July 2016 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Can you please check your "forwarders"?
by Caryn Ann Harlos 10 Jul '16

10 Jul '16

I have heard (and this was my experience as well) from several members that their emails to the LNC have been lost or ignored (and certainly not everything needs a response) when sent to LP.org emails but responded to when sent to the personal emails, and I have been asked for the personal emails. I had this happen in the past when communicating with my rep. Can we please each make sure we are getting our forwarded emails? I promised I would bring this up. Gracias. -- *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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Anti-Trump Republican Congress members
by Caryn Ann Harlos 10 Jul '16

10 Jul '16

I received this suggestion from a Region member: ==I would like to make a suggestion to the LP national committee, if it hasn’t already been considered, of a concerted lobbying effort to have anti-Trump Republican members of Congress endorse Gary Johnson. I suspect as the Republican convention comes to a close they may be more receptive. Given that we could point out Gary (and Bill) are former R-governors and potentially take as many or more votes from Hillary than Donald, there could be a pretty compelling case. I really like the prospect of throwing the election into the House of Representatives, which is possibly worth mentioning, but admit that’s a longshot. I have the relative good fortune of being represented by Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has stood up to the Donald; I have sent him a message suggesting that he endorse Johnson instead, as well as our Representative Martha McSally, who so far has not endorsed Trump. Perhaps it would have an effect if many of his constituents, as well as those of other balking Congresspeople, would do so. Hopefully this is something the national party will think is worth pushing.== -- *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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FW: Chair's proposed agenda for July 17 LNC meeting
by Robert Kraus 10 Jul '16

10 Jul '16

Just a reminder on meting details and need for reports thanks! All, Please be sure to send us copies of your reports for the LNC Meeting by 5 pm EDS Mon 07/11 so we can post them to the web site and get the essential ones into the folders for the LNC Meeting since we need to ship these on Tue the 12th. Please send reports to robert.kraus(a)lp.org and cc: wes.benedict(a)Lp.org Reminder the Meeting on Sunday the 17th is in the Melrose 3 Meeting Room on the Mezzanine (2nd) Level (North Tower Side) just past the Business Center. The meeting starts at 9 am according to the agenda sent out. Live Free! Robert Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231 Join today: https://www.lp.org/membership LP FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/libertarians -----Original Message----- From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of Nicholas Sarwark Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2016 11:52 AM To: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org Subject: [Lnc-business] Chair's proposed agenda for July 17 LNC meeting Dear All, Attached is my proposed agenda for the LNC meeting coming up on July 17. If there is something you would like added to the agenda, please email me. Yours in liberty, Nick _______________________________________________ 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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July 17, 2016 meeting details?
by Caryn Ann Harlos 09 Jul '16

09 Jul '16

I apologize as I know there was an email on this, but I can't for the life of me find it, but what are the details of the meeting? Location, I know, is the Planet Hollywood hotel, but do we have a conference room number? And what time does the meeting start? Sorry for noob questions. -- *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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LNC meeting on December 10-11 is OK with me.
by William Redpath 09 Jul '16

09 Jul '16

Bill Redpath

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Email Ballot 2016-01: Riot Fest
by Alicia Mattson 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 6, 2016 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Co-Sponsors:* Harlos, Goldstein, Hayes, Bittner *Motion:* Move that the LNC provide $600.00 to LPCO for the Riot Fest event. These funds would come from the budget for Affiliate Support. -Alicia

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Filling At-Large Vacancy
by Whitney Bilyeu 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

At this time, I am unclear as to whether or not folks should be "applying" or campaigning for the At-Large position, and whether or not those who were not elected at National are eligible. My constituents are asking about this process, because some of them would like to be considered for the position. Please advise. Whitney Bilyeu Region 7 Rep

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Las Vegas weather
by Joshua Katz 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

Dr. Lieberman passed on to me the job of reporting the weather prior to LNC meetings. He did not give me the job of reporting walking routes; I assume he gave it to someone else. I would suggest that an appropriate subject for such an email about this meeting would be "how to die en route to the meeting." In order to understand what the weather will be like, it should suffice to pull out your copy of Dante's Inferno. It will be only a few degrees hotter. Dehydration will be the least of your concerns; be careful for the risk of dessicating into a fine powder upon stepping off the plane. I suggest traveling with IVs in place to provide continuous fluids. Of course, it's a dry heat, which supposedly makes it acceptable. Don't believe it! This sort of heat will flay off your skin and bleach your bones. As if that wasn't bad enough, you might also be interested to know that Lake Mead is at its lowest level in history. This concludes the weather report for this meeting. Remember to carry an AC unit - not a window unit, but a full on central air system - with you everywhere you go, lest you be delayed at any point on your journey. Joshua A. Katz Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)

