June 2015 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

A short reminder regarding decorum
by Nicholas Sarwark 29 Oct '19

29 Oct '19

Dear All, I expect that members of the Libertarian National Committee will disagree with each other with respect. I expect that after the Libertarian National Committee comes to a decision on an issue, be it the purchase of an office or the choice to make a goal a certain number of candidates running for public office, that every member of the committee will either support the goal or at least stop trying to publicly fight against it after they've lost. I expect that every member of the Libertarian National Committee will be polite and respectful to the rest of the members and to the national office staff. If anyone is unwilling or unable to meet these expectations, I will happily accept your resignation from the Libertarian National Committee and wish you the best of luck in whatever future endeavors you choose. Yours in liberty, Nicholas J. Sarwark Chair, Libertarian National Committee

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goals adopted today
by Alicia Mattson 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

I've had two region reps request that I provide copies of the 6 goals the LNC adopted today. They are (in descending order of support level): 1. 1000 candidates in 2016 2. Take action to see that each state has operational affiliate by June 1, 2015 3. 300 candidates by 2016 trained in Who’s Driving 4. Updated issue-based outreach literature this term 5. 38-state party-status ballot access as of Dec 1, 2016 6. 200 elected Libertarian officials in Dec 2016 Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary

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List of events and dates in 2015
by James Lark 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

Dear Wes: I hope all is well with you. In a separate message I shall send you a Word file containing a list of events and dates that may be helpful to you. As with 2014, I have assembled a list of events and dates in 2015 to which the LP may wish to draw attention. For example, it may be useful for LPHQ to issue press releases and/or state affiliates to conduct outreach efforts on or about some of these dates. I have added supplemental information regarding some of these events/dates. Several of the events are included because I know something about them, or because I suspect they will be of special interest to libertarians. Some events and dates are included at the suggestion (or request) of LP colleagues. Allow me to emphasize that the inclusion of an event does not imply that I believe it is particularly important, or that the LP should commemorate it in some manner. Similarly, the fact that an event is not listed does not imply I believe it is not important or that we should not commemorate it in some manner. Please note that while I endeavored to check the accuracy of the listings, in some cases I did so using sources such as Wikipedia. Thus, if you wish to use information on this list, I strongly suggest that you conduct research to ascertain that the information is indeed correct. (Some of the events sent to me by Libertarian colleagues evidently did not occur on the dates provided.) Please note also that I shall send the Word file to the LNC and the State Chairs' list. I hope my LNC colleagues and the state chairs' list subscribers will review the information and offer suggestions concerning additional events and dates (as well as any corrections that should be made). As always, thanks for your work for liberty. Best wishes to you for a great 2015. Take care, Jim James W. Lark, III Advisor, The Liberty Coalition University of Virginia Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee

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Baseball game the evening before the next LNC meeting
by Tim Hagan 12 Jul '15

12 Jul '15

I'm planning on going to the Nationals versus Dodgers games the night before the LNC meeting, on Friday, July 17, at 7:05, and would like to get a group together. Available ticket prices range from $18 nosebleed outfield to $350 Lexus Presidents Club seats. My preference is $45 LF/RF Corner, or we can go for either $33 Outfield Reserve or $61 Baseline Reserved (past the 1st or 3rd base). Cheaper seats are getting sold out, and closer to the infield will be at least $70. Who would like to go to the game, and which ticket price do you prefer? We can get to the stadium via Metro. Wes or Robert, please pass this on to the staff. Tim Hagan

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LNC Meeting 07/18-19
by Robert Kraus 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

Reminder to please make your reservations ASAP! Also, there may be a LP Nova Happy Hour Fri night plus if you have an interest in the Nats game Fri night contact Tim at treasurer(a)lp.org Thanks again! What: LNC Meeting 07/18-19 Where: Marriott Residence Inn, 1456 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 (meeting at hotel on SAT ONLY – Sun will be at LPHQ if needed) Room Rate: $119 Per Night includes Buffet Breakfast Reservations Via this link: http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCo… <http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCo…> &app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes Or call 703.548.5474 or 1.800.321.2211 and ask for the “Libertarian National Committee Meeting" room block. Parking: $15 per day (web site is wrong we have a discounted rate) - must get parking pass from hotel reception prior to entering garage. Street parking available in area (Jamison, West, Commerce or Price - watch signs for restrictions) plus possible limited parking by office in Round House Square (spots marked 1438, 1442 or 1444 only). King Street Metro (2 stops from National Airport on Blue or Yellow line): Less than ¼ mile away. Exit Metro and cross parking lot. Go down either Dangerfield Rd. or Reinekers Ln (straight ahead as your cross parking lot & Diagonal Rd. from Metro). Hotel is less than 2 blocks away straight ahead on opposite side of Duke St. Other: LPHQ 1st Anniversary Reception Sat night 07/18 from 7-10 pm - click here for more info: http://www.lp.org/Jul15-lphq-party The hotel offers a free shuttle with drop off & pickup service throughout Old Town. There is also a free trolley on King Street that goes from metro to the river and points in between. Hotel web site: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasdk-residence-inn-alexandria-old-to… Directions: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/wasdk-residence-inn-alexandria-o… Dining: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/restaurant/wasdk-residence… Local area: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/local-things-to-do/wasdk-residence-inn-alexa… Live Free! Robert Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231 Join today: https://www.lp.org/membership LP FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/libertarians

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Email Ballot 2015-08: November session in Orlando
by Alicia Mattson 02 Jul '15

