[color="transparent"]ATLANTA - Donald Trump rails against the deeply flawed justice system after his conviction on 34 counts. Libertarian Chase Oliver agrees, though the former president hardly suffers like those who faced true injustice but he refused to help.[/color]

[color="transparent"]“The most vulnerable — those without means to fight back and those imprisoned for victimless crimes — suffer most from these flaws,” says Oliver, 38, who traveled to 50 states ahead of becoming the Libertarian candidate for president. [/color]

[color="transparent"]“Trump has never fought for them. Instead, he used his Justice Department to further abuses, not ensure equal justice,” Oliver adds. “I will never do that if elected.”[/color]

[color="transparent"]Trump called for the execution of truth-teller Edward Snowden and the innocent Central Park 5.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Despite its imperfections, the former president had a jury trial, could defend himself, and still can appeal.[/color]

[color="transparent"]“I watched little about the trial. Instead I focus on informing voters that they have more than two stale parties to choose from,” Oliver says. [/color]

"Gun to your head, who would you vote for? Joe Biden or Donald Trump?"

Chase: "The gun would go off."

https://nitter.privacydev.net/ChaseForLiberty/status/1795843706958053637#m

https://nitter.privacydev.net/ChaseForLiberty/status/1795809728712376755#m

Chase is an amazing advocate for liberty. He wants all of your freedoms all of the time. Hard stop.

Liberty is for everyone.

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https://nitter.privacydev.net/ChaseForLiberty/status/1795536538840752216#m

We send our congratulations and well-wishes to @ on becoming the Libertarian nominee for President of the United States.

Let the next year see liberty advanced north and south of the 49th parallel.

#cdnpoli

This is why @ won. He didn't make his campaign about himself. He made it about the party and tearing down the authoritarian regime.

It makes sense why they're coordinating attacks on him. He has a vision to grow the party and reach people who have never heard of the Libertarian Party before so we can experience real liberty in our lifetimes.

This is from December 9, 2023, during the LP Travis County Christmas party in Texas.

* He did a question-and-answer segment, but I didn't record it. Hopefully, Chase's team will still have his full copy to share.

You have an alternative to the tired duopoly candidates for President this November.

Libertarian Party nominee Chase Oliver is anti-war, pro-choice, pro-drug law reform, and a protector of individual liberty and rights. @ votechaseoliver.com

RT by @Chase Oliver For President: One of my friends became the LP presidential candidate, and another became engaged at the @LPNational convention.

It was a wild weekend, and I am so proud to be part of it.

Congrats to @Chase Oliver For President and Dan Johnson.

[color="transparent"]ATLANTA - The right to self-defense is inalienable (that pesky “life, liberty, etc.” part of the Declaration of Independence), but the methods allowed by law have been hotly debated for nearly a century, dating back to the National Firearms Act of 1934, the first gun legislation passed in America. For Chase Oliver, gun control is about much more than the boilerplate talking points addressed by talking heads like clockwork every election cycle and further exploited in syndication without pause following every gun-related tragedy. Oliver, a Libertarian candidate for President who has recently topped the field in 5 polls and participated in the Free and Equal debate with other candidates stonewalled by Democrats and Republicans, is an unrelenting, unambiguous supporter of the 2nd Amendment. [/color]

[color="transparent"]It’s a running joke that if Democrats really want gun control, they should arm every minority in America, and Republicans would race to ban firearms faster than the most ardent progressive. But we don’t need jokes to see this in practice; it’s already happened. In 1967, Ronald Reagan (yes, THAT Ronald Reagan), at that time the Governor of California, signed into law the Mulford Act, banning permitless carry of firearms in public as a response to the Black Panthers in Oakland, who armed themselves to defend their communities, predominantly from race-based harassment by police.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Since that time, the prevalence of mass homicides and school shootings has only ramped up the furor under which this conversation about self-defense is held. Every time a tragedy occurs, proponents of gun control attempt to whack-a-mole the unique circumstances surrounding it into ever-expansive, one-size-fits-all regulations. They play on the pain and fear while it’s all still fresh to push the line of infringement further and further upon law-abiding citizens, but the regulations in place don’t address the root cause, only the symptoms. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Recently, Maine rolled out a new set of firearm regulations in the wake of the Lewiston shooting, even though it wasn’t for a lack of laws that the shooting happened in the first place, but rather a failure to follow the laws already on the books. Passing new laws makes us feel safe because any action looks like progress. The sad truth is that the people of Lewiston are no safer today than they were 6 months ago because all the regulations in the world can’t stop an otherwise law-abiding citizen undergoing a mental health crisis from wreaking havoc. [/color]

