LP Nevada comments on the LPF

I thank the LP Nevada for putting out this smart response to Libertarian Party of Florida goings-on. They published a good article on doing things the right way. The article described that there is a right way and a wrong way (and a Max Powers way) of doing something (I do love the Simpsons reference).

There are many people who want the LPF to completely disassociate with certain members. A few days before today, some self proclaimed libertarians threatened to shut down the annual LPF convention if the LPF does not keep certain individuals out of the convention. I don't see any way to do so as per our bylaws and constitution, so the threat was absolutely nonsensical (I also view the threat as completely fake, but this is purely speculative). Even more importantly, threats to violence in calling for political change are violations of the non-aggression principle, they are also violations of the LP pledge to uphold the NAP (although these self-proclaimed libertarians stated that they were not LP members).

The article says that this is the wrong way to attain the goals of the party disassociating with whom some want to disassociate. The article astutely points out that all shutting down the convention will do is "preserve the status quo indefinitely."

I agree. Initiating violence or threats of violence is morally wrong and as the article explains, is counterproductive. The article suggests that people who have a goal for the LPF bring people to the Convention to get done what they want to get done... to elect agreeable regional representatives, for example.

Yet, a certain member of the Libertarian Party of Florida's Executive Committee sent this article to the rest of the EC without comment except on the subject line "Nice job emboldening them Marc, now the threats against us are doubled down. Sweet."

His comment was directed toward me since I had just introduced a motion for consideration by the LPF EC at tomorrow night's meeting, to suspend the membership of Augustus Invictus. This article does not contain any reference to this motion, nor does it threaten the LPF. The idea that this article is a threat to the LPF and that it was put out due to my motion to the EC is baseless and without evidence, but baseless claims without evidence are not new from this person. I am happy about the email because without it, I may not have seen this article.

I would also note that the article is right on in suggesting that there is someone in our party who calls everyone who disagrees with him a communist. He'll also call his dissenters "Antifa."

Marc Tancer