December 2016 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

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by James Lark 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

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Reports for upcoming LNC meeting
by James Lark 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Dear colleagues: I hope all is well with you. In a separate message I shall send you reports for the upcoming LNC meeting. Specifically, I shall my campus organizing, International Representative, and Region 5 Representative report; in addition, I shall send reports in my capacity as chair of the Employment Policy and Compensation Committee and as chair of the 2016 Awards Committee. I hope you find the reports interesting and informative. As always, thanks for your work for liberty. I look forward to seeing you this weekend. Take care, Jim James W. Lark, III Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics University of Virginia Advisor, The Liberty Coalition University of Virginia Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee

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Region 6 Dec LNC Rpt
by Demarest, David P. 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Robert, Here is the December LNC Region 6 report - just received input from the last 3 states today... ~David Libertarians - We Stand For FREEDOM, Nothing More, Nothing Less Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE ~David Pratt Demarest Region 6 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI) Secretary, Nebraska Libertarian State Central Committee Secretary Pro Tem, LNC Affiliate Support Committee Board Member and Nebraska State Coordinator, LP Radical Caucus Cell: 402-981-6469 Home: 402-493-0873 Office: 402-222-7207 The information in this message may be proprietary and/or confidential, and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify First Data immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer.

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2015 Audited Financial Statements
by Tim Hagan 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

The 2015 Audited Financial Statements are attached for your reading pleasure. Tim Hagan

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Reports by Wed 09/07 9 am please!
by Robert Kraus 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Just a reminder – please have your reports to us by 9 am Wed 12/07 so we can publish to the web site and print any that are needed for the meeting. Also here are the links again for details of the meeting https://www.lp.org/event/lnc-meeting-alexandria/ and Sat night’s party https://www.lp.org/event/lphq-2016-celebration/. 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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Website questions
by Trent Somes 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Hey - A couple of suggestions for the webpage: 1. for the candidate pledges, is there a way we can have a printer friendly version that we can give to prospective candidates? 2. can we have our 404 page be "Sorry, we're having an Aleppo moment" *Trent Somes, III* Region 5 Alternate, Libertarian National Committee Founder, Westmoreland County Libertarians <http://fb.com/wclibertarians> National Chair, Libertarian Youth Caucus <http://fb.com/LYCaucus> Facebook <http://fb.com/trentsomes/> Twitter <http://twitter.com/TrentSomes/> Instagram <http://instagram.com/trentsomes/> Address <https://goo.gl/maps/gWqJw21CJZs> Cell: (412) 496 - 8552 Home: (412) 646 - 1872

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Marijuana Resolution
by Caryn Ann Harlos 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

