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Re: [Lnc-business] LNC Call to End the U.S. War in Yemen and Support House Concurrent Resolution 81
by Starchild 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

Jared, Thank you for the proposed resolution. I'm inclined to join David Demarest and support as well, but could you please send in an email the text of House Concurrent Resolution 81? Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE @StarchildSF On Oct 20, 2017, at 6:26 AM, Erin Adams wrote: > This is time sensitive. We should move quickly imo > > In Liberty, > Erin Adams > Director of Fundraising and Events > The Feldman Foundation > (405) 780-2791 On Oct 20, 2017, at 6:20 AM, Jared Labell wrote: > Thank you very much, David. > > We want to use this issue to spark an overarching campaign against the warfare state. I’m currently working out the details while keeping focus on this specific issue, Yemen, since the vote will take place in 2 weeks. > > Libertarians are in the perfect position to make the right, principled arguments and bridge the gap between the conservative and liberal coalition forming against the Yemen war specifically, and the broader war powers in general. > > I really appreciate the support. > > Jared Labell > Executive Director > The Libertarian Institute > libertarianinstitute.org > abolitionist. > 773-766-4947 cell > 312-257-8525 office > Peace and free markets. > Against the State, its wars, and its taxes. > > > From: David Demarest [mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net] > Sent: October 20, 2017 5:35 AM > To: 'Nicholas J. Sarwark' <chair(a)lp.org>; vicechair(a)lp.org; caryn.ann.harlos(a)lp.org; 'Starchild' <sfdreamer(a)earthlink.net>; starchild(a)lp.org; 'erinadams' <erin.adams(a)lp.org> > Cc: dpdemarest(a)centurylink.net; 'David Demarest' <dprattdemarest(a)gmail.com>; jared(a)libertarianinstitute.org > Subject: FW: LNC Call to End the U.S. War in Yemen and Support House Concurrent Resolution 81 > > > Dear LNC Radicals: > > I am willing to offer or co-sponsor a motion to reflect Jared Labell’s call to support the House Resolution 81 pursuant to the LP’s documented position on the matter. I defer to your thoughts on Mr. Labell’s call for an LNC resolution and do not care who offers the motion. My sole interest is the desired result of approval of the motion by the LNC body. > > Thoughts? > > ~David Pratt > > May 25-27 2018 Omaha Roads to Freedom Un-Convention > > Freedom, Nothing More, Nothing Less > > ~David Pratt Demarest > Roads to Freedom Foundation, Founder > LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI) > LSLA Vice-Chair > LPNE State Central Committee, Secretary > LPRC Board Member, Nebraska State Coordinator > David.Demarest(a)LP.org > Secretary(a)LPNE.org > DPDemarest(a)centurylink.net > DPrattDemarest(a)gmail.com > Cell: 402-981-6469 > Home: 402-493-0873 > > > From: Jared Labell [mailto:jared@libertarianinstitute.org] > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 2:04 AM > To: chair(a)lp.org; vicechair(a)lp.org; treasurer(a)lp.org; secretary(a)lp.org; william.redpath(a)lp.prg; sam.goldstein(a)lp.org; starchild(a)lp.org; daniel.hayes(a)lp.org; joshua.katz(a)lp.org; caryn.ann.harlos(a)lp.org; steven.nielson(a)lp.org; ed.marsh@lp.org;steven.nekhaila@lp.org; brett.bittner(a)lp.org; ken.moellman(a)lp.org; jeffrey.hewitt(a)lp.org; aaron.starr(a)lp.org; james.lark(a)lp.org; trent.somes(a)lp.org; david.demarest(a)lp.org; sean.otoole(a)lp.org; whitney.bilyeu(a)lp.org; erin.adams@lp.org;patrick.mcknight@lp.org; larry.sharpe(a)lp.org > Subject: LNC Call to End the U.S. War in Yemen and Support House Concurrent Resolution 81 > > > Attached and reproduced below is a request to the LNC to adopt a resolution to publicly support House Concurrent Resolution 81 and call for the end of U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen. > > Thank you, > > Jared Labell > Executive Director > The Libertarian Institute > libertarianinstitute.org > abolitionist. > 773-766-4947 cell > 312-257-8525 office > Peace and free markets. > Against the State, its wars, and its taxes. > > > > > > By request of Jared Labell, member of the Libertarian Party, executive director of the Libertarian Institute and founder of Dissident Operations, to the Libertarian National Committee (LNC): > > Please immediately consider the following resolution regarding U.S. foreign policy. The language mirrors that of House Concurrent Resolution 81, which would end U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. > > This bipartisan legislation currently has 30 cosponsors, led by Reps. Ro Khanna [D-CA-17], Thomas Massie [R-KY-4], Mark Pocan [D-WI-2], and Walter B. Jones, Jr. [R-NC-3]. > > H.Con.Res. 