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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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Email Ballot 2018-01: Minutes Auto-Approval
by Alicia Mattson 29 May '18

29 May '18

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by January 15, 2018 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Co-Sponsors:* Mattson, Katz, Starchild, Harlos, Hayes *Motion:* to amend the Policy Manual as follows: 1.02.6 Meeting Minutes […] Meeting minutes for LNC electronic meetings or face-to-face meetings involving travel to a single site may be promoted from draft status to official during the time between LNC meetings as follows: - Draft minutes shall be mailed or emailed to all LNC Members not more than 15 days after each meeting. - Attendees may submit corrections, clarifications and changes to the draft minutes for the Secretary’s consideration for a period of 15 days following the distribution of the draft minutes.* Corrections, clarifications, and changes to the draft minutes may be submitted for the Secretary's consideration for a period of 15 days following the distribution of the draft minutes.* The Secretary shall distribute an updated version of the draft minutes not later than 7 days following the end of that submission period. […] -Alicia

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April 2018 LNC Meeting Info
by Robert S. Kraus 17 Apr '18

17 Apr '18

Here is the preliminary meeting info for the Meeting Info 04/21-22 LNC Meeting in Denver! Hotel Info: Woolley's Classic Suites @ DIA - 16450 E 40th Cir, Aurora, CO 80011 - http://www.woolleysclassicsuites.com - map & parking info: http://www.woolleysclassicsuites.com/map-directions/ When: Sat Dec 04/21 Time TBD - likely from 9 am – 6 pm & 9 am – 3 pm on Sun the 22th. Meeting room: Monoco Grand Salon. A light lunch will be served on the 21st around 12:15 pm Reservations: Can be made via this link - https://tinyurl.com/LNC0418 - $134 per night. You can also call 720-599-3750 for reservations – ask for rate code #3387963 or Libertarian National Committee Group Meeting Rate. Please note: Rate includes free shuttle from DIA, free made to order hot breakfast, evening cocktail reception & complimentary wifi thru-out. The free shuttle will also take you to the nearby light rail for quick access to down town & also local shops & restaurants. Shuttle pickup info here: http://www.woolleysclassicsuites.com/transportation/ Full list of amenities listed on right side of this page including indoor pool & fitness center: http://www.woolleysclassicsuites.com/services-amenities/ There will also likely be a VIP Event on Fri 04/20 in the evening - details soon! There are also a number of events going on during the day such as this one: https://www.denver420rally.org/ -- Robert S. Kraus - Operations Director Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231

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roll call for this email list
by Alicia Mattson 14 Apr '18

14 Apr '18

We have recently made a major change in how this email list works, with everyone given mailboxes instead of forwarders, and changing the list so that we must now send from those mailboxes rather than from our personal email addresses. It is not a given that everyone has successfully made the transition, so I'm asking for all LNC members/alternates to reply to this message to verify who has or hasn't figured out the new configuration. If someone isn't receiving, they may just think the list has no traffic, and might not know to contact someone about a problem. If they haven't tried to send yet, they may not know yet if there's a problem. Some may need technical assistance figuring out what they need to do. Who is here and functioning with the new setup? *Caryn Ann*: You seem to be attempting to email this list by sending to the email address "lnc-business-bounces(a)hq.lp.org". That does not result in a post to this list. That's an address that's used by an email service provider to notify the list that a message is undeliverable. You need to be using the email address "lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org" instead. -Alicia

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LNC members request for Mr. Vohra to resign
by Caryn Ann Harlos 03 Apr '18

03 Apr '18

I would like this to be a clean thread with signatories to a formal request for Mr. Vohra to resign: I add my name -- *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 Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft* I would like this to be a clean thread with signatories to a formal request for Mr. Vohra to resign: I add my name -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - [1]Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org Communications Director, [2]Libertarian Party of Colorado Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: We defend your rights And oppose the use of force Taxation is theft References 1. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org 2. http://www.lpcolorado.org/

