The @LPNational Executive Committee made a vote on a motion to recommend the National Committee to direct the Chair and legal counsel to:
- Immediately end any adversarial legal action in the New Mexico litigation dispute;
@LibertySaxon Voting for: Alex Flores, Amanda Griffiths, Richard Longstreth, Bill Redpath.
Voting against: Doug Knebel, Jonathan McGee, Steven Nekhaila, Evan McMahon
The agenda of the meeting can be found here: https://t.co/OBZkcwuZCD
The main focus will be discussion and potential action related to the New Mexico litigation.
There are technical difficulties currently where the announcement of this meeting does not appear on the public list. A member of the National Committee was able to provide the registration link to us.
At last night's @LPNational National Committee meeting, the following motions and votes were made:
Increase the 2026 ballot access budget and revenue lines each by $82,000, and encumber $49,000 for petition drives ($44,000 for MA, $5,000 for MD):
Passed 14-3-1-0.
@NathanMadden98 While true, the way in which the National Committee did delegate that power made it explicit that only the Executive Committee could have that power, per the special rule at Section 1.08(3) of the National Committee’s Policy Manual.
I can't speak to and wouldn't attempt to contradict your experience of how he behaved in jail, but here are some statements from prior to being kettled (and note, his arrival was after the bulk of protesters had left and curfew began):
"I'm not with them, I'm just trying to go to the county jail."
"This is a public street, this don't got nothing to do with me,"
After kettled, sits down: "I don't know if I'm being detained or what, they got me boxed in, I came down here to see my brother at the Essex County Jail, they got me boxed in with protesters for ICE."
@carynannharlos Also seems to specify that in RONR 9:15 as well. Though will default to your judgement as you have more experience in regards to parliamentary rules of procedure for the LP.
@carynannharlos@LPNational Ah, alright. Was under the impression that ratification might be the way to go about it, since RONR 10:54 specifies that a motion to ratify is applicable in the case of "action taken at a special meeting with regard to business not mentioned in the call of the meeting".
Former Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino says his one and only priority is 106 million deportations and “If running for President is what it takes to actually get it done, then all options are on the table.”
@carynannharlos@LPNational Could the encumbrance be ratified by the Executive Committee, or ratified by the National Committee with a requisite 2/3 vote to suspend the rule on the Ex Comm being the body allowed to issue encumbrances?