Libertarian National Convention May 22-26, 2008

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• The Libertarian National Convention will convene tomorrow, May 22, 2008 to choose a presidential nominee from 14 contenders including former Republican Bob Barr and former Democrat Mike Gravel.
• The presidential nominee for the party will be selected Sunday.
• The convention is in Denver, which will also serve as the site of the Democratic National Convention in August.

Sources:

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/19/libertarians_to_converge_on_denver/7583/

http://www.lpconvention.org/index.php

Bob Barr on Same Sex Marriage in California

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• Bob Barr issued the following statement on his campaign website with regards to the California ruling on same sex marriage:

"Regardless of whether one supports or opposes same sex marriage, the decision to recognize such unions or not ought to be a power each state exercises on its own, rather than imposition of a one-size-fits-all mandate by the federal government (as would be required by a Federal Marriage Amendment which has been previously proposed and considered by the Congress). The decision today by the Supreme Court of California properly reflects this fundamental principle of federalism on which our nation was founded.

"Indeed, the primary reason for which I authored the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 was to ensure that each state remained free to determine for its citizens the basis on which marriage would be recognized within its borders, and not be forced to adopt a definition of marriage contrary to its views by another state. The decision in California is an illustration of how this principle of states' powers should work."

Full Statement: http://www.bobbarr2008.com/press/press-releases/7/statement-on-ca-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-decision/

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: For Barr's PAC, 'it costs money to raise money'

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By CAMERON McWHIRTER, MEGAN CLARKEThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/18/08

On April 1, former Congressman Bob Barr wrote to rally conservatives across the country to stop liberals from solidifying control of Congress.

"If we don't act fast – I'm afraid conservatives may well lose out again!" he implored in a letter sent by his political action committee.

The Bob Barr Leadership Fund, he wrote, has played a "tremendous role" in helping conservative Republicans defeat liberal congressmen. Since 2003, Barr's PAC has raised $4.3 million with similar mailings.

But only a small portion of that money has made its way to Republican campaigns.

Click here for the complete AJC article.

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Source: http://www.bobbarr2008.com/