The exchange begins with an apology from Mr. Tuniewicz From: Mark Tuniewicz <mark.tuniewicz@lp.org> Folks, Just a quick public apology. A couple days ago, as part of a message requesting financial information disclosure about the CA Black Tie Fundraiser and the Rage Against the War Machine rally, I inadvertently released a brief quote from a confidential conversation. By way of explanation,…
Third Party Watch
LNC Regional Representative Mark Tuniewicz has continued to raise questions about the conduct of LNC financial affairs. Third Party Watch was forwarded the following discussion by a highly reliable source. The following discussion did not occur on the LNC Public business list at Google, because that list has been shut down. The LNC has moved its business discussion to a…
Post by Trisha Butler [Editor: Elevated from the Comments. ] My Response to: An Opinion Piece from Tom Rowlette by Trisha Butler, Chair, Association of Liberty State Parties Organizing the Liberal Party was a desperate response to destruction. Believing that this splintering is novel is to purposely close ones eyes to the events of the past two years. The Libertarian…
An Opinion Piece from Tom Rowlette Organizing the Liberal Party is entirely destructive. If you look at the history of third parties in the US, it’s when they splinter that they start to lose their effectiveness. It’s been a blessing of the libertarian movement that we’ve been able to stick together with one party for the last 50 years, unlike…
In an interview of this Editor with Chris Luchini, the new Liberal Party Treasurer, the Liberal Party of the United States has revealed some organizational information. The Party has a preliminary Steering Committee, with members Trisha Butler (Chair and Secretary), Chris Luchini (Treasurer), and Robert Kraus (former LNC staff member). The planned organization includes a Central Committee, formed from donors,…
Former LNC staff member Robert Kraus warns of potential legal issues that may face the LNC. (This article was much of a comment by Robert Kraus, and has been elevated to article status. Reminder: The Chair & other officers of the LNC continue to be in direct violation of DC Non-profit Code – in particular: Standards of Conduct (D.C. Code…
The Association of Liberty State Parties is becoming the Liberal Party of the United States. Their affiliated parties to date are libertarian groups that had unfortunate interactions with the Libertarian National Committee or the Mises Caucus, namely the Libertarian Party of New Mexico, the Classical Liberal Party of Virginia, the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts, and the Keystone Party of Pennsylvania. …
For December 2023, the LNC raised $145,670 (this number includes convention income) and spent $102,971. Debts and obligations of the LNC at the end of the month were $17,497. Cash on hand at the end of December came to $270,463. The total income for the year came to $1,222,313. In December there were over 900 donors, including 13 who gave…
A derivative lawsuit against the Libertarian National Committee Chair and Committee is advancing. The purpose of a derivative lawsuit is to cause the defendants to perform their fiduciary duties and satisfy their bylaws requirements. In support of the suit, Chair Emeritus Nick Sarwark had previously published a call to action “Stop the Destruction of the Libertarian Party” found below. Sarwark…
The Libertarian National Committee Bylaws Committee has prepared for consideration by the delegates at NatCon a change in the rules on deleting platform planks, to make plank deletion more difficult. The change in the deletion process reads: “As its first item of platform business, the convention shall vote whether to delete each of those planks that received a number of…