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HR 5611
by Caryn Ann Harlos 07 Jul '16

07 Jul '16

This came through in a Facebook post with a call to phone in to congressional reps. Does this seem accurate? And are we doing anything with this? This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on an atrocious bill that violates the Constitution and abandons the Rule of Law. #HR5611, the Homeland Safety and Security Act, contains a simple provision with staggering implications: It permits the federal government to restrict a constitutionally secured right—the right to keep and bear arms—based merely on what the government predicts someone will do in the future. Terrorists already can be arrested, charged, tried, and convicted under current law—and denied gun rights. The real innovation of H.R. 5611 is to grant the government power to target law-abiding Americans. The bill allows the government to prohibit gun transfers to Americans who have not been charged with—let alone convicted of—any criminal or terrorist activities. Under the bill’s constitutionally inadequate process, the targeted individual receives a basic hearing, not a jury trial, and the judge can restrict the individual’s gun rights upon nothing more than a showing of “probable cause to believe” that he or she will someday be a terrorist. If successful this week, H.R. 5611 will be among the most egregious gun control measures ever to pass either house of Congress. If the bill becomes law, it will mark a massive expansion of the government’s ability to restrict gun rights on the basis of precrime—a crime not yet committed. H.R. 5611 is the actualization of dystopian fiction. The Rule of Law requires notice that particular actions will result in penalties and restrictions of rights, but the bill enables a judge to penalize a constellation of legal activities that the judge believes can predict the individual’s future actions. Under this standard, there is no way to be sure that you’re preserving your Second Amendment-secured rights; you just have to live life in a way that hopefully a judge won’t someday find suspicious. Even if the government alleges that the individual has committed illegal acts, H.R. 5611 may be used unconstitutionally to short-circuit due process. To restrict someone’s fundamental rights based on illegal conduct, due process requires that the individual be found guilty of the criminal act beyond a reasonable doubt. This bill requires the government only to show probable cause—a much lower burden of proof—to believe a claim that, at the time of the hearing, cannot be indisputably proven or disproven (that the individual “will” commit a future act of terrorism). It's not even clear how this future behavior would be litigated. What must the individual show to convince a judge that he or she will not commit an act of terrorism in the indefinite future? Will the hearing simply devolve into a dispute about the individual’s character? This would be hugely unsettling—the prosecutor and the judge would have to discuss whether the individual in front of them (perhaps a member of a religious or ethnic minority), who hasn’t actually been found guilty of anything, is nonetheless just so rotten that his or her capacity to make alternative choices should be ignored. Free societies do not permit judges and prosecutors to restrict your rights just because they don’t like you. In addition, any hearing likely will focus on activities protected by the First Amendment. After all, the only new targets of H.R. 5611 are Americans who are not charged with or convicted of terrorism and who have not committed a felony (terrorists and felons already can’t purchase guns). Because the bill is aimed at law-abiding Americans, it’s inevitable that the judge will feel compelled (in the absence of criminal factors) to make a decision based partly on factors like the individual’s speech, religious beliefs, and associations. The bill also creates additional constitutional concerns because it does not incorporate the various procedural safeguards in the Sixth Amendment. And, of course, the entire process further supports the disposability of the Second Amendment and Fifth Amendment. Finally, passage of H.R. 5611 would support the belief that recent events justify a re-evaluation of what kind of country the United States is. The right to keep and bear arms, the right to due process, a commitment to the Rule of Law—these are fundamental to the character of the United States, and yet they, along with much of the rest of the Constitution, continue to be called into question by your representatives and senators in Washington. I swore an oath to stand against these efforts, and I ask you to join me in opposing H.R. 5611. -- *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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LNC meeting schedule
by Caryn Ann Harlos 07 Jul '16

07 Jul '16

I have heard from several members (not in my Region but I agree) about our not having a meeting before the November election and suggesting a September meeting. I see we have the option for an online meeting. I highly urge this and it seems that this is a sentiment amongst the members that follow this list. -- *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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