’s presidential nomination."
Canada's Conservatives win coveted majority
• Associated PressConservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper won his coveted majority government in elections that changed Canada's political landscape, with the opposition Liberals and Quebec separatists suffering a shattering defeat.
Open Letter To Governor Rick Scott
• Free Patriot PressGovernor Scott, The Florida House of Representatives recently passed a bill stating qualified parties may not place a presidential nominee on the ballot unless they (1) are recognized by the Federal Election Commission as a “national committee”;
Riots in Nigeria following presidential election
• The Raw StoryRiots spread across Nigeria's north on Monday as results from presidential elections showed incumbent Goodluck Jonathan assured of victory in polls that reflected deep regional tensions.
Bachmann raises $2.2 million in 3 months, outpaces Mitt Romney
• Sahil Kapur via The Raw StoryRep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has been flirting with a 2012 presidential bid, and although few are taking her candidacy seriously, her fundraising figures are enough to give other hopefuls pause.
Jonathan on course to win Nigerian presidency
• The Raw StoryNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was on course to win the country's elections on Monday, as official results showed him with a huge lead, but sporadic riots broke out in the north over rigging fears.
Pelosi Tells Students Elections Don’t Matter
• prisonplanet.comDemocrat Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House, has spoken her mind on the nature of government and the farce we call elections. She says the latter don’t matter.
‘Birther’ bill passed by Arizona Senate
• RawStory.comLegislation that requires presidential candidates to prove they are natural-born American citizens before their names can appear on the Arizona ballot was approved by the state Senate on Wednesday.
Laurent Gbagbo's humiliating fall
• www.guardian.co.ukThe Ivory Coast strongman is forced to bow to the inevitable four months after losing elections
Rep. Baldwin asks for federal investigation into Wisc. Supreme Court election
• David Edwards via The Raw StoryWisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D) is asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to begin an investigation into the handling of votes cast in the state's Waukesha County.
Iceland voters reject plan to repay bank debt
• www.france24.comVoters in Iceland issued a resounding “no” in a referendum on whether to approve a renegotiated deal to compensate Britain and the Netherlands over the 2008 collapse of Icesave Bank, leaving the issue to be settled in court.
Wisconsin court candidates hire Bush and Franken’s recount lawyers
• Kase Wickman via The Raw StoryThough neither of the candidates in the Wisconsin Supreme Court justice race, JoAnne Kloppenburg and incumbent David Prosser, have officially called for a recount, state officials and the candidates themselves are preparing for one
Diebold Touch-Screen E-Voting Machines for Sale on Ebay!
• www.bradblog.comWith 2012 just around the corner and these babies still in use at polling places all over the country, why not get one or more of them now for your very own?!
Voting is Evil (C. Smith YouTube video)
• Christine Smith's YouTube ChannelChristine Smith addresses the electoral process and common objections posed to those who reject voting for political offices because of a belief in non-aggression. Talk was 22 min. Video edited to YouTube 15-min. length-
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