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Posts published in October 2024

Oliver Thanks Harlos for Colorado Ballot Line

We are in receipt of the following Dear friends of liberty, It’s official! We are on the ballot in 47 states. Countless individuals stepped up to make that happen, too many to thank individually. But there are a few who individually made the difference in one or more states that I want to publicly thank. The first is our national…

LNC Financial Position is Interesting

There is an addendum/update from Kathy Yeniscavich, as seen on the LNC public list.  You can find it at the end of this article.  The hotel bill was finally paid . Trump owes $47,000. . Bill Redpath wrote the LNC: . Attached please find the August 2024 month end financial statements. I have been working with Joseph, our outside accountant,…

Opinion: Libertarian Party Chair Misleads Members & Board on Meeting with Trump

Opinion by Jake Porter Bombshell: Discussions were coordinated with Trump campaign as early as November 2023, leading to major questions. “Someone adjacent to the campaign reached out to me six months ahead of time, just looking to sort of test the waters, see what my appetite might be to work together on a couple of things.” – Angela McArdle Libertarian…

LP Georgia ExComm Members Denounce LPGA Kennedy Fundraising Agreement

Atlanta, Georgia, October 1, 2024 – Eight members of the Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of Georgia released a joint statement condemning the decision to enter into a joint fundraising agreement with the Kennedy Victory Fund. The vote to approve the agreement was made at a specially called meeting on September 29th. The dissenters primarily expressed concerns about this…

Harlos Files Derivative Suit Against LNC

We have crossloaded the filing opening the suit. You can read it here. From: LP Secretary To: LNC Business Subject: New potential conflict of interest 1. Will be officially launching parliamentary business site for paid work. My work was always professional fee free and always disclosed well before the hiring. I have multiple states and member groups inquiries at the…

Editorial: The LNC and Caryn Ann Harlos

Readers will be aware that I have historically not been sympathetic to Harlos’s approach to using parliamentary procedure.  Nonetheless: Were you a 2022 delegate? Did you support Caryn Ann Harlos for Secretary? If so, or even if you didn’t, she needs your help. There is an active move on the LNC to remove her as Secretary. The front part of…

Thompson, Darr Oppose No-Live-Streaming Motion

Discussion from the LNC Public Email List: Keith Thompson wrote: Article 7, Section 15 of the bylaws requires that all meetings, except for functions requiring executive session, be conducted in open session. An “open session” is open to the public or membership where people can attend and observe the proceedings. Prohibiting live streaming except when specifically voted to allow would…

LNC Motion to Remove the LNC Public List

As submitted for this Sunday’s meeting: Adam Haman: I am noticing the attached at the request of Mr. Chadderdon. He will speak to the motion at the meeting. Motion to amend policy manual to remove the “public list” for discussions and debate, encourage substantive business requiring debate to be done in meetings. In Section 1.02 – Meetings, – Strike subsection…

LP Transparency Caucus Denounces McGee Anti-Livestream Motion

The Libertarian Transparency Caucus VEHEMENTLY objects to Amendment 1.02 Clause 10. The LNC is obligated in all moral and ethical sense to be transparent to the membership in its activities and meetings to the maximum extent possible, not to mention fiduciary duty.  Requiring a majority vote of the LNC to livestream or webcast LNC meetings is tantamount to censoring the…