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Martin Offers LNC Resolution Attacking Freemasonry

Yes, really, Austin Martin did this.

You can read it at https://groups.google.com/g/lnc-public/c/7JOQwd7qmAA

Hopefully an LNC member will object to consideration of the Resolution.  The AntiMasonic Party existed close to two centuries ago.

 

20 Comments

  1. J.M. J.M. September 8, 2026

    Not very libertarian of him.
    Who cares.
    I don’t see a conflict of interest for LNC members.

  2. George Phillies George Phillies Post author | September 8, 2026

    In addition, someone could move to strike the resolution from the agenda.

  3. George Phillies George Phillies Post author | September 7, 2026

    Clearly, when the Agenda item is reached, a member should rise and ask that the chair hears his objection to consideration at whichever moment it would be in order.

  4. Caryn Ann Harlos Caryn Ann Harlos September 7, 2026

    Martin is a barking moonbat. This all started because he thinks Hogarth is a secret mason.

    It needs to die.

    I have zero issues with the masons.

    • George Phillies George Phillies Post author | September 7, 2026

      For those of you unaware of the issue, I am advised that there is a group of Masons, mostly in the US, the Co-Masons, that admits women as members.

      • Caryn Ann Harlos Caryn Ann Harlos September 7, 2026

        In Colorado at least there is a sister organization. I can’t claim too much knowledge as I am not a mason, but I think it is a parallel equal organization.

        It is hysterical he thinks Hogarth is a secret mason, in part, because she is openly atheist, and the masons, as far as I know, do require belief in a supreme being as a condition of membership.

        • Seebeck Seebeck September 8, 2026

          Not a Mason either, but I know a couple, great people, and yes, can confirm that Colorado has a Co-Mason organization.

      • NewFederalist NewFederalist September 8, 2026

        I’m also not a Mason BUT… freemasonry has the OES (Order of the Eastern Star) for women as well as DeMolay (boys under 12?) and Job’s Daughters (girls under 12?). My grandfather was a Mason.

    • Hank Phillips Hank Phillips September 14, 2026

      I bought and started the Freemasonry book. Like the Book of Mormon it read like ether for the mind and I only made it halfway through. Nothing up to there alarmed, but it felt like a waste of time. When I found out that Germany’s christian NSDAP feared and abhorred Freemasons along with Jehova’s Witnesses and Jews, I chalked that up as almost am endorsement. I am chalking up Martin as another embarrassment, maybe another Jesus Caucus case?

  5. NewFederalist NewFederalist September 7, 2026

    I wonder how he feels about the Knights of Columbus?

    • Caryn Ann Harlos Caryn Ann Harlos September 7, 2026

      Or the Moose.

      • Seebeck Seebeck September 9, 2026

        Or the IOOF or Lions’ Club.

        • Caryn Ann Harlos Caryn Ann Harlos September 9, 2026

          Or our Cult of RONR 😉

          • Seebeck, Parliamentary Heretic Seebeck, Parliamentary Heretic September 10, 2026

            Laughing face symbol

  6. Kenny Martens Kenny Martens September 7, 2026

    I have strong objections to Freemasonry, but I fail to see why the LNC should take a stance one way or the other. If a Freemason wants to be a Libertarian and seek party office, that’s OK with me. If he’s a good libertarian, then, great. If he’s not, then I’ll vote against him.

  7. Aloysius Aloysius September 7, 2026

    Hopefully it dies for lack of a second (you need a second before anyone can object to consideration, right? RONR folks, pls help)

    • Caryn Ann Harlos Caryn Ann Harlos September 7, 2026

      Yes. It must be done immediately after the second.

    • J. M. Jacobs J. M. Jacobs September 7, 2026

      No, Objection To the Consideration of the Question may be made prior to the motion being seconded. The Objection itself does not require a second.

    • Caryn Ann Harlos Caryn Ann Harlos September 7, 2026

      Aloysius, I double checked the citation, and it appears you can object before a second. You must object though before any debate has begun.

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