Don Blankenship Lawsuit Goes to Trial

Originally posted at IPR

As Ballot Access News reports, Don Blankenship, the leading candidate for the Constitution Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, obtained a procedural victory in his defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and civil conspiracy lawsuit, which now goes to trial.  Blankenship is suing the National Republican Senatorial Committee, multiple media outlets, and individuals that incorrectly labeled him a “felon” during his unsuccessful 2018 run for the Republican Party’s U.S. Senate nomination in West Virginia.  Blankenship was convicted of misdemeanor conspiracy in 2015 for which he served a one-year prison sentence.

Constitution Party National Convention to Take Place in Cyberspace

Originally published at IPR

As Ballot Access News reports, the Constitution Party yesterday changed its National Convention from a meatspace affair to a cyberspace event.  This comes as the coronavirus pandemic forces closures around the world, with local governments shuttering nonessential businesses and advising or ordering residents to remain home.

Super Tuesday: American Samoa Democratic Presidential Caucus Results and Third Party Implications

Originally published at The Saturnalian, re-purposed for IPR

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent from 2007 until last year, won the American Samoa Democratic Presidential Caucus on Super Tuesday.  He received 175 votes or 49.9 percent of the total, entitling him to four of the territory’s six delegates to the Democratic National Convention.  The remaining two delegates went to the second place finisher, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who earned 103 votes or 29.3 percent of the total.

Grundmann for Congress Releases Radio Commercial

Originally published at IPR

Don Grundmann. Image: Anthony Plascencia

The campaign for Dr. Don Grundmann (website) of the Constitution Party released a radio commercial informing voters about his 2020 candidacy for California’s 15th Congressional District in the March 3 open primary.

Familiar Names Announced for 2020 Lesser-Known Presidential Candidates Forum

From IPR

I have received the names of the presidential candidates scheduled to participate in the 2020 Lesser-Known Presidential Candidates Forum this Tuesday at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.  Participants include several candidates familiar to those of us who follow third party and independent politics, including former college football coach (and 2012 Constitution Party and Reform Party presidential candidate) Robby Wells, trans-humanist (and former 2020 Libertarian Party presidential candidate) Zoltan Istvan, and others.

Kokesh E-mail: #DebateANazi

Originally published on IPR:

2020 Libertarian Party presidential candidate Adam Kokesh sent out the following e-mail to readers about his recent appearance on Chris Cantwell‘s “Radical Agenda”, which is embedded in the text below:

Marianne Williamson Announces She Will Not Run as a Third Party or Independent Presidential Candidate

From IPR:

Image: Justin Higuchi

In the video linked below, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, spiritual leader Marianne Williamson, who ran for Congress in 2014 as an Independent, tells Fox News’ Martha MacCallum that she will support whoever wins the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, even if it’s not herself.  Williamson says she will not run as an Independent or for the nomination of a third party.

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6095721708001/

During the 2014 election, Williamson ran as a progressive Independent candidate for California’s 33rd congressional district.  She received endorsements from former Minnesota  governor Jesse Ventura, former Congressman and Cleveland mayor Dennis Kucinich, former Congressman Alan Grayson, and performer Alanis Morissette.  In the open primary, Williamson finished fourth with 13.2 percent of the vote.

Updates on Saturn and the Government “Shutdowns”

I rarely look at IPR anymore.  I sometimes read Chuck Baldwin’s weekly column on Chuck Baldwin Live but I don’t check in as often.  I’ve been kind of “shutdown” myself.

As for the partial government “shutdown,” frankly, I feel bad for the 800,000 who aren’t getting paid (even though they will get back pay), but this is proving we can exist without as much government.

The markets have really reacted positively to it.

Stephen P. Gordon Obituary

Originally published at IPR

Libertarian activist Stephen P. Gordon died unexpectedly September 5, 2018 at the age of 56. An Alabama native, Gordon resided in New York since 2014, working for Project Veritas.