81 will receive a vote in the House on Thursday, November 2, 2017. > > The LNC should therefore approve this resolution immediately, in accordance with the Libertarian Party Platform, as adopted by convention in May 2016: > > Section 3.3 International Affairs > > American foreign policy should seek an America at peace with the world. Our foreign policy should emphasize defense against attack from abroad and enhance the likelihood of peace by avoiding foreign entanglements. We would end the current U.S. government policy of foreign intervention, including military and economic aid. We recognize the right of all people to resist tyranny and defend themselves and their rights. We condemn the use of force, and especially the use of terrorism, against the innocent, regardless of whether such acts are committed by governments or by political or revolutionary groups. > > By approving this resolution, the LNC would encourage Libertarian Party members to take the lead in this transpartisan effort to end the humanitarian catastrophe supported by U.S. Armed Forces in Yemen. > > The Libertarian Party has an opportunity to live up to our stated principles and save lives by working with a broad coalition to insist that the House pass H.Con.Res. 81 on Thursday, November 2, 2017 and end the war in Yemen. > > I urge the LNC to approve the following resolution and support the efforts of Libertarian Party members to end U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen. > > Thank you, > > Jared Labell > Executive Director > The Libertarian Institute > jared(a)libertarianinstitute.org > 773-766-4947 cell > 312-257-8525 office > > A Call to End the U.S. War in Yemen and Support House Concurrent Resolution 81 > > Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Republic of Yemen. > > Resolved by the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) > > SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM HOSTILITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS. > > (a) Findings ––The Libertarian National Committee agrees with Congress and finds the following: > > (1) Whereas, Congress has the sole power to declare war under article I, section 8, of the Constitution. > > (2) Whereas, a state of war has not been declared to exist with respect to the conflict between forces led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against the Houthi-Saleh alliance in the Republic of Yemen. > > (3) Whereas, United States Armed Forces have been involved in hostilities between Saudi-led forces and the Houthi-Saleh alliance, including through assisting Saudi and United Arab Emirates warplanes conducting aerial bombings in Yemen with selecting targets and by providing midair refueling services to such warplanes, amounting to millions of pounds of jet fuel delivered during thousands of Saudi and United Arab Emirates airstrikes. > > (4) Whereas, according to the Department of State’s Country Reports on Terrorism 2016, the conflict between Saudi-led forces and the Houthi-Saleh alliance is counterproductive to ongoing efforts by the United States to pursue Al Qaeda and its associated forces under the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). > > (5) Whereas, no authorization for the use of United States Armed Forces with respect to the conflict between Saudi-led forces and the Houthi-Saleh alliance in Yemen has been enacted, and no provision of law authorizes the provision of midair refueling services to warplanes of Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates that are engaged in such conflict. > > (6) Whereas, the conflict between Saudi-led forces and the Houthi-Saleh alliance in Yemen constitutes, within the meaning of section 4(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)(1)), either hostilities or a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances into which United States Armed Forces have been introduced. > > Therefore, be it resolved, the LNC supports H.Con.Res. 81 in accordance with section 3.3 of the Libertarian Party Platform, but advises complete removal of U.S. Armed Forces from the Republic of Yemen: > > (b) Removal Of Armed Forces.—Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), Congress hereby directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen, except United States Armed Forces engaged in operations directed at Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula or associated forces, by not later than the date that is 30 days after the date of the adoption of this concurrent resolution (unless the President requests and the Congress authorizes a later date), and unless and until a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces has been enacted. > > >