02 Jul '15

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 1, 2015 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Sponsor:* Sarwark *Motion:* to set an LNC session to be held November 14-15, 2015 in Orlando Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary

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Re: [Lnc-business] King v. Burwell v. Obergefell v. Hodges
by Scott L. 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

Fellow LNC members: As of right now, 9am Pacific Time on Tuesday, June 30, there have been 8 articles of one kind or another regarding the "verdict' in Obergefell v Hodges (the Gay Marriage case) posted on the LP's Facebook page since that "verdict" was issued. There is nothing wrong with that. However - it has been 5 days since the Supreme Court's "verdict" in the King v. Burwell case was released, and there are still 0 articles regarding that "verdict" on the LP's Facebook page. Had the "verdict" in King v. Burwell gone the correct way, it is possible that the Republican House and Senate would have done the right thing and let ObamaCare disintegrate within the next few years by refusing to let the Federal Government subsidize health insurance premiums. I am surprised that our Facebook team has not posted at least one or two articles that chastise the communist progressive members of the US Supreme Court for going even further than the Court went in Roe v. Wade in actually looking outside the penumbra of the Constitution for guidance on how to opine. Scott Lieberman PS: it is always interesting when a right-leaning libertarian like me agrees with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and it is especially nice when the source is the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/11/ruth-bader-ginsburg-roe-v-wade_n_32 61187.html "CHICAGO - One of the most liberal members of the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could be expected to give a rousing defense of Roe v. Wade in reflecting on the landmark vote 40 years after it established a nationwide right to abortion. Instead, Ginsburg told an audience Saturday at the University of Chicago Law School that while she supports a woman's right to choose, she feels the ruling by her predecessors on the court was too sweeping and gave abortion opponents a symbol to target. Ever since, she said, the momentum has been on the other side, with anger over Roe fueling a state-by-state campaign that has placed more restrictions on abortion. "That was my concern, that the court had given opponents of access to abortion a target to aim at relentlessly," she told a crowd of students. "... My criticism of Roe is that it seemed to have stopped the momentum that was on the side of change." The ruling is also a disappointment to a degree, Ginsburg said, because it was not argued in weighty terms of advancing women's rights. Rather, the Roe opinion, written by Justice Harry Blackmun, centered on the right to privacy and asserted that it extended to a woman's decision on whether to end a pregnancy. Four decades later, abortion is one of the most polarizing issues in American life, and anti-abortion activists have pushed legislation at the state level in an effort to scale back the 1973 decision. Ginsburg would have rather seen the justices make a narrower decision that struck down only the Texas law that brought the matter before the court. That law allowed abortions only to save a mother's life. A more restrained judgment would have sent a message while allowing momentum to build at a time when a number of states were expanding abortion rights, she said. She added that it might also have denied opponents the argument that abortion rights resulted from an undemocratic process in the decision by "unelected old men." Ginsburg told the students she prefers what she termed "judicial restraint" and argued that such an approach can be more effective than expansive, aggressive decisions. "The court can put its stamp of approval on the side of change and let that change develop in the political process," she said. A similar dynamic is playing out over gay marriage and the speculation over how the Supreme Court might act on that issue."

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Email Ballot 2015-07: Oklahoma petition drive - v2
by Alicia Mattson 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by June 29, 2015 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Sponsor:* Sarwark *Motion:* Increase the Ballot Access Expense line item by $65,000, from $57,500 to $122,500, contingent on the LNC receiving cash receipts, that are earmarked for a 2015 Libertarian Party of Oklahoma petition drive, of at least $60,000, and cash receipts (net of associated fundraising costs) of at least $55,000. Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary

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Email Ballot 2015-06: Oklahoma petition drive
by Alicia Mattson 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by June 28, 2015 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Sponsor:* Sarwark *Motion:* Increase the Ballot Access Expense line item by $65,000, from $57,500 to $122,500, contingent on the LNC receiving cash receipts, not reduced by any associated fundraising expenses, that are earmarked for a 2015 Libertarian Party of Oklahoma petition drive, of at least $60,000. Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary

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Fwd: Email Ballot 2015-05: Designate Lark as IALP Representative
by Alicia Mattson 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

Forwarding a message at the request of Geoff Neale. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Geoffrey Neale <gneale(a)ialp.com> Date: Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 4:46 AM Subject: RE: Email Ballot 2015-05: Designate Lark as IALP Representative To: Alicia Mattson <agmattson(a)gmail.com> Ms. Mattson, Please pass along my appreciation to the LNC for granting me the pleasure of representing them to the IALP, and my congratulations to James Lark on his new role. Geoffrey Neale, Chairman gneale(a)ialp.com <gneale(a)IALP.com> 512-554-1523 (US) [image: IALPlogo] *From:* Alicia Mattson [mailto:agmattson@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, June 29, 2015 3:39 AM *To:* lnc-business; Geoffrey Neale *Subject:* Re: Email Ballot 2015-05: Designate Lark as IALP Representative Voting has ended for the email ballot shown below. *Voting "aye":* Bittner, Craig, Goldstein, Hagan, Johnson, Katz, Lark, Marsh, Mattson, O'Toole, Sarwark, Wiener, Windeler *Voting "nay":* (none) With a final vote tally of 13-0, the motion PASSES. Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 2:03 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson(a)gmail.com> wrote: We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by June 28, 2015 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Sponsor:* Sarwark *Motion:* To designate Dr. James Lark as our representative to the International Alliance of Libertarian Parties Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary

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