We begin with an address by our South Carolina candidate for United States Senate. We now reach a speech by Justin Amash, candidate for Congress. Amash gives extensive political strategy advice to all Libertarians. Meeting comes to order.
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9:35. We are here. There are distant voices on the live stream. Pat Ford is talking to describe what is happening off the floor. Registration will be open until 10:30. He passes to Avens O’Brien. There is good sound, but the picture comes and goes. There will be a Chair debate. Jim Lark is moderating. 6 candidates on stage. I…
All in all, it was a pleasant and harmonious day. Not quite everyone got their way on everything but debate was rational and polite. Credentialing was largely straightforward. Someone tried to sneak nine Michiganders, including Mr. Chadderdon, into the convention as New Mexico delegates. The bylaws require that any delegation must include at least one New Mexico delegate, but none…
I will liveblog the convention if I can find a link to a livestream. If you see one, please advise at phillies@4liberty.net I am advised by Joseph Miller that the convention is starting at 10AM this year; livestream may start closer to that time. Repeating from Facebook, a source writes: “George Phillies per Paul Darr, an official livestream would have…
A Delegate’s Guide to the 2026 Libertarian National Convention The Libertarian Party is holding a national convention in Grand Rapids, these are priorities for delegates who want to reconstruct the party to be effective moving forward. Nicholas Sarwark Dear Friends, Greetings from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where I am attending my 13th consecutive Libertarian Party national convention, this year as a…
The livestream has started. They are not yet in order. Came to order at 5:10. Absent or late are Dassing, Ford, Weir, Lam, McGee, Thompson, Watkins. They are discussing the Agenda. Someone complains that the minutes have not appeared; we are not even getting drafts in a timely way. Someone is talking, but I can’t understand what is being said. …
[Our Financial Analysis follows the Treasurer’s report. There was also a Membership report for April. Membership was 8816, a decrease of 36. That number included 3295 Life Members.] We quote the Treasurer: Attached please find the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. financial statements, as of April 30, 2026. Due to the Joint Fundraising Committee (JFC) impacts on the financial statements on…
The National Chair campaign of Wes Benedict has sent an extended paper-mail statement to all National Convention delegates. The PDF is seven pages long. He argues he has an enormous record of positive achievement in key aspects of party development.
Draft minutes appeared on the LNC public list today, 5/21/2026. There are things that are not legitimate recent LNC minutes at https://lp.org/lnc-meeting-archives/ You have to go down a couple of frames to find them. They may be notes, but for the past half-year they are not legitimate draft minutes, namely there were a considerable number of roll-call votes, and the…
The Liberty Alliance of Massachusetts, the state affiliate of the Liberal Party USA, will have its annual State Convention at the end of the month. They report: Our convention will be on Sunday, May 31st, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The cost to attend is $30. If you need to renew your membership, that’s another $30. The convention will…