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Affiliate Support Committee Conference Call Reminder
by Daniel Hayes 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

The Affiliate Support Committee will be meeting Thursday, October, 19th, 2017. Our next meeting following the October 19th meeting, unless otherwise notified, will be exactly two weeks later on November 2nd, 2017. The meeting is open to LNC Members, LNC Staff, State Chairs, Party Members, Libertarians, libertarians and invited guests. We are a service oriented committee so we encourage attendees to participate in an orderly manner. If you have a matter you wish us to consider please contact me in a advance if possible. I can be reached at Daniel.Hayes(a)LP.Org or by phone at 504-258-6176. Date: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 8PM Eastern 7PM Central 6PM Mountain 5PM Pacific Dial in Number: (712)775-7031 Access Code: 571-973-866 We will be organizing for the annual ASC survey of the state chairs. Daniel Hayes Affiliate Support Committee Chairman LNC At Large Member Sent from my iPhone

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Records update- Historical
by Caryn Ann Harlos 17 Oct '17

17 Oct '17

The big batch of LP News has come back from the archivist. I received some copies of missing ones we had during this time which will need to be done but the majority are done. The company did an absolutely excellent jobs. Volunteers will be working on getting these up on LPedia, and the search engine there now searches within PDFs so the research potential is huge. -- *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> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft*

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Re: [Lnc-business] Candidate Support
by Starchild 17 Oct '17

