The appeal filed to the LP California Judicial Committee against the notice given for the 2025 California LP State Convention has succeeded. The Appellants claimed that the notice for the 2025 California State Convention was inadequate, in that most members were not notified in a timely way in accord with California bylaws. The Judicial Committee finding directs that the convention…
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We continue with restating a 2023 document showing where the LNC was a year and a half ago. The document is due to Miguel Duque and his wife. The Special Meeting May 16, 2023 In May of 2023, things came to a head when Lainie gave a long and detailed complaint to the LNC about the EPCC’s mismanagement, staff issues,…
The LNC prior to the 2024 convention, as analyzed by by then-LNC-member Miguel Duque. EPCC Another monstrous issue is the workings of the Employment Policy and Compensation Committee, chaired by Steven Nekhaila, which is wildly out of scope. The EPCC attempts to act as an HR department taking complaints from staff and also as managers of Angela and the Executive…
I remember years ago hearing children, myself included, reciting an old rhyme that began “Sticks and stones may break my bones”. There are numerous variations of the next line, from “But words shall never hurt me” to “But names will never hurt me” and many more. But the common theme was always that words, unlike physical weapons, cannot hurt you.…
LNC COMMITTEES AND PROCEDURE The new LNC members despite their promises failed to overhaul *the way things are done* on the LNC, meaning that the same useless committees, the same role confusion between board and staff, and the same power politics has continued. This is largely due to the actions of Caryn Ann Harlos, Steven Nekhaila, and other incumbents, but…
We return to the year 2003, as covered in the January 2003 issue of Let Freedom Ring! Let Freedom Ring’s report reads: LNC Out of Cash Budget Slashed 60% Staff Downsizing Under Way LNC Misses UMP Payments The LNC has responded positively to the Party’s financial crisis. Faced with massive debt and its de facto default on Unified Membership Plan…
These papers are identified as being by Miquel Duque and Anna Johnson Duque, and are being posted by George Phillies. They describe the situation after the 2022 National Convention in Reno Nevada, but before the 2024 National Convention in Washington, D.C. Opinions are theirs, not mine…George Phillies. The first document “Start Here” is already very long and is being posted…
The Role of State Team Leaders on National Party Issues The authority of a State Team Leader lies within their state. Decisions about national matters are what the Executive Committee is for. State Team Leaders do not select national party officer endorsements or policy endorsements in the name of the Mises Caucus. They do not make decisions about the…
Some time ago, we were supplied with a series of files said to be from Miduel Duque on Mises operations. I say ‘said to be’ because it is challenging to be sure that electronic documents are actually authentic. We discussed some of these, but then other events intervened. In any event we will now advance to covering the whole series.…
After the LP Judicial Committee acted on my appeal, it was sent questions by Angela McArdle. We repeat here her questions and the Judicial Committee responses. For those of you who prefer color, we also attach the PDF of this document, which uses color coding. December 10. 2024 Response to December 4, 2024 request by Angela McArdle for clarification of…