[Lnc-business] Fwd: What if Republicans Hijack California's Libertarian Convention?

[Guy McLendon]

In Louisiana under current Bylaws, one parish could sent 300 delegates to the state convention, and be guaranteed majority status … It’d be very easy for a hostile party to hijack the Louisiana LP.  

 

IMO, every state affiliate should consider instituting protective measures to assure a hostile interest does not do to LP what certain GOP-supportive agents allegedly did to the Reform Party in their year 2000 national convention.

 

Guy McLendon

LNC At Large Member

Chair Affiliate Support Committee

Cell 832-372-8131

 

 

 

From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of Roland Riemers
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 1:40 PM
To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] Fwd: What if Republicans Hijack California's Libertarian Convention?

 

Taking over other parties is the name of the game in politics.  When the Russians had their little revolution against the Zar,  it wasn't that the Communists were in charge, but when there was a demonstration, the Communists ran to the front of the crowd and shouted "fellow me" until after a while everyone thought they really must be in charge.   Be it pro-lifers, or labor, or whatever.   You infiltrate and take over a party as a quick way to get power.

 

In ND we changed our bylaws last year to require national delegates or the chairman to be a member of the party for the last 2 years.  Not perfect, but it would slow things down.

 

In our state parties,  I doubt that many of our members have ever read their bylaws,  and for the most part ignore them.  So it would not be that difficult to take over a state affiliate.  That is why at this national convention I would like us to require all delegates to be sustaining members of the national party.

 

As for the presidential nomination.  It an outside strong candidate really wanted our endorsement, and he was not too outlandish of a candidate,  and we ended up with a good presidential vote total that secured us ballot access in a number of states,  and maybe even electing a number of Libertarians on the state level.   Well,  I personally could live with that.

 

Roland Riemers ND

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