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Publishing links to candidate articles with some platform deviations
by Wes Benedict 02 Apr '18

02 Apr '18

Dear LNC: I'm bringing this to your attention now, because it has not been an issue for several months, but likely will come up again soon given that we have lots of candidates and will be writing lots of blog entries about candidates this year. Staff works to publish articles that comply with the LNC Bylaws and Policy Manual. The Advertising Publications and Review Committee is tasked with ensuring publications comply. I'd like to point out that I think Staff and the APRC have had a pretty good working relationship for at least 3 years and perhaps even longer than that if I think about it. So, this is not meant as a complaint in general about the APRC, Staff, or the overall procedures. Most things are fine in that area, in my opinion. I just want to focus on one issue. Nevertheless, it should come as no surprise that various members of the APRC and various staff don't always agree with each other on what constitutes a violation. A particular area of uncertainty has been articles with coverage of candidates where the articles include some positions that violate platform. I'll use public schools as a hypothetical, and the article below from the imaginary "Alexandria Beach Times." ====start article==== [Sentence 1] John Doe, Libertarian candidate for Congress, says he wants to cut taxes, cut spending, end the war on drugs, and bring our troops home from overseas. [Sentence 2] When asked about public education, John Doe says "I'd like to use some of the savings from those cuts to increase spending on public schools." ====end article==== I think most of the APRC and Staff would feel it's okay to write a blog and to quote Sentence 1 of the article above. Most of the APRC and Staff would probably feel it's NOT okay to quote Sentence 2. The area of likely disagreement is whether or not we could include a link to the source article in our blog entry. If there was an article where 50% or more of the content about the Libertarian candidate had platform violations, probably most of us wouldn't want to publicize it. There can be a great article about one of our candidates where 90% of the coverage is positive, but if 10% of the article includes a platform violation, we maybe should not link to it, or maybe we should. I used public school spending as an example above, but all kinds of things have come up in the past, such as opposing legalization of hard drugs (or letting the states decide on that), the Fair Tax, welfare, some regulations, and so on. I would like direction from the LNC on whether or not it is okay to publish things like blogs that links with some positions that might violate the platform. Based on feedback, I might float a suggest amendment to the Policy Manual for you all to consider at the upcoming LNC meeting. I can work comfortably with whichever direction the LNC might go on this particular issue, but I think it's an important enough issue that has come up quite a bit in the past, that it should be considered by the LNC. If the LNC prefers to leave the decision up to the APRC, that is another option I'm comfortable with. In fact, I think that's the status quo right now, however, given recent changes in the APRC, I could not tell you how they'd rule on the above issue. 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

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(no subject)
by Caryn Ann Harlos 31 Mar '18

31 Mar '18

-- *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 Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft* -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - [1]Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org Communications Director, [2]Libertarian Party of Colorado Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: We defend your rights And oppose the use of force Taxation is theft References 1. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org 2. http://www.lpcolorado.org/

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Fwd: Unacceptable post
by Caryn Ann Harlos 31 Mar '18

31 Mar '18

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos(a)lp.org> Date: Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 5:11 PM Subject: Unacceptable post To: lnc-business <lnc-business(a)lp.org> Our VC is at it again. I had hoped no one saw it. Unfortunately it’s being spread now. I believe it is in direct contradiction of our pledge and a violation of same. Write me privately for details. -- -- *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* -- *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 Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft* ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Caryn Ann Harlos <[1]caryn.ann.harlos(a)lp.org> Date: Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 5:11 PM Subject: Unacceptable post To: lnc-business <[2]lnc-business(a)lp.org> Our VC is at it again. I had hoped no one saw it. Unfortunately it’s being spread now. I believe it is in direct contradiction of our pledge and a violation of same. Write me privately for details. -- -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - [3]Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org Communications Director, [4]Libertarian Party of Colorado 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 -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - [5]Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org Communications Director, [6]Libertarian Party of Colorado Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: We defend your rights And oppose the use of force Taxation is theft References 1. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos@lp.org 2. mailto:lnc-business@lp.org 3. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org 4. http://www.lpcolorado.org/ 5. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org 6. http://www.lpcolorado.org/

