FW: Don’t Dues-Gate Our Rights

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From: Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 9:46:35 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Abbra Green <lphise...@gmail.com>; Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; ken.moellman <ken.mo...@lpstates.com>; Judicial <judi...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>; lphitr...@gmail.com <lphitr...@gmail.com>; chair <ch...@lptn.org>; chair <ch...@lporegon.org>; chair <ch...@lpwi.org>; LP Info <in...@lp.org>; Entire LNC <entir...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Don’t Dues-Gate Our Rights

Abbra and Austin,

As one who sits on the boards of both Lp Wisconsin and the LNC I can assure you that the Lp Wisconsin did not agree to file an amicus brief. LP Wisconsin Chair Reese Wood also does not remember the lp Wisconsin signing an Amicus brief. Please do not try acting on behalf of Wisconsin when you cannot represent Wisconsin. 

Tyler Danke

Representing the Libertarian Parties of Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin

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From: Abbra Green <lphise...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 July 2026 15:55:47
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Subject: Don’t Dues-Gate Our Rights

 

The Judicial Committee has spent three days building a wall to keep six state affiliates from filing one amicus brief. Then our Representative was threatened with having his mail auto-deleted because he dared speak for us. Now the “calls to order" are flying on a public communication platform. My voice was shut down, and Representative and our Alternate. 

So to be clear, Hawaii's voice only counts if we pay for it?

The LNC must not forget its place. Affiliates built this party. We carry its name onto ballots, into testimony, through elections that nobody pays us to fight. We volunteer our time. We care deeply whether or not we will be allowed to carry the torch to future generations, which is at the heart of the issue at hand. And the thanks we get is a committee informing us that the right to be heard in a disaffiliation appeal is a paid feature, available to sustaining members only. It is absolutely closed to the affiliates whose survival the ruling decides. We’ve already stated we don’t even care what you call it. Call it a “submission” if you prefer, but don’t tell us we don’t matter.

Carrying the Libertarian name is not a favor the national committee grants us. It is a relationship with obligations that run in both directions. Our rights are not a subscription service. Of all people, libertarians should be able to wrap their heads around this concept.

To Chair Moleman: In one thread you said organizations can't file, then said LPNH and the LNC qualify because they're organizations. The affiliates are organizations under the LNC umbrella. Moving forward you must remember the rules should inform the outcome, not simply allow you to bully your way to the outcome that you want. And for someone who has treated his own affiliate the way you have, forgive me for not assuming that your decision was ever going to favor affiliate autonomy.

To Representative Nguyen: You moved to silence the representation of Hawaii, your own affiliate, after Hawaii told you plainly it does not want you speaking for it. Explain to this list why an At-Large Representative is working to shut down the voice of a state that rejected her. Hawaii is listening.

As for the "call to order"mantra being repeated as law, stop with the games. You’re demonizing our voices and you’re demoralizing your own support. One does not rush to silence people whose arguments they can answer, but the ones they can't.

The affiliates are not going away, and we are not paying admission in order to be heard by the party we help build.

For the sake of liberty,

Abbra Green | LPHI Secretary | LibertarianHawaii.com 

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From: Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 10:07:51 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Abbra Green <lphise...@gmail.com>; Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; ken.moellman <ken.mo...@lpstates.com>; Judicial <judi...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>; lphitr...@gmail.com <lphitr...@gmail.com>; chair <ch...@lptn.org>; chair <ch...@lporegon.org>; chair <ch...@lpwi.org>; LP Info <in...@lp.org>; Entire LNC <entir...@lp.org>

Subject: Re: Don’t Dues-Gate Our Rights

Greetings. 

Mr. Danke, the following affiliates signed the Joint Amicus at the time of its filing:

George Stamper Chair of LPNV on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Nevada

Josiah Baker Chair of LPTN on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Tennessee

Dane Courtois Chair of LPME on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Maine

Sonja Feintech Chair of LPO on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Oregon

Austin Martin Chair of LPHI on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Hawaii

Patrick McNally Chair of LPNE on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Nebraska  

Thank you. 

In Liberty,  

Alfa Shaw

Region 6

"Relationships begin with Understanding"

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From: Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 July 2026 17:46:35

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From: Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 10:16:40 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik

To: Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Abbra Green <lphise...@gmail.com>; Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; ken.moellman <ken.mo...@lpstates.com>; Judicial <judi...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>; lphitr...@gmail.com <lphitr...@gmail.com>; chair <ch...@lptn.org>; chair <ch...@lporegon.org>; chair <ch...@lpwi.org>; LP Info <in...@lp.org>; Entire LNC <entir...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Don’t Dues-Gate Our Rights

Mr. Danke,

I was very surprised reading your email that Wisconsin had signed an amicus brief on behalf of your affiliate without your chairs consent. An action like that would have very grave implications indeed!

It took a stupendous effort and much time and devotion on my part, but I managed to find the amicus in question after a long, tedious 10 seconds only to discover...

Wisconsin did not sign the amicus and are not one of the 6 signers. 

Wisconsin DID sign a resolution for affiliate autonomy regarding the LPNH matter that was sent to the JC and the LNC. I will go ahead and attach that here for transparency, so maybe that's your mix up.

Have a wonderful day,

Sonja Feintech

LNC Region 1 Alt

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From: Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 2:46:39 PM

To: Abbra Green <lphise...@gmail.com>; Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; ken.moellman <ken.mo...@lpstates.com>; Judicial <judi...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>; lphitr...@gmail.com <lphitr...@gmail.com>; chair <ch...@lptn.org>; chair <ch...@lporegon.org>; chair <ch...@lpwi.org>; LP Info <in...@lp.org>; Entire LNC <entir...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Don’t Dues-Gate Our Rights