[color="transparent"]The adage is apt that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” We have a mental health crisis in this country masquerading as a gun crisis. We have a broken economy that is propped up and protected by the Federal Government. We have a broken healthcare system that neither the government nor the individual citizen can afford. To top it all off, we have a broken media catering to clicks, trafficking in politically stoked fear because it sells. The mental health crisis we experience in this nation isn’t a bug in the system, it’s a feature. People walk through stores openly wearing firearms not because of lax gun regulations, but rather because they’ve been convinced that they need to do so to stay safe. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Chase Oliver wants to remove the debate over self-defense from the equation. If elected president, he has promised to roll back existing gun restrictions and nominate Justices committed to protecting the inalienable right to self-defense. Furthermore, Oliver is also dedicated to treating the disease at the core of our national mental health crisis with a full platform of policies designed to restore the American dream of liberty, prosperity, and opportunity within a more perfect union. [/color]

[color="transparent"]As the only libertarian candidate to campaign in all 50 states, Oliver has shattered expectations and ignited a movement for change. Oliver brings a fresh perspective and unwavering commitment to his quest for a freer, more prosperous America. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Atlanta - Presidential candidate Chase Oliver supports Defend the Guard initiatives that reaffirm that Congress - not the president - has the sole power to declare war.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Three Army Reserve troops from Fort Moore, Ga. died, and 41 National Guard troops were injured when an Iranian-backed Shia group launched the lethal attack Jan. 28 on Tower 22, a U.S. military post in Rukban, Jordan. The injured troops came from Guard units from Arizona, California, Kentucky, and New York.[/color]

[color="transparent"]These deaths and injuries bring added cruelty - these deployments would not have happened if Defend the Guard had been in place.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Defend the Guard initiatives seek to enforce existing constitutional provisions requiring a formal declaration of war by Congress before National Guard troops are deployed into active combat zones overseas. These initiatives would restore state authority over their Guard troops, ensuring that the decision to send troops into harm's way is made with the utmost deliberation and accountability - through a declaration of war.[/color]

[color="transparent"]As of today 26 states, including Oliver’s home state of Georgia, have introduced Defend the Guard legislation.[/color]

[color="transparent"]According to a press release from the National Guard Bureau, more than 27,000 National Guard troops serve “in support of overseas operations, including 8,300 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.” [/color]

[color="transparent"]Oliver got his start in politics opposing the war under former President George W. Bush, and he describes himself as anti-war to the core. [/color]

[color="transparent"]ATLANTA - Chase Oliver is the first Libertarian presidential candidate to visit all 50 states ahead of the nomination. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Chase Oliver, the unstoppable force behind libertarian principles, has achieved an unprecedented milestone: Campaigning in all 50 states, with Hawaii as the electrifying finale of the primary season. Oliver's relentless dedication to spreading the message of individual freedom and limited government has captivated audiences nationwide, setting him apart as a true agent of change.[/color]

[color="transparent"]From bustling metropolises to remote communities, Oliver has traveled the country, igniting a firestorm of enthusiasm among voters hungry for a fresh perspective.[/color]

[color="transparent"]As the only libertarian candidate to campaign in all 50 states, Oliver has shattered expectations and ignited a movement for change. Oliver brings a fresh perspective and unwavering commitment to his quest for a freer, more prosperous America. [/color]

[color="transparent"]ATLANTA - In light of recent protests on college campuses nationwide over Gaza, Chase Oliver vehemently opposes any attempts to suppress free speech and peaceful assembly.[/color]

[color="transparent"]While acknowledging the sensitivity and complexity surrounding the Gaza issue, universities must uphold their role as hubs of open dialogue and intellectual discourse. Suppressing voices, regardless of their stance on a particular issue, erodes the very essence of higher education and the principles of free expression it champions.[/color]

