Michigan – As the Libertarian Party of Michigan (LPM) April 1st Conventions become imminent, new developments continue to unfold. Among them are the outcome of a survey of Special Convention petitioners, a Judicial Committee ruling regarding Tim Yow’s Chairmanship, additions to the LPM leadership letter, and the scheduled appearance of a Mises Caucus endorsed Presidential candidate at the Lansing Convention.…
Posts published in March 2023
Long-time civil rights activist and Boston-based community organizer Melvin H. King passed away on Tuesday evening. King was 94 years old. GBH News, a Boston local news outlet, confirmed King’s passing with his son on Tuesday evening.…
We work vigorously to cover third parties other than the Libertarians. There is an obstacle. FEC filings reveal 2021-2022 spending by party national committees. We find
Libertarian $4,321,097.42
Green $387,983.11
Constitution $148,293.02
Alliance $18,073.34
Reform $13,738.39
In terms of fund raising, the Green Party is about a tenth the size of the Libertarian Party, and the Constitution Party is less than 4% of the size of the Libertarian Party. …
Addendum at bottom: Statement of the LNC Secretary explaining what the suit is about:
The Libertarian National Committee’s Executive Committee is voting on a motion titled “Next Phase of Tidewater Suit”. …
Late last week, Libertarian Party of New Hampshire Chair Conrad Nelson announced a special convention to select a new chair, citing his belief that being the only candidate to run for the position at the party’s most recent convention was a “disservice.”…
On Friday evening, Libertarian National Committee Chair Angela McArdle appeared on Timcast IRL, a culture and news podcast hosted by Tim Pool. Very soon into the evening, McArdle recommended Pool look into a form of medicine known as “German New Medicine,” prompting a backlash on social media.…
Mark Tuniewicz is the Region 6 Representative on the Libertarian National Committee. He wrote (reproduced with permission) on the LNC Business – Discuss list:
Friends of Liberty,
There are people who, no matter what good things happen, will tear down the LNC for their own reasons and ignore the good things.…
Conrad Nelson, the chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, announced Thursday night over social media that the New Hampshire state party would be hosting a business convention for the purpose of electing his successor.…
We heard from Constitution Party of California Chair Donald Grundmann, and confirmed with the national party, that the Constitution Party of California has been disaffiliated by the national party.…