[Lpk-execomm] Email motion: LNC Censure

[Charles Altendorf]

I have no further discussion And my vote is still in favor

On 2025-09-19 17:56, Ken Moellman via Lpk-execomm wrote:
> With the motion seconded on-list, it is now open for discussion.  I 
> understood the intent of the motion to be the LPKY Executive Committee 
> considering the passage a resolution, speaking on behalf of the state 
> party, which requires a majority vote.
> 
> I oppose this motion for several reasons:
> 
> 1. It drags LPKY into the dispute. We don't need to be involved in 
> this.
> 
> 2. It is my understanding that this proposed LNC action stems from a 
> meme published by LPNH on social media -- which depicted an airline 
> pilot with a star of David on their captain's hat, seated in an 
> airplane, with the caption "We did it!" with a 9 placed in front of an 
> image of the twin towers forming an "11" -- that can reasonably be 
> interpreted by others, both inside and (especially) outside of the 
> party, as blaming "the Jews" for 9/11.
> 
> 3. I strongly oppose any collectivist messaging that infers that any 
> group ("the _____s") is responsible for the actions of a handful of 
> individual people who either (a) participated in an action or (b) 
> specifically enabled or endorsed it. Collectivism is inherently 
> anti-libertarian and contradicts our national party platform.
> 
> 4. LPNH has a pattern of intentionally expressing things in overtly 
> racist terms; with racism being the lowest-IQ form of collectivism (as 
> stated by many libertarian thought leaders, including Ayn Rand and Ron 
> Paul). This is not the first incident. I believe members of their 
> current board and/or social media team were kicked out of a caucus for 
> similar messaging in the past.
> 
> 5. LPNH is intentionally inflammatory, and a censure is essentially the 
> natural reaction to that intentionally-inflammatory rhetoric within an 
> organization. If there's an argument to be made against censure, it is, 
> IMO, that it is giving attention to the kid who regularly throws a 
> tantrum in the grocery store for attention.
> 
> 6. It is my opinion that it is within the rights of the LNC to make 
> such a motion, and to pass a censure based on such behavior.
> 
> 7. A censure simply is a statement of disapproval of an action, and 
> carries no actual teeth. It can sometimes be a prelude to actions with 
> teeth, but censure itself is not. It is a statement of disapproval of 
> behavior.  That is why censure only requires a majority vote, while 
> other disciplinary actions require two-thirds.
> 
> I am voting no.
> 
> ---
> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
> 
> Libertarian Party of Kentucky
> State Party Executive Committee Chair
> 
> On 2025-09-19 17:11, Robert Lodder wrote:
> 
>> Second.
>> 
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>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 4:21 PM Ken Moellman <ken.moellman at lpky.org> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I have just fixed the excom mailing list. I am cc'ing the list to move 
>> this conversation there.  This motion requires a second.
>> 
>> ---
>> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
>> 
>> Libertarian Party of Kentucky
>> State Party Executive Committee Chair
>> 
>> On 2025-09-19 16:13, Andrew Roberts wrote:
>> 
>> All,
>> 
>> I'd like to make a motion for us to adopt the following statement.
>> 
>> Mr. Chair,
>> 
>> Please let me know if this is out of order or I should rephrase the 
>> above motion.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Andrew Roberts
>> 
>> Statement of the Libertarian Party of Kentucky on the Libertarian 
>> National Committee's Selective Censure of the Libertarian Party of New 
>> Hampshire
>> 
>> The Libertarian Party of Kentucky (LPKY) strongly opposes the motion 
>> by the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) to censure the Libertarian 
>> Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) over social media activities that the 
>> LNC claims violate party standards. This action is not only 
>> inconsistent but also undermines the principle of affiliate autonomy.
>> 
>> The LNC has selectively targeted LPNH while failing to address similar 
>> issues within other state affiliates that promote ideologies--such as 
>> "group rights" or other collectivist approaches--that are 
>> fundamentally incompatible with the core principles of individual 
>> liberty, free markets, and limited government. This selective 
>> enforcement undermines the credibility of the LNC and creates a double 
>> standard that is unacceptable within a party that claims to uphold 
>> fairness and the nonaggression principle.
>> 
>> While LPKY does not endorse every aspect of LPNH's social media 
>> strategy, we affirm the right of all state affiliates to express their 
>> views in line with the Party's Statement of Principles. The LNC's 
>> focus on this issue appears to stem more from internal factional 
>> disputes than from any legitimate concern for the Party's values, 
>> diverting attention and resources away from critical priorities such 
>> as membership growth, candidate support, and ballot access.
>> 
>> The Libertarian Party's strength lies in its unity and commitment to 
>> liberty, not in divisive and unproductive internal disputes. We urge 
>> the LNC to withdraw its censure motion against LPNH and refocus on the 
>> Party's true mission of advancing individual liberty, supporting 
>> affiliates, and building a stronger movement.
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Charles Altendorf
Libertarian Party of Woodford County Kentucky - County Chair
Libertarian Party of Kentucky - Former State Chair