[color="transparent"]The right to peaceful protest and discussions on contentious topics lies at the core of democracy. Progress, understanding, and solutions stem from the free exchange of ideas. Any efforts to silence dissent curtail individual expression while hindering the collective pursuit of knowledge and comprehension.[/color]

REFERENCE:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2024/04/24/university-of-southern-california-protests-pro-palestinian-digvid.cnn

[color="transparent"]ATLANTA - Culture and laws have improved lives for LGBTQ+ individuals in the past two decades, yet the memorial to slain activist Matthew Shepard reminds presidential candidate Chase Oliver that more work remains.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Oliver visited Laramie, Wyoming, on Saturday, March 23, to commemorate the life of Matthew Wayne Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming. [/color]

[color="transparent"]On Oct. 7, 1998, two men abducted the 21-year-old openly gay man and drove him to a remote area outside of Laramie. The men tied him to a fence, beat him with the butt of a pistol, and left him in the night’s cold. A bicyclist found him 18 hours later. Shepard died Oct. 12 in a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado.[/color]

[color="transparent"]"Celebrating accomplishments should not deter us from what remains to be done," he adds. [/color]

[color="transparent"]“The anti-individual mindset persists in our country. No matter which side of the aisle you stand on, there is a great “they” somewhere to oppose."[/color]

[color="transparent"]Libertarians will choose the party’s standard bearer at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington DC on Memorial Day weekend.[/color]

[color="transparent"]ATLANTA - After spending years in maritime logistics, Chase Oliver has witnessed firsthand the detrimental impact of the Jones Act. This legislation must come to an end as it harms everything it comes into contact with.[/color]

[color="transparent"]The Jones Act was enacted in 1920 to strengthen maritime shipping, to make the U.S. maritime fleet available to back up defensive ships in times of war. It restricts shipping between U.S. ports to ships that are built, flagged, crewed, and owned by Americans.[/color]

[color="transparent"]It has preposterous consequences that harm a surprising number of Americans:[/color]

[color="transparent"]NATURAL GAS: [/color][color="transparent"]The United States leads the world in natural gas production - more than No. 2 Russia and No. 3 Iran combined. And yet, the eastern United States and Puerto Rico get no U.S. liquified natural gas from U.S. ships, the cheapest way to ship it. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Why? [/color]

[color="transparent"]Dominican Republic, which is about 130 miles from Puerto Rico, gets 65 percent of its LNG from the United States because it is not bound by the Jones Act. Puerto Rico? None.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Beef: [/color][color="transparent"]Hawaii’s Parker Ranch is one of the largest and oldest cattle ranches in the country. Because of the Jones Act limitations, the ranch cannot directly ship its grass-fed cattle to the mainland. Instead, it ships many of its young cattle aboard aircraft to the mainland. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Yes, by air.[/color]

[color="transparent"]They’re shipped in livestock containers dubbed “cowtainers”, which cause problems with waste disposal in harbors, lead to lower-weight cattle upon delivery, and a higher mortality rate. [/color]

[color="transparent"]SHIPBUILDING: [/color][color="transparent"]Proponents of the Jones Act claim that requiring U.S.-built ships for merchant use has a defensive use. This falls on its face: Airliners and trucks that are made abroad fill our skies and highways. Why should watercraft be treated differently from aircraft or land vehicles? [/color]

[color="transparent"]Our shipbuilding costs have skyrocketed so much that even the spendthrift Department of Defense buys ships from outside sources. In a 2019 congressional hearing, the head of the U.S. Transportation Command said that new U.S. ships would cost 26 times more than the $26-60 million for used ships built in other countries.[/color]

[color="transparent"]To learn more about the Jones Act:[/color]

[color="transparent"]https://www.maritime.dot.gov/ports/domestic-shipping/domestic-shipping#:~:text=An%20often%2Dasked%20question%20is,defense.%E2%80%9D%20There%20are%20two%20types[/color]

[color="transparent"]https://www.cato.org/project-jones-act-reform[/color]

[color="transparent"]https://www.cato.org/blog/jones-acts-role-encouraging-puerto-ricos-use-russian-energy[/color]

