Interview with Libertarian Party of King County Chair, Michelle Darnell and Plans for LPKC

Interview with Libertarian Party of King County Chair, Michelle Darnell and Plans for LPKC

 Watch the video below:

The Libertarian Party of King County is a newly formed chapter, this year in early 2017.  Michelle Darnell, who has been a semi-regular guest on LCI talks with us once more about LPKC's plans and how Seattle and King County affect the entire state of Washington.

Want to get involved? You can contribute to LPKC in the following ways:

Monthly Donation Support:
https://secure.piryx.com/donate/IPp5gXk3/Libertarian-Party-of-King-County/sponsorshiplpkc

One-time Donation Support:
https://www.lpkingcounty.com/

Volunteering:
https://www.lpkingcounty.com/volunteer-with-lpkc

Following LPKC on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/KingCountyLP

Michelle Darnell has released the following to accompany this interview, as they are building LPKC and need your help:

Dear Friends of Liberty and Justice,

I know you have had enough of taxes, regulation and stifling oppression.  You feel your freedom slipping away every single day.  You are frustrated to see the homeless on the streets and to be sitting in time sucking traffic.  You don’t know what to do about it though. This letter is your first step!

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!  The time has come for us to unite and fight back!

King County is heavily under attack. Barely a day goes by that the headlines don’t speak of an attempt to raise our taxes in order to respond to a crisis.  Homelessness, a failing education system, horrible traffic and income inequality are all used as excuses to for increased taxes and regulation.

Meanwhile our liberty candidates struggle to gain a foothold.

That is what the Libertarian Party of King County (LPKC) hopes to do.

We are building a party apparatus to support liberty minded candidates and influence policy and legislation around King County and in Olympia.  We will leverage data, technology, our resources and a team of passionate and talented people to increase our exposure in our county, reach voters with a positive libertarian message and professionalize our party.

We already have taken the first steps toward our vision.  We have an 11 member board, a website multiple social media channels, several candidates running and donations are already coming in!  

If you want to see what we have been up to, go here: [https://youtu.be/XdNiDCkP5Io]

We also have thousands of people ready to get to work.  But we need a place to call home, a place to meet, work and store materials.  We also need a full-time director. Most of our team are volunteers, working full-time jobs.  We need one person now dedicated to helping us organize and keep things moving forward.

If I have learned anything in my last 8 years is that politics is a numbers game and:

We have to pay to play.

So help us put our flag in the ground and reclaim King County from the progressive tax and spend agenda that is CREATING poverty and homelessness and disempowering individuals and businesses. Help us build a third party that truly represents YOUR interests and modernizes the way we approach politics in King County. This is how WE win!

As King County goes, so goes the State of Washington.  King County is also the 14^th largest county in the country so we are in a strategic position. 

We need your help today to build this. Together we are LIBERTY STRONG!

LPKC is growing VERY quickly.  We need to hire paid staff and secure an office.  This will allow us to take our next steps toward activating volunteers in our community to canvass and assist our candidates this year and hereafter. 

We also want to collaborate with local individual organizations in serving our community as an example of private organizations responding to public problems. In so doing we DISPLACE government.

In fact 10% of our regular contributions will go to charitable efforts.

Would you consider donating $5/25/100 a month to help us achieve our mission? You can set up a regular or onetime donate online at LPKingcounty.com.  So help us reach our goal of $10,000. 

Even if you live our side King County you can help us reclaim our county, take back our state and impact our country.  We are building a bench of future congressmen and women and maybe even a President!

Join us today!  Many hands make light work!

I personally promise you, we won’t let you down!  If you ever have a concern or suggestion you can contact me at michellelpkc@gmail.com.

So what are you waiting for? Lets get this party started!

We thank you in advance for your support!  Your donation is greatly appreciated and will be used to grow our organization, support our candidates and serve our community.

So help us reach our goal of $10,000.  Many hands make light work!

BE the change,

Michelle Darnell, Chair
Libertarian Party of King County
Donation Link:

https://secure.piryx.com/donate/IPp5gXk3/Libertarian-Party-of-King-County/sponsorshiplpkc

P.S. Please make sure to check our website for other opportunities, events and candidate information or subscribe to our monthly newsletter at LPKingcounty.com.

