Quoting a post from National Chair Nekhaila: Chair Nekhaila, in a ExComm call for March 1:Having sent a second demand letter to former LNC Chair McArdle – Litigation Committee recommends proceeding with a civil action against Ms. McArdle. Move to authorize Chair Nekhaila to execute a retainer agreement with Bernebei & Kabat, a DC law firm, to take immediate civil…
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On Shifting Focus Hello Libertarians. This is the twelfth of a series of opinion articles I’ll be privileged to write for you once per month on an “inside baseball” topic for the Libertarian Party. I encourage everyone who has an opinion on whatever we’re talking about this month to comment or send phillies@4liberty.net your longer editorials, which may well be…
On April 9, 2025, almost a year ago, the Kennedy Victory Fund gave $480569.05 to its affiliated party committees and various other parties, including $133,695.46 paid to the Libertarian National Committee, other amounts to other participants, and various amounts to banks, accountants, and legal support. The money disbursed to the affiliated party committees then became their money. As a result,…
LP Regional Representative Austin Martin, in his persona as a Sustaining member, has filed an appeal to the LPUS Judicial Committee. The issue is “Petitioners challenge actions taken by officers of the Libertarian National Committee (“LNC”), subsequently sustained by the LNC at its May 2025 in‑person meeting in Michigan, which purported to void the Region 1 election of James Wiley…
We come to the end of Jake Porter’s current investigation. jakeporter.substack.com is reader supported. Please support Jake’s efforts. In the leaked messages, McArdle encouraged people to support the Colorado LP placing Kennedy on the ballot, not Oliver. Why was it so important for Chair McArdle and the Libertarians for Kennedy to put Kennedy on the Libertarian Party ballot line when…
In 2024, McArdle broke precedent and sent the certificates to the state parties knowing full well that some states were considering not following the will of the delegates, including Colorado, Idaho and Montana. Montana Libertarian Party@Montana_LP The Montana Libertarian Party has officially rejected Chase Oliver as our presidential candidate. We have maintained that we will always prioritize Montana first, and we…
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…