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Posts published in June 2025

LP San Francisco Denies LPNH Claim To Be an LP Affiliate

Statement from the Libertarian Party of San Francisco The Libertarian Party of San Francisco firmly believes that all affiliates—whether at the state or county level—should uphold the core principles and bylaws of the national Libertarian Party. In light of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire’s continued support for authoritarian rhetoric and tactics, as well as their open endorsement of Donald…

Funding Liberty – Presidential Campaign Finances, 1996 and 2000

Composite Spending How did the Browne Campaign spend its money to get its half percent of the vote? The primary beneficiary of the Browne general election Campaign’s spending was LNC, Inc.; it received $117,000. Sharon Ayres received $57,000. Other Browne campaign staffers received rather less. Are these numbers of interest? The Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate is selected by unbound delegates…

LNC To Meet on July 13

There is a link to obtain a Zoom Link. Notice of Special LNC E-Meeting July 13, 2025 at 7pm Eastern

Funding Liberty – Intro to the 1996 Presidential Campaign

What is the significance of the P Transaction for the Browne Campaign? Once again the National Party had given Browne’s campaign a direct subsidy of substantial value for Browne’s 2000 effort. Browne donors, in addition to the letters and the books and other tchotchkes, now had received Party membership extensions, which some of them believed had been paid for by…

Funding Liberty – The P Transaction April 1997

Debate over the P Transaction continued through the April 1997 LNC meeting. According to its Minutes, “Steve Dasbach described an arrangement where contributors to the Harry Browne for President campaign received a subscription to LP News and the campaign gave $25 to the party. He noted a correction to the 1996 income statement: it should show a $58,050 credit to…

Funding Liberty – The P Transaction Continued

We now reach the LNC Executive Committee meeting of June 19, 1996. All committee members (Chair Steve Dasbach, Vice Chair Karen Allard, Secretary John Famularo, Treasurer Hugh Butler, and LNC appointee Sharon Ayres) were present, as were observers Perry Willis, Ron Crickenberger, Stuart Reges, and Gary Johnson. Stuart Reges is identified in the Minutes as a former National Director and…

LNC Meeting, June 9, 2025

[Addendum, the text and vote for the first resolution on McArdle.] I have arrived at the meeting and have been let in.  Meeting came to order at 8:03. Vinson, Lam, McGee, Nanna and his alternate were absent. The Committee voted to go into executive session, with the Special Investigatory Committee and Mr. Hall.  At 8:45, they are still in Executive…

Funding Liberty — The P Transaction

The P Transaction Accounting software is seldom the stuff of political machinations. Accounting and programming can be dry-as-dust topics. The P Transaction was different. Through the P Transaction, Perry Willis and the Browne Campaign cost the Party tens of thousands of dollars, enhanced Willis’s salary, and selectively increased the 1998 and 2000 delegate counts of pro-Browne states. How could an…

McArdle Becomes Mises Chair

According to an X.com post that we believe to be authentic, Angela McArdle stated: Last night, I announced I have stepped into the role of Chair of the national Mises Caucus and that we are recruiting a coalition of Bitcoiners and MAHA people to join the LP.  In January, I anticipated taking a job very quickly and stepped down from…

LP of Guadalupe County, TX, will no longer recognize LPNH as an LP affiliate.

We received a fine message from a Texas Libertarian: Libertarian Party of Guadalupe County – Texas ensdroopStuc3a17u6gc8018mt860g0131f1883hlh662ug4iti4f7tg0263  ·  June 6, 2025 Statement from the Libertarian Party of Guadalupe County. The Libertarian Party of Guadalupe County firmly believes that all affiliates—whether at the state or county level—should uphold the core principles and bylaws of the national Libertarian Party. In light of the…