(Slight edit: A few lines were dropped.) For the LNC in January, the total receipts were $64,613. Total Expenditures were $77,833. Debts and obligations remained at $35,958. Cash on hand came to $866,280. The five largest donations were for $2495, $1543.8, $1030, $1000, and $1000. Other major donations included seven donations of $719, seven donations of $250 and three donation…
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LP Regional Representative Austin Martin, in his persona as a Sustaining member, has filed an appeal to the LPUS Judicial Committee. The issue is “Petitioners challenge actions taken by officers of the Libertarian National Committee (“LNC”), subsequently sustained by the LNC at its May 2025 in‑person meeting in Michigan, which purported to void the Region 1 election of James Wiley…
We come to the end of Jake Porter’s current investigation. jakeporter.substack.com is reader supported. Please support Jake’s efforts. In the leaked messages, McArdle encouraged people to support the Colorado LP placing Kennedy on the ballot, not Oliver. Why was it so important for Chair McArdle and the Libertarians for Kennedy to put Kennedy on the Libertarian Party ballot line when…
In 2024, McArdle broke precedent and sent the certificates to the state parties knowing full well that some states were considering not following the will of the delegates, including Colorado, Idaho and Montana. Montana Libertarian Party@Montana_LP The Montana Libertarian Party has officially rejected Chase Oliver as our presidential candidate. We have maintained that we will always prioritize Montana first, and we…
We continue our description of Kennedy and Republican efforts to corrupt the 2024 Libertarian Presidential nomination process, as reported by Jake Porter on jakeport.substack.com . Roos opined on the issue on his Substack from August of last year. June 2024: Libertarians for Kennedy Seek a Peaceful Solution to Chase Oliver’s Unpopularity, States Declare Not Seating Oliver, Talks About Switching Oliver Ticket, and…
The solution was not adopted. What was it? What about the rest of the Party leadership? The Libertarian Party prides itself on being The Party of Principle. That Principle came from Party founder David Nolan. Working in an era when anti-war activists used explosives and incendiaries to present their views, Nolan crafted a Libertarian Pledge foreswearing first use of force…
Back to Kennedy: A group of Libertarians formed months prior to the national convention to encourage Kennedy to run for the nomination. On May 3, 2024, Libertarians For Kennedy announced a group of state party chairs soliciting Kennedy to run for the nomination. They even nominated Kennedy at the Libertarian National Convention where Kennedy lost on the first round of voting. That didn’t slow…
Chapter Twenty Eight Learning From History This has been a painful book to write. For most of the past decade, (ending in 2000) our Party has been in the grip of a cabal whose working methods, principles, and objectives have been less than entirely consistent with Libertarian Principle. Who is responsible for what happened? And what should we do about…
(Watch at the beginning of the New York state convention debate below where Presidential candidate Jacob Hornberger brings up Sharpe’s potential conflicts of interest and Sharpe’s answer) I’ve confirmed either the campaign or the American Values PAC offered money to other Libertarian leaders in addition to Sharpe to join Kennedy efforts. One person hired directly by the Kennedy campaign…
Silencing general@lpma.org How did Massachusetts Libertarians take to this range of opinions as to how a Libertarian Party organization ought to be advanced? In fact, most of them were unaware that there was any disagreement. The Massachusetts email lists, as noted above, did not always carry a full range of Libertarian opinions. Many Massachusetts Libertarians appear to receive their information…