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LNC Responds to LPNH Appeal of Its Disaffiliation

We quote the response in toto: Libertarian National Judicial Committee Petitioner: Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) vs Respondent: Libertarian National Committee (LNC) In re: Revocation of Affiliate Status of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire Libertarian National Committee Respondent Brief Factual Background On September 11, 2022, the National Committee disaffiliated the Libertarian Party of New Mexico for cause. On…

JC Appellate Rules Lead to Factional Controversy

The new Libertarian Party Judicial Committee Rules have led to further controversy on the LNC. Austin Martin wrote against the rules, saying: Chair, LNC, and members of the Judicial Committee: A Judicial Committee exists to give Party members due process: a fair hearing, on the record, before a body that decides on the merits. The Rules of Appellate Procedure proposed…

Libertarian Transparency Caucus Statement on LNC Use of Executive Session

The Libertarian Transparency Caucus issues the following statement regarding the current New Mexico controversy: We offer no comment on the merits of the case. However, there needs to be clear delineation between what qualifies as discussion under executive session and what does not. Mr. Thompson’s questions are valid questions that belong in the public LP discussion environment as they do…

LNC-Public List Censored

An email exchange on the LNC Public list vanished. Part of it later rose from the grave. The LNC-Public list featured a question by Keith Thompson followed by an exchange between Thompson, LNC Chair Evan McMahon, and Regional Representatives Austin Martin and Alfa Shaw. At the end, the emails all vanished from the LNC-Public list. On looking, I received a…

Thompson vs. McMahon on LNC Public re: LPNM

We quote the exchange from LNC-PUBLIC Keith Thompson <keith.thompson@lp.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Subject: New Mexico Questions Good afternoon, I’m hoping to get clarification on a few items regarding the LPNM: Does the injunction, while in effect, prevent them from running candidates? My understanding is that their ballot drive must be completed in July – is that correct? If…

Statement of Alicia Dearn on the LPNM-LNC Lawsuit

Ms. Dearn writes: I’m defending the Libertarian Party of New Mexico in a lawsuit brought by the Libertarian National Committee. I find the lawsuit offensive. Mainly because they have sued five individuals on the LPNM ex com. I’m almost certainly going to get the individual defendants dismissed in a few months due to lack of legal merit. But in the…

Filings in the New Mexico Litigation, LNC v LPNM

We are in receipt of some of the filings in the New Mexico litigation of the LNC against the LPNM. There is a second statement from the LNC. There are two exhibits, Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2. There is the statement by the LNC that all filings have been made.

Jake Porter Reports Part 3

We continue with Jake Porter’s coverage of the Rescue the Republic operation. Odd that the Libertarian Party would support a rally where their opponent is featured on the graphic. McArdle went so far as to authorize official Libertarian Party email blasts to promote this explicitly pro-Trump event.   Pay-to-Play? The Post-Election Windfall   The most alarming aspect of the JFC…

Jake Porter Investigates – a Deal with the Devil

A Date with the Devil-Rendezvous at Mar-a-Lago The operation to neutralize the LP began with a text message in November 2023. Ric Grenell, Trump’s former Director of National Intelligence, reached out to then-Libertarian National Chair Angela McArdle, asking a simple question: What do Libertarians think of Donald Trump? Within weeks, Grenell flew to Texas to meet McArdle. During that trip, McArdle was…

Jake Porter Investigates – Flirting with MAGA Money Part 3

Flirting with MAGA Money Part 3 – The Deal with The Devil Endorsements, Pardons, & Embezzlement. This series details how MAGA/MAHA & Libertarian Party leadership nearly grifted the 50 year old party out of existence. Former Libertarian National Chair, Angela McArdle meets with Trump in 2023. Source:: Angela McArdle’s X account In late 2023, a quiet operation was launched to neutralize…