We gather that the LNC netted $633,000 from the sale, on a gross of $650,000. A usually reliable poster indicated that the purchase price was closer to $800,000, but there was a major roof leak and water damage.
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The Editor is quoting part of a longer article that appeared on Daily Kos from NoFortunateSon. Most of the article is about Governor Pritzker’s statement today threatening legal lawfare against illegal Trump actions. NoFortunateSon was addressing Democrats, but this message also works for Libertarians: There is a lot Democrats can legitimately say… if they have the courage: Are you a…
Or perhaps Communist. Trump has solved the socialist problem…How do the workers and peasants get control of the means of production? He has solved the problem The American Way. He is bombing the problem with money. He’s buying the means of production, leading to a “National Wealth Fund” and hence a guaranteed minimum income to keep the workers and peasants…
Voter registration instead became part of the Kahn for Mayor campaign in Tucson, which by report received $50,000 in state Clean Elections funds, and apparently used the larger part of those funds to register Libertarian voters. The National Party apparently provided manpower for the effort. The Tucson group then launched the first of a series of lawsuits to establish its…
LNC Chair Nekhaila announced that he would offer at the 9/7 LNC meeting a motion to censure Austin Martin, his announcement reading: I move the following: Whereas, LNC Policy Manual §1.07.4(B)(I & II) prohibits LNC members from (I) disparaging the LNC or the Party and (II) engaging in ad hominem or otherwise indecorous attacks against fellow board members in any…
Meeting comes to order at 7:32. Roll is called. 16 in attendance. Agenda passes after amendments. [Addendum: Apparently there is a new financial report out there someplace, or so I thought I heard claimed. Minor additions at the end. Thanks to Caryn Ann Harlos for pointing out that Resolution 2 was adopted again.] Nekhkaila passes gavel to Darr. Motion to…
Historical Notes on Arizona Libertarianism The Libertarian Party of Arizona was founded in 1975, and put its first candidates on the ballot in 1976. One of these was Michael Emerling (Cloud), who ran for U.S. Congress in Tucson and received 2.4% of the vote. The Party progressed and grew. Its 1989 State Chair was Peter Schmerl, who was a Pima…
Courtesy of the FEC Filings For the first seven months of the year, individual contributions to the LNC came to $389,000. That’s $666,000 annual rate. For the month, individual contributions came to $47,491. Other income, notably a large transfer from the Libertarian Mutual Aid PAC, were slightly more than $31,000, for a total income for the month of $78,517. Total…
There are three forthcoming LNC and related committee meetings. They may be available on Zoom. Aug 24, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) LNC Special Meeting Resolutions and Appointments. Sep 3, 2025 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Judicial Committee hearing on J.J.’s appeal. Sep 7, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) LNC Monthly Meeting
Substantial Issues Dividing the Arizona Factions What were the two Arizona groups arguing about? Why did they care which of them was the state-recognized Libertarian Party? The substantial benefits of state recognition were rather limited. The largest single benefit is that state parties are entitled to copies of the voter rolls. These rolls reveal Party affiliations of registered voters. Because…