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This resolution is going to be brought up at the upcoming LNC meeting in Sandy Eggo, Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, 2008. Here’s some more info on that, including the agenda, courtesy of Rachel Hawkridge. The charges are being presented by Stewart Flood, and a summary is attached. Supporting evidence is expected to be made available later in the week.
Resolution of Discipline
Whereas, Angela Keaton has engaged in conduct injurious to the Libertarian Party and
its purposes; now, therefore, be itRESOLVED, That Angela Keaton’s membership in the Libertarian National Committee is
suspended pursuant to Article 8, Section 5 of the Bylaws of the Libertarian Party; and
further be itRESOLVED, That the aforementioned suspension is hereby rescinded, contingent upon
a determination by the Secretary that Angela Keaton has submitted within seven days of
the adoption of this resolution a letter for publication in LP News including (and limited
to):· An apology for being in breach of a board member’s fiduciary duty of loyalty to
the Libertarian Party, publicly declaring her disinterest in the party, providing
material support to another political party and seeking to undermine the success
of and attempting to injure the Libertarian Party and its public image. The
contents of the apology to include the following:o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for seeking to undermine the success of and attempting to injure the Libertarian Party
and its public image by posting on her blog in July 2008, “Friends don’t let friends join the LP” and on September 5, 2008, “The LP is hopeless”o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for violating the fiduciary duty of a board member by joining and providing material
support to a competing political party while serving on the board of the Libertarian Partyo An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire for attempting on August 21, 2008 to sabotage the party’s attempt to win the right to candidate substitution for future elections
o An apology to Wayne Allyn Root and the Libertarian Party for attempting to injure their public images by knowingly publishing on June 13, 2008 false assertions that an indictment on charges of fraud was pending against Mr. Root
o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for publicly offering on her blog on June 28, 2008, sexual services in exchange for donations to the Party, and suggesting in Internet interviews on June 20, 2008 and
June 26, 2008 that the Libertarian Party asks her to offer sexual services in exchange for donations to the Partyo An apology to the members of the Libertarian National Committee and to the members of the Libertarian Party for numerous blog posts and
Internet interviews with officers of a competing political party in which the Libertarian Party’s image was harmed with broad-sweeping general
hostility towards the LP, numerous broad insults of her fellow LNC members as being inept, unqualified and not “real” libertarians, and impugning the motives of fellow LNC members for serving on the LNCo An apology to Bill Redpath for repeatedly asserting in an Internet interview and on blog postings that he has undergone a “lobotomy”
o An apology to Admiral Colley for asserting in an Internet interview on June 20, 2008 that due to his age he is incapable of handling special LNC
projects involving staff managemento An apology to Bob Sullentrup for calling him an “ass” and a “goofball whose activism days were long behind him” in an Internet interview on June 20, 2008
o An apology to Dan Karlan for saying in an Internet interview on June 26, 2008 that he isn’t qualified to be on the LNC
o An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for asserting in an Internet interview on June 26, 2008, that most LP members who are
concerned about border security are racistso An apology to the members of the Libertarian Party for misusing donor data to contact major LP donors and falsely telling them that the
Libertarian Party had defrauded them· An apology for exhibiting a pattern of reckless behavior and poor judgment, potentially exposing the LP to harassment lawsuits, creating an uncomfortable environment for staff and fellow LNC members, and potentially discouraging groups of people from joining the LP. The contents of the apology to include the
following:o An apology to LP staff member Casey Hansen for violating the LNC Policy Manual Article 1, Section 8.D and risking sexual harassment
accusations by blogging on September 6, 2008, “Nice staff piece of ass, Casey. Dark, young and easy prey for a cougar like myself.”o An apology to Aaron Starr and the Libertarian National Committee for violating LNC Policy Manual, Article 1, Section 8.D (which prohibits
harassment of LP staff or fellow LNC members with racial epithets and derogatory posters, pictures, cartoons, or drawings) by posting on her blog on June 16, 2008 a photo-shopped image of herself and Mr. Starr portraying him in Darth Vader costume and Hitler moustache and
identifying him as “Darth Herr Vader”o An apology to the Libertarian National Committee for violating LNC Policy Manual, Article 1, Section 8.D and risking sexual harassment accusations by posting on her blog on September 6, 2008 sexual comments regarding Julie Fox, Heather Scott, Executive Director candidate Donny Ferguson, and Admiral Colley
o An apology to Southerners and Christians for violating LNC Policy Manual Article 1 Section 8.A which states, “All collective deprecation, whether alluding to sex, race, color, national origin, disability, age, religion, or any other protected category, must be avoided. Every person is a unique individual, and as the Libertarian Party is the Party of Individual Liberty, this injunction should doubly apply”, for posting on her blog on June 13, 2008 referring to an LP member from the South as a “hillbilly” and further stating, “All those Christian types married to their uncle cousins look the same to me.”