Website: https://www.lpkingcounty.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KingCountyLP/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingcountyLP

 
You can view some of our previous appearances of Michelle Darnell at the links below:

LCI Exclusive: "Liberty Rocks Seattle" - Libertarian Party of King County WA Event 4.13.2017 Featuring Local Candidates and LPKC Speakers:
http://www.libertychronicle.net/2017/04/lci-exclusive-liberty-rocks-seattle.html

Libertarian Party of King County, WA Chapter Convention Launch 3.18.2017 (Including Interview with LPWA Chair candidate, Randy McGlenn):
http://www.libertychronicle.net/2017/03/libertarian-part-of-king-county-wa.html

LCI Exclusive: 60 Minutes w/ Michelle Darnell 2016 -L 48th House of Reps candidate in WA State:
http://www.libertychronicle.net/2016/09/lci-exclusive-60-minutes-w-michelle.html

This contribution is from Seattle-based independent journalist, David Malekar, Editor in Chief for the Liberty Chronicle Independent; and publishes content to other online publications.

LCI Exclusive: "Liberty Rocks Seattle" - Libertarian Party of King County WA Event 4.13.2017 Featuring Local Candidates and LPKC Speakers

Liberty Rocks Seattle event, hosted by Libertarian Party of King County, WA

Website: https://www.lpkingcounty.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KingCountyLP/
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1511408208903655/

The first video was streamed live via Facebook and has been converted to YouTube Format.  This was an age 21 and over event.

Libertarian Party of King County hosted their first "Liberty Rocks Seattle" event at the Columbia City Theater in Seattle.  The event featured LPKC Chair Michelle Darnell, LPKC Co-Chair Billy Doyle, LPKC Political Director David Johnson, Region 2 Associate Director of King County WA David Malekar, Everett WA City Council candidate Justin Murta in this first part of the event.

Liberty Rocks Seattle 4.13.2017 - Libertarian Party of King County Event, LCI Exclusive - Part 1

In this second half of the event, candidate of Burien WA City Council Charles Schaefer, Kent WA City Council candidate Paul Addis (previous interview with Paul link: http://www.libertychronicle.net/2017/02/paul-addis-l-kent-wa-city-council.html), Seattle WA Mayor candidate Casey Carlisle, and newly announced Seattle WA City Council candidate Amanda Carter, were speakers.  Seattle City Council Position 8 candidate James Passey was able to make a brief appearance at the event.

Liberty Rocks Seattle 4.13.2017 - Libertarian Party of King County Event, LCI Exclusive - Part 2

The following is a transcript as read by Political Director David Johnson:

"Hello Seattle! Hello King County! Thank you for joining us tonight.

We've got a lot of great candidates here. I wanted to talk a little bit about our strategy as an organization as well, and where we're going - not only this year, but beyond this year, because I think our candidates need to understand that this year is an awesome year, we've got awesome opportunities, AND they're a part of something bigger here. And I want you guys to understand that we're not in this just for this year; we're in this to win this, long term, and we want your support long term.

You're all here because you're pioneers and we're striking out on a new journey here. Like all pioneers we are operating lean here. This is our first event; if you look at most Democrat events they have a lot more people. We are the pioneers, the disruptors, the entrepreneurs right now, fighting the big man.

So the exciting part is that the journey has now just begun. You're here in this room; this is the beginning of our journey. This is not the end, and we are going to get a lot bigger, and a lot louder.
Today could not be a better reminder of why we are doing what we are doing. I lost track in the last 24 hours of how many countries we're bombing, or at war with, or are nearly at war with. Does anybody have a number out there? I know it was seven before Trump got into office; I'm losing track now. I would count our own country at this point. I sure as heck can't count and I can't explain how any of those wars are helping Americans at this point.

This is why we're doing what we're doing. After an election where the Democrats put forward a candidate that wanted to shoot down Russian planes, I can't blame people who tried to vote for the lesser evil. But the reality is, there's no lesser evil. There's one evil. There is one party that is a duopoly that is controlling our country right now. That duopoly stands for three things that we stand against: Endless war, militarized police, and crushing debt.

As we stand here today facing not a two party system but a one party scam, we are here for one goal; to form a SECOND party that stands for love, liberty, and logic. I want to talk about what those three points are and what they mean for us here when we're trying to spread our Libertarian message to our neighbors.

Love means that you don't go around the world like a monster bombing everybody. Some people say you're crazy if you question the American war machine right now. I say you're crazy if you DON'T think we should question why we should go kill somebody.