[color="transparent"]https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2021/01/jones-act-closed-loophole-that-could-help-hawaii/[/color]

[color="transparent"]ATLANTA - Chase Oliver says that Robert Kennedy Jr. must be reading the Libertarian room, realizing that getting the party’s nomination for president will be as hard as gathering signatures to get on the ballot in 50 states.[/color]

[color="transparent"]RFK Jr. announced Tuesday, March 26, that long-time Democrat, attorney, and tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan to be his vice presidential pick. What most media reports picked up on was her wealth - she had been married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin - and the ticket’s potential to be spoilers.[/color]

[color="transparent"]While Libertarian candidates for president often name a favored running mate, it’s typically someone whose issues align with Libertarian concerns. RFK’s choice seems to be designed solely to:[/color]

1. [color="transparent"]Qualify for ballot access in states that require a vice presidential candidate be named[/color]
2. [color="transparent"]Get more money to pay professionals to gather signatures to get him on the ballot.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Recent media accounts, sourcing the chair of the Libertarian Party, reported that RFK Jr. had been considering a run for president as a Libertarian. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Libertarians have been on the ballot in 50 states and Washington DC for the last two presidential races. It’s trickier than it looks because each has its own rules. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Most start with signature drives for candidates - some easy to hit, others difficult. Independent candidates would need these in every state.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Some states award ballot access to a political party after hitting a benchmark in specific statewide races, a level that needs to be maintained typically every 4 years. This ballot access can make it easier for presidential candidates - they don’t need onerous signature drives in every state. Well-known candidates will say it’s a mutual benefit: Their reputation could buoy that state party’s ballot-access bid for 4 years.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Now that RFK has woken up to what Libertarians have been saying all along - ballot access is hard and he can’t just write a check to make it so - he’s eying an opportunity to run as a Libertarian instead of an independent.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Candidates must first endure the Libertarian gauntlet to get the nomination, and that ends at the convention on Memorial Day weekend in Washington DC. Unlike the pretend national conventions put on by the Old Parties - where the eventual nominee’s home state magically casts the votes that confer the nomination in a race that was decided in the primaries - Libertarian conventions come with volatility. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Our delegates are not bound to a candidate. Libertarians also have an independent streak that can turn rebellious. We also can choose None of the Above and start over.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Candidates must harness that spirit to win over delegates. Most outside candidates whose issues are closer to Libertarian than RFK’s have found out that it’s not as easy as they imagined, and their campaigns petered out after a few state conventions.[/color]

[color="transparent"]What are the biggest obstacles for RFK? [/color][color="transparent"]He can’t rely on his Kennedy name. [/color][color="transparent"]Our delegates do not recognize royal families, even American royals.[/color]

[color="transparent"]He can’t rely on his issues. [/color][color="transparent"]His stances on gun control and government control run counter to the party’s core issues.[/color]

[color="transparent"]He can’t rely on what he’s done for the party. [/color][color="transparent"]He showed up in March at a single state convention, where many members grumbled that he shouldn’t have been invited. Libertarians from other states expressed gratitude that he didn’t show up at theirs.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Some candidates who ran as Libertarians came from other parties, usually Republican.They also didn’t come out of nowhere a few months before our national convention. Ron Paul (1988) and Gary Johnson (2012 and 2016) had been paying Libertarian dues for years, showing up at events and causes long before running under our party’s name. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Even Bob Barr (2008) - by far the most controversial pick - had served a term on the Libertarian National Committee before running for president.[/color]

[color="transparent"]What has RFK done for Libertarians?[/color]

[color="transparent"]Big.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Fat.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Zero.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Libertarians can do math. It doesn’t add up for RFK. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Delegates will reward candidates who’ve done the work - entered debates and candidate forums at state conventions, shown up to support local candidates and activism, and helped gather signatures for ballot-access drives.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Chase Oliver has been to 45 states and is set to hit 50 before the convention. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Oliver has been collecting signatures this week in the chilling rain in Illinois. His campaign is recruiting from its 300+ volunteers and our personal networks to join signature drives, especially in Illinois and New York.[/color]

LATEST UPDATES

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[color="transparent"]Since his campaign began in 2023, Chase Oliver:[/color]

