7,668
edits
National Convention 1977: Difference between revisions
→LNC: Adding regional reps from Sept 1977 LNC directory
(→LNC: Adding regional reps from Sept 1977 LNC directory) |
|||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Convention | {{Convention | ||
|title = Turning Point -- 1977 | |title = Turning Point -- 1977 | ||
|image = | |image = Convention-Logo 1977.jpg | ||
|image-size = | |image-size = | ||
|type = National | |type = National | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|facebook = | |facebook = | ||
|name = National Convention | |name = National Convention | ||
| | |previous-year = 1976 | ||
|next = 1978 | |next-year = 1978 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Turning | '''Turning Point—1977''', the '''1977 Libertarian Party National Convention''' was held at the Sheraton-Palace Hotel in San Francisco between 12 and 17 July [[1977]]. It had more than 50 events and an estimated attendance of 1500 people. | ||
As delegates to a non-Presidential convention, the bigger purpose was to make some real changes to the party platform; specific issues included adding some kind of plank on Children’s Rights, as well as a resolution affirming the party’s support of civil rights (for gay people, as well as others). We proposed two things in this regard: a ban on discrimination by any government-related entity, and a push for decriminalization of all voluntary acts between or among adults, sexual or otherwise—regardless of how “deviant” some folks might consider such behavior to be. As long as consent was obtained and no force initiated (unless already “consented” to by all parties involved, as in a “BDSM” relationship), it was nobody else’s business. | As delegates to a non-Presidential convention, the bigger purpose was to make some real changes to the party platform; specific issues included adding some kind of plank on Children’s Rights, as well as a resolution affirming the party’s support of civil rights (for gay people, as well as others). We proposed two things in this regard: a ban on discrimination by any government-related entity, and a push for decriminalization of all voluntary acts between or among adults, sexual or otherwise—regardless of how “deviant” some folks might consider such behavior to be. As long as consent was obtained and no force initiated (unless already “consented” to by all parties involved, as in a “BDSM” relationship), it was nobody else’s business. | ||
| Line 60: | Line 60: | ||
*[[Ed Clark]], at-large | *[[Ed Clark]], at-large | ||
*[[Carol Cunningham]], at-large | *[[Carol Cunningham]], at-large | ||
*[[Ed Crane]], at-large | |||
*[[Eric Garris]], at-large | *[[Eric Garris]], at-large | ||
*[[John | *[[John Hilberg]], at-large | ||
*[[Charles Koch]], at-large | *[[Charles Koch]], at-large | ||
*[[Dick Randolph]], at-large | *[[Dick Randolph]], at-large | ||
*[[Murray Rothbard]], at-large | *[[Murray Rothbard]], at-large | ||
*[[ | *[[James Blanchard]], region 8 | ||
*[[ | *[[Roy Childs|RA Childs, Jr]], region 9 | ||
*[[Michael Fieschko]], region 9 | *[[Nathan Curland]], region 10 | ||
*[[Porter Davis]], region 5 | |||
*[[Bill Evers]], region 2 | |||
*[[Michael Fieschko]], region 9 | |||
*[[William Howell]], region 5 | |||
*[[Bernie Losching]], region 6 | |||
*[[Steve Mariotti]], region 6 | |||
*[[John Mason]], region 3 | |||
*[[Toni Nathan]], region 1 | |||
*[[Ben Olson]], region 4 | |||
*[[Bill Webster]], region 2 | |||
*[[Rick White]], region 3 | |||
Region 7 may have been left vacant, or it may have been vacated shortly after the convention. | |||
==Other Noted Events== | ==Other Noted Events== | ||
| Line 75: | Line 89: | ||
*'''Aron Kay''', pie-throwing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_International_Party Yippie], was present on a mission to pie Timothy Leary | *'''Aron Kay''', pie-throwing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_International_Party Yippie], was present on a mission to pie Timothy Leary | ||
==Convention Materials== | |||
*{{MediaNewTab|6th Annual National Convention Ad-1977.pdf|6th Annual National Convention Ad}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Most of the information in this article was found in [[Against the Wall]], volume 5 number 10 | *Most of the information in this article was found in [[Against the Wall]], volume 5 number 10 | ||
{{ | {{LNC}} | ||
{{Public Domain}} | {{Public Domain}} | ||