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Mele Gubernatorial Campaign in Full Swing

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Written by: Gregg Mele
Category: Latest News
Created: June 28, 2021
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I wanted to take this opportunity to update everyone on the progress of our gubernatorial campaign. I, along with my running mate for Lt. Governor, Eveline Brownstein, have been working hard to live up to the promise made at the convention to give all of you the fight of my life when you nominated us. It has already been a wild ride, and there is much more to come.

We have been building our infrastructure, including our website (www.meleforgovernor.com), social media accounts (FB, Twitter, Instagram), and various video/commercial content. This included our strategy team, our legal research and biostatistics team, our communications team, and our production team. Everyone has contributed mightily to a very professional, eye-catching, and inspiring presentation of our message.

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Why I’m Running

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Written by: Jim Tosone
Category: Candidates and Elections
Created: June 15, 2021

I am running as the NJLP candidate for State Senate from the 39th Legislative District, which covers most of Northern Bergen County. I’ve lived in this district for over thirty years. I know the people here. Some know me; a lot more will.

The 39th District has 167, 000 registered voters: 29% Republicans, 27% Democrats, 1% others. Most importantly 43%, over 72,000 voters, are unaffiliated. That’s my target audience. The politically homeless, who don’t identify with either Republicans or Democrats, but wind up not voting, or voting for the lesser of two evils, because they feel they have no other choice. Only 41% of eligible voters even voted in the District 39 Senate race in 2017.

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Slamming the front door through the back door on Liberty

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Written by: Mike Guadagnino
Category: Latest News
Created: June 15, 2021
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Marijuana legalization within in the state of New Jersey has small-town statist politicians enacting a loop hole that pushes and continues their prohibitionist agenda. Last year’s November election demonstrated that 67% of the Garden State’s residents supported legalization. It is now lawful for a person to carry up to an ounce of marijuana, recreational use may be consumed in a private residence as well as there are a few other permitted provisions within the latest bill. The legalization of this plant has made politicians with a personal interventionalist slant very unhappy.

Those anti-liberty elected officials are using local town ordinances to stifle the cultivation and distribution of this plant. The state has given the local municipalities the decision to vote for or against growing and selling cannabis. If the local body votes this option down, they will close a 5-year window preventing any grower or distributor from operating within the given township. Governing bodies do have the ability to review and re-vote during the 5-year period with the option of overturning any previous vote.

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Reaction to Derek Chauvin Verdict

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Written by: Daniel Krause
Category: NJ Libertarian Blog
Created: April 21, 2021
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With somber hearts, knowing that no verdict or punishment can bring back life that was taken, we are glad to see justice prevail in this case. George Floyd did not need to die. May his family and friends find peace.

Many who have lost a loved one to unnecessary police violence never get to see justice for the life that was cut too short. While the vast majority of law enforcement officers seek to do their jobs with respect and empathy, those who lose sight of the humanity in the people they are meant to serve and protect damage the relationship that civilians have with officers.

The Libertarian Party continues to support ending qualified immunity, which protects police officers when they abuse the authority they are given. Those who are given authority over others ought to be held to an even higher standard than what is expected of the general public. The Libertarian Party further recognizes that many of the tragic incidents involving police officers would not have happened had unnecessary laws not created a crime out of a peaceful act. For this reason, we strongly support abolishing victimless crimes such as drug possession, sex work, gambling and working without documentation or government licensing.

Let us not waste this moment, but act with intention now so that a more peaceful future can be possible.


Joe Bishop-Henchman
Chair, Libertarian National Committee

2022 New Jersey Libertarian Candidates

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Category: Candidates and Elections
Created: April 04, 2021

In the November 2022 election the NJ Libertarian Party will be running candidates under the Libertarian Party banner.

  • Congress District 1 - Isaiah Fletcher Isaiah Fletcher Facebook Isaiah Fletcher Twitter
  • Congress District 2 - Mike Gallo Mike Gallo
  • Congress District 3 - Christopher Russomanno Russomanno Facebook Russomanno Twitter Russomanno Instagram
  • Congress District 4 - Jason Cullen Cullen Facebook Cullen Twitter Jason Cullen Instagram
  • Congress District 5 - Jeremy Marcus Marcus Facebook
  • Congress District 6 - Tara Fisher Fisher Facebook Fisher Twitter
  • Congress District 8 - Dan Delaney Delaney Facebook Dan Delaney Twitter Delaney Instagram
  • Congress District 9 - Sean Armstrong
  • Congress District 10 - Kendal Ludden
  • Congress District 11 - Joseph Biasco
  • Congress District 12 - Lynn Genrich
  • Branchburg Town Committee - Tara Murphy and Jason MacDuffie

Please provide whatever support you can to our candidates! Congressional candidates can be supported via our Federal Fund.

