The decision runs 14 pages, including the dissent. Opinion by Blay Tarnoff, with which Stephan Kinsella, Rob Latham, Rob Stratton and Ken Krawchuck join. There being insufficient evidence of a violation of the Bylaws, the decision by the LNC to enter into the agreement in question is upheld. Dissent of Michael Seebeck, Joined by Marc Montoni 0. In the case…
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Let Freedom Ring! was the nationally-circulated newsletter of the Pioneer Valley Libertarian Association. It covered Libertarian News and Strategy in a period in which the Libertarian Party had reached interesting times. LFR was usually published monthly. We are starting with a sampling of issues, and will eventually fill in the gaps. Year Month Issue 2001 January LFR0101 February …
Team Kennedy and the Libertarian National Committee Joint Fundraising and General Agreement This Joint Fundraising and General Agreement (the “Agreement”) was made on July 30, 2024, by and between Team Kennedy, Inc. (“TK”), the Libertarian National Committee (“LNC”), and the American Independent Party of California (“State Party Organization”), the Libertarian Party of Colorado (“State Party Organization”), and the Libertarian Party…
We are advised that at least eight states have passed resolutions condemning the Joint Fundraising Agreement with the Kennedy campaign. The current list of states reads Louisiana, Mississippi, Idaho, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina, and Utah. We have received a copy of the Utah Resolution, but gather that most or all of them are identical. They each call for the…
Fundraiser includes fundraising with George Wallace’s American Independent Party. The Joint Fundraising Agreement between the Libertarian National Committee, the RFK campaign, and several other groups was today leaked to this newspaper. We will publish the agreement as a separate report for the convenience of readers who cannot read PDF files. Today it was also leaked to the LNC. I say…
Courtesy of sources in Wisconsin, we have acquired the documents submitted to the Libertarian Party Judicial Committee is support of the Wisconsin Party complaint against the LNC action accepting the Region 1 formation with Wisconsin as a member. The lead document is the Wisconsin petition. The following document is the LNC response. The Region 1 Regional Representatives filed a response…
The meeting will start soon. Meeting came to order at 8PM Eastern. Start with members introducing themselves and saying what the Judicial Committee should do. They appear to agree that their job is to hear appeals to rule if the bylaws are being violated. The issue is a dispute over LPWI. The LPWI Chair signed a regional formation agreement. The…
There will be another Judicial Committee hearing, related to the formation of LP Region1, this Monday August 5 at 8PM. We will attempt to liveblog. THE LPWI APPEAL Topic: Judicial Committee Hearing Re: LPWI and Region 1 Time: Aug 5, 2024 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Agenda:Opening remarks by Judicial Committee (5 minutes)Petitioner Arguments, interruptible for questions by…
Colorado Libertarians have issued a new newsletter, The Clipboard, available here as a downloadable file. Bimonthly publication is planned. Contributors include BetteRose Ryan, Michelle Poague, Daniel Lutz, and ‘Staff Reporter’. The Publisher and point of contact is BentBriarBooks@gmail.com. They report six Libertarians in elective office. Coverage of the dispute over the Presidential ballot line indicates that Oliver-Ter Maat will be…
From Cara Schulz: The following photographs are from the 2021 Regional Training. A full weekend of classes for candidates, campaign teams, and local leaders held in all 8 LP Regions. 5 different trainers. Free to attendees, and they earned a certificate and were listed on LP website so people could see who had the solid basics down. So you knew…