To whom do they answer? For life and liberty, David Macko
----- Original Message ----- From: "terry12622000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:21 PM Subject: [Libertarian] Re: The LP and Conventions > 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? ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