17 Oct '17

Chuck, Thank you for your passionate and thought-provoking message, and my apologies for the delay in responding. This is a difficult issue. I've proposed two different solutions now, admittedly imperfect, but I think an improvement on the status quo – one to create a multi-committee recommendation system designed to minimize favoritism and conflict of interest in who gets our support, and another to decentralize the process by giving the money to the state parties and letting them make campaign funding decisions via a mechanism to ensure some funding for any participating affiliate but also requiring some of the funds to go to out-of-state campaigns seen as the most deserving nationally – but the LNC did not embrace either of them. Instead, we've simply passed the buck to a Candidate Support Committee to come up with a solution, which does absolutely nothing except put the onus of coming up with a good solution into a smaller number of hands. That committee now faces exactly the same problems the LNC has long punted on, namely how to avoid making campaign funding decisions on an ad hoc basis and fairly allocate our limited resources to maximum effect in helping Libertarian candidates and campaigns advance the cause of freedom without allowing factors like how well a candidate is known by those making the funding decisions, which state or region s/he is from, etc., to unfairly bias those decisions. Given this situation, I appreciate you bringing some provocative ideas to the table. Mind you, I'm not saying I'm convinced that your proposed solutions are good ones. You draw a sharp distinction between candidates seeking money from "family, friends, and libertarians all over the country", and candidates seeking money from the Libertarian National Committee, characterizing the former as "fundraising" that "showcase(s) the value proposition" of their campaigns and the latter as mere "rent seeking", but I'm not sure I see such a sharp distinction there. While I agree that candidates add some value by raising money from people outside the freedom movement (non-libertarian friends, family members, co-workers, etc.), I'm not sure raising money from other (L)ibertarians is doing any more to "create new wealth" than raising money from the LNC; either way, it's drawing on movement resources. Either way it boils down to putting their best feet forward and persuading others to give them money. As I see it, the problem with candidates getting money from the LNC isn't with "rent-seeking" behavior on their end, but the challenge posed by trying to fairly allocate funds from a central distribution point on our end. Whether we give out funds directly, or via some appointed committee, the basic problem of how to avoid doing it on an ad hoc basis subject to bias remains. If we were to follow your advice, abolish the new committee, and simply vote no on all requests for campaign funding as you suggest, we'd still be wasting time fielding those requests and casting those votes, and candidates would still be wasting time making them, because there's always the chance – even the likelihood, as you acknowledge – that the LNC would sometimes vote yes. Personally I have zero interest in "bringing home the bacon" or funding candidates just so that we look like we're doing something to help candidates even if it's a worse solution overall than doing nothing, but I fear that I may be the exception to the rule, and political experience reminds us that even if I have no such tendencies now, I'm statistically likely to develop them if I remain in the leadership long enough. Clearly the incentives exist for LNC members to behave as you suggest we are behaving. But even that doesn't seem as bad to me as a central Libertarian Party body handing out money *without* any accountability to party members either directly or via the LNC, which is the case with the rogue Libertarian National Campaign Committee. I don't know that the LNCC's been doing much, but to the extent they manage to raise money in the name of the party, there's apparently nothing to stop them from becoming rent-seeking central without any checks or balances other than being dissolved by the LNC if they abuse their franchise too badly, or at least that's the impression I'm given from those who claim to know. The audaciousness of your proposed option B – allocating candidate support funds by randomly rolling dice – is refreshing! However I don't think it's a good idea. Randomly throwing money out of helicopters* (you being an economist, I suspect you may have had Milton Friedman's notion in mind when you came up with that!) might have some merit when the alternatives are higher government spending or sweetheart deals for big banks, but fortunately those bad options are not on the table here. It seems to me that such a dice-rolling approach would encourage many more candidates to submit applications for funding, including those with very little to recommend their campaigns and scant chances of receiving LNC funds under the current ad hoc approach, because – why not, if they'd have exactly the same chances as the most deserving campaigns? So I prefer your first option, but am still inclined to hold out for a better idea. Who knows, maybe the Candidate Support Committee will come up with one. If they don't, perhaps you can remind us about this again in a few months! Of course there's also your suggestion of highlighting exciting campaigns and featuring their websites in our communications, but I think that's more or less already happening, although as with most of the useful work staff does, more wouldn't hurt (except for the opportunity cost of diverting time away from the other useful things they do). Anyway, thank you as always for being one of the LP members who really pays attention to the governance of your party even when you are not part of the party leadership yourself. If the Libertarian Party is to remain sustainably libertarian, it's vital that we have members with the dedication to do this. Although you are on the Bylaws Committee... I would be interested in seeing what Bylaws language you might come up with on this issue, especially if it did something to create some accountability for the LNCC or something to devolve candidate and campaign funding to the state level, although I realize national funding is only part of your objection to the current approach. I'm just not convinced that candidates doing all their own fundraising with no help from the party is the best solution we can come up with. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE @StarchildSF *http://www.cityam.com/235253/what-is-helicopter-money-and-could-it-work On Oct 4, 2017, at 1:04 PM, Chuck Moulton wrote: > LNC members, > > The LNC has been entertaining many requests for campaign contributions this term. Most of this pork flows to region 1 -- a trend which appears to be continuing unabated. > > I am a big advocate of the LP running as many candidates as possible and focusing on running candidates as our primary mission. However, in my opinion candidates are responsible for their own campaigns and they ought to do their own fundraising. Any candidate worth his salt can fundraise money from family, friends, and libertarians all over the country by using the Internet or a well-written mailer to showcase the value proposition of his campaign. Unfortunately, a few candidates want to come to the LNC with hat in hand instead. Usually they claim that their campaign is the best thing since sliced bread and they are going to win their race -- predictions that invariably turn out to be false. > > I believe national money ought to be spent on national things: presidential ballot access petitioning, ballot access lawsuits, conventions, and affiliate support that exhibits economies of scale (such as websites, databases, social media, staff to answer the phones and talk to media, etc.). Campaigns do not fall in that category. It is true that even campaigns without ballot access implications have benefits (advertising the LP brand, recruiting new supporters, energizing activists, etc.); however, those benefits mainly accrue to a local area and are generic to any candidate; therefore, they do not justify sending money to a specific candidate instead of another one. > > When candidates seek money from the LNC, it is a textbook example of rent seeking. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking > > Rent seeking wastes enormous amounts of time and money. The candidates and their campaign managers waste time and money pitching themselves to the LNC. Regional reps waste time and money advocating for candidates in their region. The LNC wastes time and money learning about candidates, evaluating them, and making decisions how to divide up the pie. None of these activities grow the pie... they simply redistribute at great cost. > > The LNC has decided to delegate some of its responsibilities to a candidate support committee -- a decision I believe was very unwise. This just reallocates some of the wasted time and money from the LNC to the candidate support committee. Once the candidate support process is fully implemented, many more candidates will waste time and money competing for LNC money and most will return empty-handed. > > The best way to avoid this problem would be to vote no on all funding requests and dissolve the candidate support committee. I know that's not going to happen... even though the candidate support committee is a terrible idea, the LNC wants to look like it is DOING SOMETHING to help candidates, and bringing home the bacon for constituents may help win votes in future LNC elections (e.g., QoP). > > As a second best solution, I suggest the following as a procedure for the newly created candidate support committee: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1) Candidates submit their name, state, political race, and a dollar amount they request. No further information is needed or considered (no long-winded biographies, detailed information about the race, promises of winning, heartfelt pleas, repeated followups, careful answers to inquisitions, etc.). This saves candidates from the costs of rent seeking. > > 2) The candidate support committee allocates money to candidates by some sort of random number generator -- perhaps by rolling dice. This saves the candidate support committee from the costs of rent seeking. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I am an economist and I hope you will strongly consider my sage advice. > > Thank you. > > Chuck Moulton > Life Member of the Libertarian Party > > P.S. Nothing prevents staff from mentioning exciting campaigns in weekly emails and linking to candidate websites. That is a much better support procedure than direct funding.

