Latest News Posted March 13th

Peace Fairs Sat., March 18th in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Click on link to see list of bands and speakers in Oklahoma City. Also see Libertarians for Peace.

Larry Brittain, OKLP Treasurer, says this is the right time to limit state spending with SQ 726.

Charlie thinks bribing graduates to stay is wrong.

Clark Duffe thinks the anti-TABOR coalition, Alliance for Oklahoma's Future, wants more government, although they may not say it quite so clearly.

Richard Hovis says our own government enslaves us more and more.

Michael Bates makes the case for Instant Run-off Voting in the Urban Tulsa.

Eileen Mallinckrodt thinks hurricanes don't fit the government's schedule.

Charlie wants to link legislator pay to the average salary of Oklahomans working in the private sector (not to teachers' pay, which he calculates at over $30/hour).

An overwhelming majority of 72% of American troops serving in Iraq think the U.S. should exit the country within the next year, and more than one in four say the troops should leave immediately, a new Zogby survey shows.

Two-time Libertarian presidential candidate, Harry Browne, passed away last week. Read his last, passionate article "What it means to be Libertarian."

Tom Elmore, of the North American Transportation Institute, thinks tag and registration fees could be used for road and highway repair. Letter in the Ardmorite.

March 4th

Oklahoma Libertarian Party Held State Convention Feb. 17-18, 2006.

James Sliger thinks a limit on spending would make politicians lose sleep.

Becky Akers worries that the government wants you to be its snitch.

U.S. double standard not understood by Sarah Waldrop.

Joseph Proffer thinks force is the best way to express "love and compassion". Here he responds to Tanner Jones and says the problem is allowing an "entertainment society".

OETA's Stateline investigates Oklahoma's Tattoo criminalization. (Rep. Al Lindley introduced HB 1519 last year to decriminalize and regulate tattooing.)

The Oklahoma Smoking Limits went into effect Wed., March 1st. Are state governments treating adults like children?

Thomas Sowell thinks there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Study finds TABOR would limit the growth of government.

Michael J. O'Keefe says it is easy for Edmondites to support troops when it costs nothing.

Bob Herbert thinks Ike saw it coming, as shown in the documentary "Why We Fight."

Henry proposes an 18.4% increase in state spending (compounded on last year's 12.7% increase).

Rep. Ron Paul thinks the port sale is not a true free market transaction.

Feb. 25th

The meaning of Kelo v. New London explained a year after the Supreme Court hearings. More about Protecting Private Property here.

Minimum Wage Bill worries small business owners in Maine.

GW Bush a Conservative Impostor? Bruce Bartlett thinks thinks he bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy.

Richard Prawdzienski thinks both Democrats and Republicans are trying to grow government.

Tanner Jones questions the possible results of national health care system. Second Letter down.

Bob Clark wants to give an incentive package to everyone by ending the state income tax.

Edmond Sun wants to prepare for the future by growing the Rainy Day Fund. (The Stop Overspending Initiative could grow it by 50%.)

Robert Sharpe thinks the War on Drugs makes the government subsidize organized crime. Last letter down the page.

Michael D. Bates thinks candidates for Tulsa Mayor may be kissing more than just babies. (at least those not excluded from special interest forums.)

Gretchen Collins looks at the results of mandated public art...and maybe finds it's in they eye of the beholder.

Is Oklahoma's Death Tax unfair?

Conservatives endorse the Leader Principle and question...the rule of law?

Charlie appreciates OCPAC members intelligent response to controversial issues.

Oklahomans in Action is trying to stop overspending and protect our homes with two initiatives on the ballot for 2006.

CATO's David Boaz discusses the 20% of America that are Libertarian Orphans.

Anthony Gregory questions the war on drugs.

Brandon Dutcher examines the proposed increased bonuses for Oklahoma schoolteachers who have earned national board certification.

Is Atlas Shrugging? A bank strikes a blow against Kelo: No Cash for Condemners.

And a while back......

TABOR opponents work to silence the opposition. Paul Jacob discusses small-time totalitarian tactics in Oklahoma.

Action Alert" Support a medical marijuana resolution in the State Legislature.

Grant Goss is doing the right thing writes Frances Taylor to the Daily Oklahoman.

Clark Duffe and Richard Prawdzienski oppose additional cell phone taxes in a Daily Oklahoman article. (Registration required to view article).

KGOU radio's Lindsay Hodges may be a Libertarian.

The OEA wants you to call security if you see a TABOR petitioner.

Kyle Williams says farewell to punditry at World Net Daily.

Does Oklahoma have to take whatever Arkansas sends down stream? Congressional Republicans are trying to make it so by denying that chicken manure is toxic.

Wireless 911 plan riddled with faults says Clark Duffe in the Edmond Sun.



Robert Sharpe writes to the Muskogee Phoenix about the fact that strict enforcement of drug prohibition frequently has no noticeable affect on levels of drug usage(last letter on the page).

Freakonomics is More fun than truth according to Bob Murphy writing for the Ludwig von Mises Institute.

Minnesota home-schooler Nathan Cornelius wins the National Geographic Bee.

Speaking of Minnesota, they've created another method for a political party to gain recognition and so now it can be done one of three ways, according to Ballot Access News. One method, a 5% petition like the requirement in Oklahoma, is so difficult it has never been used.

The Supreme Court rules against the OKLP, an article from the national Libertarian Party. Additional commentary from Okiedoke as well as an editorial cartoon from the Daily Oklahoman and a written editorial from the same paper(registration required to view).

Keith Gaddie doesn't think the Legislature should use the Rainy Day Fund like a Visa card.

Tim Turner's Gaze to the Right has been updated with comments about stem cell research, Libertarians and Bill O'Reilly, and other items.

Was the death of Kenneth Trentadue related to the Oklahoma City bombing? It'd be nice if our government would tell the truth for a change. More on this from Okiedoke, who hopes it's just incompetence.

Press Release: Libertarians see silver lining in Supreme Court ruling.

Ballot Access News reports on the decision against the OKLP by the US Supreme Court. The First Amendment Center provides additional analysis on the decision.

The Heartland Flyer has cost taxpayers nothing so far writes Tom Elmore in response to Charlie Meadows.

Dr. Robert Taylor questions America's economic future.