Libertarian Party of Georgia 2012 Convention – Presidential Debate and Straw Poll Results

Many thanks to those who attended the 2012 state convention in Athens, Georgia. This year, we hosted a Presidential Debate with five candidates (in alphabetical order):

  • Governor Gary Johnson
  • Carl Person
  • Leroy Saunders
  • Bill Still
  • R. Lee Wrights

Thanks to Brian Brawdy for providing the equipment and Livestream channel to make this debate possible.

Watch live streaming video from brianbrawdy at livestream.com

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How Should Libertarians Handle The Drug Question?

Creative Commons photo courtesy of "Images of Money"Yesterday, United Liberty published a post by Columbus Libertarian, Nick Nottleman, about one of the most difficult freedom issues we, as Libertarians, encounter. This question not only catches your everyday member and “small L” libertarians on their heels, but it has also frozen prominent national candidates “in the headlights.”

Below is an excerpt of what Nick wrote, and you can read the post in its entirety here:

In the 2008 Presidential election, I was amazed at the intelligence of Bob Barr. I was constantly impressed at the depth of each subject he was asked about. How much basic sense each answer made even though some answers contained a level of sophistication that may have been over the heads of some.
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