As put on the agenda, and in the interest of hashing out any issues ahead of time that can be, this is a resolution brought to me by the Chair of the Libertarian Party of Alaska, and on behalf of that affiliate, I submit for our consideration - the LPAK appreciates our thoughtful consideration: Whereas, cannabis is less harmful than alcohol and tobacco; Whereas, existing cannabis laws represent vast government over‐reach into the personal lives of American citizens and violate principles of personal liberty and choice; Whereas, existing cannabis laws have not had a significant impact on cannabis availability; Whereas, millions of peaceful Americans have been arrested, imprisoned, fined, or otherwise needlessly criminalized and stigmatized, potentially for life, because of their use of cannabis; Whereas, over $1 trillion have been spent nationally enforcing drug laws, including those pertaining to cannabis, since the War on Drugs was politically initiated by President Richard Nixon in the 1970s; Whereas, because of drug laws, including cannabis laws, the United States has become a nation of mass incarceration – imprisoning 2 million American citizens which represents the highest imprisonment rate of any nation on Earth and 25% the world’s prisoners; Whereas, the enforcement of cannabis and other drugs laws has been racist and represents the new Jim Crow, disproportionately targeting and impacting people of color and minorities; Whereas, the Drug War’s “asset seizure” program has raised over $13 billion for local police forces across the country, encouraging more cannabis and other drug arrests while funding the purchase of high tech military equipment for police, further militarizing their operations; Whereas, there is a long history of Drug War abusive police tactics including the murdering of unarmed, non‐violent, misidentified, and innocent people; Whereas, those arrested and accused of drug offenses, including cannabis offenses, are often compelled by police and prosecutors to serve as informants for investigations of potentially dangerous drug dealers or else face additional charges; this is a disrespectful and dangerous practice that can have lethal consequences for the accused and their families; Whereas, existing drug laws, including those criminalizing cannabis, have created an illegal market for drugs contributing to crime and violence‐ridden American neighborhoods while funding drug cartels operating in the U.S. and in other countries such as Mexico where their operations have thoroughly undermined civil society and inflicted unimaginable violence and corruption; Whereas, there is a widespread and accurate belief that the War on Drugs, including the war on cannabis, has been an abysmal failure, producing much more harm than good; Whereas, existing drug laws, including those criminalizing cannabis, and their unjust enforcement have caused many Americans to lose respect for law enforcement on all levels including prosecutors, judges, lawmakers, et.al.; Whereas, drug courts for cannabis offenders are no solution because they are fundamentally punitive in nature, assume cannabis users are drug abusers and criminals, and compel those accused of cannabis offenses to give up their rights as a condition of entering drug court in order to escape potentially worse sanctions; drug courts leave the accused at the mercy of court‐appointed coercive drug “counselors,” who serve the court first and their “clients” second, and judges who can order them to jail without recourse; Whereas, decriminalization of cannabis is no solution because it fails to resolve the problems described above and because it continues to maintain two fundamental and indefensible fictions, namely, that cannabis is more harmful than alcohol and tobacco and that cannabis users are more of a threat to society and themselves than those who use alcohol and tobacco; Whereas, seven states, Colorado, Washington, Alaska, California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts have voted to fully legalize cannabis, and more states are likely to follow, over 20 states have enacted medical cannabis laws; Whereas, the vast majority of Americans want prohibition to end as demonstrated by the fact that only five states in America still have full prohibition, all others have some form of legality or decriminalization; Whereas, an April 2, 2014, Pew Research Center poll found that 75% of Americans believe the use and sale of cannabis will eventually be legal in the United States nationwide; Whereas, legalizing cannabis is an important social issue, and a genuinely peaceful approach to cannabis and other currently illegal drugs must be based on freedom, harm reduction, and, in the case of actual drug abuse, free and readily available voluntary treatment – and not criminalization, criminal enforcement, or criminal punishment; And, whereas, cannabis for use by adults should never have been criminalized and we should act now to correct this wrong and all the many wrongs which have followed from it; * * * * * * Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Libertarian Party National Committee supports the full legalization of cannabis; Be it further resolved that the Libertarian Party National Committee supports and endorses the concurrent economic benefits arising from a fully legal market which would alleviate many of the problems described above while raising hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues which could be used to support needed programs, close budget gaps, or finance tax cuts; Be it further resolved that the Libertarian Party National Committee calls on police, prosecutors, and judges to focus on real crime and, until cannabis is legalized, use their discretion to stop arresting, prosecuting, and punishing non‐violent cannabis users and minor drug sellers; Be it further resolved that the Libertarian Party National Committee calls on our President, Congress, Governors, State Legislators, Federal and State Attorneys General, and other officials to undo the damage that has been done by federal and state cannabis and other drug laws by eliminating mandatory minimum sentences, releasing from prison and jail those convicted of non‐violent cannabis and other minor drug offenses, and expunging their criminal records. And, finally, be it resolved that the Libertarian Party National Committee supports the legalization of industrial hemp which can be grown containing minimal amounts of psycho‐active ingredients like THC and used to produce renewable food, oil, wax, resin, rope, cloth, paper and fuel in support of a sustainable full‐employment society; and furthermore, calls on federal and state legislators to develop new programs to encourage a decentralized family farm and community‐oriented approach to industrial hemp development as a means to a sustainable full‐employment society. -- *In Liberty,* *Caryn Ann Harlos* Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado <http://www.lpcolorado.org> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>

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Region 2 Report Tennessee , Georgia , Florida December , 2016
by Ed Marsh 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Ed Marsh Region Rep (423) 367-7722 Steven Nekhaila Alternate (305) 393-6412 TENNESSEE Chair - Jim Tomasik The 3 candidates endorsed at our State Convention for Federal Office are as follows:All were on the ballot as Independents US REP 6th District David Ross Received 7.1% in a race with a D&RUS REP 7th District Lenny Ladner Received 4.3% in a race with a D&R President Johnson/Weld Received 2.8% (70,286 votes) in a race with 5 Independents and a D&R GEORGIA Chair - Brett Larson The Libertarian candidate for US Senate Allen Buckley in a 3 way race with a D&Rreceived 4.2% (159,914 votes) The Johnson/Weld ticket received 3.1% (123641 votes) FLORIDA Chair - Char Lez Braden US Senate Libertarian candidate Paul Stanton received 2.1% (196,188 votes) The Johnson/Weld ticket received 2.2% (206,007 votes)

