July 2016 - 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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Fwd: Proposal for Libertarian Party (from Chairman of Mississippi)
by Arvin Vohra 27 Aug '17

27 Aug '17

Hi all, please consider the following proposal from Aaron Barksdale: Mr. Vohra; Aaron Barksdale, Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Mississippi, here wanting to offer a proposal that is win-win for the LP and myself. I am writing you using a personal e-mail because this is not connected to the MSLP. In case you are not aware, the Secretary of the MSLP and I wrote a book called *Libertarianism in a Nutshell*. Please review the proposal enclosed and contact me if you have any questions or counter offers or to proceed with the proposal. Thank you, Aaron Barksdale cell: (228)238-7844 -- Arvin Vohra www.VoteVohra.com VoteVohra(a)gmail.com (301) 320-3634

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Re: [Lnc-business] LNC Region 6 Report - July 17 2016
by David Demarest 08 Dec '16

08 Dec '16

Dear [lnc-business] Readers, See the attached LNC Region 6 Report for the July 17, 2016 LNC meeting in Las Vegas that I forwarded to Wes and Robert earlier today before the printing deadline. I will present the introductory summary of the Region 6 Report at the meeting Sunday. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. See you all in Vegas! The Invisible Hand of Self-Interest is Mightier Than the Sword of Government! The War on Cronyism Begins Now! Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE! ~David Pratt Demarest Secretary, Nebraska Libertarian State Central Committee Region 6 Representative, Libertarian National Committee Nebraska State Coordinator, LP Radical Caucus Secretary(a)LPNE.org <mailto:Secretary@LPNE.org> David.Demarest(a)LP.org <mailto:David.Demarest@LP.org> DPDemarest(a)centurylink.net <mailto:DPDemarest@centurylink.net> David.Demarest(a)firstdata.com <mailto:David.Demarest@firstdata.com> http://www.LPNE.org <http://www.lpne.org/> http://www.LP.org <http://www.lp.org/> Cell: 402-981-6469 Home: 402-493-0873 Office: 402-222-7207 From: Demarest, David P. [mailto:David.Demarest@firstdata.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 12:05 PM To: Wes Benedict <wes.benedict(a)lp.org>; Operations(a)LP.org Cc: david.demarest(a)lp.org; David Demarest - LPNE Secretary (secretary(a)lpne.org) <secretary(a)lpne.org>; David Demarest <dpdemarest(a)centurylink.net>; David Demarest <dpdemarest(a)centurylink.net> Subject: LNC Region 6 Report - July 17 2016 Wes, Robert: Here is the LNC Region 6 Report for presentation at the July 17, 2016 LNC meeting at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Please confirm your receipt of this report before the 5:00 PM EDT printing deadline. I will be reading only the introductory summary during the regional report presentations. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE! The War on Cronyism Begins Now! ~David Pratt Demarest Secretary, Nebraska Libertarian State Central Committee Region 6 Representative, Libertarian National Committee Nebraska State Coordinator, LP Radical Caucus Secretary(a)LPNE.org <mailto:Secretary@LPNE.org> David.Demarest(a)LP.org <mailto:David.Demarest@LP.org> DPDemarest(a)centurylink.net <mailto:DPDemarest@centurylink.net> David.Demarest(a)firstdata.com <mailto:David.Demarest@firstdata.com> http://www.LPNE.org <http://www.lpne.org/> http://www.LP.org <http://www.lp.org/> Cell: 402-981-6469 Home: 402-493-0873 Office: 402-222-7207

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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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Fwd: branding budget will need adjustment again
by Wes Benedict 15 Sep '16

15 Sep '16

I'm just warning you all that this issue will hopefully be brought to the LNC soon. We hit nearly $20,000 in branding sales in the past week. Would have been even higher but I've been holding off sending emails promoting items because we ran out of a few key items and staff has been trying to catch up with all the orders. The stuff approximately pays for itself. I'd like to see the branding budget increased by $100,000 per month in revenue and expenses for August, September, and October. I don't buy in huge quantities, so it's unlikely we'll get stuck with obsolete materials. Robert may provide more details soon. 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 > From the Vegas meeting LNC minutes: > > "Due to increased sales of branding items, Mr. Hagan moved to increase > both budget line 26-Brand > Development Revenues and line 55-Brand Development Expenses from > $65,000 to $100,000. Following > debate, the motion was adopted without objection." > > > > > -- > 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 <http://facebook.com/libertarians> @LPNational > Join the Libertarian Party at:http://lp.org/membership

