Budget calls for 47 state Presidential ballot access. Missing states are kept secret from the membership. Jorgensen campaign is blamed for ballot access failure. The powerpoint line “Does not include any expenses needed in order to rent the building” seems a bit odd, since we own the building. The Libertarian National Committee’s Executive Committee, by a 7-0 vote, approved an…
Posts published in November 2023
The group “LNC Exposed” has sent a post card to members of the Libertarian Party. At this date, we do not know precisely to whom it was sent or how many cards were mailed. The LNC Exposed group lists a series of failings of the National Committee, and in essence then urges readers to terminate their membership in the national…
One of the factions of libertarians in Michigan has appealed the court ruling on Trademark ownership of the Libertarian Party name. You can read the whole 56 page appeal at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67845274/25/libertarian-natl-comm-inc-v-michael-saliba/?fbclid=IwAR3EnPotSHgRxfqp-FKu6gR8JaBNq9RHMJu_HXZlnfSeCRg_lVOCFGehPHo The appeal is from the Saliba faction, which includes many of the state’s long-term Libertarian Party activists. Oversimplifying considerably, the major aspects of the appeal include (i) contrary to…
The following are indicative values for expenses, not necessarily exact, especially for costs such as postage whose rationale is unclear. Nonetheless: Of particular interest one notes: $400 to the Texas National Movement of Nederland Texas for Outreach & Activism. $3000 to Voter Gravity for Campaign and Candidate Support $10,000 to Fresh IP PLC for legal services $10,000 to the Libertarian…
and a few increases. The LNC Treasurer writes on the LNC business list: “I am proposing a series of budget amendments, discussed at the last meeting, for approval as a group.” The motion was made by the National Chair and is now being voted upon. A few notes: The ballot expenses refer only to the current calendar year, where a…
Addendum: The LNC has issued a draft October membership report. Membership is up a bit. The September membership report from the LNC is now out. It covers through the end of September2023-April 15,5392023- May 15,0602023-June 14,0802023 – July 13,6202023-August 12,7282023-September 12,317 2023-October 12,593 The drop from August to September is 411. It is reasonable to expect that there will be…
George Phillies, who has attended eleven national conventions, and served for years as Massachusetts State Chair or State Treasurer, has circulated a postcard to over 8000 libertarians across the country. He is grateful to friends who supplied the artwork, the mailing lists, and handled the mailing. “I am already receiving answers,” he reports. “With a few exceptions, the first postcards…
Part V of an extended set of proposals from Publius Valerius. I had previously proposed two immutable platform planks, namely unrestricted abortion rights and unrestricted firearms ownership. There were suggestions that nuanced positions on these two topics were desirable. That is the opposite of the position here. A decade and a half ago, the Libertarian National Committee tried to develop…