Libertarian Party of Wake County, North Carolina: News & Observer coverage of the Libertarian Party

"If you've dismissed the [Democratic Party] and rejected the [Republican Party], then … What other choice do you have?"

That's the title of the lead article in the Q section of the News & Observer from Sunday. In addition to this story containing an interview

with Michael Munger, the N&O also included an article about Bob Barr's campaign for president as a Libertarian, an article containing excerpts from the platform of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina, and a list of Libertarian candidates that NC voters may choose this November.

Asked about the top issues in his campaign for NC Governor, Munger stated his positions on the death penalty and education:

The first thing I would do after I am inaugurated is declare a moratorium on capital punishment. I think the way we apply the death penalty in North Carolina is unfair; until it's fixed, we have to stop the killing.

… wealthy people have choices now. Poor people don't have choices. Charter schools, and vouchers, give people trapped in inner-city schools a sense of hope, a sense of possibility.

He also talked about creating a highway commission to decide priorities for roads in NC, and said:

We have been diverting hundreds of millions out of the Highway Trust Fund into pet projects for powerful legislators. It's time to restore transparency, and honesty, to our transportation funding.

N&O article links and local candidates lists …
N&O articles from 9/7/08