Logic says that you don't make excuses for unsustainable debt as a path to economic ruin. You don't have to believe in the principle that taxation is theft to realize in practice that warmongering and irresponsible social engineering are stealing the future away from our children.

And liberty says that you cannot protect life, liberty, and property through a bigger, more powerful, more invasive state with the vain hope that they will do good with that power. But rather, life, liberty, and property are best protected by focused, limited government that leads in respecting others by example, instead of leading through violence, persecution, and bullying our fellow Americans. Whether it is a Republican or a Democrat bullying a Republican, a Democrat, a Libertarian, a Green Party [member]; it doesn't matter who you are, the government shouldn't be bullying you, it shouldn't be telling you what to do with your life, and it shouldn't be limiting your opportunities.

So these three pillars are the foundation on which the second major party coalition will be built in opposition to the current major party that is pro-war, pro-debt, and anti-individual; we are anti-war, anti-debt, and pro-individual.

Here in King County it's critical that we spread the message [that] not only do we believe people have inherent right to life, liberty, and property because of abstract principle, but also because those rights are the only means by which we can allow the best in us to flourish. As the major party today leads by example in attacking others and plays Americans against one another, we must show the power to do good and live at peace with one another that comes with liberty.

We will show King County that free people can choose to feed the homeless. We will show King County that free people see problems with addiction and want to empower them rather than imprison them. We will show King County that free people can race to the top building more homes for more people instead of trying to control more and keep homes from being built. And we will show King County that free people can talk about hard issues while treating each other with dignity and finding reasonable common ground with each other.

Our candidates today are the front-line soldiers in this fight, running out by their own choice into a battle where the army behind them is still being recruited, putting everything on the line. I've sat down with all of our candidates as political director; I see every day the stress they go through, the hard work they put through, and the barriers that are put in the way that they fight. Unlike real war, where the people on the frontlines go and they get shot, and they die, and you have a nice ceremony for them, our candidates get back up after every attempt, and we get stronger. This is a fight to do our best this year, AND this is a journey where we will change an entire generation. We will not win AGAINST any individual, whether they're a Republican, a Democrat, voted for Green Party, or didn't vote at all - they're the people we're working with to build a better world.

I've been to Democrat and Republican events over the past several months, and let me tell you the worst-kept secret in politics here: the major parties are literally dying. There are no young people at any of their events. They're a sea of gray hair, whether you're in Seattle or Kirkland or anywhere.
We're the future. This is not a gray audience. I don't see almost any gray hair out here. It's a completely stark contrast. There's a little bit, and we appreciate it. But if you go to a Democrat or Republican event, no comparison. We are the new generation. We are going to outlive the people who we are fighting against right now.

The Libertarian Party tells the story of the next generation, and I am honored to help write your story, and I look forward to the incredible journey ahead."

This contribution is from Seattle-based independent journalist, David Malekar, Editor in Chief for the Liberty Chronicle Independent; and publishes content to other online publications.

Libertarian Party of King County, WA Chapter Convention Launch 3.18.2017 (Including Interview with LPWA Chair candidate, Randy McGlenn)

Libertarian Party of King County holds it's first convention of 2017

https://www.lpkingcounty.com/
https://www.facebook.com/KingCountyLP/

LCI Exclusive Interview with Randy McGlenn, candidate for 2017 LPWA Chair

 

*Editor Note* Thanks to Randy for talking with us after the convention for a quick interview on what LPWA Chair means to him and goals for 2017

 

Minutes Credits: Alex Love is an independent journalist from Lynnwood, WA / Phoenix, AZ. He is a community servant and activist who also runs a non profit called Love 4 Liberty.
 
Video Credits: This contribution is from Seattle-based independent journalist, David Malekar, Editor in Chief for the Liberty Chronicle Independent; and publishes content to other online publications.

