LPNH Tweets

On September 22, the "Libertarian Party of New Hampshire" posted the tweet below.

Needless to say, I strongly disagree with this statement.

Furthermore, I condemn the statement. It should never have been posted. But I want to be careful, because I'm also a strong advocate for freedom of speech.

If a private individual had posted the tweet, I would likely just ignore it. The tweet may very well fail the "imminent lawless action" test laid out in Brandenburg v. Ohio, in which case it's protected free speech.

From my perspective, the problem with the tweet was that it was posted in the name of the "Libertarian Party of New Hampshire". But this organization was disaffiliated by the national Libertarian Party in May. It's therefore wrong for them to suggest any connection with the name Libertarian.

The LPNH has been posting inflammatory tweets for quite some time now. Here is one example, and here is another.

For those who haven't heard, the Granite State Libertarian Party is the new state affiliate of the national Libertarian Party. This new organization absolutely and categorically condemns the advocation of violence to achieve political or social goals, as do I.