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New Spanish-language LP brochure
by Starchild 30 Mar '18

30 Mar '18

I was happy to learn in an email from HQ today that the LP store is now offering, along with some other new materials, a new Spanish-language brochure about the party: https://lpstore.org/product/spanish-brochure/ In general it looks good, but in reviewing it (although I'm not fluent, I read enough Spanish to get a pretty good sense of what it says) I did notice two significant problems I'd like to see us correct in future printings: (1) There is no mention whatsoever in the brochure of the Libertarian Party's support for open borders and immigrant rights. While I think it would be pandering to focus excessively on these points in a general Hispanic outreach brochure, to not mention them at all in such a piece seems like a regrettable oversight and missed opportunity to let a largely immigrant audience know that unlike the establishment parties we have their backs. By contrast, the fact of the Libertarian Party being the third-largest party in the United States is mentioned not once but twice (once on the back side of the tri-fold, once in the inside text – see detailed image at https://lpstore.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/What-is-the-LP-Spanish-2018-… ). I would suggest deleting the inside mention, and using the space to instead include this quote, or part of it, from our platform: "Political freedom and escape from tyranny demand that individuals not be unreasonably constrained by government in the crossing of political boundaries. Economic freedom demands the unrestricted movement of human as well as financial capital across national borders." (2) The brochure contains a quote by one William Allen White, "La libertad es lo único que uno no puede tener a menos que esté dispuesto a dársela a los demás”, which appears to be a translation of "Liberty is the only thing you can't have unless you are willing to give it to others." (https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/william_allen_white_122594) While it's a fine quote, sadly it turns out that White wasn't always willing to give liberty to others, but sometimes quite the opposite. His Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Allen_White) contains among other materials an excerpt of an editorial he wrote during the time of the U.S. government's occupation of Cuba which is both highly racist against non-Anglo-Saxons in general and Cubans in particular, and also strongly at odds with the non-State-interventionist libertarian approach to world affairs: > "From a March 20, 1899 editorial, The Emporia Gazette: > > Riots against the police are occurring in Havana. They will keep occurring. No Latin country governs itself. Self-government is the most difficult thing in the world for a people to accomplish. It is not a matter that a nation acquires by adopting a set of laws. Only Anglo-Saxons can govern themselves. The Cubans will need a despotic government for many years to restrain anarchy until Cuba is filled with Yankees. Uncle Sam, the First, will have to govern Cuba as Alphonso, the Thirteenth, governed it if there is any peace in the island at all. The Cubans are not and, of right, ought not to be free. To say that they are, or that they should be, is folly. Riot will follow riot. Anarchy will rise to be crushed. And unrest will prevail until the Yankee takes possession of the land. Then the Cubans will be an inferior—if not a servile—race. Then there will be peace in the land. Then will Cuba be free. It is the Anglo-Saxon’s manifest destiny to go forth in the world as a world conqueror. He will take possession of all the islands of the sea. He will exterminate the peoples he cannot subjugate. That is what fate holds for the chosen people. It is so written. Those who would protest, will find their objections overruled. It is to be." Many individuals of past centuries, including some who tended to be otherwise libertarian, held racist views, and while such views should be condemned, this does not mean in my opinion that the positive contributions and thoughts of these persons should be ignored or thrown out with the bathwater. However White was apparently not generally a libertarian figure – his Wikipedia entry identifies him as a "leader of the Progressive movement", a movement which tended more toward authoritarianism than freedom – and he is the only individual named in the brochure. I can too easily imagine a Spanish speaker unfamiliar with our party and movement picking up this brochure, seeing White's name, doing a web search to find out more about this man we deem worthy of quoting in a piece where no other persons are mentioned by name, coming across the racist quote above on Wikipedia or some other site and his associations with Progressivism, and thereby drawing some mistaken and unfavorable conclusions about the LP, especially since as noted above the brochure fails to mention our support for immigration and immigrant rights. Indeed this is a serious enough issue that I think it might be best if we didn't offer the brochure for sale until it has been corrected. I initially went to check out the brochure mainly because my first thought on seeing the email was that I might encourage the Libertarian Party of San Francisco to order some, but upon reflection I am now feeling less than comfortable with such a recommendation, given the problems noted above, and the likelihood that there are other, better, Spanish-language materials available out there. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE @StarchildSF P.S. – Less problematic, but also mildly disappointing to me was to see the new LP t-shirt on offer (https://lpstore.org/product/dont-tread-on-me-shirt/) still using the old "Don't Tread On Me" slogan from the Gadsden flag which has come to be widely associated with the Tea Party movement, now that we have the new and more libertarian alternative "Don't Tread On Anyone" (which unfortunately is not featured on any of our products on offer). I was happy to learn in an email from HQ today that the LP store is now offering, along with some other new materials, a new Spanish-language brochure about the party: [1]https://lpstore.org/product/spanish-brochure/ In general it looks good, but in reviewing it (although I'm not fluent, I read enough Spanish to get a pretty good sense of what it says) I did notice two significant problems I'd like to see us correct in future printings: (1) There is no mention whatsoever in the brochure of the Libertarian Party's support for open borders and immigrant rights. While I think it would be pandering to focus excessively on these points in a general Hispanic outreach brochure, to not mention them at all in such a piece seems like a regrettable oversight and missed opportunity to let a largely immigrant audience know that unlike the establishment parties we have their backs. By contrast, the fact of the Libertarian Party being the third-largest party in the United States is mentioned not once but twice (once on the back side of the tri-fold, once in the inside text ï¿½ see detailed image at [2]https://lpstore.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/What-is-the-LP-Spa nish-2018-bleed-sans-crop.pdf ). I would suggest deleting the inside mention, and using the space to instead include this quote, or part of it, from our platform: "Political freedom and escape from tyranny demand that individuals not be unreasonably constrained by government in the crossing of political boundaries. Economic freedom demands the unrestricted movement of human as well as financial capital across national borders." (2) The brochure contains a quote by one William Allen White, "La libertad es lo nico que uno no puede tener a menos que est dispuesto a drsela a los demsï¿½, which appears to be a translation of "Liberty is the only thing you can't have unless you are willing to give it to others." ([3]https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/william_allen_white_122594) While it's a fine quote, sadly it turns out that White wasn't always willing to give liberty to others, but sometimes quite the opposite. His Wikipedia page ([4]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Allen_White) contains among other materials an excerpt of an editorial he wrote during the time of the U.S. government's occupation of Cuba which is both highly racist against non-Anglo-Saxons in general and Cubans in particular, and also strongly at odds with the non-State-interventionist libertarian approach to world affairs: "From a March 20, 1899 editorial, The Emporia Gazette: Riots against the police are occurring in Havana. They will keep occurring. No Latin country governs itself. Self-government is the most difficult thing in the world for a people to accomplish. It is not a matter that a nation acquires by adopting a set of laws. Only Anglo-Saxons can govern themselves. The Cubans will need a despotic government for many years to restrain anarchy until Cuba is filled with Yankees. Uncle Sam, the First, will have to govern Cuba as Alphonso, the Thirteenth, governed it if there is any peace in the island at all. The Cubans are not and, of right, ought not to be free. To say that they are, or that they should be, is folly. Riot will follow riot. Anarchy will rise to be crushed. And unrest will prevail until the Yankee takes possession of the land. Then the Cubans will be an inferiorï¿½if not a servileï¿½race. Then there will be peace in the land. Then will Cuba be free. It is the Anglo-Saxonï¿½s manifest destiny to go forth in the world as a world conqueror. He will take possession of all the islands of the sea. He will exterminate the peoples he cannot subjugate. That is what fate holds for the chosen people. It is so written. Those who would protest, will find their objections overruled. It is to be." Many individuals of past centuries, including some who tended to be otherwise libertarian, held racist views, and while such views should be condemned, this does not mean in my opinion that the positive contributions and thoughts of these persons should be ignored or thrown out with the bathwater. However White was apparently not generally a libertarian figure ï¿½ his Wikipedia entry identifies him as a "leader of the Progressive movement", a movement which tended more toward authoritarianism than freedom ï¿½ and he is the only individual named in the brochure. I can too easily imagine a Spanish speaker unfamiliar with our party and movement picking up this brochure, seeing White's name, doing a web search to find out more about this man we deem worthy of quoting in a piece where no other persons are mentioned by name, coming across the racist quote above on Wikipedia or some other site and his associations with Progressivism, and thereby drawing some mistaken and unfavorable conclusions about the LP, especially since as noted above the brochure fails to mention our support for immigration and immigrant rights. Indeed this is a serious enough issue that I think it might be best if we didn't offer the brochure for sale until it has been corrected. I initially went to check out the brochure mainly because my first thought on seeing the email was that I might encourage the Libertarian Party of San Francisco to order some, but upon reflection I am now feeling less than comfortable with such a recommendation, given the problems noted above, and the likelihood that there are other, better, Spanish-language materials available out there. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee [5]RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE @StarchildSF P.S. ï¿½ Less problematic, but also mildly disappointing to me was to see the new LP t-shirt on offer ([6]https://lpstore.org/product/dont-tread-on-me-shirt/) still using the old "Don't Tread On Me" slogan from the Gadsden flag which has come to be widely associated with the Tea Party movement, now that we have the new and more libertarian alternative "Don't Tread On Anyone" (which unfortunately is not featured on any of our products on offer). References 1. https://lpstore.org/product/spanish-brochure/ 2. https://lpstore.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/What-is-the-LP-Spanish-2018-… 3. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/william_allen_white_122594 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Allen_White 5. mailto:RealReform@earthlink.net 6. https://lpstore.org/product/dont-tread-on-me-shirt/

