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Re: [Lnc-business] [Lnc-votes] September Electronic Meeting
by Starchild 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

I would support a motion to have an electronic meeting in September. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE On Jul 21, 2016, at 2:13 PM, lnc-votes(a)hq.lp.org wrote: > As our Policy Manual allows for electronic full LNC meetings, and we did not get to the Goals discussion along with several other motions that are being floated around, I am putting out feelers to see if there would be any support in general for a motion to entertain a September electronic meeting. > > -- > 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 > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lncvotes" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to lncvotes+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > _______________________________________________ > Lnc-business mailing list > Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org > http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lncvotes" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to lncvotes+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > _______________________________________________ > Lnc-votes mailing list > Lnc-votes(a)hq.lp.org > http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-votes_hq.lp.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lncvotes" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to lncvotes+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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Gun issue reveals positive trend in support of young Americans for individual rights
by Starchild 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

The increasingly libertarian attitudes of young people in the United States have been noticed by the media, but mostly in regards to the issues of GLBTQ rights and legalizing drugs (particularly marijuana). There has been some countervailing commentary to the effect that this is not really a libertarian trend, but a left-leaning one. Polling data on the gun issue though, appears to indicate that young adults care about personal autonomy issues even when those values aren't shared by most on the left: > A July Pew poll found that protecting gun rights is more important than controlling gun ownership for 49 percent of adults age 18 to 29. For Gen Xers up to age 49, gun rights are a priority for 44 percent, baby boomers are at 49 percent and 48 percent of seniors over 65 share that view. > > But adults under 30 haven’t always been so evenly split. In Pew polls conducted from 1993 to 2007, young adults were the least likely of any age group to prioritize gun rights; their support ranged from 21 percent (2000) to 37 percent (2007). The preference for gun rights didn’t crack 40 percent until 2008. It’s risen fairly steadily since, aside from a dip in 2012, and the current crop of young adults support gun rights at historically high rates for people their age. > > Young adults’ social and cultural tolerance may come from an emphasis on individual autonomy that makes their views on guns less predictable, pollsters say. > > “On gun rights, it’s tricky,” said Ekins. Compared with other generations, “millennials are the most likely to say that individuals should make their own choices.” Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/obama-millennials-guns-217458#ixzz4F5… The dark spot remains young people's attitudes on economics, which still tend to be more statist. I believe that Libertarians using more compassionate and populist messaging can help turn this around, for instance by talking about protecting the property rights of and minimizing government theft against poor, minority, and homeless people as a social justice issue, and how these economic issues tie in to issues like police abuse. Here's a good quote from one libertarian piece that makes this connection: > Revenue, after all, is the underlying, unacknowledged purpose of most petty law enforcement, including Broken Windows. And police brutality, to a large extent, is a matter of power tripping cops reacting brutally when the serfs stiffen their backs against street-side, impromptu tax collection. For more on this, see my recent essay, “Why the Poor #CantBreathe.” Revenue collection, after all, is the only thing Broken Windows policing accomplishes, aside from indulging the vindictiveness its well-to-do supporters harbor toward “riff raff.” Read more: http://www.dansanchez.me/feed/the-fat-blue-line-and-the-other-broken-window… Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE

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September Electronic Meeting
by Caryn Ann Harlos 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

As our Policy Manual allows for electronic full LNC meetings, and we did not get to the Goals discussion along with several other motions that are being floated around, I am putting out feelers to see if there would be any support in general for a motion to entertain a September electronic meeting. -- *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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draft minutes of 7/17/16 LNC session
by Alicia Mattson 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Attached are the first draft minutes from the July 17 LNC session in Las Vegas. Please note that comments from the LNC on the minutes are due by August 4. -Alicia

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draft minutes of 7/17/16 EC meeting
by Alicia Mattson 20 Jul '16

20 Jul '16

Attached are the draft minutes for 7/17/16 EC meeting. Absent objection from an EC member who attended, these minutes will auto-approve on August 3. -Alicia

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Roll call vote
by Joshua Katz 20 Jul '16

20 Jul '16

It seems we have our first opponent, officially. I'm disappointed that no unbound delegates voted for Johnson as a protest, it would have produced some media mentions. Joshua A. Katz Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)

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Johnson in New Yorker
by Carla Howell 18 Jul '16

18 Jul '16

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/gary-johnson-the-third-party-c… Carla Howell Political Director National Libertarian Party 202-333-0008 x 222

