Comments on: California Libertarian Party Convention: Day 2 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/ Covering America's third parties and independent candidates since May 2008 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Seebeck http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-59823 Michael Seebeck Fri, 01 May 2009 23:22:49 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-59823 Uh, how can we have a 400% drop in dues-paying membership? Does that mean former dues-paying members are being refunded in quadruplicate? Uh, how can we have a 400% drop in dues-paying membership? Does that mean former dues-paying members are being refunded in quadruplicate?

]]> By: Logan Hinkle http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-59811 Logan Hinkle Fri, 01 May 2009 22:08:22 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-59811 The Libertarian Party of California has seen a 400% drop in dues-paying membership over the past 8 years since Mark Hinkle resigned as State Chairman. Upon leaving, many of his policies were reformed and the party took on a new "direction". Admittedly, we have a 10% increase in voter registration, but c'mon, with him as our Chair, that would've been 20% without a doubt and membership would have been higher, not lower. Membership is more important than registration in the sense that more membership means more money and more money means more registration, but more registration obviously doesn't mean more membership. I urge everyone to not side with the "reformers" that are trying to run the party and side with the "purists" who respect Libertarian principles to the letter and 100% oppose the force of government! The Libertarian Party of California has seen a 400% drop in dues-paying membership over the past 8 years since Mark Hinkle resigned as State Chairman. Upon leaving, many of his policies were reformed and the party took on a new “direction”. Admittedly, we have a 10% increase in voter registration, but c’mon, with him as our Chair, that would’ve been 20% without a doubt and membership would have been higher, not lower. Membership is more important than registration in the sense that more membership means more money and more money means more registration, but more registration obviously doesn’t mean more membership. I urge everyone to not side with the “reformers” that are trying to run the party and side with the “purists” who respect Libertarian principles to the letter and 100% oppose the force of government!

]]> By: Steven R Linnabary http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-59399 Steven R Linnabary Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:26:22 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-59399 Ohio Ohio

]]> By: Michael Seebeck http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-59392 Michael Seebeck Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:33:41 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-59392 Which O? OH, OK, or OR? (That's why I hate the three-letter state LP designations!) Which O? OH, OK, or OR?

(That’s why I hate the three-letter state LP designations!)

]]> By: Steven R Linnabary http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-59378 Steven R Linnabary Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:04:59 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-59378 O/T: The LPO conference is this weekend. I am going to try to webcast some of it here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/FCLibertarian Friday will be a dry run, mostly the hospitality suite, Saturday evening will be the Root banquet speech. I would appreciate it if some folks happened to be online to catch it, and comment as to whether there is sound, etc. It looks like it is easy enough...but I'm not the most technologically inclined. :-) PEACE O/T: The LPO conference is this weekend. I am going to try to webcast some of it here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/FCLibertarian
Friday will be a dry run, mostly the hospitality suite, Saturday evening will be the Root banquet speech.

I would appreciate it if some folks happened to be online to catch it, and comment as to whether there is sound, etc.

It looks like it is easy enough…but I’m not the most technologically inclined. :-)

PEACE

]]> By: Catholic Trotskyist http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58519 Catholic Trotskyist Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:08:37 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-58519 Me. Me.

]]> By: Morgan Brykein http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58483 Morgan Brykein Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:44:34 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-58483 Who's going to run for governor? Who’s going to run for governor?

]]> By: Catholic Trotskyist http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58479 Catholic Trotskyist Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:35:47 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-58479 That's too bad. Teacher salaries should always go up as high as possible, and I hope the teachers' union gets smart and punishes him heavily in his next race. That’s too bad. Teacher salaries should always go up as high as possible, and I hope the teachers’ union gets smart and punishes him heavily in his next race.

]]> By: Mark Selzer http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58471 Mark Selzer Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:28:05 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-58471 Norm Westwell only voted yes on teachers salaries because his vote would not have mattered as it would have been a 4-1 vote. He decided to vote yes because it would avoid acrimony and would not have served his or the parties needs. He is now the president of the board because of his diplomacy and is now able to reduce the teachers salaries and over all budget. Norm Westwell only voted yes on teachers salaries because his vote would not have mattered as it would have been a 4-1 vote. He decided to vote yes because it would avoid acrimony and would not have served his or the parties needs. He is now the president of the board because of his diplomacy and is now able to reduce the teachers salaries and over all budget.

]]> By: Brian Holtz http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58445 Brian Holtz Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:37:34 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-58445 That sentence was going to be about a ReasonTV video he played. Removed. That sentence was going to be about a ReasonTV video he played. Removed.

]]> By: Catholic Trotskyist http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/california-libertarian-party-convention-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58433 Catholic Trotskyist Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:11:54 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=8220#comment-58433 The thing about Adrian Moore ends in the middle of a sentence. Westwell is pretty interesting. The thing about Adrian Moore ends in the middle of a sentence.

Westwell is pretty interesting.

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