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LPCO convention, memberships, and COI update
by Caryn Ann Harlos 27 Mar '18

27 Mar '18

The LPCO had a fantastic convention and filled its 34 delegate spots. I will make sure Cara gets the candidate information. As I think I noted here, I resigned as Communications Director so that the Party could elect someone at convention rather than me possibly resigning in July. Membership recruitment went well with (I need to do a final count) about 15 membership applications and one extra donation in penance for saying my name wrong. I’m off to Oklahoma next weekend and hope to have recruitment success there. One person has formally declared for Region 1 and another is likely to next week and I am relieved of my worry of not leaving my region without strong potential reps. I remind all the regional reps that starting the first week of April you can get your regional agreements signed. I can tell you a near nightmare when that was not done last term for Region 1 prior to convention. -- *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 Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft* The LPCO had a fantastic convention and filled its 34 delegate spots. I will make sure Cara gets the candidate information. As I think I noted here, I resigned as Communications Director so that the Party could elect someone at convention rather than me possibly resigning in July. Membership recruitment went well with (I need to do a final count) about 15 membership applications and one extra donation in penance for saying my name wrong. I’m off to Oklahoma next weekend and hope to have recruitment success there. One person has formally declared for Region 1 and another is likely to next week and I am relieved of my worry of not leaving my region without strong potential reps. I remind all the regional reps that starting the first week of April you can get your regional agreements signed. I can tell you a near nightmare when that was not done last term for Region 1 prior to convention. -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - [1]Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org Communications Director, [2]Libertarian Party of Colorado Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: We defend your rights And oppose the use of force Taxation is theft References 1. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org 2. http://www.lpcolorado.org/

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