 

Libertarian Party of King County, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - Introduction about LPKC by Michelle Darnell 1 of 11
(13 Minutes 29 Seconds)

 

History was made in King County Washington, Saturday March 18th. The Libertarian party of King County held its first convention, ratified its by-laws and elected its first official board. Acting chair, Michelle Darnell, opened the meeting with “Tell us why you are here today!” James Sherman responded “Taxes!” Someone else yelled “second!” Adam Owen responded “15 dollar minimum wage in Seattle, 13 in WA state!” David Malekar “Identity politics have run amuck and everyone gets offended by the truth.” Jeff Jared “I’m worried about King county and Seattle in particular. I am seeing a fu-fufication of Seattle. It’s like San Francisco; too expensive to live there. It’s becoming elite because of progressive tax policy of the left.” Michelle Darnell added “On the top of my list is the homelessness problem, increasing rents, poverty, rapidly increasing taxation, regulations, injustice in courts, and the fact our leaders seem out of touch, touting “mo money mo money!” Michelle went on to discuss the values statement of the LPKC, and what is meant by the Love, Logic and Liberty slogan. She said “One of the things I hear when talking to people in the community is that “Libertarians don’t have any compassion.” “People think we just want people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and dismantle the safety net.” “This is not true. Capitalism has brought more people out of poverty than any government program it IS the compassionate solution.” Libertarians have a lot of talent and sophisticated ideas but we must reach hearts to change minds. Freedom empowers while excessive taxation and regulation is binding. The LPKC also seeks to build bridges with all people who share our values even people from other parties. We are stronger united. Love. Logic. LIBERTY

 

 

LPKC, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - Kirkland City Councilman, Toby Nixon 2 of 11
(39 minutes 33 seconds)

 

Lifetime LP member, Ran as state representative in Georgia in 1990 received 6.9 percent in a 3 way race. Appointed to fill a legislative vacancy in 2001.  Elected as a fire district commissioner in district 41. 2011 elected to Kirkland city council and reelected without opposition in 2015. First got into politics in Jr High school. Got into “party politics” in 1980. Wanted to be involved in some way. Petitioned to get John Anderson on ballot in Florida. First Libertarian legislative candidates to run TV ads. He talks about his experiences with running for various offices, taking out unnecessary government departments, and how to run an effective campaign.

 

 

LPKC, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - James Passey, Seattle City Council, Position 8 candidate 3 of 11
(57 seconds)

 

Need 400 signatures and $10 from each signee to be qualified for Democracy Voucher. Explains why a Libertarian would take a Democracy Voucher.

 

 

LPKC, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - Burien City Council Position 1 candidate, Charles Schaefer 4 of 11
(1 minute 11 seconds)

 

Attends City council meetings regularly. Big issue is city’s zoning regulations.

 

 

LPKC, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - Seattle Mayor Candidate, Casey Carlisle 5 of 11
(1 Minute 42 Seconds)

 

He is asking for feedback from the community. Asking for donations to help campaign.

 

 

Libertarian Party of King County, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - Amanda Carter 6 of 11
(2 Minutes 21 Seconds)

 

 What are we doing as a community, individuals or as a party?

 

 

LPKC, WA 1st Convention 3.18.2018 - Randy and Tiffany, Chair/Vice Chair candidates for LPWA 7 of 11

Talking about the “infighting” issue within the LP. Doesn’t happen in King or Kitsap Co LP's.

Tiffany talked about keeping moral high. They want to create a strong presence in WA state. Randy talks about positivity and success. 

 

LPKC, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - LPWA Region 2 Associate Director of King County Endorses Randy for Chair and Tiffany for Vice Chair of LPWA 8 of 11
(18 Seconds)

LPKC, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - Robert Parker Endorses Randy and Tiffany 9 of 11
(1 Minute 36 Seconds)

LPKC, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - Hank Myers, Redmond City Councilman 10 of 11
(2 Minutes 37 Seconds)

 

Get involved in your city at a grassroots level. A little Q&A with Hank.

 

 

Libertarian Party of King County, WA First Convention 3.18.2018 - Closing Remarks with Michelle Darnell 11 of 11
(3 Minutes 28 Seconds)

 

There’s tons of work to do here! Talk to friends and neighbors to build the movement.

 

Elected officials from the convention are as follows:

LPKC Chair: Michelle Darnell
LPKC Vice Chair: Matt Durbin
LPKC Co-Chair: Billy Doyle
LPKC Outreach Director: Adam Owen
LPKC Political Director: David Johnson
LPKC Secretary: Bill Herman
LPKC Treasurer: Charles Schaefer
LPKC IT Director: Steven Hoag
LPKC Area Director 1: Alex Love
LPKC Area Director 2: Brendan Roman
LPKC Area Director 3: James Sherman

LCI Exclusive: 60 Minutes w/ Michelle Darnell 2016 -L 48th House of Reps candidate in WA State

Liberty Chronicle Independent Exclusive: 60 Minutes with Michelle Darnell 2016 -L of the 48th District, House of Representatives candidate in Washington State.

