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A Liberty Library
Source: Robert Bickford
Country: United States
E-mail: rab@daft.com

A collection of libertarian articles and links. One of the best ways to "get acquainted" with libertarianism, and especially Libertarian Party activism.

Liberty Issues Online
Source: Liberty Issues Online
Country: United States

"If libertarians are not prepared to govern, we're waiting for somebody else to create a free society." So goes the motto of this libertarian issues publication, focusing on public policy, political action, and government.

Thomas
Source: Library of Congress
Country: United States

Library of Congress database of the full text of legislation and the Congressional Record. Includes a good search mechanism. The site is well-made and fast. (It should be, you're paying for it.)

Submit it! to Congress
Source: Scott Banister
Country: United States

Want to flame Congress about Internet legislation? This handy Web form lets you e-mail and fax all the key Congressmen. Fast and easy.

VoteNet
Source: Netivation
Country: United States
E-mail: info@votenet.com

Innovative site offering free e-mail, web pages and campaign software for candidates, as well as up-to-date information on ongoing campaigns and issues. Opposition research, management tools -- it's all here.

The Soft Money Laundromat
Source: Common Cause
Country: United States

A searchable database of special interest "soft money" contributions to the Democratic and Republican national party committees. Who gives it, who gets it and what it all means for American democracy.

The Liberty Bill Project
Source: Liberty Middle School
City: Ashland, State: VA, Country: United States
E-mail: apollard@hanover.k12.va.us

"I'm just a bill, yes I'm only a bill and I'm sittin' on Capitol Hill." The eighth grade students at a Virginia middle school have succeeded in getting a bill introduced in Congress that would put an outline of the Constitution on the back of the one dollar bill.

Bob Fisher's home page
Source: Bob Fisher
Country: United States
E-mail: robertf@sky.net

Libertarian resources and links collected to help thwart the "trend toward the 'theft' of our constitutional rights."

Political Resources On-Line: Tools for Candidates, Issue, and Corporate Campaigns
Source: Political Resources, Inc.
City: Burlington, State: VT, Country: United States
E-mail: info@politicalresources.com

Contains the online version of the official directory for the American Association of Political Consultants (including pollsters, fundraisers, strategists).

Darkhorse2000.com Web site
Source: Darkhorse2000
Country: United States
E-mail: support@darkhorse2000.com

A new, non-partisan site covering all the presidential candidates. Their goal is "to present comprehensive information on American politics and the coming presidential election--and do it with intelligence, wit and style." They're getting there.

Liberty incident command system
Source: David Neilson
Country: United States

A system detailing how freedom lovers can work together to protect their liberty.

E the people Web site
Source: E-The People
Country: United States
E-mail: info@e-thepeople.com

A nonpartisan site "working with over 400 online newspapers, television stations and Internet portals to bring government closer to the people." Searchable database of current petitions, or create your own. Or, find a governent official's address and mail a letter to him or her.

Send in the clowns: U.S. presidential candidates
Source: Civil Liberties
Country: United States

Reviews of U.S. presidential candidates from a civil liberties/libertarian perspective. (12/8/99)

The real McCain
Source: Reason
Country: United States

Articles and commentary about the media's favorite Republican, Sen. John McCain. (2/2/00)

Politics 2000 and Beyond
Source: Jared Rhoads
Country: United States
E-mail: bassclef@wpi.edu

A Web site mostly dedicated to the Reform Party, but dedicated to the prospect of "third parties" in general.

Voter's Block
Source: Voter's Block
Country: United States
E-mail: mlutz@ja.org

"A group of voters united to recast the political drama." A political community designed to encourage discussion about the state of our nation in a frank and thoroughly modern manner.

CampaignTraining.Com
Source: C-Four Communications
Country: United States

Newsletters, reports and seminars for political candidates, campaign managers and staff, political consultants, party leaders and grassroots activists.

Grow the LP
Source: Kristi Stone
Country: United States
E-mail: kristi@on-the-net.com

"A place to find ways to grow the LP," this site is a cornucopia of ideas and resources for spreading the libertarian message and increasing membership, voting, and involvement in the Libertarian Party.

Campaign Finance Reform -- features from The American Prospect
Source: The American Prospect
Country: United States
E-mail: LSobel@prospect.org

The American Prospect's continuously updated directory on campaign finance reform.