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Fwd: RE:CORRECTED DEC 12/10-11 LNC Meeting Info
by Wes Benedict 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Please make your hotel reservations today if possible. See below. My current plan for the December meeting is to open up the office on Friday all day for all arriving LNC members and out of town guests. We'll have a small amount of snacks and things. Perhaps one of our LNC members will *cook a pot of chili *or something for Friday evening or we could order pizza occasionally as wanted. Basically, I'd like to make everyone feel welcome to stay at the office as their primary location Friday, but of course, groups may want to head out to some of the restaurants close by. On Saturday evening, I'd like to have a more formal "2016 Celebration at LPHQ" complete with lots of catered barbecue, remarks from our chair, and lots of noisy libertarians filling up the place. I'd like to charge $20 for the Saturday evening event to help cover the cost of food and drinks. Sunday, after the LNC meeting adjourns, I plan to serve as a tour guide for D.C. Depending on the weather, we'll either do a walking tour of the major monuments, or if it's too cold, we'll visit a Smithsonian or two. I'm open to suggestions, but want to make a plan soon so we can start letting people know about it. Hotel details below. Thanks, Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314 (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict(a)lp.org facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: RE:CORRECTED DEC 12/10-11 LNC Meeting Info Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:02:56 -0500 From: Robert Kraus <robert.kraus(a)lp.org> To: 'Robert Kraus' <robert.kraus(a)lp.org>, wes.benedict(a)lp.org Please remind folks cut off is TODAY thanks! Live Free! /*/Robert/*/*/ /* <hrsize=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> *From:*Robert Kraus [mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org] *Sent:* Tuesday, October 11, 2016 1:46 PM *To:* 'lnc-business(a)lp.org' *Subject:* FW: DEC 12/10-11 LNC Meeting Info Just a reminder to make your reservations! Thanks!!! What: LNC Meeting 12/10-11 Where: Marriott Residence Inn, 1456 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Room Rate: $119 Per Night includes Buffet Breakfast Reservations Via this link: http://tinyurl.com/lnc-dec16 Or call 703.548.5474 or 1.800.321.2211 and ask for the “LNC Meeting" room block. Meeting will be held King/Price Conference Room on 2^nd floor – a light lunch will be served Sat 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 – 5 min - from DCA 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. 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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Re: [Lnc-business] Staff contact information disappearing from LP.org
by Starchild 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Chuck, Thank you for sharing your concerns about loss of functionality on the LP.org website. I completely agree with you that restoring this lost information (which we were told would not happen) needs to be a priority. Specific suggestions for motion language or other ideas on how to make this happen would be most welcome, and since you live in Virginia, I'll second Caryn's hope that you'll come to the Dec. 10-11 LNC meeting and speak out as a member. As always, I greatly appreciate your engagement in Libertarian Party governance issues and efforts to promote accountability. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee (415) 625-FREE @StarchildSF On Dec 1, 2016, at 1:20 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote: > I have that on my list - there is a similar issue on the LNC member page. > > Chuck please be at this meeting and give public comment. > > > On Thursday, December 1, 2016, Chuck Moulton <chuck(a)moulton.org> wrote: > I just called LPHQ. > > Remember when we had a useful website? We used to list each staff member's telephone extension on the staff contact webpage. Now instead of useful information we have pretty pictures... millennials like pretty pictures, right? > > Current: > https://www.lp.org/staff/ > > Old, functional: > https://web.archive.org/web/20161009213031/https://www.lp.org/leadership/st… > > Perhaps staff figures less people will call and bother them if they don't publish their phone numbers. > > Please ask staff to restore the actual useful information to the website -- like telephone extensions. They can leave the pretty pictures if they want (I don't give a damn) as long as they restore the basic functionality. > > Chuck Moulton > Crotchety old fogey who is NOT a millennial > > > -- > In Liberty, > Caryn Ann Harlos > Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org > Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado > Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus

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