LP Judicial Committee Censors Krawchuk’s Dissent in Martin v LNC The Judicial Committee has acted on Austin Martin, et al.,’s appeal of the LNC decision on seating James Wylie as an LNC Regional Alternate. The Judicial Committee’s version of the opinions of its members has been issued. The Judicial Committee stated, last sentence of their report: “Mr. Krawchuk’s opinion has…
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In recent years, there has been an increased tendency for nasty political attacks to appear close before the relevant election. The attacks refer to events of many years before, meaning that any defense would be difficult to arrange. Sometimes the attacks are true. Other times, not so much. In any event, if you expect us to cover this sort of…
The rot didn’t stop at the national level. State parties in California, Colorado, Michigan, and ten others joined the JFC. Many of these state affiliates, untrained in complex federal filings, now face massive fines for late reporting—fines that could easily exceed the meager cash they earned from the Kennedy campaign. But for the “inner circle,” the JFC was a…
We are a bit late on reporting this, but: Motion: Move to increase the “legal-proactive” budget line item by $10,000 and direct the Chair to sign the retainer proposal with Fresh IP in the amount of $20,000, plus an hourly rate as specified. Vote: 12-3-1 Yes: 12 votes (Bost, Chadderdon, Darr, Dassing, Lam, McGee, McMahon, Coffell, Redpath, Vinson, Watkins, Nekhaila)…
This is the defeated anti-Jewish Resolution with much maskirovka and a loud dog-whistle to the alt-right. Resolution: Opposing Foreign Influence, Foreign Aid, and Entangling Commitments WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party holds that the government of the United States exists solely to secure the liberty, safety, and property of the American people, and has no authority to act as financier, guarantor, or…
Governing in the Shadows On July 11th, the Libertarian Party Executive Committee voted to establish a JFC with Kennedy. On July 11th, the LNC Executive Committee voted to jump into bed with Kennedy. McArdle moved the session into a secretive “Executive Session” to hide the fine print from the membership. Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos famously refused to attend, stating she…
Part 2: Legal Acrobatics and Subtle Suggestions, a report be Jake Porter and reprinted here According to Rink, the idea of the JFC was discussed with McArdle on July 9th. Sources indicate the “time-sensitive fundraising need and opportunity” McArdle cited in a July 10th e-mail wasn’t for the Libertarian Party, but an attempt to get RFK Jr. onto a CNN debate or…
The Shady RFK-Trump Scheme That Nearly Destroyed the Libertarian Party – Part 2 – The JFC Jake Porter’s Analysis & Investigations Endorsements, Pardons, & Embezzlement. This series details how MAGA/MAHA & Libertarian Party leadership nearly grifted the 50 year old party out of existence. “This is still clearly something we need to do. This makes us money. We are broke.…
Caryn Ann Harlos has made a public statement about the condition of the LNC’s minutes. We quote from her email sent to all LNC members, as it appeared on the LNC-public_forward list: Re: It is alarming to see that no one apparently knows how to calculate a vote I want to be clear I do not see any conspiracy. What…
The Treasurer wrote: LNC Financial Statements-February 2026 Attached please find the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. financial statements, as of February 28, 2026. Due to the Joint Fundraising Committee (JFC) impacts on the financial statements on Pages 5, 9 & 10, it is best to focus on the balance sheet data at the bottom of Page 3. The Cash situation remains…