April 2016 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Goodbye and Farewell
by Scott L. 03 Apr '16

03 Apr '16

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Re: [Lnc-business] ballot acces
by doug＠vikingmetals.com 02 Apr '16

02 Apr '16

If our candidate does very well this year what states will we possibly not have to petition for that we normally do ? thanks Doug Craig -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] LP Wyoming From: Alicia Mattson <agmattson(a)gmail.com> Date: Apr 1, 2016 18:27 To: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org CC: Norm, I sent your email address to the Credentials Committee chair. You should hear from either Ben Bachrach or Emily Salvette about it. Thanks for the help getting them connected. -Alicia On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Norm Olsen <region1rep(a)donedad.com> wrote: > I'm in touch with the WY folk. Who is it that they should call? > > Norm > -- > Norman T Olsen > Regional Representative, Region 1 > Libertarian National Committee > 7931 South Broadway, PMB 102 > Littleton, CO 80122-2710 > 303-263-4995 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of > Wes > Benedict > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 9:39 AM > To: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org; Andy Burns > Subject: [Lnc-business] LP Wyoming > > Credentials committee can't reach any leadership in the LP Wyoming. If > anyone has a lead on life in Wyoming, let me know. 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Lnc-business mailing list > Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org > http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Lnc-business mailing list > Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org > http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org > _______________________________________________ Lnc-business mailing list Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org

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LIBERTARIAN PARTY POST-LIFE MEMBERSHIPS
by Daniel Wiener 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

LIBERTARIAN PARTY POST-LIFE MEMBERSHIPS *EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: **When the Libertarian Party raised the price of Life Memberships from $1,000 to $1,500 in 2014, there was a one-time spike in the purchase of Life Memberships to beat the deadline, which resulted in a revenue windfall of tens of thousands of dollars. That bump suggested that other extended-period memberships might be equally profitable. Accordingly, the Re-Membership Committee was formed to consider out-of-the-box options to the existing Libertarian Party dues structure. Our committee was tasked with presenting its recommendations in time for the 2016 national convention to consider them. This is our committee’s report.* The Libertarian Party’s membership structure currently consists of non-dues-paying members who have signed the non-initiation-of-force pledge; sustaining members who have paid at least $25 per year; and life members who have paid $1,500 (or more in some cases, for higher honorary levels). But each life membership ends by definition with that person’s death. What happens afterwards? In rare cases supporters have left bequests for the LP in their wills, but that is an unpredictable and undependable source of revenue. Furthermore, it provides little direct benefit to the donor after his or her death, and only hypothetical benefit for the furtherance of libertarian values which the donor will never actually see. We propose to solve this problem by offering Post-Life Memberships in the Libertarian Party, which will be pre-paid but take effect only after a person’s death, thus filling a currently under-served donor niche. Establishing a much freer society for our nation and indeed the entire world is a life-and-death matter and should be treated that way. By purchasing a Post-Life Membership, a person’s association with the LP will transcend that artificial boundary, and will represent an enduring legacy. Suggested Post-Life Membership levels would be as follows: - *Libertarian Party Angel -- $3,000*. This would be a limited-period post-life membership which would only extend until the year 3,000. - *Libertarian Party Archangel -- $33,400.* This is an unlimited post-life membership, with the amount indexed to the FEC’s maximum annual contribution limit. - *Libertarian Party Heavenly Inhabitor -- $100,200.* This is a specialized post-life membership aimed at Libertarians who are focused on where they will dwell in the after-life. It represents the maximum annual amount which the FEC says can be contributed to the LP Building Fund, and will also be indexed to that contribution limit. - *Libertarian Party Lucifer -- $1,000,000 and up.* This is an unrestricted post-life membership for Libertarians who refuse to be bound in either life or death by arbitrary rules and standards, and are willing to brave the consequences (whatever they may be) in the cause of freedom. All Post-Life Members will be sent electronic copies of the *LP News* to their last known email addresses, and their estates will continue to receive the same email fundraising pitches as all other LP members. Their names will be placed on plaques in the LP office and memorialized at the next national convention, and they will continue to pad the Libertarian Party’s membership rolls just as Life Members do. (As a side note, we believe that libertarians who have been placed in cryogenic storage should still be able to qualify for Post-Life Memberships. When they are successfully revived, they would then be categorized as “un-dead” and their Post-Life Memberships would be suspended until such time as they later re-died.) The Re-Membership Committee is optimistic that a test mailing targeted to older sustaining members and especially to current Life Members could produce exceptionally lucrative results. We urge that this be done as rapidly as possible, since time is of the essence before more of this demographic passes away. This report is hereby submitted on behalf of the Re-Membership Committee this day of April 1, 2016 by Daniel Wiener, Chair, who wishes to express his appreciation to the rest of the Committee, especially Aaron Starr, Alicia Mattson, and David Nolan (deceased). [image: Inline image 1] Daniel Wiener, Re-Membership Chair P.S. While we had originally intended to include Pre-Life LP memberships with the Post-Life proposals, our committee has been unable to complete that portion by the April 1st target date. Several complex issues remain to be resolved, such as whether the Pre-Life memberships would apply prior to conception between the sperm and the egg, or prior to actual birth? Also, in the case of a miscarriage, would the parents be entitled to a full refund or a pro-rata refund based on the fraction of nine months? And how would unexpected multiple births be handled? For example, are twins each entitled to half of a Pre-Life membership, or must parents buy an extra one? These represent difficult philosophical questions upon which libertarians can reasonably disagree.

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Membership Report
by Robert Kraus 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

Please find attached the latest membership report. 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

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LP Wyoming
by Wes Benedict 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

Credentials committee can't reach any leadership in the LP Wyoming. If anyone has a lead on life in Wyoming, let me know. 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

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Re: [Lnc-business] 10 rooms left at convention hotel
by doug＠vikingmetals.com 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

now only 9..just got one...Look forward to seeing everyone Doug Craig -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Lnc-business] 10 rooms left at convention hotel From: Wes Benedict <wes.benedict(a)lp.org> Date: Apr 1, 2016 16:51 To: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org CC: This is not an April Fool's joke. You snooze--you lose, or else take a daily cruise from some other hotel, to the good one. -- 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 _______________________________________________ Lnc-business mailing list Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org

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10 rooms left at convention hotel
by Wes Benedict 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

This is not an April Fool's joke. You snooze--you lose, or else take a daily cruise from some other hotel, to the good one. -- 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

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Debate viewing parties
by Sam Goldstein 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

Dear LNC, Tonight's POTUS debate on Fox Business is a great chance for Libertarians and their friends to get together to wach history being made. I know that in Indiana, there are at least 3 planned viewing parties around the state and the one here in Indianapolis expects at least 40 attendees. I would like to see a photo spread of viewing parties from around the country in the next edition of the LP News, if possible. Is there someone on staff to whom pictures should be sent? I hope you enjoy this event as much as I anticipate I will. It has been a long time coming. Live Free, Sam Goldstein Libertarian National Committee Member at Large 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101 Indianapolis IN 46260 317-850-0726 Phone 317-582-1773 Fax

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No more public funding of Political Party Conventions
by Scott L. 31 Mar '16

31 Mar '16

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Re: [Lnc-business] What's good for the goose...
by Scott L. 31 Mar '16

31 Mar '16

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