From: Bill Redpath To: LNC Board <lncboard@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-public_forward@lp.org> Subject: Response to my asserted Conflict of Interest Ethics Violation I would not normally bother responding to people who assert absurdities, such as claiming that because I am a former Treasurer of FairVote (an electoral reform organization), which has received financial contributions from the Open Society Foundation, that I therefore “managed…
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We are advised that Mr. Jonathan McGee has, by vote of his state chairs, been removed as Region 2 LNC Representative. There is a PDF of most of the State Chair discussion, except that the bottommost message appears to have been clipped. The Regional Alternate, Matt Johnson, will apparently serve for the nonce as the Regional Representative. The removal motion…
In March, national LP membership fell from 8972 to 8852. There was also a small decrease in the count of life memberships. LNC Finances continue to be in the red. National Treasurer Redpath writes: Attached please find the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. financial statements, as of March 31, 2026. Due to the Joint Fundraising Committee (JFC) impacts on the financial…
We quote the announcement: Motion: Resolution of Condemnation The following resolution was adopted by the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Executive Committee on April 26th, 2026, by a vote of 7 to 3, with two abstentions. Resolution Whereas, the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin platform preamble states: “As Libertarians, we defend each person’s right to engage in any activity that is peaceful…
The quite short text of the opinions is found here. The vote was 5-2 against the appeal to the Judicial Committee, which concluded: “The Libertarian National Judicial Committee hereby declines to void any decision of the LNC pursuant to this appeal, no majority to do so having been reached.” Voting against the appeal were Seebeck, Montoni, Latham, Stratton, and Krawchuk.…
LNC Income and Spending March 2026 According to their FEC Filings. The LNC was in the hole for the month for $19,000. Donations came to $37,266 in itemized donations and $37,624 in unitemized donations, for a total of $74,890. Dividends and interest came to $1870 for the month and $2212 for the year to date. The LNC had made plans…
Meeting has begun. They are taking the roll. 16 voting members are present. Member expresses concern that notice for Judicial Committee hearings could be improved. An IALP officer maintains that the concerns of Martin over malign foreign influences are incorrect. A member expresses doubts about claims that foreign agents are infiltrating the LNC. Ford arrives. Member complains about motions to…
The Paid Persuaders The grift extended to the Convention’s losers. Mises Caucus nominee Michael Rectenwald (who lost the nomination to Oliver) and Mises Caucus founder and Rectenwald Campaign Manager Michael Heise were reportedly paid by the pro-Kennedy American Values PAC. FEC records show Rectenwald took $24,000 and Heise took $15,000 for “national organizing.” Sources allege this “organizing” was actually lobbying state affiliates to sign on…
We quote LNC Regional Alternate Bryce Thon, posting on the public LNC discussion list. “I understood your intentions perfectly Mr. Thompson, you will radically support the unproductive parasite classes right to lobby for other members of the unproductive parasite class to exploit the productive class on the grounds that you don’t like lists.” That phrasing “unproductive parasite class” is in…
LP Judicial Committee Censors Krawchuk’s Dissent in Martin v LNC The Judicial Committee has acted on Austin Martin, et al.,’s appeal of the LNC decision on seating James Wylie as an LNC Regional Alternate. The Judicial Committee’s version of the opinions of its members has been issued. The Judicial Committee stated, last sentence of their report: “Mr. Krawchuk’s opinion has…