Neither meeting will permit public comment. The Executive Committee will meet Wed May 8th, at 6:30 PM EST. The LNC will meet Saturday, 5/11/24, at 5PM Eastern time. In a series of shorter messages, Angela McArdle wrote: “I am calling for an executive committee meeting to discuss litigation against the LNC. We will meet with counsel regarding the derivative suit…
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A letter from Beth Vest to the LNC, posted on the LNC Public List. Dear LNC members, I was going to write a somewhat wordy letter to send this along to the committee, however making a salient point is best served by brevity. On that note, my narrative here is simple; the chair, often assisted by the majority of the…
The LNC Treasurer has posted the April financial report, covering the month of March. Membership is up from the previous month. Once again,expenditures outweighed income. In March, the LNC had $123K in non-convention income and $91K in non-convention income, a deficit of $32K. There was also convention income. The LNC budget had called for first-quarter income of $366K, but the…
Situation Report: 21 Days to D.C. by Nick Sarwark McArdle drops the MAGA mask just in time to get sued by an LNC member who takes their fiduciary and ethical duties seriously. Dear Friends, It’s been a busy time in the Libertarian Party, but it’s also been quite busy for me in managing our businesses. I promised an update…
Readers who might be offended by indelicate language should perhaps skip this article, but it is the extended debate of the LNC on the LNC Public List. ———- Todd Hagopian: LNC Motion: Rescind the Libertarian National Convention Speaking slots offered to any declared candidates seeking the Presidential nomination of any U.S. Political Party other than the Libertarian Party. ———- Adrian…
From their recent press statement: The Libertarian Party of Oregon must boycott the 2024 Libertarian National Convention. For the convention organizers to invite the Presidential candidate of another political party to speak at our nominating convention would be wholly improper at any time. For them to invite former president Trump is shocking and appalling. Trump is the antithesis of every…
Nearly two years ago, Libertarians chose to make a radical transformation of the party’s tactics. Old, ineffective processes were to be replaced with 21st century methods, leading to a bright future for America’s libertarian party. Indeed, the first half of that transformation has been carried out, efficiently and effectively, as promised. Direct mail fundraising has been substantially discontinued. Our old-fashioned…
Answers will appear in comments. Comments will be limited to candidates, though I may invite a few former officers and officer candidates to express their opinions. For each of the following topics relevant to the LNC, what are the strong and weak points of our current position? And what do you propose to do to improve our circumstances: 1) Fund…
We have a partial list of candidates for the LNC at the forthcoming Libertarian Party National Convention. With a tip of the hat to Stephen Meier for the officer candidate list, and to Ben Weir for filling in part of the At-Large list, here is a list of known candidates for Chair Mark Rutherford (former LNC Vice Chair) Steven Nekhaila (At…
In the lawsuit of the Saliba group over the appointment of Michigan delegates to the Libertarian National Convention, the Federal judge ruled that the matter was not ready for his consideration, in that the plaintiffs had to go through the Michigan LP Judicial Committee first. That’s a highly standard outcome; internal processes need to be exhausted first. There was thus…