We are here. The youtube broadcast hid itself. The Judicial Committee election results were announced: Avens O’Brien and Ken Moellman were elected to the Judicial Committee; they each had a majority of the vote. The next five nominees are Jake Porter, Roger Roots, Stephan Kinsella, Michael Seebeck, and Ken Krawchuk, but they did not receive a majority of the vote.…
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The National Convention continues its lackadaisical advance through convention business. Both convention sessions started at well after the announced hour. In the morning, there was about an hour of convention business. A two hour lunch was followed by an extended keynote speech. There was modestly more business accomplished in the afternoon, but the total time devoted to convention business was…
On the End of an Era Hello Libertarians. This is the fifteenth and last of a series of opinion articles I have been privileged to write for you once per month on an “inside baseball” topic for the Libertarian Party. I encourage everyone who has an opinion on whatever we’re talking about this month to comment or send phillies@4liberty.net your…
Flirting with MAGA Money Part 3 – The Deal with The Devil Endorsements, Pardons, & Embezzlement. This series details how MAGA/MAHA & Libertarian Party leadership nearly grifted the 50 year old party out of existence. Former Libertarian National Chair, Angela McArdle meets with Trump in 2023. Source:: Angela McArdle’s X account In late 2023, a quiet operation was launched to neutralize…
We begin with an address by our South Carolina candidate for United States Senate. We now reach a speech by Justin Amash, candidate for Congress. Amash gives extensive political strategy advice to all Libertarians. Meeting comes to order.
9:35. We are here. There are distant voices on the live stream. Pat Ford is talking to describe what is happening off the floor. Registration will be open until 10:30. He passes to Avens O’Brien. There is good sound, but the picture comes and goes. There will be a Chair debate. Jim Lark is moderating. 6 candidates on stage. I…
All in all, it was a pleasant and harmonious day. Not quite everyone got their way on everything but debate was rational and polite. Credentialing was largely straightforward. Someone tried to sneak nine Michiganders, including Mr. Chadderdon, into the convention as New Mexico delegates. The bylaws require that any delegation must include at least one New Mexico delegate, but none…
I will liveblog the convention if I can find a link to a livestream. If you see one, please advise at phillies@4liberty.net I am advised by Joseph Miller that the convention is starting at 10AM this year; livestream may start closer to that time. Repeating from Facebook, a source writes: “George Phillies per Paul Darr, an official livestream would have…
A Delegate’s Guide to the 2026 Libertarian National Convention The Libertarian Party is holding a national convention in Grand Rapids, these are priorities for delegates who want to reconstruct the party to be effective moving forward. Nicholas Sarwark Dear Friends, Greetings from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where I am attending my 13th consecutive Libertarian Party national convention, this year as a…
The livestream has started. They are not yet in order. Came to order at 5:10. Absent or late are Dassing, Ford, Weir, Lam, McGee, Thompson, Watkins. They are discussing the Agenda. Someone complains that the minutes have not appeared; we are not even getting drafts in a timely way. Someone is talking, but I can’t understand what is being said. …