If you are interested in running under our banner in 2023 contact the state board and fill out a questionnaire.

NJLP Blue Star Union Senate Debate

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Created: March 12, 2021
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2021 Convention Social Gathering

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Created: February 19, 2021
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Join us on March 19th at 7:00 PM via a Zoom link. We will be gathering both on zoom and at 109 Mercer Avenue for a brief get together. Come here about our plans for our business meeting, test out your connection, understand how members will be voting. Or just say hello and introduce yourself. Zoom link will be announced prior to the event. This will be open to all. If you are interested in the full convention you can register at https://njlp.org/convention.

2021 NJLP Convention Agenda

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Created: February 03, 2021
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2021 NJLP Convention Business Meeting
March 20, 2021
Via Zoom and at 109 Mercer Street, Hightstown NJ
Proposed Agenda

Note: We will be meeting using Zoom as well as in person. Link to join the meeting will be posted later. Delegate credentialing will be performed by creating an account at https://convention.njlp.org/register. Voting will be performed online at this site.

09:00 Conference Begins, Credentials and Final Tech Issues to be handle

09:30 Call to order & quorum check [Chair]

09:25 Agenda review & approval [Chair]

09:30 Secretary's Report [Secretary]

Approval of prior meeting minutes.

09:35 Treasurer's report [Treasurer]

Presentation of 2020 final budget and proposed 2021 budget (See report  pdf here (150 KB) ).

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Interview with Potential Libertarian Nominee for Lieutenant NJ Governor -Eveline Brownstein

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Written by: Mike Guadagnino
Category: Candidates and Elections
Created: January 19, 2021

With the new year brings hope and optimism that Mr. Murphy's time in office will be coming to any end. The lockdown, a chaotic vaccine roll-out and massive debt have been the hallmark of his authoritatively poor leadership and lack of vision. 

A few weeks back I interviewed Greg Mele who is seeking the New Jersey Libertarian Party's Gubernatorial nomination. This month I sat with Eveline Brownstein who would like to be the Lieutenant Governor of the once proud Garden State. 

MG: Thank you Eve for taking the time to sit with me. I'd like you tell me a little about you background and how it prepared me for lieutenant governor:

EB: My qualifications to run for Lieutenant Governor are the same as the qualifications are the same as those for Governor.  Must be at least 30 years of age - I am.  Must be a citizen of the United States for at least 20 years - I was naturalized in 1994, so I have been.  Must be a resident of New Jersey for at least seven years - I have been living and working in New Jersey since 2008.

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Justice for Drug War Victims: True Decriminalization

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Written by: Daniel Krause
Category: Legislative Affairs Committee Project
Created: December 23, 2020
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Occupational Licensing Reform

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Written by: Daniel Krause
Category: Legislative Affairs Committee Project
Created: December 23, 2020
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2020 NJ Ballot Questions

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Category: Policy News
Created: October 15, 2020
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We recently polled the members of the NJ Libertarian State Board on the ballot questions. Here are our thoughts.

Question 1: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

Do you approve amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called “cannabis”?

Only adults at least 21 years of age could use cannabis. The State commission created to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program would also oversee the new, personal use cannabis market.

Cannabis products would be subject to the State sales tax. If authorized by the Legislature, a municipality may pass a local ordinance to charge a local tax on cannabis products.

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Fear, Government, and Freedom

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Written by: Michael Rufo
Category: Latest News
Created: April 12, 2020
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Approaching the fear of a quantifiable threat while pursuing life, liberty and happiness. 

COVID-19 is real and social distancing is the right idea, authoritarianism is not.

We, as a society, need to slow down, reflect and understand the harm we are creating which can, and will, be just as bad for society as a whole. This may ruffle feathers and hurt some feelings, but it hits at the core of the unintended consequence of government force. It is for this exact moment in time that I, and millions of liberty minded individuals across the country, are constantly relentless about even the smallest of human rights infringements.

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Help With Homeschooling

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Written by: William F Sihr
Category: Latest News
Created: April 03, 2020
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New to Homeschooling? Libertarians are Here to Help!

Given the difficulties associated with the Covid-19 Pandemic, New Jersey parents have been unexpectedly thrust into the role of homeschool teachers. While this is a daunting, if not terrifying prospect for many parents we at the New Jersey Libertarian Party want to provide you with information and tips for how to make it through the next few months. The Libertarian Party and all of its state affiliates have championed alternative school methods, like home schooling, since the founding of our movement.  We’ve learned a few things along the way while supporting alternative schooling and are offering our assistance to our fellow New Jersians as our state navigates this shift to schooling from home.

What we have done is looked for some tips from those of us who have actually experienced Home Schooling firsthand. We also collected useful tips for you from folks who successfully homeschool, and dug up various online resources to aid you. We also contacted Liam Lieberman, an independent business owner, film instructor and FEE alumni. Liam grew up in a homeschool environment and was able to give some suggestions to parents who are now dealing with this transition. Hopefully these resources prove useful.