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Fwd: Judicial Committee adopts Rules of Appellate Procedure
by Alicia Mattson 12 Sep '16

12 Sep '16

Pursuant to LP Bylaws Article 8.3, the Judicial Committee has adopted new Rules of Appellate procedure. See the attachments for the rules and the message below about them. That bylaw article provides that: "Within 90 days following the Regular Convention at which elected, the Judicial Committee shall establish Rules of Appellate Procedure to govern its consideration of matters within the scope of its jurisdiction. The existing Rules shall remain in effect until and unless the Judicial Committee submits new proposed rules to the National Committee for approval, which approval shall be deemed given unless denied by a 2/3 vote of the National Committee within 60 days of submission." LNC approval shall be deemed given unless denied by a 2/3 vote of the National Committee by September 10, 2016. -Alicia ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chuck Moulton <chuck(a)moulton.org> Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 9:26 AM Subject: Judicial Committee adopts Rules of Appellate Procedure To: Alicia Mattson <secretary(a)lp.org> Cc: Nick Sarwark <chair(a)lp.org>, "Hall, William" <WHall(a)wnj.com>, Alicia Dearn <AliciaDearn(a)bellatrixlaw.com>, Gary Johnson <sedition(a)aol.com>, Michael Badnarik <scholar(a)constitutionpreservation.org>, John Buttrick < jabuttrick(a)gmail.com>, Rob Latham <freeutahns(a)gmail.com>, Chuck Moulton < chuck(a)moulton.org> Dear Alicia Mattson, Please post this message online on the LNC Business list: The Judicial Committee has adopted the attached Rules of Appellate Procedure by email ballot (7-0 vote). We are hereby submitting these rules to the Libertarian National Committee for approval pursuant to LP Bylaw 8.3. I am including two PDF documents: 1) Our proposed Judicial Committee Rules of Appellate Procedure for the 2016 term. 2) Changes between the 2014 and the 2016 Rules of Appellate Procedure. Thank you. Sincerely, Chuck Moulton, Chair Michael Badnarik John Buttrick Alicia Dearn Bill Hall Gary Johnson Rob Latham

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draft convention minutes
by Alicia Mattson 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Attached are my first draft convention minutes. There is no Waldo, as the procedures for approving convention minutes don't necessarily require that an updated draft be produced before approval. LP Bylaws Article 10.9 states: "The Convention Secretary shall produce draft convention minutes within 60 days of the adjournment of the Convention and present them to the National Committee. Draft convention minutes shall be posted on the Party’s website at least 14 days prior to being submitted to the National Committee for approval by a two-thirds vote." That 14 days doesn't necessarily have to start today. I will likely wait a week or two to give a chance for the LNC to review before I ask staff to post a version that could potentially be approved. -Alicia

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Contract with campaign?
by Caryn Ann Harlos 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

Has a contract been signed? -- *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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Email Ballot 2016-02: Increase Branding Budget
by Alicia Mattson 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by August 8, 2016 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Co-Sponsor:* Sarwark *Motion:* Increase budget line 26 - Brand Development Revenues and line 55 - Brand Development Expenses from $100,000 to $250,000. -Alicia

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Re: [Lnc-business] [Lnc-votes] Dec Meeting
by Starchild 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

