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Hagopian: Allow Rescission or Remove Chair

Todd Hagopian writes: If the LNC Chair is not going to allow votes on legitimate motions, removal is really the only option I have never voted for a censure, or a removal, on any board – but, this is a clear dereliction of duty. Allow the vote. Or, it is time for that motion to be brought forward

Kennedy JFC Now Raises for Trump

As revealed on the LNC Public list, and we quote: From: Keith Thompson <keith.t…@lp.org> Sent: Friday, September 6, 2024 1:29:09 AM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik To: LNC Business <lnc-bu…@lp.org> Subject: JFC now a passthrough for the Trump campaign Good evening, The Kennedy campaign sent a fundraising email this evening asking people to donate to the JFC in order to support President…

Redpath Responds to LNC Chair McArdle

Madam Chair: As you know, not only am I Treasurer, I am also the National Ballot Access coordinator for the Libertarian Party. The period starting immediately after the National Convention through the date of the last petition drive deadline (this year, September 6) is the busiest segment of the four year political cycle for LP petition drives. And, I am…

McArdle Denounces Redpath

Readers will recall that LNC Treasurer Bill Redpath agreed to co-sponsor a motion from Caryn Harlos related to her motion to rescind the Joint Fundraising Committee. The Chair ruled that Redpath’s action was out of order. Dustin Nanna urged postponing action to the next LNC meeting. Angela McArdle LNC Chair wrote: Dustin, I already ruled this out of order. Bill…

LNC Parliamentarian: Harlos Motion Is In Order

He has so advised Harlos. Writing on FaceBook, Keith Thompson, addressing LNC Parliamentarian Richard Brown, posted (slight reformatting relative to FaceBook): Richard Brown – I don’t suppose you have an opinion as to whether such a motion is out of order? Caryn Ann’s argument is that the circumstances have changed enough to merit revisiting the joint fundraiser authorization with RFK…

Redpath Co-Sponsors Appeal on Harlos Rescission Motion

Chair Claims He Can’t Minor correction.  On careful re-reading we find that Redpath co-sponsored the appeal on the McArdle ruling that the Harlos motion was out of order, as opposed to co-sponsoring the original motion. In the newest episode of LNC In Action, Bill Redpath has co-sponsored Caryn Ann Harlos’s motion: “I move to rescind the JFC due to changed…

Is the LNC facing financial collapse?

  The Kennedy money is its only shield.   As of 8/23, while the LNC had $298,000 cash on hand, it also had $20,800 encumbered for Kentucky ballot access, $53,700 in credit card debt, and something being clarified around $300,000 in unpaid convention expenses.   Expenses for the first three weeks of August were $83,000.   Normal income for the…

Petition Calls for McArdle Resignation

https://www.change.org/p/request-the-resignation-of-angela-mcardle-as-national-chair-of-the-libertarian-party Request the Resignation of Angela McArdle as National Chair of the Libertarian Party Petition Started by Nolan Schmidt Why this petition matters Angela McArdle, the current National Chair of the Libertarian Party, has recently been implicated in actions that contradict the party’s core principles and bylaws. She openly supported opposing candidates, including Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump.…

Harlos Moves: Rescind Kennedy Fundraiser. McArdle: Out of Order! Dilatory!

From the LNC Public List: Harlos: I move to rescind the Joint Fundraising Campaign due to changed circumstances of RFK, Jr. endorsing Trump so that inevitably even in states he has not withdrawn from monies raised will go to support the duopoly we oppose and its character is thus fundamentally different from what was passed. McArdle: This is out of…

Editorial: Bottom Up or Top Down!

Readers who listened to the second day of the recent LNC meeting will have noted the argument about strategy. The Project Decentralized Revolution! that the LNC endorsed is based on running people for local, city, and county office. There is no mention of running people for statewide or Federal office. . The contrary opinion was advocated by one LNC member,…