• [color="transparent"]Participated in the Free and Equal Debate that included candidates outside of the Old Parties. [/color]
• [color="transparent"]Topped the vote in four Libertarian primaries.[/color]
• [color="transparent"]Won the Presidential Straw Poll with about 43 percent of the vote at Libertarian Party of Iowa’s first Caucus. The Iowa Caucuses kick off the presidential campaign season, and showings here can make or break candidacies.[/color]

• [color="transparent"]Became the first third-party presidential candidate invited to speak at the Iowa Political Soapbox at the State Fair, a reward for in-person campaigning in the Hawkeye State.[/color]
• [color="transparent"]Has donors from all 50 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico.[/color]

• [color="transparent"]As Georgia’s first openly gay Senate candidate, spent June marching and meeting with many people at Pride events in Chicago, Atlanta, and Kansas City. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Oliver’s national attention grew following his debate with incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and an empty podium set aside for opponent Herschel Walker. Oliver garnered over 80,000 votes and forced a runoff between the Republican and Democratic candidates. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Broadcast coverage includes PBS, CNN, Fox Business, Forbes, and CSPAN. Print coverage includes The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Rolling Stone, which labels him the “Most Influential Libertarian.” [/color]

[color="transparent"]Oliver is available for media interviews, including for university journalism and communications students.[/color]

[color="transparent"]To learn more about Chase Oliver, visit [/color][color="transparent"]votechaseoliver.com[/color][color="transparent"].[/color]

[color="transparent"]To learn more about ballot access:[/color]

[color="transparent"]https://votechaseoliver.com/ballot-access[/color]

[color="transparent"]https://ballot-access.org/[/color]

[color="transparent"]https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_for_major_and_minor_party_candidates[/color]

Ballot Access | 2024 | Chase Oliver, Libertarian

Help us achieve 50-state ballot access.

^{CHASE FOR PRESIDENT}

[color="transparent"]ATLANTA - Chase Oliver doubts American households want - or can afford - to pay an extra $1,500 so Donald Trump can punish China and other countries with a 10 percent tariff on imported goods. [/color]

[color="transparent"]The former president brayed that he would place an extra 10 percent tariff to combat what he called dumping products at too-low costs. What it will do in the real world is raise the cost of products we use every day, with negligible impact on American manufacturing, according to a study by the Center for American Progress Action Fund.[/color]

[color="transparent"]Oliver adds that in his first week as president, he will not use his power to levy tariffs, and instead use it to end them all. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Libertarians will choose the party’s standard bearer at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington DC on Memorial Day weekend.[/color]

LATEST UPDATES

[color="transparent"][/color]

[color="transparent"]Since his campaign began in 2023, Chase Oliver:[/color]

• [color="transparent"]Participated in the Free and Equal Debate that included candidates outside of the Old Parties. [/color]
• [color="transparent"]Topped the vote in four Libertarian primaries.[/color]
• [color="transparent"]Won the Presidential Straw Poll with about 43 percent of the vote at Libertarian Party of Iowa’s first Caucus. The Iowa Caucuses kick off the presidential campaign season, and showings here can make or break candidacies.[/color]

• [color="transparent"]Became the first third-party presidential candidate invited to speak at the Iowa Political Soapbox at the State Fair, a reward for in-person campaigning in the Hawkeye State.[/color]
• [color="transparent"]Has donors from all 50 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico.[/color]

• [color="transparent"]As Georgia’s first openly gay Senate candidate, spent June marching and meeting with many people at Pride events in Chicago, Atlanta, and Kansas City. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Oliver’s national attention grew following his debate with incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and an empty podium set aside for opponent Herschel Walker. Oliver garnered over 80,000 votes and forced a runoff between the Republican and Democratic candidates. [/color]

[color="transparent"]Broadcast coverage includes PBS, CNN, Fox Business, Forbes, and CSPAN. Print coverage includes The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Rolling Stone, which labels him the “Most Influential Libertarian.” [/color]

[color="transparent"]Oliver is available for media interviews, including for university journalism and communications students.[/color]

[color="transparent"]To learn more about Chase Oliver, visit [/color][color="transparent"]votechaseoliver.com[/color][color="transparent"].[/color]