Caryn, Have you and the folks you're consulting in your region seen the proposed spending for this meeting? I haven't. How much of the party's money do you and others think it is acceptable to spend on meeting spaces? I wouldn't have any problem with the party spending money for this purpose if there were no free meeting spaces available – but there are, including in our own office! I assume there is some upper limit on how much of our members' money you feel it's reasonable to spend for an LNC meeting? If LNC members, or folks back home, name their upper limit numbers, then we can get a better sense of what people want. I would have no issue leaving the issue in the hands of staff if all meeting options potentially under consideration were equally expensive, or if we instructed them to find that spot that meets our needs (as we collectively define them) which is least expensive overall. But of course the options aren't necessarily equally expensive, and we've never formally defined our needs and instructed staff to choose the least expensive choice which meets those needs. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE On Jul 30, 2016, at 4:47 PM, lnc-votes(a)hq.lp.org wrote: > I have solicited input from my region and thus far the members have said this is a reasonable expense (small sample size but of members who pay attention to what we do) > > My job is to represent my region and so far they support reasonable Party-paid facilities > > 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 > > > On Saturday, July 30, 2016, Daniel Hayes <danielehayes(a)icloud.com> wrote: > One other thing to point out about our meeting in Alexandria. Our staff resides in the area and this saves considerable amounts of money as we do not have to pay for their flights and rooms somewhere else. > > > Daniel Hayes > LNC At Large Member > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 30, 2016, at 1:17 PM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> By the way - an LNC term is 2 years. If you cancel a credit card, you can generally sign up and get the sign-on bonus again after 2 years. Managing this correctly can save you approximately half of your travel costs - last term, I only had to pay for a hotel once,and one flight, after the midpoint of the term - but I also did some other travel on my points. This term it hasn't quite kicked in yet. >> >> That said, I agree with Caryn and Brett. Remember that time last term we first couldn't choose a city, and then tried to pick the hotel? I think our costs ended up much higher that way because of the incredibly delay. >> >> Joshua A. Katz >> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat) >> >> On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 1:42 PM, Brett Bittner <brett.bittner(a)lp.org> wrote: >> Caryn Ann, >> >> I get similar feedback from both members and those who aren't members yet. ;-) >> >> When I mention that I'm committed to the business of the Party to fly all over the country to perform it on my own dime, the only response is one of respect for that commitment. My mother has mentioned to me several times that I MUST be crazy, and she makes the effort to find out my LNC travel schedule to help me get the most for my money. She's transferred Southwest Rapid Rewards points and hotel loyalty rewards that she's earned to reduce that liability. Last term, Dr. Feldman and I did not accept the funds that the LPIN sets aside for our Region Reps and Alternates to travel to these meetings. >> >> I've found that Robert does a terrific job negotiating the best rates for our group, and I appreciate that he does so. >> >> Our job is to provide governance for the Party, not micro-manage every decision or penny spent. >> >> I'm looking forward to our next meeting in Alexandria, >> >> Brett C. Bittner >> >> Region 3 Representative >> Libertarian National Committee >> >> brett.bittner(a)lp.org >> 317.699.2611 >> >> On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> It is my understanding that we vote on locations in general and trust the staff to make suitable arrangements within a budget. >> >> I certainly don't think a governing board should be wasting time deciding between venues. >> >> Running the party (including meetings) has certain overhead. I have no issue with it. >> >> I will ask my region what their thoughts are but I suspect they are fine with reasonable accommodations for meetings. Most members are in awe that there are people willing to travel and do this work on their own dime. Outsiders think I'm crazy. >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> On Saturday, July 30, 2016, Starchild <sfdreamer(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> I know we voted to meet in Alexandria, Tim – but I don't recall voting on a specific location in Alexandria. That's what I was talking about. >> >> Robert, when you send the details, please include the full itemized details on the cost of the meeting along with the contract if there is one. >> >> Love & Liberty, >> ((( starchild ))) >> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee >> RealReform(a)earthlink.net >> (415) 625-FREE >> >> >> On Jul 30, 2016, at 7:55 AM, Tim Hagan wrote: >> >>> Alexandria was voted at the May 30 Post-Convention meeting. >>> https://www.lp.org/files/20160530_LNC.pdf >>> >>> Tim Hagan >>> >>> >>> From: Starchild <sfdreamer(a)earthlink.net> >>> To: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org >>> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 12:34 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] [Lnc-votes] Dec Meeting >>> >>> Resending this as I'm not sure that it ever got posted... >>> >>> ((( starchild ))) >>> >>> On Jul 25, 2016, at 6:53 PM, Starchild wrote: >>> >>>> In the past the LNC has often voted on meeting locations. Did I miss where this one was delegated to staff? >>>> >>>> How much will this location cost us, Robert? Does it include food or any other considerations? Room nights? >>>> >>>> Love & Liberty, >>>> ((( starchild ))) >>>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee >>>> RealReform(a)earthlink.net >>>> (415) 625-FREE >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Monday, July 25, 2016, Robert Kraus <robert.kraus(a)lp.org> wrote: >>>>> The Dec meeting will be at the Residence Inn next to the office on Duke St. I will send out full details and a reservation link by the end of the week. >>>>> >>>>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > -- > In Liberty, > Caryn Ann Harlos > Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. 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