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=Minutes=
 
=Minutes=
 
==Attending State Representatives==
 
==Attending State Representatives==
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* State - Name, Role
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* Arizona - Blase Henry, Vice Chair
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* Florida - Wanda Ward, Swarmcare manager
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* Maryland - Joel Lightfoot, Auditor
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* Massachusetts - Joseph Onoroski, Lookout
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* Ohio - Mars Bale, Webmaster
 
==Absent States==
 
==Absent States==
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* State- Name, Role
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* Illinois
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* Indiana
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* Texas
 
==Attending Non-Voting==
 
==Attending Non-Voting==
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* Lily Boyt - AL, Scribe
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* Ewa Kruzel - AZ, AZPP Web director
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* Seth - FL
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* David Hall - FL, FLPP Vice Chair
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* Jolly Mitch - IL, Captain
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* Christine Lightfoot, MD
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* Elliot Smith - ME
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* James Nguyen - NC
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* Jacob Anders - TN
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* Zachary Walker, TN
 
== Reports ==
 
== Reports ==
 
=== State Parties ===
 
=== State Parties ===
 
==== Arizona ====  
 
==== Arizona ====  
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* Henry is now a registered write-in candidate for legislative district 17 for AZ state representative.
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==== Florida ====
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* FLPP met earlier this week and ratified the recent bylaws change regarding additional ways to conduct elections.
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==== Illinois ====
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* The biweekly ILPP meeting was pushed to next week due to many people being unavailable during the originally scheduled time.
 
== Discussion ==
 
== Discussion ==
 
== Old Business ==
 
== Old Business ==
 
===Review of status for the Texas Pirate Party===
 
===Review of status for the Texas Pirate Party===
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== New Business ==
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'''Motion:''' Ward moves to drop Texas to observer status. Onoroski seconds.
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===discussion about Maryland's democratic organization===
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===Jacob Anders Q&A===
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* Texas did not have an active social media presence and representatives have been absent for a long time. They have not responded since being dropped to probationary status.
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'''Motion:''' Blank moves to Blank. Blank seconds.
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! State !! Vote
 
! State !! Vote
 
|-
 
|-
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| Arizona || Nay
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| Arizona || Aye
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|-
 
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| Florida || Nay
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| Indiana || Aye
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| Florida || Aye
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Maryland || Aye
 
| Maryland || Aye
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| Massachusetts || Aye
 
| Massachusetts || Aye
 
|-
 
|-
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| Ohio || Nay
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| Ohio || Aye
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|-
 
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| Pennsylvania  || Aye
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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'''Motion passed ?-?.'''
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'''Motion passed 5-0.'''
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== New Business ==
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===discussion about Maryland's democratic organization===
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* Ward stated concerns about Maryland not having meetings open to the public or democratically elected leadership.
 +
* Joel stated that the party is working democratically and that bylaws and structure can be made more explicit later.
 +
* Onoroski stated that Maryland should have regular, public, online meetings.
 +
* Henry stated that Arizona had bylaws when there was only a few people.
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* Joel motioned to table, onoroski seconded.
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* passed with no objection
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===Jacob Anders Q&A===
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* Anders is running for Congress in Tennessee's 4th congressional district.
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* Interviewed and endorsed by the US Transhumanist Party.
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* Kruzel asked if Jacob Anders had plans to recouple money to gold.
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  He does not.
 +
* Kruzel asked if he plans to stop the taxation of proceeds on selling gold.
 +
  He does not.
 +
* Kruzel asked if he plans to return tariffs revenue to consumers.
 +
  He does; Pro-free trade; Against tariffs generally.
 +
* Kruzel asked about sales tax and city tax.
 +
  Generally opposed to sales tax on necessities.
 +
  Would be more in favor for a targeted luxury tax.
 +
* Kruzel asked about any plans to reduce the cost of being a doctor including reducing paperwork overhead and insurance costs to be a doctor.
 +
  He had none.
 +
* Walker asked about gun rights.
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  In favor of universal healthcare to fix the mental aspect of gun violence.
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  In favor of common-sense gun safety that does not infringe on the Second Amendment.
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* Seth asked about ending the international arms trade.
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  He is for ending the arms trade.
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  For world peace.
 +
* Seth asked if he is running as an independent or a democrat.
 +
  He was running as a democrat, then was kicked off of the ballot, and is now running as an independent.
 +
* Ward asked if he was for red flag laws in light of trans people being portrayed as mentally ill and unfit to own guns.
 +
  He would be for them if the red flags were reasonable.
 +
* Seth asked if he was planning to run as a Pirate instead of just as an independent.
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  He will consider it, but stated that ballot access requirements could be a lot higher.
 
