We continue to repost the documents on the LNC as released in 2023 by Miquel Duque and Anna Johnson Duque. SO WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW [That’s mid-2023]AND WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH ANGELA? Angela is consistently averse to dissent or even good-faith constructive criticism and has a pattern of shutting people out when they challenge her, a trait she shares with Michael…
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Our attention has been drawn to the continuing actions of the Federal Election Commission with respect to campaign filings that various Libertarian-Party-connected persons or groups have or have not made. We will have considerably more detail on this in forthcoming articles. A typical FEC “Request For Additional Information”, this one directed to the Libertarian Unity PAC in the person of…
WHERE IS THE MISES CAUCUS IN ALL THIS? Michael Heise has been undermining Angela from the beginning, starting with insisting on backing Caryn Ann. In Angela’s words, “Mike said he didn’t care about board dysfunction in the first term.” After he got what he wanted, he then started lobbying with LNC members against her choice of executive director, and even…
The documents we are reporting came from former LNC member Miguel Duque and his wife, Anna Johnson Duque. They date to 2023. WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH LAINIE? We want to stress that this whole document is not because we love Lainie so much and want vengeance. Sometimes people get fired, working relationships break down, it happens. Our concern is the…
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,…
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…
Nick Sarwark writes: Derivative Suit Against Angela McArdle and the LNC “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” – Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis Angela McArdle is corrupt and violating her fiduciary duty to the Libertarian National Committee. Region 7 Representative Beth Vest and Former LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos have both filed lawsuits against Angela McArdle. According…
Leader of the Mises Caucus, paid by the LNC, Michael Heise has announced that he will be voting for Donald Trump. He did this on an obscure media site. National Chair Angela McArdle then forwarded Heise’s endorsement … to her decidedly not obscure X.com account. Behold the disgraceful conduct of the National Committee, sending endorsements of the Republican candidate to…
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,…
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…