November 2025
On budgets and shutdowns
Hello Liberty Lovers of Riverside County!
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From the Chair
Going into the holidays, please consider a few things:
First, practice financial restraint. Consider fewer, more thoughtful gifts. Spending time with friends and family is the best gift, and often doesn’t cost much money at all.
Second, check on your neighbors. Some of them are very afraid going into these holidays, for a whole host of reasons. Be kind, and help where you can.
Third, vote no on Prop 50.
Your presence will matter far more this holiday season than your presents.
–Loren Dean
In the News: The Government Shutdown
For many, the holidays are a time marked by spending more money than you probably should. There is wisdom in budgeting, and each of us knows it, even if not all of us do it very well.
The federal government is especially bad at it. Government always is, for a single dreadful but obvious reason: they’re not using their own money. Government is funded using money soaked off of you and your neighbors (when the money isn’t being invented out of thin air). It’s a recipe for irresponsible spending and ridiculous “priorities”.
Check the suggested reading for commentary on fiscal irresponsibility and government shutdown shenanigans.
More Suggested “Reading” This Month
(It’s not always reading; it’s the internet, you know how it is)
Mike Solana and his merry band at Pirate Wires have some thoughts on the ICE raids and immigration. One of the biggest problems with current immigration policy is that it creates a strange (and vicious) two-tier economy. Free migration of people is a good thing, and people should be able to move to live where they can find opportunity to work and better themselves. But we’re not living in that environment right now. Find more here:
The redoubtable Chris Bray has a wonderful lesson for us all on reading for bias, and sad economic truths. Find it here:
el gato malo has thoughts on what to do about the federal budget. His ideas are worth reading:
https://thetorch.media/ is an independent Libertarian web portal publishing articles from all across the spectrum of liberty-loving thought. They’re worth a look.
https://news.lp.org/ is the website for the Libertarian Party news portal. Check it out, subscribe there for updates, and check out how to contribute yourself!
Calendar Notes
As always, bookmark and regularly check our website for the most up-to-date event details: https://rclp.us
10 January 2026: RCLP county convention
Save the date! We’ll be electing new officers for the new year. There’s a lot going on in 2026, and with county chair Loren Dean doing state-level stuff we here in the county need to step up to steer the critical local action. Come be part of the liberty movement!
14-15 February 2026: LPCA state convention
The 2026 annual convention of the Libertarian Party of California will be held over Presidents Day Weekend, at the Handlery Hotel in San Diego. Find the details here: https://ca.lp.org/convention/
You can now make a reservation at the convention hotel, either by phone or online. The special discounted rate is $119/night (not including local taxes and fees). On site parking is available for $8/day.
Make Your Hotel Reservation Online: https://reservations.handlery.com/sd/book/dates-of-stay?groupID=4961907
If you would prefer to register by phone, call the hotel directly at 619-298-0511 or 800-676-6567. Be sure to mention “LP of California” to get the discounted rate.
Voter Registration and Party Membership
If you vote, be sure your registration is Libertarian. Whether you vote or not, stay abreast of your registration details on the California Secretary of State page at this link: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/cavoter
Being a registered Libertarian voter certainly allows you to call yourself a real libertarian. However, there is more you can do. You can join the national Libertarian Party as a “sustaining member” by signing the membership application statement and paying dues to the national organization. Note that while paying dues at the state level (California) makes you a local “central committee member,” national membership is separate.
If you aren’t a dues-paying member at all, you can join as a national member AND as a state/county member using a single online form:
Combined National/State/County Membership Form
Join us in taking a stand for a world set free!
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