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March 3rd - On this Day in History

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Written by: Jay Edgar
Category: Latest News
Created: March 02, 2020
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inventor of Social SecurityOn March 3rd, 1882 Charles Ponzi, the creator of our modern Social Security system was born. The Ponzi Scheme is now used to describe any scam that pays early investors returns from the investments of later investors. In 1935, the U.S. government took Ponzi's ideas and added into it the concept of force.

A primary trait of Ponzi schemes is that eventually the number of investors collecting money outnumber the number of investors paying into the system. The result is normally a collapse of the system or extremely negative returns on investment.

Due to a combination of factors that include large numbers of people reaching retirement age and drastically lower fertility rates the pyramid scheme is on the verge of collapse. In 1941 there were 41.9 covered workers per beneficiary. Today it is less than 3 workers per beneficiary and is expected to drop to below 2.1 by 2040.

This is not the first time that the Social Security scam has been in trouble. The Social Security scam has been held together so far by forced coercion and continuously increasing premiums. Original investors were forced to pay only 2% of their income, current investors pay 12.4% of their income.

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2020 NJLP Convention Agenda

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Created: February 25, 2020
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2020 NJLP Convention
March 21, 2020
Virtual Meeting
Proposed Agenda

Note: We will be meeting using Zoom. Go to https://zoom.us/j/481492424 to join the meeting. Delegate credentialing will be performed by creating an account at https://convention.njlp.org/register. Voting will be performed online at this site.

09:00 Conference Begins, Credentials and Final Tech Issues to be handle

09:20 Call to order & quorum check [Chair]

09:25 Agenda review & approval [Chair]

09:30 Secretary's Report [Secretary]

Approval of prior meeting minutes

09:35 Treasurer's report [Treasurer]

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Lysander Spooner: The Forgotten History of the Man Who Started the First Private Post Office

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Written by: Sam Jacobs
Category: Latest News
Created: January 19, 2020
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Originally Published at ammo.com, republished under Creative Commons License

Lysander Spooner is an important – and not exactly obscure – figure in the history of the liberty movement. He’s an idiosyncratic figure from the 19th century with no small cheerleading section in the 21st century. A bit of a throwback to a very different time, Spooner was a champion of the labor movement and was even a member of the First International at a time when socialists and anarchists coexisted peacefully within that movement.

Perhaps one of the most interesting things about Spooner is that he ran a private company in direct competition with the United States Post Office. This endeavor predictably failed not because the American Letter Mail Company couldn’t compete, but because Spooner was hamstrung by lawfare.

Spooner was born in Athol, MA, in 1808, a descendant of Mayflower pilgrims and the second of nine children. His career as a lawyer set the template for the rest of his life’s work: Spooner had studied under a number of prominent lawyers (a practice known as “reading law,” which was much more common at the time). However, he did not have a degree and state law required that he study further under a lawyer. He considered this legal discimination and went ahead and started practicing law anyway.

In 1836, the state legislature got rid of the requirement. Indeed, Spooner was against any legal requirement for licensure of any profession, something that would come up again later on in his battle against the United States Post Office. This was part of Spooner’s belief in a natural law, whereby any act of coercion was ipso facto illegal.

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Legislative Contact Info

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Created: January 03, 2020
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Your legislators are often easy to contact. They can be contacted via phone, email, or snail mail. If an issue is important enough you may be able to call and ask for an appointment with them to discuss an issue. Several assembly people can be found on social media as well.

The best way I have found to determine your legislative district is to enter your nine digit zip code or address and press Submit below.

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December General Meeting Proposed Agenda

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New Jersey Libertarian Party General Meeting

Saturday December 14, 2019 – Killarney's 5:00 pm

 AGENDA 

5:15 Call to order & quorum check [Chair]

5:15 Agenda review & approval [Chair]

Ongoing Business

5:20 Secretary's Report [Secretary]

Approval of minutes of prior board meeting

5:25 Treasurer's report [Treasurer]

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Student Rights Article Count:  16

NJ Libertarian Blog Article Count:  56

Selected Blogs Article Count:  204

Chair's Report Article Count:  8

Videos Article Count:  52

Political Cartoons Article Count:  1

Events Article Count:  25

Open Government Advocacy Project Article Count:  183

Letters to Editor Article Count:  73

Latest News Article Count:  329

Candidates and Elections Article Count:  88

Insight New Jersey Article Count:  1

Preempted Ordinance Repeal Project Article Count:  42

Police Accountability Project Article Count:  144

Press Releases Article Count:  35

Legislative Affairs Committee Article Count:  19

Policy News Article Count:  16

Legislative Affairs Committee Project Article Count:  3

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