Cary Ann Harlos’s appeal to the LP Judicial Committee against the RFK Joint Fundraising proposal has been accepted by the Judicial Committee for its consideration. Her appeal is the PDF file found here. You should read it. You have a week to file amicus statements in favor or in opposition to all or part of her appeal. Send your…
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Caryn Ann Harlos moved to delay the formation of a joint fundraising committee while the Judicial Committee hears her petition, which she filed yesterday. McArdle refused to allow the motion to me seconded and voted upon on the grounds that the motion was dilatory. The full debate, as taken from the pages of the LNC Public list, reads From: LP…
Third Party Watch is led to believe that a group of Massachusetts Libertarians, some of whom were expelled from LAMA or disassociated from ULMA, are contemplating forming a new political group “Prosperity and Freedom”. The group would encourage supporters to run for office and do other political-supportive things, and is considering operating state and Federal PACs. Members are considering whether…
The LNC had debate, reported below, on their public list prior to the July 11 ExComm meeting. Note the Chair announcing the Joint Fundraising Agreement proposal and the Secretary saying that the agreement was a Bylaws violation. As it happened, the Secretary refused to attend the ExComm executive session. Mark Rutherford is on vacation and did not attend. We have…
We are in receipt of a link to a form for the two Appeals. Readers should recall that members can submit comments or supplemental material to the Judicial Committee to reinforce their positions. The signable link from the Secretary is https://form.jotform.com/241942475896169 FIRST APPEAL – JOINT FUNDRAISING WITH RFK, JR CAMPAIGN I join in the appeal which I consent to have…
National Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos has moved that the LNC should rescind the joint fundraising arrangement with RFK that was voted Thursday by the LNC Executive Committee. Correspondence follows: From: LP Secretary I am seeking co-sponsors for the following motion: Move to rescind the decision of the Executive Committee to enter into the joint fund-raising agreement with the RFK, Jr.…
Addendum: We are advised that Mark Rutherford is on vacation with his family so he was not at this meeting. Meeting will largely be in Executive Session. The proposal is to create a joint fundraising account with Kennedy. He is not a candidate of another party. His donation limit is $3300. Ours is $43,000. We form this object and his …
I refuse to hate people I have worked with, even those I do not always agree with. Do you know why? Because I am a libertarian. I have known some of these people for over a decade. I have seen the hard work they have put into this party. For the record, I thank them for their service.
The LNC is considering a motion to authorize joint fundraising with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Joint Fundraising” is a legal term of art, courtesy of the Federal Election Commission. The motion to do this will be presented at an LNC Executive Committee Meeting, 7/11/2024 at 9PM. The meeting will be largely in Executive Session. The meeting will also consider actions…
Caryn Ann Harlos has reportedly used her authority as Libertarian Party Secretary to place Chase Oliver and Michael Ter Maat on the November ballot in Colorado. Our source is a screen shot of her announcement. There is disagreement as to which Secretarial position was invoked, Colorado or National, but we currently believe that it was the National position, not the…