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approved minutes of 09/21/17 EC meeting
by Alicia Mattson 17 Oct '17

17 Oct '17

Attached are the now-approved minutes from the 09/21/17 Executive Committee meeting. Staff, please post to the website when you get a chance to do so. I have heard no objection to my having added Paul Frankel to the attendee list. I am quite busy these days, often can't focus on much beyond my immediate task at hand. I pop into email just long enough to scan for any email ballots or EC meeting calls, but I'm behind in replying to some other emails that weren't urgent enough for me to pause other tasks. Have them flagged for later, and will catch up when I can. -Alicia

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Opportunity to defend freedom of association
by Starchild 16 Oct '17

16 Oct '17

Remember the gay wedding cake controversy? The other shoe has dropped on the public accommodations issue: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/10/gay-coffee-shop-owner-kicked-religious-… This is a good opportunity for Libertarians to talk about freedom of association and the right of businesses to refuse service, for whatever reason(s). I've posted some remarks in the comments section of the article linked above; I expect there are other pieces out there as well. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE @StarchildSF

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Fwd: Tonight's debate
by Caryn Ann Harlos 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Go Dr. Buchman! Woot! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joseph Buchman <drbuchman(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 2:35 PM Subject: Tonight's debate To: Nicholas Sarwark <nsarwark(a)gmail.com>, Caryn Ann Harlos < carynannharlos(a)gmail.com>, Bill Redpath <william.redpath(a)lp.org>, < starchild(a)lp.org>, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict(a)lp.org>, Bob Johnston < bob.johnston(a)lp.org>, Arvin Vohra <arvin.vohra(a)lp.org>, Tim Hagan < treasurer(a)lp.org> I'll be facing the two old, too old party candidates, Mayor of Provo UT John Curtis, the Democratic Candidate Dr. Kathie Allen, and the new United Utah Party candidate Jim Bennett (son of former US Senator Bob Bennett), tonight. 6:30PM Mountain time (8:30 Eastern; 5:30 Pacific). LIVE on Facebook LIVE at: https://www.facebook.com/betterutah Please share with the rest of the LNC and others as appropriate with my amplified gratitude for the $5K in funding which was, I believe, critical to being invited to this debate. And yes, I fully expect to be saying TAXATION IS THEFT at least once . . . Joe _______________________ Joseph G. Buchman, PhD Chair, Libertarian Party of Utah Archivist, The David Nolan Collection Candidate, Utah Third District Special Election www.gotoL.vote www.libertarianutah.org <http://www.libertarianutah.org> 584 Hillside Circle <https://maps.google.com/?q=584+Hillside+CircleAlpine+UT+84004+435&entry=gma…> Alpine UT 84004 <https://maps.google.com/?q=584+Hillside+CircleAlpine+UT+84004+435&entry=gma…> 435 <https://maps.google.com/?q=584+Hillside+CircleAlpine+UT+84004+435&entry=gma…> 602 0798

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1976 2 inch quad reel rescued from archives
by Caryn Ann Harlos 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

http://lpedia.org/Political_Video_23_June_1976_MacBride_for_President_4:30_… -- *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> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft*

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FW: Dec NoLa Budget Meeting Info 12/9-10/2017
by Robert Kraus 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Reminder – please make your reservations for the Dec Meeting. Thanks!!! Live Free! Robert _____ size=3 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> From: Robert Kraus [mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 12:19 PM To: 'lnc-business(a)lp.org' Subject: Dec NoLa Budget Meeting Info 12/9-10/2017 Dec NoLa Budget Meeting Info Hotel Info: Hyatt Regency New Orleans - 601 Loyola Avenue - New Orleans, LA 70113 - https://neworleans.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html - map & parking info: https://neworleans.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/our-hotel/map-and-directions.… When: Dec 09/10 Time TBD - likely from 9 am – 6 pm on the 9th & 9 am – 3 pm on the 10th. Meeting room TBD but curr assigned to Strand #10 on level 2 accessible via Atrium Elevators. A light lunch will be served on the 9th around 12:15 pm Walk-thru: There will be a walkthrough of our 2018 convention spaces after lunch on Sat the 9th around 1:30 pm Reservations: Can be made via this link - http://tinyurl.com/LNC1217 - $124 per night. You can also call (504) 561-1234 for reservations – ask for the "LNC Board Meeting" group rate. 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

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Past nominees
by Joshua Katz 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

As a general matter, I am more supportive of our past nominees, or at least many of them, than others. But it has not escaped my notice that our 2008 VP nominee (and former member of this board) seems to be on a mission to make himself the next Alex Jones, and is engaging in Las Vegas "trutherism." Unfortunately, many of the stories I've seen about this escapade, and many of his media appearances, mention his LP connection prominently. We can't do anything about that, but it may be wise to subtly indicate, in our own messaging, that this sort of thing is not what we are about. Joshua A. Katz

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