September 2017 - 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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August LNC meeting
by Sam Goldstein 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

Dear LNC members, Many of us are in the midst of planning our summers and I think it is time that we take up the issue of where to have our meeting scheduled for August 19-20, 2017. I'm in favor of moving west for this one. Let's get the ball rolling with suggestions of locations and sites so we can narrow it down over the next couple weeks and perhaps have a decision done by our April meeting. 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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Email Ballot 2017-16: Joe Buchman Donation
by Alicia Mattson 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 25, 2017 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Co-Sponsors:* Harlos, Bilyeu, Demarest, Starchild *Motion:* for the LNC to contribute $5,000 to support the Congressional campaign of Joe Buchman (Utah) -Alicia

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2006 Convention Minutes
by Caryn Ann Harlos 22 Oct '17

22 Oct '17

Why are they still in draft on our site? https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lpnatconv2006.pdf -- *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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Platform tokens
by Caryn Ann Harlos 22 Oct '17

22 Oct '17

Alicia (or anyone who may have this from the past) - do we retain those? The information I am looking for specifically is how many people cast more than one token on any plank. -- *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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draft minutes for 09/21/17 EC meeting
by Alicia Mattson 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

Attached are the draft minutes for the 09/21/17 EC meeting. Absent objection from an EC member who attended, these minutes will auto-approve on October 9, 2017. -Alicia

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Buzzfeed Article by Henry Gomez
by Nicholas Sarwark 30 Sep '17

30 Sep '17

Dear All, Henry Gomez of Buzzfeed, who attended our Kansas City meeting, has published the article he was working on here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/henrygomez/libertarians-are-still-looking-for-the-… He also expressed his appreciation to all of the members of the LNC in an email, “I very much appreciate how helpful and patient you and the LNC members were. Thank you so much.” -Nick

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Husted v. APRI: Amicus Brief Final Draft
by Oliver Hall 28 Sep '17

28 Sep '17

Greetings, Please find attached a PDF of the amicus brief as filed on behalf of the Libertarian National Committee in /Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute/, No. 16-980. After the executive committee meeting addressing this matter, I reviewed the draft brief and sent a lengthy list of comments and corrections, including those I received from committee members, to our counsel from Wilmer Hale. I also discussed these concerns with counsel by telephone. I believe the changes the firm made to address committee members' concerns are acceptable, although in some cases I would have preferred different wording. I have included detailed notes on several of those changes below, to provide a sense of how the concerns raised were addressed in the final draft. I wanted to address one point in particular: the Wilmer team thought it important to indicate that principled non-voting is not the same as an anarchist's complete abstention from the process. Therefore, although I had suggested replacing any mention of not voting in "a single election cycle" with more general language referencing "abstaining from the electoral process," the Wilmer team tried to chart a middle path between those two options. I agreed that was an appropriate strategy, since we are only arguing for a constitutional right not to vote based upon the choices, or lack thereof, in particular election cycles, and not necessarily the constitutional right not to vote under any and all circumstances. I know that committee members were not pleased with how little time the committee had to review and approve this brief. That is understandable. It should not have happened. In the future, I will make sure it doesn't. Thank you and I hope this final draft meets your approval. Sincerely, -- Oliver B. Hall Special Counsel Libertarian National Committee 617-953-0161 _*Comments on Changes to Final Draft of Amicus Brief*_ Page 3, second sentence: "But the Ohio policy at issue—a “use-it-or-loseit” rule whereby a registered voter is deemed “inactive,”commencing a process that can result in thevoter being purged from the voter rolls, because he orshe did not vote during a single election cycle—alsoraises serious constitutional concerns." * Inthe draft form, this sentence stated that a voter could be purged "merely for not voting in a single election cycle"; the addition of "commencing a process that can result..." makes thesentence accurate, even thoughit still contains the "single election cycle" language Page 3, last paragraph: reference to "a particular election cycle" waschanged to plural, "particular election cycles" Page 3, last full sentence: "Commencing a process to remove voters from the rollsbecause they did not vote in a single election cycle underminesvoters’ ability to take this type of political action,penalizes them for their acts of political expression,and is akin to forced political activity." * In the draft form, this sentence simply began, "Removing voters from the rolls because..."; again, as revised, this sentence is accurate, despite containing the "single election cycle" language Page 4, first paragraph: the reference to "particular election cycle" has been changed to the plural, "particular election cycles" Page 4, first paragraph: contains acomplete and accurate statement of how the statutory scheme works as applied, including the steps of mailing a notice, and then failing to vote in two subsequent election cycles Page 13, first full paragraph: the sentence beginning, "Coercing them to vote," now includes the language "if they choose to abstain from the electoral process"

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Fw: Fwd: We won our ballot access lawsuit!
by William Redpath 27 Sep '17

27 Sep '17

On Saturday, September 23, 2017 11:30 PM, Dianna Visek <dianna.visek(a)gmail.com> wrote: We finally got a decision 7 months after the court heard our oral arguments and we won! This is great for all minor parties in Illinois. Please share the news with the LNC. I spent 7 years on this. Three judges, 2 attorneys, and an appeal. Dianna

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EC meeting, Tuesday, August 8, 9:30pm Eastern
by Alicia Mattson 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

There will be an Executive Committee teleconference on Tuesday, August 8. PLEASE NOTE: *THE PHONE NUMBER BELOW HAS CHANGED*. The provider changed equipment and changed our phone number. Update the address book entries on your phone. The meeting is being called to discuss whether to sign on as an amicus in Husted v. APRI Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 Time: 9:30 p.m. Eastern / 6:30 p.m. Pacific Dial-in: 712-770-8044 <1%20%28217%29%20258-5588> Guest Pin Code: 396415 -Alicia

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