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Re: [Lnc-business] Participation on LNC email list
by sfdreamer＠earthlink.net 18 Jul '16

18 Jul '16

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Participation on LNC email list
by Caryn Ann Harlos 18 Jul '16

18 Jul '16

All, I brought this up multiple times in the meeting and wish to revisit here and hope my comments are not out of turn - either as a new member or inappropriate for my position. I reiterate my concern and chagrin that we do not, as a body, participate in these discussions often and consistently. We are the national governing body of the third largest political party in the US. Party business does not occur only 4 times a year. I realize we have staff and committees but this simply is not enough. There was at least one motion this time of mine was put on the table because I was desperate that there simply wasn't enough interaction here. We could dispose of a lot and do a lot more effectively if we committed to the fact that we need to be nearly constantly interacting as a governing body. I find the idea that we have had only one email vote this year quite astounding. I will be (or I hope other more experienced members will be so that we newer members can learn will be) bringing some motions that were spun off from our meeting. Let's please commit to actively communicating and leading as a body between meetings through this resource. If I need to be smacked down for being out of turn here, please be gentle. -- *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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Fwd: Request for Support/Marketing Funding - Rhode Island Presidential Petition Drive
by Arvin Vohra 17 Jul '16

17 Jul '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Pat Ford" <potaxpayer(a)yahoo.com> Date: Jul 17, 2016 6:38 AM Subject: Request for Support/Marketing Funding - Rhode Island Presidential Petition Drive To: "Pat Ford" <potaxpayer(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "Arvin Vohra" <vicechair(a)lp.org>, "Nicholas Sarwark" <chair(a)lp.org>, "Bill Redpath" <william.redpath(a)lp.org> Mr. Vohra The Rhode Island Libertarian Party respectfully requests 1000$ from the National Libertarian Party to support its efforts to place Gary Johnson/Bill Weld on the Rhode Island Ballot. Background Rhode Island is a challenging opportunity/market for the Libertarian Movement. After several years of inactivity, the RI LP "Turned The Lights On" just this past November. Successfully holding its first convention in May, our first year of engagement has been largely successful. We hold 2-3 events per month. The RI LP has engaged with "Be The Change", a community kitchen that is funded privately. RI LP Members staff the kitchen monthly, with cash contributions to support their efforts. The Party was the only political presence to march in the Providence Pride Parade .. with over 10,000 members of the LGTQA community participating .. our commitment to Liberty was on display. We recently received our first major endorsement of the Johnson Campaign. We actively engage in "earned media" ... with Gary Johnson scoring a front page, top o' the fold, interview in the Providence Journal, and Bill Weld calling in our local Cumulus affiliate from the Convention Floor. Party officials are routinely on local cable & radio. We host the only AM/FM Libertarian Talk Radio show in New England ... where Libertarian Candidates from Gary Johnson to Thom Simmons get a free, significant forum in Southern New England. Finally, we are proud to note that the Libertarian Party has 3 declared candidates for the Rhode Island General Assembly, and two candidates for local town councils Challenges Rhode Island has a strong, recent history of presenting independent third parties. Ironically, this presents a significant hurdle to our success. Lincoln Chafee, an abysmal failure as a Governor, was elected as an independent. In the most recent Gubernatorial Race, Bob Healy garnered 23% of the vote .. with the local GOP claiming that he "threw" the election to the Democrat. Frankly, both parties are not enthralled with the prospect of another third party, with the added dimension of a strong national presence backing it. Rhode Island has been overwhelmingly Democratic for over 70 years. Barack Obama received pluralities only larger in Vermont & The District of Columbia. If there was ever a case of "Political Christians in the Coliseum", we are it. Petitioning The Rhode Island Libertarian Party is committed to staffing its own petition drive, which, under state law, began just last week. We have already engaged in a joint petition day with Massachusetts, and are planning to help in New Hampshire. Our own prospects are not without challenges, however. We may "only" need 1000 signatures, but we are state with less than 1 million people ... and we fully expect to be challenged at every turn. Our limited resources are torn between support of our 5 LP Candidates .. and the need to participate in a united 50 state turnout. Your support of our efforts, in marketing our petition drives is crucial. Rhode Island will be the epicenter of a rebirth of the New England Libertarian Movement. We just need a little help ... Warmest Regards Pat Ford Rhode Island Chair 617.835.1899

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