PNC 01/25/2026
Pirate National Committee — All national committees
Attending
Jolly Mitch, Captain (Chicagoland/IL)
Ty Clifford, Vice Captain (WV/non-voting)
Blase Henry, Scribe (AZ)
Drew Bingaman (PA)
Wanda Ward, Lookout (FL)
Eli McGee, Beancounter (MA)
Ashley Melody (IN)
Mars Bale (OH)
Mr Stove (OH)
David Hall (FL)
James Nguyen (NC/Non-voting)
Agenda
Reports
No committee reports
IT
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Outreach
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Platform
Officers
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Discussion
Old Business
Old State Party and Candidate Updates
New Business
New State Party and Candidate Updates
Outreach Committee News
Discord Ticketing System
"Signing Day" Event
Condemnation of Operation Metro Surge
Mock Debates Initiative
Platform Wording Change
PPI Conflict
Summary
Attending
Non-voting
Reports
Old Business
Old State Party and Candidate Updates:
-AZ:
-More calls to seeking volunteers, especially in Arizona, to help Blase collect signatures to get on the ballot.
-Blase reported that the Arizona Pirate Party revised its bylaws to add more council roles and transition to county chapters from local chapters, aiming to increase involvement and outreach.
New Business
New State Party and Candidate Updates:
Outreach Committee News:
-A proposal was made and seconded to remove Cy as the outreach committee chair until further notice whether or not he wants to continue or not.
-Due to not holding meetings and his absence from the lone meeting arranged this month.
-A vote was held with 5 yeses and 1 abstention, the motion carries.
Discord Ticketing System:
-Mitch is working on setting up a new ticketing system for the Discord server, with Morgan's and the IT committee's assistance.
"Signing Day" Event:
-The Legal Marijuana Now party has proposed a nationwide "signing day" event for signature collection on May 23rd, 2026.
-The Pirate Party plans to attend their next meeting to discuss participation.
Condemnation of Operation Metro Surge:
-The party unanimously agreed to formally condemn Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, particularly the shooting deaths in Minneapolis, which they view as state-sponsored domestic terrorism. A public statement is expected to be released soon.
Mock Debates Initiative:
-The idea of hosting mock debates between minor parties, including the Pirate Party, Transhumanist Party, and Libertarian Party, was discussed to help members hone public speaking and debate skills.
Platform Wording Change:
-Blase proposed changing the platform's phrase "people before corporations" to "people before corporations or government," which Drew refined to "individuals over institutions."
-The motion to send this to the platform committee for consideration passed unanimously.
PPI Conflict:
-There has been conflict between the PNC and the PPI in the sense of members of the PPI reaching out to State Parties and essentially going behind the back of the PNC, even when asked not to without going through the PNC.
-Keith Goldstein, the Captain of the PPI, was banned from the discord for breaking several rules.
-A motion was brought forth that State Parties temporarily should not interact with the PPI without the approval or permission of the PNC board until further discussion next week.
-The vote was unanimous.
Transcript
A livestream of the meeting can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3M8fq1WCn8