<p>Yeah, because I advised them not to join and instead just focus on their state party. Although that was his plan to begin with because well, look at USPP's meetings. </p>
<p>So all credit to O'Keefe on this.</p>
<p>State Party focus seems the best way to go. Woot!<br><br><br><br></p>
<p>Jay Emerson<br>
Administrative Officer<br>
Pirate Party of New York</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 9, 2011 6:05 PM, "Andrew Norton" <<a href="mailto:ktetch@gmail.com">ktetch@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>> Hash: SHA1<br>
> <br>> I should have pointed this out here when I was made aware of it at the<br>> start of the month, but with one thing and another, it slipped my mind.<br>> <br>> The US has it's first officially recognized Pirate Party, int he<br>
> Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As a side note, it's not a state party<br>> recognised by, or affiliated with (at the present time), the USPP.<br>> <br>> <br>> <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/07/massachusetts-voters-can-now-register-as-pirates/">http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/07/massachusetts-voters-can-now-register-as-pirates/</a><br>
> <a href="http://ktetch.blogspot.com/2011/03/uss-first-pirate-party.html">http://ktetch.blogspot.com/2011/03/uss-first-pirate-party.html</a><br>> <a href="http://torrentfreak.com/mass-registered-pirate-party-110304/">http://torrentfreak.com/mass-registered-pirate-party-110304/</a><br>
> <br>> <br>> - -- <br>> Andrew Norton<br>> <a href="http://ktetch.blogspot.com">http://ktetch.blogspot.com</a><br>> Tel: (352)6-KTETCH [352-658-3824]<br>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32)<br>
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