Debate over the P Transaction continued through the April 1997 LNC meeting. According to its Minutes, “Steve Dasbach described an arrangement where contributors to the Harry Browne for President campaign received a subscription to LP News and the campaign gave $25 to the party. He noted a correction to the 1996 income statement: it should show a $58,050 credit to…
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We now reach the LNC Executive Committee meeting of June 19, 1996. All committee members (Chair Steve Dasbach, Vice Chair Karen Allard, Secretary John Famularo, Treasurer Hugh Butler, and LNC appointee Sharon Ayres) were present, as were observers Perry Willis, Ron Crickenberger, Stuart Reges, and Gary Johnson. Stuart Reges is identified in the Minutes as a former National Director and…
[Addendum, the text and vote for the first resolution on McArdle.] I have arrived at the meeting and have been let in. Meeting came to order at 8:03. Vinson, Lam, McGee, Nanna and his alternate were absent. The Committee voted to go into executive session, with the Special Investigatory Committee and Mr. Hall. At 8:45, they are still in Executive…
The P Transaction Accounting software is seldom the stuff of political machinations. Accounting and programming can be dry-as-dust topics. The P Transaction was different. Through the P Transaction, Perry Willis and the Browne Campaign cost the Party tens of thousands of dollars, enhanced Willis’s salary, and selectively increased the 1998 and 2000 delegate counts of pro-Browne states. How could an…
According to an X.com post that we believe to be authentic, Angela McArdle stated: Last night, I announced I have stepped into the role of Chair of the national Mises Caucus and that we are recruiting a coalition of Bitcoiners and MAHA people to join the LP. In January, I anticipated taking a job very quickly and stepped down from…
We received a fine message from a Texas Libertarian: Libertarian Party of Guadalupe County – Texas ensdroopStuc3a17u6gc8018mt860g0131f1883hlh662ug4iti4f7tg0263 · June 6, 2025 Statement from the Libertarian Party of Guadalupe County. The Libertarian Party of Guadalupe County firmly believes that all affiliates—whether at the state or county level—should uphold the core principles and bylaws of the national Libertarian Party. In light of the…
Editorial by Tyler Danke And note the link to https://profitfirstbook.com/ Profit First by Mike Michalowicz. Why the LNC Should Budget Like a Business: The Case for the Profit First Method Let’s face it: political organizations aren’t famous for financial discipline. The Libertarian National Committee has, at times, found itself hoping for future fundraising miracles rather than managing current dollars with…
Relations with State Parties Libertarian State Parties provide a substantial part of the volunteer and other support for Presidential Campaigns. The Browne Campaign’s treatment of state Party relationships in 1996-2000 does not appear to provide a positive model for future Libertarian campaigns. Between the National Convention and Labor Day, relations between Browne and the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party went badly downhill.…
Chapter Five 1996-The General Election The Nominee Campaigns Browne captured the nomination. What did he do with it? The biggest number associated with the campaign remains the fanciful assertion that the Browne campaign effort spent $3.5 million dollars in 1996. This claim was made by Harry Browne in LibertyWire, an electronic newsletter for his supporters, in an issue dated “a…
Notice of Special LNC E-Meeting to Hear and Consider Investigatory Committee Report, June 9, 2025 at 8:00pm Eastern Party Notifications, Uncategorized Following is the meeting call by Chair Nekhaila: “The Special Investigatory Committee appointed by the Libertarian National Committee has completed its work and is prepared to present its final report for the Committee’s consideration. Accordingly, I am calling a special…