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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Rep. Dan GordonRI House of [email protected]://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Gordon/Rhode Island Representative to Introduce Resolution in Opposition to Federal ActPortsmouth, RI January 12, 2012 Rhode Island State Representative Daniel P. Gordon Jr. has drafted a resolution to be submitted in opposition to the sections of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 that suspend habeas corpus…

Rhode Island’s 2012 legislative session has kicked-off with legislators hard at work. Senator Joshua Miller (D – Cranston) and Rep. John G. Edwards (D – Portsmouth, Tiverton) plan to introduce legislation that would decriminalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana. The bill is similar to the proposal before the Rhode Island General Assembly…

The Libertarian Party of Rhode Island has a team in place to secure ballot access and support it’s 2012 presidential candidate. www.lpri.us www.facebook.com/groups/libertarianRI/

To the editor:“The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.” -Thomas Jefferson.It’s ironic that the country founded on the principals of and liberty and freedom still prohibits it’s citizens from growing a plant. I’m talking, of course, about industrial hemp. A plant that has more…

For Immediate ReleaseLike most political and civic organizations in our state, the Libertarian Party of Rhode Island (LPRI) has been taking an active role in the state and municipal pension crisis that threatens to become THE biggest issue in Rhode Island history. The potential impacts of this crisis are staggering. It has been reported in…

Minutes of the RILP ExCom Meeting, September 26, 2011 Attending: Brian Stack (BS), Chair;  Tony Jones (TJ), Treasurer; Gary Whitney (GW), At-Large Member; Beth Richardson (BR), Secretary.  Also attending were Christian Chirino and RI State Representative Dan Gordon. Meeting Location:  Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI 02889 The meeting started with an open…

Minutes of the RILP ExCom Meeting, August 22, 2011 Attending: Brian Stack (BS), Chair;  Tony Jones (TJ), Treasurer, Gary Whitney (GW), At-Large Member; Beth Richardson (BR), Secretary.  Former LPRI Chair, Christian Chirino (CC)also attended. Meeting Location:  Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI 02889 Brian Stack (BS) opened the meeting with several announcements: The…

From  www.independentpoliticalreport.comRhode Island State House member Daniel P. Gordon, Jr., elected as a Republican to his first term in November 2010, was expelled by the Republican House caucus earlier this month after he was arrested for not having appeared some time earlier in a Massachusetts court.  On September 21, he became a dues-paying member of…

Public State Committee Meeting Monday, September 26th · 7:00pm – 8:30pm @ Warwick Public Library600 600 Sandy Lane (Room 100)Warwick, RI This is the monthly State Committee meeting of The Libertarian Party of Rhode Island LP members are encouraged to attend and offer input as to how the state party is run.Non-members are welcome to attend…

Attending: Brian Stack, Chair;  Gary Whitney, At-Large Member; Beth Richardson, Secretary Meeting Location:  Beth Richardson’s house, 500 Carolina Back Rd., Charlestown, RI Brian Stack (BS) began the meeting by telling how he put the application for joining LP as a RI member only on the LPRI website.  There are two ways to pay the $15….

Monday, August 22 · 7:00pm – 8:30pm @ Warwick Public Library600 600 Sandy Lane (Room 100)Warwick, RI This is the monthly State Committee meeting of The Libertarian Party of Rhode Island LP members are encouraged to attend and offer input as to how the state party is run.Non-members are welcome to attend to learn more…