Damn, a mighty elitest attiude of his that can leave him with just a
handful of people to chair
over.
How many people heard him say that?--- In
[email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Of course they don't feel properly represented. The chairman of the
> Libertarian Party said on this cruise in no uncertain terms that the
> members of the executive committee are not representatives of the
> party members and don't answer to the party members.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], Harland Harrison <harlandh5@>
> wrote:
> >
> > on 3/14/06 12:11 PM, David Macko at dmacko@ wrote:
> >
> > > The people who attend the conventions are the people who care.
> > > It is quite proper to give them more decision making power
> > >
> > > For life and liberty,
> > > David Macko
> > >
> >
> > Although I care about my country and about the Libertarian party,
I
> could
> > not go to our LP of California convention. They held it on a
cruise
> ship,
> > so that nobody who could not give up about four days and $600
could be
> > there. Only 91, self-selected, delegates made the decisions for
the
> entire
> > LP of California.
> >
> > Although California law allows election of Central Committees by
the
> > registered party voters, the LPC has chosen to make anybody a
Central
> > Committee member who pays $50 per year, and the Chair cancels the
> elections.
> > A Central Committee member does not even have to live or work in
> California.
> >
> > Not surprisingly, many rank-and-file members feel that the party
> leadership
> > does not represent them, nor represent the RegLibs. With
membership
> in the
> > national LP becoming free, and activism in the LPC becoming ever
more
> > costly, the disputes can only worsen.
> >
> >
> >
> > Harland Harrison
> > Vice Chair, Libertarian Party of San Mateo County, CA
> > Candidate for Congress 12th District (San Mateo-San Francisco, CA)
> > harrison@
> > http://Harrison2006.LPSM.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <cottondrop@>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 1:52 PM
> > > Subject: [Libertarian] The LP and Conventions
> > >
> > >
> > >> Ok, From what I understand the major decesions of the party is
> made at
> > >> state
> > >> and the national conventions. What is the membership of the
LP, maybe
> > >> 35,000
> > >> to 40,000, how many attend the conventions, maybe 5%, maybe
10%?
> > >>
> > >> There are some things best not to modernize, the jury system,
the
> > >> Constitution but doesn't making major decesions by a few
attending
> > >> Conventions belong to the horse and buggy days?
> > >>
> >
>
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