Libertarians set to take over New Orleans as biennial national convention nears
ALEXANDRIA, Va./NEW ORLEANS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Libertarian Party will be holding their biennial national convention beginning next Saturday, June 30 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans with approximately 900 delegates from across the country expected to attend to conduct party business and elect their regional and national leadership for the next two years.
The party's convention has proven to be the largest midterm political event in its 46-year history, with event organizers expecting an overall attendance of nearly 1,200.
“The Libertarian Party is on track to give Americans more candidates in 2018 elections than we have in at least 15 years,” said party chairman Nicholas Sarwark. “Since the elections of 2016, when the LP broke records, we have been building on voters’ clear disillusionment with the dominant parties. Our 2018 candidates, plus the elected officials who are switching parties to join us, share a drive to shrink big government and maximize individual freedom.
“I’m proud to report that as a result, more delegates are traveling to New Orleans this year to help shape our party’s message and leadership than ever before.”
The 2018 convention’s theme, “I'm THAT Libertarian,” is a tribute to the late Marc Allan Feldman, who delighted 2016 convention delegates by delivering his presidential-debate closing remarks in rap form, promoting the broad reach of Libertarians across cultural, social, and political boundaries.
The convention will offer seminars, activist workshops, forums, candidate debates, discussion groups, and an exhibit hall. LP-appointed delegates will consider proposed amendments to the party’s platform and bylaws, and elect its national leadership for the new term.
A reception will kick off the convention at 6:30 p.m. on June 30, with business to begin on Sunday, July 1.
Debates for chairman and vice chair offices on the Libertarian National Committee will take place Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. with officer elections taking place on Monday.
A tentative speaker lineup includes:
- William Weld, former Massachusetts governor and 2016 vice-presidential nominee
- Amaryllis Fox, host of the History Channel's American Ripper and a writer, activist and former CIA clandestine service operative
- Jeff Hewitt, Libertarian mayor of Calimesa, Calif. and candidate for Riverside County Supervisor
- Walter Block, economics professor at Loyola University New Orleans
- Naomi Brockwell, film and television producer whose resume includes former Fox Business program Stossel
- Sen. Laura Ebke, Nebraska state senator who's seeking re-election
- Tim Moen, national chair of the Libertarian Party of Canada
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It is disturbing to me that Bill Weld has risen to such prominence in the party.
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I can think of much worse:
Bob Barr
Wayne Allyn Root
Austin Petersen
Augustus Invictus (real name: Austin Gillespie)
Christopher Cantwell
Fortunately, Barr, Root and Petersen crawled back to the sinking ship on fire that is the GOP, while we're still stuck with Invictus and Cantwell.
I would include Merissa Hamilton, Kevin McCormick, Steve Kerbel and some select others into that pile, but honestly, they're still more principled than the above listed, even though all but one are no longer Libertarian.
Yeah, none of those guys are great. But I still prefer most (not all) of them to Weld, if for no other reason than they didn't say anything nice about Hillary Clinton. She is so transparently thuggish that I just can't trust anyone who endorses her.
And really? Austin peterson? I mean, he had the eager wet behind the ears thing going on in the last cycle, but his message seemed more or less on point to me.
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Well, everything he said in 2015 and 2016 surrounding the presidential race, especially the "pyramid of pussy" remarks and degrading comments toward women, can and will be used against him.
If it isn't by anyone in the incredibly crowded Republican primary, Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill sure as hell will.
His comments makes him the second coming of McCaskill's 2012 opponent Todd Akin, meaning if he somehow wins the Republican primary by a thin margin, he's going to get publicly embarrassed much worse than his pathetic performance in his pursuit of the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, which I'm glad he lost, because he probably would've had a shitty running mate anyway.
Also, fuck Austin and his Trump bootlicking.
I'm not aware of those comments. I'd have to see them in context to make a judgment about them. I'm basically just going off of his debate performance. Honestly, I was kind of hoping McAfee would take it.
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Are you reading too much into the headline? It's simple - the national convention is in New Orleans and the city stands to gain from as many as 1,200 Libertarians contributing to their local economy.
If I'm misunderstanding you, that's my bad. It was my interpretation of the party's press release made available this morning ... and that I'm also a card-carrying member of the Libertarian Party.