Third Party Watch has learned from an unimpeachable source that Austin Martin, Hector Roos, and others have prepared three appeals to the LNC Judicial Committee. The first was sent to the Judicial Committee on [Ed.: July] 21. The other two are to be submitted. [Ed. The second has apparently also been submitted.] Appeal One discusses LNC actions held to be…
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As written in the early 2000s. To the author, the FEC responses appear to be pro forma assurances to the public that if a person broke Federal Election Campaign Laws, that person would potentially be subject to legal action. From the broad wording used by their spokesman, it is not clear that there was a specific intent by the FEC…
Loren Dean was elected as Chair, defeating Pat Wright 47-44. Loren Dean nominated Pat Wright for Vice Chair. The vote was Pat Wright 75; Ben Weir: 5; NOTA: 4. Pat Wright was elected. Rebecca Lau and Chris Ganiere were nominated for Secretary. Rebecca Lau was elected Secretary by a vote of 50-35. Chris Minoletti and Trendalyn Hallesy were nominated for…
Chapter Thirteen Refusing to File March 2000 In March, campaign income plummeted from February’s $118,500 to less than $75,000. Despite a further loan from the candidate, the Browne campaign was very nearly broke. Only $6302 was on hand at the month’s end. The Browne Campaign responded with a new fundraising gimmick, a prospective lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission. I…
My attention was drawn by a political cartoon seen on Facebook, on a usually calm page from a usually calmer poster. The direction is inadvisable, but may be where we are going. I do not havea link to the original artist, whose name I cannot read. This parties wishing to avoid this direction might usefully speak up more vigorously in…
February 2000 Spending followed much the same lines as January. Spending on the campaign’s associates rose to $32,083, but spending on their firms fell to $5176. Other major expense lines came to $46,484, with total spending of $115,895. February saw the addition of another associate, Robert Brunner, with expenses for travel, supply, and salary. Spending for people associated with the…
In the end, Sun Tzu’s advice turned out to be in the best interests of the Campaign, though not necessarily in the best interests of the Party. The Browne Campaign ran its candidate. Browne fought for delegates all the way to the 2000 Libertarian National Convention, held in Anaheim, CA over the Independence Day weekend. Browne won the nomination. What…
Pietro Salvatore Geraci has announced that he is a candidate for election to the Libertarian National Committee, which currently has two open At-Large positions. He writes us: I’m declaring my candidacy to fill one of the vacant at-large positions on the LNC. I believe we need to prioritize fundraising and memberships and cut down on drama in the public list.…
How did the Browne campaign survive these failures? Membership recruitment was said to be a task for the National Party. Failure to recruit members was a failure of the National Party, not the Browne Campaign. To his credit, Browne repeatedly urged Libertarians to support Project Archimedes, so these failings lay not on his shoulders but on the shoulders of his…
Based on the numbers here, the LNC has about $90,000 free cash above its current debt, and is running a deficit of around $15,000/month, so in the absence of significant variations or other changes the LNC will run out of money by the end of the year. The full report is seen at …