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Karen Kerin (Libertarian Candidate for Vermont Attorney General) and Ben Mayer (Libertarian Candidate for State Representative Chittenden 3-3) have both been endorsed by the Boston Tea Party National Committee. A bit congrats to them!

The Boston Tea Party (BTP) also endorsed nearly 30 other candidates across the country. The BTP was founded in 2006 with a one sentence platform, “The BTP supports reducing the size, scope and power of government at all levels and on all issues, and opposes increasing the size, scope and power of government at any level, for any purpose.”

Contact:

Karen Kerin
http://www.karenkerin.com

Ben Mayer
http://www.benmayervt.com

Boston Tea Party
http://bostontea.us

Vermont Libertarian Party Attorney General candidate, Karen Kerin, was interviewed by The Woodchuck Report’s Bonnie Scott.

Topics discussed include the office of Vermont attorney general, property rights, gun rights, healthcare, commerce clause, stare decisis, permits, government employee pay and more…

Contact Karen Kerin:
Web: www.karenkerin.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Karen-Kerin-for-Vermont/125301700832172
Twitter: http://twitter.com/karenkerin

Why am I Running as a Libertarian?
By: Karen Kerin

For sixty-six years I have been a staunch republican, but over the last few years I have been astonished at how many office holders elected as republicans embraced a different philosophy. The ideal of less government, lower taxes and less regulation of our lives, appeared to fall by the wayside, when it seemed advantageous for a republican to sacrifice principles to stay in office. I did not come to this easily. It was the product of examining the votes of legislators in view of the enormous growth of the body of laws. The evidence is beyond dispute.

Click link below for full article:
http://www.karenkerin.com/174/why-am-i-running-as-a-libertarian/

Trillions in debt in Washington!  Falling tax revenues and soaring deficits in Montpelier!  Big government spending more and growing bigger with no end in sight!  Your dollar is worth less and the economy is struggling!  Jobs are scarce and our future uncertain!

Why? What happened? How can we fix this?  Join the Vermont Campaign for Liberty and Vermonters for Economic Health as they discuss why:

WE CAN’T AFFORD IT!!!!

A two hour forum about Vermont’s and America’s budgetary crisis and how average Vermonters can join the fight to fix it.

Its open to the public, so join the discussion.

Tour dates below…

March 25, 2010
Springfield Savings and Loan Building
85 Main Street, Springfield, VT
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

March 28, 2010
East Haven School/Community Building
Community Building Road, East Haven, VT
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

April 3, 2010
Brattleboro Library
Main Street, Brattleboro, VT
10:00 am to 1 pm

April 5, 2010
Town Hall
Route 4, Woodstock VT
6 pm to 8 pm

April 8, 2010
Bennington Library
101 Silver Street, Bennington, VT
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

April 10, 2010
City Hall
39 Main Street, Montpelier, VT
1:00 pm to 3 pm

April 11, 2010
Fletcher Free Library
College Street, Burlington, VT
12 pm to 2 pm 235

April 11, 2010
Colchester, VT time and place to be determined later.

The Woodchuck Report is a new tv show on Channel 17.  The show is hosted by two local Libertarians, Bonnie Scott and Ruel Wheelock.

The show runs monthly, the second Friday of the month.  They have done two shows so far and a new show is comes out today, 6/13.

Scott and Wheelock explore the Libertarian view of local and national politics on the show.

The last show on 5/9/2008 had topics including State legislature ajorns, national popular vote plan, potholes, vermont gubernatorial race, Catamount Health, activists arrested at General Dynamics, War deployment, The Intervale/ fines, ground water access, 4 year terms for Governor.

Below is the video archive of the show…