Joe Dehn did a great job in the last newsletter summarizing the CA LP convention held in Sacramento, Feb 17-19, 2023. I would like to make some personal observations and highlight some of the things I found especially interesting.

There were several speakers and I want to highlight three in particular.

Once again the federal government is facing a crisis because it has reached its "debt ceiling". This is an artificial limit, set by Congress, because while pretty much everybody agrees that ever-increasing debt is a bad thing, almost nobody in Congress is willing to do what would be necessary to actually stop it – cut spending.

Three members of the LP of Santa Clara County who are planning to file as candidates in the 2024 election have been endorsed by the Libertarian Party of California.

At the prompting of Santa Clara County central committee member Ed Wimmers, the Libertarian Party of California has adopted a resolution calling for an end to U.S. government involvement in the current war in Europe.

Party adopts resolution marking anniversary of Russo-Ukrainian war escalation

SUNNYVALE, Calif.— In anticipation of the first anniversary of Russia’s escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian war, Santa Clara County resident Ed Wimmers initiated adoption by the Libertarian Party of California of this anti-intervention resolution:

We support the withdrawal of the U.S. from NATO. We oppose taxpayer funds being spent on the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Santa Clara County party voter guide for Nov. 8 promotes term limits, disapproves big spending

SUNNYVALE, Calif.— The Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County’s (LPSCC) Nov. 8, 2022 general election voter guide (below) reflects the party’s frustration with the high levels of spending and borrowing being proposed by local public servants, who, along with government contractors, seem to have an insatiable appetite for the pocketbooks of those whose interests they should instead be protecting.

The party has endorsed one candidate within the county: