August 2016 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Re: [Lnc-business] Concerns from a Party Member
by Caryn Ann Harlos 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Hi Daniel (and cc to LNC Business List), Thank you for writing as a Region 1 member to state your concerns and copying my peers. I do hope that the concerns of the members are heard, and I truly appreciate you being dedicated to our Party enough to write. On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 3:54 PM, daniel lutz <dclutz1775(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Distinguished members of the LNC, > > Let me begin by thanking all of you for your often under-appreciated > voluntary service to the Party and its members. > > Let me tell you a bit about myself, I am a dues paying member of the > Party, an active member of my State Party, a voter, and a veteran. > > I am writing you today to express my thoughts on 2 issues. > > Issue 1: A Septemeber meeting, I find it quite troubling that there is no > official meeting of the LNC before the November elections, there are issues > I wish to raise through my representative but these can only be done at an > official meeting. The current online/email votings do not meet the criteria > for having my concern heard. I would also suggest to prevent this is the > future that atleast during every 4 year General Election cycle that a > standard meeting be held in August/September in order to address concerns > the Party members have during these important elections. > > Issue 2: I would like to see the Proposal for Committee Transparency > submitted by Harlos be passed, I would hate to think that the Party who > stands for Liberty and Justice would begin to sink into the mire of closed > door/back room dealings that has become a hallmark of our current political > system. > > As a side not I was grateful to see the LNC adopt the stance of the > Libertarian Party of Colorado on the 2nd Amendment but was very disapointed > to see the Starchild amendment was not, I feel the LNC missed a good > opportunity to ensure that Libertarian values and principles continue to be > the standard of the Party. > > Tha k you all again for your time and please keep up the good work. > > In Liberty > Daniel Lutz. > -- *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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344, 000 - LPStore.org sales report and thanks to Alex and Danielle
by Wes Benedict 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

344,000 items ordered since July 14 (when we rolled out the new LPStore.org website). https://lpstore.org/ 4,218 orders filled. Can we double or triple the current rate? We were 1,000 orders behind, but thanks to Alex Snitker and Danielle Alexandre, two activists from Florida who came here to help us pack and ship, we are caught up, stocked, and ready to double production (meanwhile we released Alex and Danielle to go back home to Florida). Why Alex and Danielle from Florida? Long story short--they helped finish the LPCT petition drive extra early, so I asked them to help a few days at LPHQ before returning to Florida. They turned out to be sooooooo productive, I just had to have them back. But, given how people would not understand the value of a super fast motivated worker compared to the average Joe (no offense to Joe), and given how people would question the wisdom of flying people from Florida to Virginia just to pack "stuff", Carla Howell agreed to let them stay at her apartment for free, I gave them my truck while they were here and walked to work myself, and I also paid out of my personal checking account $267 for one of their flights to get them here. I felt responsible for LPHQ being behind filling orders and wanted to do whatever it took to catch up, and not just make excuses about the bureaucracy that makes quick hiring decisions cumbersome. Details reports below. *Watch for more requests for budget increases in branding and staff to keep stuff moving. * Our prices are very low. The goal is to get stuff into the hands of activists so they can promote the campaign and LP, not to maximize our short-term revenue. We are caught up and capable of scaling up production rapidly if demand ramps up. LPHQ is just one piece in the puzzle. The Johson-Weld campaign, state and local organizations, and Super PACs are doing lots to promote the campaign. Not everyone can find a good local organization to participate with--we're here to give everybody that needs something to do--something to do (in addition to sharing their wisdom on facebook of course). Door hanger: Gary Johnson/Quiz 4.25×11 151099 Rack Card: Common Sense On Issues/Gary Johnson 73442 Gary Johnson for President Bumper Sticker 28043 Door hanger: Have the Republicans and Democrats let you down? 21900 Rack Card: What is the LP? 17940 Gary Johnson Business Card 8828 Tri-Fold Brochure: The Libertarian Party 7426 Gray Libertarian Bumper Sticker 5689 Gary Johnson for President Yard Sign 5063 Tri-Fold Brochure: Government Gone Wild! 4847 Rack Card – Yes! I want to Join the LP 4303 Tri-Fold Brochure: What if it were possible to . . . 3883 Tri-Fold Spanish brochure: The Libertarian Party (El Partido Libertario) 3114 Gray Lapel Sticker 2922 Gary Johnson Button 2181 Declaration of Independence (100 pack) 1110 I Vote Libertarian Yard Sign 531 Short Sleeve Dark Heather T-shirt 402 Short Sleeve #Legalize Freedom White T-Shirt 398 Gary Johnson T-Shirt 361 Gray Baseball Cap 337 Gray Performance Polo 110 Gary Johnson for President Yard Signs (Box of 35) 109 White Baseball Cap 67 Long Sleeve Dark Heather T-shirt 55 Long Sleeve #Legalize Freedom White T-Shirt 45 Long Sleeve Black T-Shirt 36 I Vote Libertarian Yard Sign 2’x4′ 10 I Vote Libertarian Yard Signs (Box of 35) 9 -- 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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Ballot access
by Sam Goldstein 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Can Mr. Repath or someone else on the ballot access committe please give us an update on how many states are secured, which ones are still in play and if we anticiapte any problems in those states? Thanks and 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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Re: [Lnc-business] Ballot access
by William Redpath 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Virginia was just certified for the ballot yesterday. RI & KY are the only states ongoing. They both have Friday, September 9 deadlines. I anticipate 50 states + DC for the presidential ticket. Bill Redpath -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 8/26/16, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos(a)gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] Ballot access To: "lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org" <lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org> Date: Friday, August 26, 2016, 11:22 PM Thank you Nick. On Friday, August 26, 2016, Nicholas Sarwark <chair(a)lp.org> wrote: I'm not on the committee, but we have 46 states + D.C. and anticipate that we will make all 50. There are no emergencies or anticipated problems at present. -Nick On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Sam Goldstein <goldsteinatlarge(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Can Mr. Repath or someone else on the ballot access committe please give us > an update on how many states are secured, which ones are still in play and > if we anticiapte any problems in those states? > > Thanks and > > 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 > > ______________________________ _________________ > 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 HarlosRegion 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.orgCommunications Director, Libertarian Party of ColoradoColorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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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help review Gary Johnson daily press lists - Fwd: Press Clips (8/25)
by Wes Benedict 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

A Johnson campaign team member sends around two lists every day of Johnson-Weld coverage. The campaign is getting very impressive amounts of daily media coverage daily. On the other hand, I receive a fairly steady stream of comments from people saying things along the lines of "Where is Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party? Whey aren't you guys doing anything? Why isn't he in the news?" I've conveniently been able to forward lists like the ones below to individual critics to show how much is being done. I'd like to post some lists like this on our blog, and occasionally send emails linking to the lists on the blogs. I think such emails would motivate our activists substantially. The daily lists motivate me, even though I don't agree with every phrase in every story. Because usually some of the stories have statements that don't strictly comply with our platform, the Advertising, Publications and Review Committee will prohibit me from publishing such lists. If there is a volunteer wiling to go through some of these lists from time to time and return a list with any potential violations flagged, I could then send the modified list to the APRC to see if they would accept the remaining stories on the lists. I simply do not personally have the time to read all of these stories carefully and definitely do not have time to discuss or debate whether certain details comply with the platform. If you are willing to help with this, please let me know. Then start by reviewing the list below and telling me which ones should be prohibited from being in a list on our blog. If possible, please give me an estimate of how long that takes you as well. 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 -------- *JOHNSON-WELD* 1. http://www.unionleader.com/Editorial/Gary-Johnson-in-NH-An-honorable-altern… 2. http://www.theday.com/statenortheast/20160824/libertarian-candidate-gary-jo… 3. http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/24/libertarian-presidential-candidate-ga… 4. http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/libertarian-gary-johnson-campaigns-in… 5. https://www.ksl.com/?sid=41196779&nid=757 6. https://bangordailynews.com/2016/08/24/politics/libertarian-presidential-ca… 7. http://www.abc-7.com/story/32833693/first-on-cnn-johnson-backing-pac-spends… 8. http://www.wptz.com/news/libertarian-presidential-candidates-visit-large-cr… 9. http://www.mexicostar.com/index.php/sid/247039041 10. http://www.wcax.com/story/32835018/can-gary-johnson-grab-bernie-sanders-base 11. http://www.westword.com/news/how-terrible-trump-and-clinton-help-the-libert… 12. https://pjmedia.com/election/2016/08/24/gary-johnson-lack-of-name-recogniti… 13. http://charlotte.floridaweekly.com/news/2016-08-25/Top_News/It_ends_here.ht… 14. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/25/backing-up-a-grea… 15. http://limaohio.com/news/199363/libertarian-gary-johnson-cleared-to-appear-… 16. http://doaneline.com/opinion/article_fc69a8a4-6a72-11e6-b60d-7f76b00e613e.h… 17. http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2016-08-26/top-of-the-ticket-third-part… 18. http://www.fayobserver.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letter-third-party-can… 19. http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2016/08/25/Libertarians-ask-for-justice… 20. https://ivn.us/2016/08/24/gary-johnson-officially-ohio-ballot/ 21. http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/opinion/stossel-vote-for-donald-trum… 22. http://digital.vpr.net/post/reversal-gov-gary-johnson-now-supports-mandator… 23. http://reason.com/blog/2016/08/24/gary-johnson-superpac-launching-huge-cnn 24. http://reason.com/blog/2016/08/24/gary-johnson-campaigns-july-financials-a 25. http://www.iagreetosee.com/portfolio/new-gary-johnson-ads-purple-pac/ 26. http://thefederalist.com/2016/08/25/gary-johnson-is-a-left-wing-candidate/ 27. https://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2016/08/a-christian-argument-for-voting-for… 28. http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/support-paul-johnson/ 29. http://www.recorder.com/For-presidential-hopefuls-Massachusetts-is-politica… 30. http://www.gonzalesinquirer.com/opinion/life-of-the-third-party/article_e1f… 31. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/fla-chamber-poll-do…

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Email Ballot 2016-04: Amend Gun Rights Resolution
by Alicia Mattson 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by August 23, 2016 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Co-Sponsors:* Starchild, Vohra, Harlos, Demarest *Motion:* amend the resolution adopted in Email Ballot 2016-03 as follows: WHEREAS, Libertarians affirm that self-defense is an inherent human right;* and* WHEREAS, the Platform of the Libertarian Party opposes all laws at any level of government restricting, registering, or monitoring the ownership, manufacture, or transfer of firearms or ammunition;* and* WHEREAS, the Platform of the Libertarian Party affirms the right of due process and deny*denies* the legitimacy of *laws against *“victimless *"* crimes”;* and* WHEREAS, the government*s in the United States have *has steadily encroached upon these rights by illegitimately regulating and restricting access for *to *firearms and ammunition and may further seek to deprive people who have been convicted of no crime of their inherent right to full *abrogate civil rights, and indeed the basic human right, to *self-defense by *prohibiting access *denying their civil and inherent rights to obtain firearms and ammunition* even in cases where a person has not been convicted of any crime*;* and* *WHEREAS some recent statements by Libertarian candidates appearing in the media have the potential to cause confusion among members of the public regarding how Libertarians view these issues;* *THEREFORE *BE IT RESOLVED that the Libertarian National Committee opposes any *law or *policy which would deny *or restrict any person's *access to any firearms or ammunition to any person simply for being placed *as a result of their name appearing *on any *a *government watch or no-fly list*, *and reaffirms its call to repeal *both our party's opposition to any further *and oppose any existing or proposed *regulations on *firearm*s* and ammunition *as described above and our demand that all such existing *regulations* be repealed, and calls upon Libertarian candidates to uphold our party's pro-freedom stance*. -Alicia

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Affiliate Support Committee conference call
by Daniel Hayes 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

A reminder of our meeting tonight where we will be considering the #ReRegister project and our bylaws mandated survey of the State Chairmen. Guests are welcome. Daniel Hayes ASC Chairman > Date: Thursday, August 25th, 2016, > 8PM Eastern > > Dial in Number:(712)775-7031 > > Access Code: 571-973-866

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Contingency Plan?
by Brett Bittner 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

Fellow LNC Members (and masochists who read this stuff): With the recent flooding in Louisiana, a member in my region inquired as to our contingency plan, should the NOLA Hyatt no longer be a viable option in June/July 2018 for our convention, which is two hurricane seasons away. I did chat with Daniel Hayes earlier today about the Hyatt's current condition, and it is fine, according to the nearly live pictures he shared. Do we have anything in mind or lined up JUST IN CASE? Thanks, Brett C. Bittner Region 3 Representative Libertarian National Committee **This message sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos.

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Fwd: Affiliate Updates for October LP News due 9/2; please RSVP now if you plan to submit one
by Carla Howell 24 Aug '16

24 Aug '16

I'm copying this to LNC-business so regional reps see it, as requested. Cheers, Carla Howell Political Director National Libertarian Party 202-333-0008 x 222 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Carla Howell <carla.howell(a)lp.org> Date: Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 3:42 PM Subject: Affiliate Updates for October LP News due 9/2; please RSVP now if you plan to submit one To: Greetings LP State Chairs, It’s time to prepare your next Affiliate Update submissions for LP News. If you wish to make a submission for the October issue, please send an email to LPNews(a)lp.org now so we can reserve space for it. Final submissions are due Friday, September 2nd. *Copy* Please keep the length to 300 words or less so it’s punchy and interesting - and gets read. Write it in the third person, as a news article. Do not write about events in the future tense that will be in the past when members receive this issue. We estimate it will hit mailboxes in mid-October. So anything that will occur before then should written in the past tense, or not mentioned, if you can't predict the outcome. FEC law prohibits the national LP from fundraising for affiliates. Please omit any direct requests for funds from your copy. However you can promote your candidates, events, and general activities. Requests for funding and any text that violates LP policy will be deleted. We may also make minor edits for clarity. *Photos:* Hi-resolution photos (minimum 300 DPI) related to your update are welcome. Note that pictures that appear clear as a bell on a computer screen are often *inadequate* for print. A good rule-of-thumb is to send pictures that are - at least 300k file size, preferably 1 meg - *after* being cropped. - taken in good lighting - *not* over-exposed. Please provide a caption explaining who-what-where-when. *Sponsorships* Attached is the current rate sheet and policies for sponsorship in LP News. Sponsors must send their requests ASAP to reserve space*.* Both sponsorship payment and copy are due Friday, *9/2*. *Please pass this on to candidates and anyone else in your state who may be interested in a sponsorship.* *Please be sure to send all LP News-related correspondence and submissions to LPNews(a)lp.org <LPNews(a)lp.org>* (*do not reply to this email*). Otherwise it could be missed and omitted from LP News. Yours in liberty, Carla Howell Political Director, Editor LP News National Libertarian Party 202-333-0008 x 222

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[Johnson/Weld Libertarian Advisory Board] Some feedback and suggested recommendations
by Starchild 24 Aug '16

24 Aug '16

Below are a couple pieces of feedback that were posted in an IPR thread about Gary Johnson offering Mitt Romney a post in his administration, and a couple related ideas I'm proposing for the advisory board to consider. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee Johnson/Weld Libertarian advisory board member (415) 625-FREE Posted Comment > “I don’t think it’s fair to call it a ‘GOP’ slate, though.” > > You might want to take that up with the slate. First two lines of the first campaign video: > > “I’m Gary Johnson, Republican governor of New Mexico.” > > “I’m Bill Weld, Republican governor of Massachusetts.” > > Of course, in their most recent radio ad they didn’t call themselves Republicans. They called themselves independents. So you may have a point. But it still boils down to the Libertarian Party handing its ballot line over to SOMETHING besides a Libertarian presidential campaign. > > Like I said, oh well, maybe next time. > > Then again, this is the third time in a row. At some point, the conclusion that the Libertarian Party has no interest in being a libertarian party becomes difficult to avoid. Suggested Advisory We advise the Johnson/Weld campaign and Johnson and Weld themselves never to refer to the candidates as Republicans, and rather – when they feel compelled to mention it at all, which we encourage them to minimize – they refer to being Republicans in the past tense, e.g. the term former Republicans. Posted Comment > Libertarian Nominees for Positions in the Johnson Adminstration: > > David Boaz – White House Chief of Staff > John Stossel – Press Secretary > Tom Woods – Chairman of the Federal Reserve > Dan Mitchell – Director, Office of Management and Budget > Mike Munger – Council of Economic Advisors > Gene Smiley – Council of Economic Advisors > Sheldon Richman – Council of Economic Advisors > Suggested Advisory We advise the Johnson/Weld campaign to say that freedom matters, and that in a Johnson administration, defending freedom and the Constitution that is meant to safeguard it would be priority #1, therefore while they are open to finding roles for people like Mitt Romney or Bernie Sanders from the right or left, they will also want to bring in a good number of people from their own party and the larger libertarian movement who have a fresh "outside the Beltway" perspective. Separately, come up with a list of names for the campaign of individuals whom we would recommend for cabinet positions and other posts in a Johnson administration.

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