Michelle is going to walk over 70 miles to Olympia to raise awareness on Foreclosure/Fraud and Homelessness. Her efforts have recently gained her the endorsement of Bill Bryant for Governor, Steve McLaughlin- For WA State Public Lands Commissioner and Marty McClendon for Lt. Governor, all from WA respectively. Education, Transportation, Delivery of Mental Health services, Criminal Justice reform, Homelessness and the recent push for a WA income tax and more are covered in this information packed interview.

"The Linda James Hope for the Homes Walk" event can be joined via the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1760062870924168/

You can donate towards the walk at the following link:
https://www.gofundme.com/nlpr20?ssid=742260971&pos=1&pc=

To skip to some of the specific subjects covered in this interview, here are a few quick breakdown videos: 

QA1A Foreclosure Walk

QA1B ForeclosureWalk

QA2 Walk

QA3 Cronyism

QA4 Criminal Justice Reform

QA5 Education

QA6 Transportation

Michelle's other links are as follows:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MDarnellWashington

Website: http://www.michelleforthehouse.com

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Darnell4Change

This contribution is from Seattle-based independent journalist, David Malekar, Independent Associate Editor for the Liberty Chronicle Independent; who publishes content to the WashCo Chronicle and other online publications.

Washington State Snohomish County Open Candidate Forum 7.10.2016 (Topics Include Criminal Justice Reform, Homelessness Epidemic in Washington, and much more)

Washington State Snohomish County

Open Candidate Forum 7.10.2016 

The following contribution and live coverage was from Seattle-based independent journalist, David Malekar; who regularly publishes content to the WashCo Chronicle and other online publications.

 

Brian & Mike Luke and Scott Stafne

Main topics of discussion during the forum were Criminal Justice Reform, Homelessness in Seattle and Washington, fighting Cronyism and many other hot issues of today.  Be sure to check out all of the candidates who appeared and their following Facebook/websites below.

  Part 1

Part 2

Tim Turner - Secretary of State candidate
http://www.facebook.com/ElectTimTurner
http://www.electtimturner.com/

Michael Scott - House of Representatives District 10
https://www.facebook.com/RealMichaelScottOffice

Justin Murta - Insurance Commissioner
http://www.facebook.com/electjustinmurta
http://electjustinmurta.com/

Alex Hels - 21st District Sate Rep Position 1
http://www.facebook.com/hels4staterep
http://www.helsforstaterep.com/

Bruce B. Guthrie - 21st District Sate Rep Position 2
http://www.bruceguthrie4wa.com/

Alex Hart - 32nd District State Rep
https://www.facebook.com/Elect-Alex-Hart-for-district-32-state-rep-1761443114089602/

Shane Driscoll - 38th District State Rep
https://www.facebook.com/Shanedriscollforstaterep/
http://www.electshanedriscoll.com/

Michelle Darnell - 48th District House of Rep
http://www.facebook.com/MDarnellWashington
http://www.michelleforthehouse.com

Mike Luke - Senate
https://www.facebook.com/luke4senate
http://luke4senate.com/

Brian Luke - Congress
https://www.facebook.com/BrianLukeforCongress
http://www.luke4congress.com/

Scott Stafne -  Congress
https://www.facebook.com/ScottStafne
http://www.scottstafne.com/

From the Invite:

Snohomish County Federal Candidates Forum

Sunday, July 10th, 2016
2:30pm – 4:30pm

Everett Public Library
2702 Hoyt
Everett, WA 98201

This event is not sponsored by the Everett Public Library.

This will be a forum for Libertarian Federal Candidates in Snohomish County: Mike Luke (U.S. Senate), Scott Stafne (1st Congressional District), and Brian Luke (2nd Congressional District). A question and answer session will follow opening statements.

Also Speaking will be Libertarian Statewide Executive and Snohomish County State Legislative District Candidates.

Parking Information: The Everett Public Library on Hoyt has a public parking garage. Furthermore, there is parking on the streets and nearby pay parking lots.

This Event is Planned by 2nd Congressional District Candidate Brian Luke.