Chapter Twenty Eight Learning From History This has been a painful book to write. For most of the past decade, (ending in 2000) our Party has been in the grip of a cabal whose working methods, principles, and objectives have been less than entirely consistent with Libertarian Principle. Who is responsible for what happened? And what should we do about…
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Silencing general@lpma.org How did Massachusetts Libertarians take to this range of opinions as to how a Libertarian Party organization ought to be advanced? In fact, most of them were unaware that there was any disagreement. The Massachusetts email lists, as noted above, did not always carry a full range of Libertarian opinions. Many Massachusetts Libertarians appear to receive their information…
In Summer 2002, Bill Winter announced his intent to step down as editor of LP News. He was put on part-time status, at full-time pay, while working from a remote site, to discharge debts the party owed him. In 2002, the campaign groundswell for Carla Howell encountered a series of difficulties. Instead of a three-way race against a Democrat and…
LP News Is Now Being Edited. Antilibertarian articles are now being deleted. The one we reported below is now gone. Our article will remain here as a reminder that people need to watch the store, but the LNC has corrected its error. Yes, really. We quote the article and add a screen shot. Our attention was brought to the article…
Last week I sat through most of the February 1 LNC meeting, covering it for Third Party Watch. Our national party is in serious trouble. Financial? The LNC has a substantial structural deficit, with expenditures considerably larger than income. Acording to the FEC filings, December 2025’s revenue decreased to $58,931. There was also $1900 in bank interest. December Expenses totaled…
The Georgia State Convention Rumors were to continue that Howell was being groomed as a 2004 Presidential candidate. These rumors were confirmed at the 2001 Georgia State Libertarian Party convention. As described to me by Donald Gorman: “Saturday, April 28 , was a busy day, with a New Bedford, MA campaign seminar and flight to Atlanta to the Georgia LP…
From the LP FEC report for January, the donation described by Tuniewicz would appear to be from Robert Willis of Mendon, Massachusetts, who identified himself as the President of Alpine Computer Systems, Inc. My search of the Party’s FEC filings for 2000 report that the Party’s major donations in 2000 were $50,000, $20,000, $15,000, $10,000, and two donations of $5000.…
From https://jakeporter.substack.com/p/mcardle-cover-up-continues, a reader-supported substack. Supporters are urged to go there and subscribe. Porter and Chadderdon wrote: ”While some LNC members eventually became aware of the prior relationship between Allman and McArdle and Padgett, the relationship was not disclosed prior to the hire. It is recommended that the policy manual expand the definition of conflicted relationship to include friends so…
FEC Report for December The LNC had total donations of $58,931.62 of which itemized donations were $36,845.61 and unitemized donations were $22,086.01 There was also other income — apparently interest on bank accounts — of $1,899.69 The resulting total income was therefore $60,831.31 The total Disbursements came to $75,176.80 The deficit amounted to a quarter of the total income. Debts…
Tuniewicz Speaks Substantial evidence that Howell received undue support from the Bergland-Browne faction of the National Party was provided by former National Treasurer Mark Tuniewicz. Writing in an email message sent on Wednesday, June 13, 2001 to members of the Libertarian National Committee and others, Tuniewicz discussed the LNC and third-party intermediaries. Tuniewicz was responding to a recent missive by…