Libertarians and liberty lovers of all stripes will gather in Gilford, New Hampshire in June for the 5th annual Porcupine Freedom (and Music) Festival (aka PorcFest).

As the premier event of the Free State Project (FSP), PorcFest welcomes pro-liberty activists from across the nation to see why New Hampshire was selected by FSP’s membership to be the destination for those who are willing to work effectively in a concentrated effort towards “Liberty in Our Lifetime.”

This article appeared in the Express Times about the NJLP's effort to get Washington Borough in Warren County to: a) give the public more detailed reasons why it goes into closed session and b) to advertise the amounts of its no-bid contract awards.

You can read my letters to the Borough HERE and HERE.

Open-records activist targets Washington

Borough urged to give specific reasons for closed sessions.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

By LYNN OLANOFF

The Express-Times

WASHINGTON | A state advocate for open public records who last year raised questions about Washington Township's closed-session policies is raising similar questions in the borough.

John Paff, chairman of the New Jersey Libertarian Party's Open Government Advocacy ...

Read the full article on the Express Times website.

The LP convention is coming up quickly. On May 22-26th, delegates from each state shall be meeting to decide the future direction of the National Libertarian Party. On Saturday there will be a debate between "qualified" candidates and then the delegates shall select our Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees.

At this time only three candidates have qualified for the debate! It would be a travesty if the debate only featured Root, Imperato, and Jingozian. Visit Liberty Decides, donate to your choice of candidate and ensure that there is a real debate. See Delegation FAQ #35 for explanation of "qualifying."

Also let us know who your favorite is by commenting in the forum and voting in our poll. Our delegates want to know how you feel. 

UPDATE:  I don't think the original striken out text is correct. It came from the Delegation FAQ #35, however the Chair's Manual page 15 states that qualification shall be based on collecting "signature tokens" from the delegates. 

In response to a letter from the New Jersey Libertarian Party's Open Government Advocacy Project, the Borough of Elmer (Salem County) has agreed to make itself more transparent.

First, the Borough has placed its Open Public Records Act request form on its Internet site.  Previously, the only way to get the request form was to request it from the Borough Clerk.  This could inconvenience the public and delay citizens' requests.

“People’s freedom is more important than giving government easy tools to enforce order.”  New Jersey Libertarian Party quote.

Lyndhurst may lift ban on loitering

By Susan C. Moeller
Senior Reporter

LYNDHURST (April 17, 2008) — At its April 8 meeting, the board of commissioners took the first step toward eliminating the township’s anti-loitering ordinance, a move that will bring Lyndhurst into compliance with state and federal court judicial opinions.

John Paff, of the New Jersey Libertarian Party, brought the outdated ordinance to the attention of the commission, and the commission, in turn, acted on Paff’s concerns.

Read the rest of the article on the paper's website

We will be submitting a list of delegates for the national convention next week. If anyone is interested in becoming a delegate for the national convention please email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . There are still slots open and we are looking for people to fill them.