[10:07am] You can view some pictures from the convention here. I'm taking some pictures as well, I'm not sure when I'll be able to upload them.

[10:13am] We'll be breaking until 10:30am, when the body will begin debating the by-laws.

[10:35am] I'm giving Sharon Harris a hand with the Advocates for Self-Government booth while she does her workshop this morning. I have a lot of respect for what Sharon does. She is such a nice lady and it was a privilege to meet her.

[10:40am] I just got an invite for Bob Barr's reception this evening.

[2:27pm] It has been an interesting day so far. We just had our caucus for the LNC Southeast region, which is now super-region (two representatives to the LNC). There were three candidates nominated, Bob Barr, Stuart Flood and Lee Wrights. Both Flood and Barr were elected. Four candidates were nominated for two alternate spots. Most if not all of the Georgia delegation backed Heather Scott, a county commissioner from Tennessee. Lee Wrights won the second alternate.

[3:20pm] The Credentials Committee just announced that there 518 delegates.

[3:22pm] I didn't realize it but I have a reserved seat at a media table on the convention floor between Antiwar.com and Reason: Hit & Run.

[3:25pm] Mike Gravel just walked by Steve Perkins and myself. We talked to him for a moment. He seems like a very nice guy.

[4:01pm] Starchild has spoke a couple times on by-laws issues. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the LP, Starchild dresses in costume for the convention every year. You can view costumes from previous years here and here. This year...he is dressed as a pirate.

[5:37pm] Libertarians do things a little different. Presidential candidates have to get 30 "tokens" in order to get on the ballot for the nomination and 80 tokens in order to participate in the debate. We heard from Mike Gravel's camp not too long ago that he doesn't even have the 30 tokens to be on the ballot.

[5:40pm] We are wrangling over platform language and the statement of principles right now. It's getting interesting. Right now there is a 7/8 requirement to change the statement of principles. Reformers are attempting to lower the threshold to 2/3.

[5:53pm] Steve Perkins tells me that the abortion and immigration planks of the platform have been retained, they were apparently voted on while I was getting my computer charger out of my room.

[8:48pm] After all of the wrangling over by-laws, a group from the Georgia delegation went over to Marlow's, a very good steakhouse just down the street, and had dinner. In about ten minutes I'll be heading a reception for Bob Barr. There was an "unofficial debate" this evening between some of the candidates, Barr and Wayne Allyn Root did not attend. I'm saving my energy for tomorrow night.

[8:54pm] I was wrong about Gravel. He has the tokens to be on the ballot, but not enough for the debate.

[10:08pm] I just got back from the reception. Green Death should be on the way in any minute now. He took a later flight because his son is graduating from school. The reception was encouraging. There was an excellent turnout and I was told that there will be another one tomorrow.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I've picked up some new reading thanks to Laissez Faire Books. I bought Restoring the Lost Constitution by Randy Barnett, The Dirty Dozen by William Mellor and Bob Levy and The Law by Frédéric Bastiat.

I'm off to bed.