Appendix The Non-Initiation Oath A significant part of the Arizona debate has referred back to the non-initiation of force Oath, which the National Party and some, but not all, state parties require of their members. The Oath, which dates back to the founding days of the Libertarian Party, is an agreement that Party members will not support the initiation of…
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All from my book “Funding Liberty” available at 3mpub.com. Below the Presidential level, candidates are determined by primary, based on petitioning for ballot access. Thus, both groups could run candidates in the Libertarian primary by petitioning. They did it in 1998. Candidates either do or do not take matching funds. That’s an individual decision, candidate by candidate, not a Party…
Listening to Arizona I called people in the Phoenix group. They’re the ones with ballot access. I am reporting what is perceived and stated, as I understood it from members of the Phoenix group. Remember “X is not true” is independent of “group A believes that X is not true”. Does the ALP want its affiliation back? So far as…
The National Committee also appears to have assumed that the State Party was legally required to run the Presidential candidate chosen at the National Committee’s national convention. Apparently a telephone call was made to an official in the Arizona State government, asking whether such an obligation existed. The answer was in the affirmative. It was clearly not recognized that this…
The purchase price is a matter of public record: $825K – and the sale netted about $615K. The current value, with a small investment for repairs ($25-50K) – would have netted about $800-825K – reducing the losses by about $200K – an excellent ROI. Yes, they could have fundraised (from one major donor) for this. They could have taken a…
On Tom’s Silver Bullet Hello Libertarians. This is the seventh 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…
Notice was given that the motion will be made at the next LNC meeting. The motion reads: Whereas, on August 10, 2025, a motion was considered to amend the policy manual to include, among other changes, the language that “Communication with LNC Counsel: Only the LNC Chair and ExD shall have free and direct contact with LNC Counsel. LNC members…
How is Puerto Rico governed? We have found an extensive discussion, though fact checking is needed. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/30/2339945/-Caribbean-Matters-The-unelected-junta-controlling-Puerto-Rico-s-economy
There is significant circumstantial evidence that some factions within the Libertarian National Committee were pursuing disaffiliation in order to secure a friendlier state party delegation at the next National Convention. In 1996, the Arizona Party delegation had been filled with supporters of Rick Tompkins, who was supported by the Phoenix group. There were sound reasons to believe that a delegation…
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