Issues 2000
Source: Issues2000.org
Country: United States
E-mail: submit@issues2000.org

"Every presidential candidate on every issue," and they're not kidding. With comprehensive records from public statements and interviews with all the presidential candidates (well, six or seven of them, anyway). Includes the VoteMatch quiz, which matches up your issues with a presidential candidate and also clue you in to your ideological leanings.

third-parties.com
Source: Dave Hatton
Country: United States
E-mail: dave@third-parties.com

News, information, links, opinion and more on the burgeoning third-party (or, more precisely, minor-party) movement in America. Covers ballot access and other issues of importance to all "third" parties.

3PC.NET: 3rd party central
Source: 3PC.NET
Country: United States
E-mail: info@3pc.net

OK, so you know you're fed up with the donkeys and the elephants, but where do you go? Find a third-party home with 3PC.NET's party matchmaking service. Extensive information about and links to a great number of third parties. Of course, they can't all be "third parties," now can they? Rhetorical blunders aside, it's a useful site for the politically curious.

Atlas of U.S. presidential elections
Source: Dave Leip
Country: United States

An excellent resource showing the results of every presidential election in U.S. history, the turnout, the electoral vote, the popular vote, altogether and by state. See how poorly the LP candidates have done!

The vanishing voter
Source: Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy
Country: United States

A project to study and invigorate the American electoral process.

Bush-Cheney Watch
Source: AgainstPolitics.Com
Country: United States

Extensive and frequently updated links to news and commentary. "Monitoring the Bush-Cheney Administration from a libertarian, classical liberal and fiscal conservative perspective."

Libertarian Resources
Source: Bill Holmes/Synergy Enterprises
Country: United States
E-mail: lr@libertarian-resources.com

Extensive resources for the libertarian activist, including a large FAQ, an archive of nearly 700 "letters to the editor" for use in crafting your own, etc.

Compendium of state referendums & initiatives
Source: American Legislative Exchange Council
Country: United States

State-by-state, searchable directory of referendums and initiatives coming before voters in campaign 2000. (10/00)

Ballot initiatives
Source: Policy.com
Country: United States

This "Issue of the Week" examines the merits and deficiencies of ballot initiatives. (1998)

Project Vote Smart
Source: Project Vote Smart
Country: United States

An online cornucopia of information on candidates for political office across the United States -- policy stands, finance information and biographical facts.

NaderSucks.org
Source: Libertarian Party of Seattle
Country: United States
E-mail: webmaster@nadersucks.org

The biggest collection of anti-Nader links found in one place. An irreverent Web site that hits its insufferably arrogant target right on the head.

GoGov.Com
Source: Russell Betts, Editor
City: Rolling Hills Est, State: CA, Country: United States
E-mail: gogov@gogov.com

Portal offering links to major U.S. political colunmnists, news and political issues of the day. Also features sections on safe net browsing and informational links.

The Willis-Browne conspiracy: a timeline
Source: Liberty magazine
Country: United States
E-mail: webmaster@libertysoft.com

The history of a scandal: this timeline examines the various policies and events related to former Libertarian Party national director Perry Willis's fraud against the LP. In the process, it sheds light on who knew what, and when they knew it.(08/01)

Michigan Votes web site
Source: Mackinac Center
State: MI, Country: United States

Searchable database on Michigan legislative information, with a lot of flexibility. An invaluable resource for keeping up on Michigan laws and lawmakers.

Non-voting archive
Source: Strike the Root
Country: United States

Archive of articles on non-voting.

State attempts to hold on to military base pork
Source: Antiwar.com
Country: United States

"[H]ere is a list of states linked to the appropriate stories about governments in this war-driven economy trying to hold on to their states' branch of the death industry." Compiled 1/8/03.

Libertythink
Source: Wade Inganamort
Country: United States

An open-publishing news forum exploring some of the complex issues facing the United States and the world today.

Cato center for representative government
Source: Cato Institute
Country: United States

Taking its inspiration from James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, the Cato Institute's Center for Representative Government is dedicated to promoting limited, representative government. Subdivided into categories, with research studies, op-eds, analyses, and event audios available.

Politics and government policy research index
Source: Independence Institute
State: CO, Country: United States

Index of issue papers and research from the Independence Institute on politics and government.

Communists for Kerry web site
Source: Communists for Kerry
Country: United States

Terrific satiric site lampooning the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate.

Transparent government
Source: RPPI
Country: United States

A new web site launched by the Performance Institute dedicated to increasing the transparency of government at all levels.

Live from New York: team coverage of the RNC
Source: Reason
Author: staff
Country: United States

Reason turns its eyes on the Republican national convention, with quick hits, lots of pix, and ongoing commentary.

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