An open letter to the Libertarian Party
I began writing this on my flight home from my 5th national convention over the last 12 years. I’ve been a member of the Party since signing the Pledge in 1999, and have been a Life member since 2008. During the last 23 years, I’ve witnessed many passionate debates on Platform planks, Bylaws, and operations of the Party. While the debates were passionate and sometimes heated, they were by and large respectful. This past weekend at the Libertarian Convention, we saw the end of one era of the Libertarian Party and the beginning of another. On multiple occasions during the 2022 National Convention, delegates who were recognized by the Chair were shouted at by members of a certain PAC which calls itself a caucus. On one such occasion, Mr. Sarwark advised me to simply stop speaking until the shouting stopped. Another delegate raised a point of order that following this…
