Yeah, I would like to know
that.
Paul, I know we have had our words but I'm not a politican and I
don't think you
are.
If you can get the word out about what the Chair said with a few
witnesses to back it up, there is probally a good chance he will not
be Chair long. I don't know, you know the CA party much better than I
do.--- In [email protected], "David Macko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> 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" <ptireland@> 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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