We shall attempt to live-blog it. The meeting comes to order 1932 Hours, 2/1/2026.
Absent are Mr. Weir, Miss Hayes, Mr. Lam, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hertsch, Miss Cowart, and Mr. Watkins.
Public comment: Discusses issues related to immigration enforcement. Wants to see what the LNC will do. If you are sovereign, you have the right to people entrance.
Chair: Our statement on immigration had 3 million views.
Moved to adopt the agenda. Passes without objection. Motion to rearrange agenda question passes without objection. Martin moves to extend time to 15 minutes. Someone objects, so there is a second and they move to discuss extension. Bohler says we should try to keep things moving. Hand vote. Amendment fails 5-7/ Agenda accepted without objection.
Ford: Early bird registration has been extended. Meeting starts Friday AM. Attending the business session is free. There will be a Gala at Sunday evening. Nekhaila and the new chair will speak. The convention is four-days Friday-Monday. A help text-messaging arrangement is present. A parliamentarian (Mr. Whitacker) has been chosen.
Ford moves for executive session without stating a reason that I heard. Motion passes without objection. Martin urges for the future putting the executive sessions toward the end of the meeting.
Martin has a motion on election integrity. Chadderdon speaks in support. Ford says we need proposals for action as well as resolutions. How will this motion lead to activity? He describes the general strike in Rhode Island, and observes that the resolution by itself does not create activism. Martin says resolution will support activists. Ford: People should videotape and share to the public what happens at election commission meetings. Vote:. Darr No. Robson no. Secretary no. Redpath No. Thompson No. Vinson Yes. Nekhaila abstains. There was another No. Vote is 9 yes, 6 no. Motion is defeated. Resolutions require 3/4 to pass.
Martin motion on interventions. Thompson moves an amendment. He sends it to the Secretary using Signal and email. Amendment passes without objection. Thompson moves to replace paragraph 6. Martin asks that the new language be an addition rather than a replacement. Someone says we should not endorse the belief in the existence of national sovereignty. Roll Call:Chadderdon – No, Dassing -No, Martin-No, Vinson – No, Chair abstains, Bost abstains. Ford abstains. Vote is 9-4-3. Motion passes.
Thompson has another amendment.
We have had a loss of signal. Efforts to restore signal involve a computer reboot now progressing. We are back.
There is a resolution on ballot access. California is opposed because the resolution criticizes their state, which is not doing these bad things. Other speakers speak in favor of the resolution. Motion to extend by ten minutes. Amendment, go to extend time by five minutes. Passes without objection. Martin and others answer questions that were raised. No: Darr, McGee, Secretary, Thompson, Redpath, Abstain – Knebel, Robson Motion fails for lack of 3/4.
Motion on Mars Resolution: McGee objects to consideration. Redpath seconds. Vote is 10-3. Objection passes.
Announcements: Martin complains about the way the LNC voted. Robson: Malagon has not spoken to Robson. Someone: Praises Martin for writing resolutions; urges more workshopping before meetings. Chair proposes workshopping motions outside of meetings in sessions that are not broadcast. Several state conventions are announced.
Meeting adjourns.
Editor: There are extended references to the founders’ criticisms of foreign entanglements. These statements refer to a very small country with a minimal navy, a minimal standing army, a long and ill-fortified coastline, and weak abilities to raise taxes. They are irrelevant to our current circumstances as one of the richest and the third-largest country in the world a quarter of a millennium later.
The part you missed while the signal was down was where Mr. Thompson and the Antifa caucus stripped this language from the resolution:
“Immediately cease all military aid, arms sales, and intelligence sharing that prolong foreign conflicts.”
As they should have. Too broad.
There is nothing “not libertarian” about sharing intelligence with friendly nations we trade with.
Especially intelligence that can thwart a terrorist attack.
Or selling nations (Ukraine) fighting off foreign aggression (from Russia) weapons to defend themselves and their families. If Ukraine wants to buy weapons from a US weapons company to defend themselves, that’s not “not libertarian”.
But I digress.
Can you not see that calling your colleagues on the LNC, who didn’t vote how you wanted them to vote, the “antifa caucus”, is sophomoric, unprofessional and a poor reflection on you.
You are part of the problem, Mr. Martin.