==Meeting Recording==
 
==Meeting Recording==
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tbd
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEuD8B4NdG0
 
[[Category:PNC Minutes]]
 
[[Category:PNC Minutes]]

Revision as of 20:17, 8 August 2026

PNC Meeting Minutes: August 2nd, 2026

The August 2nd 2026 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the Pirate National Committee (PNC).

Agenda

Reminders

  • A deadline of August 9th was set for submitting a location for the 2027 conference with a subsequent September 6th deadline for the PNC to decide a location.

Reports

State Parties

Arizona

Discussion

Old Business

  • Review of status of the Texas Pirate Party

New Business

  • discussion about Maryland's democratic organization
  • Jacob Anders Q&A

Minutes

Attending State Representatives

  • Arizona - Blase Henry, Vice Chair
  • Florida - Wanda Ward, Swarmcare manager
  • Maryland - Joel Lightfoot, Auditor
  • Massachusetts - Joseph Onoroski, Lookout
  • Ohio - Mars Bale, Webmaster

Absent States

  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Texas

Attending Non-Voting

  • Lily Boyt - AL, Scribe
  • Ewa Kruzel - AZ, AZPP Web director
  • Seth - FL
  • David Hall - FL, FLPP Vice Chair
  • Jolly Mitch - IL, Captain
  • Christine Lightfoot, MD
  • Elliot Smith - ME
  • James Nguyen - NC
  • Jacob Anders - TN
  • Zachary Walker, TN

Reports

State Parties

Arizona

  • Henry is now a registered write-in candidate for legislative district 17 for AZ state representative.

Florida

  • FLPP met earlier this week and ratified the recent bylaws change regarding additional ways to conduct elections.

Illinois

  • The biweekly ILPP meeting was pushed to next week due to many people being unavailable during the originally scheduled time.

Discussion

Old Business

Review of status for the Texas Pirate Party

Motion: Ward moves to drop Texas to observer status. Onoroski seconds.

  • Texas did not have an active social media presence and representatives have been absent for a long time. They have not responded since being dropped to probationary status.
State Vote
Arizona Aye
Florida Aye
Maryland Aye
Massachusetts Aye
Ohio Aye

Motion passed 5-0.

New Business

discussion about Maryland's democratic organization

  • Ward stated concerns about Maryland not having meetings open to the public or democratically elected leadership.
  • Joel stated that the party is working democratically and that bylaws and structure can be made more explicit later.
  • Onoroski stated that Maryland should have regular, public, online meetings.
  • Henry stated that Arizona had bylaws when there was only a few people.
  • Joel motioned to table, onoroski seconded.
  • passed with no objection

Jacob Anders Q&A

  • Anders is running for Congress in Tennessee's 4th congressional district.
  • Interviewed and endorsed by the US Transhumanist Party.
  • Kruzel asked if Jacob Anders had plans to recouple money to gold.
 He does not.
  • Kruzel asked if he plans to stop the taxation of proceeds on selling gold.
 He does not.
  • Kruzel asked if he plans to return tariffs revenue to consumers.
 He does; Pro-free trade; Against tariffs generally.
  • Kruzel asked about sales tax and city tax.
 Generally opposed to sales tax on necessities.
 Would be more in favor for a targeted luxury tax.
  • Kruzel asked about any plans to reduce the cost of being a doctor including reducing paperwork overhead and insurance costs to be a doctor.
 He had none.
  • Walker asked about gun rights.
 In favor of universal healthcare to fix the mental aspect of gun violence.
 In favor of common-sense gun safety that does not infringe on the Second Amendment.
  • Seth asked about ending the international arms trade.
 He is for ending the arms trade.
 For world peace.
  • Seth asked if he is running as an independent or a democrat.
 He was running as a democrat, then was kicked off of the ballot, and is now running as an independent.
  • Ward asked if he was for red flag laws in light of trans people being portrayed as mentally ill and unfit to own guns.
 He would be for them if the red flags were reasonable.
  • Seth asked if he was planning to run as a Pirate instead of just as an independent.
 He will consider it, but stated that ballot access requirements could be a lot higher.

Meeting Recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEuD8B4NdG0

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