o An apology to the Libertarian National Committee for offering sex to the LNC officers conditional on the performance of our Presidential candidate by stating in an Internet interview on June 26, 2008, “If Bob Barr breaks
1%, the officers of the national party can pass me around like a pu-pu platter.”· An apology to the Libertarian Party for violating the confidentiality of the September 7, 2008 Executive Session with a blog post on the same date and also for violating the confidentiality of a February 2008 Executive Session with a blog post on June 15, 2008
· An apology to Stewart Flood for threatening by phone on November 6, 2008, “I could have things done to you.”
· A promise not to commit similar offenses in the future while serving as a member of the Libertarian National Committee
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bostonteapartygoer
Kenn Jacobine
mattdharris
Mike Seebeck
Miche
paulie
Jim Davidson
ponggod
Stuart Richards
Steven Greffenius
Todd Andrew Barnett
Is this for real, or just a parody? It’s absolutely comical. You all better hope that Republicans don’t see this. They’ll think the Libertarian Party is absolutely pathetic.
The prostitute for donations deal is priceless.
Hey Conolli, you’re an SOB, can’t stand your fucking guts. Your views on foreign policy are atrocious and wholly unlibertarian.
But I do thank you for bringing this article to my attention. I posted a link at Libertarian Republican blog.
The Republicans have bigger problems – like the fact that at the federal level they’re going to be wielding about as much power as the LP does for at least the next two years.
Eric, please pay attention to the author. This article is by Matt Harris, not by me. This is a group blog now. Hence the change in name.
By the way, if anyone has thoughts (intelligent ones, preferably) about who might be a good replacement for Angela if she is removed, let’s hear ‘em. I’m personally thinking Susan Hogarth, who ran for LNC, would be a good choice. I have not yet heard from her as to whether or not she’d be interested, however.
A few others spring to mind as well.
Susan ran for LNC but did not get enough votes. Hopefully she is still interested. I believe David Nolan ran as well.
With the present LNC, more likely candidates might be Alicia Mattson and Bob Barr.
Does anyone know who the next-runner-up was for LNC at-large? That individual may be a good choice, as they would have the sanction of the next-highest number of party delegates at the last convention. This could be a reasonably fair way of dealing with the situation. Of course, I’d only support their selection if it were someone I personally thought would be a good choice, but it may be the fairest way regardless of my personal feelings or those of others.
RE: Susan Hogarth for LNC ….mattdharris
NO WAY!
I’ve been having nightmares at night about ‘Green-Sea-Slugs’ ever since she put that stuff on her website. The GSS looks to me like a giant, sinister, Borg-like, corporate-entity that goes around swollowing up us productive members of society, the algae-class, who turn sunlight into energy (photosynthesis).
On Ruth Bennett and Susan Hogarth being compared to Angela Keaton… Other than all being ladies, I personally think that the way Susan and Ruth behave is a lot different than the way Angela behaves in general. It’s not really a good comparison to say that they are similar much. I’d really be happy with Susan or Ruth on the LNC. They’re both genuinely great li8bertarian activists, and I have always known them both to be intelligent and professional human beings as well.
David Nolan withdrew from the race for LNC and ran for Judicial Committee, and won a seat there.
I supported both Hogarth and Bennett in their races for LNC during my time in Denver. I think Angela is far and away the best LNC rep ever.