April 2018 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Re: [Lnc-business] Concerned member
by Elizabeth Van Horn 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Hello Jason, I'm the Region 3 Representative, of which Michigan is a member. As I represent Michigan, am aware of the wide variety of members in your state. I've attended the last two LP-Michigan state conventions. The past few months, prior to the recent LPM state convention, I was honored to be a member of the LP Michigan Liberty Awards selection committee 2018, where we vetted the nominations for the Libby Awards. This was a great experience, as the awards committee was able to read the nomination supporting statements and histories of various Michigan residents, and LP members, who have move liberty forward in Michigan. I mention this as a counterpoint, to highlight that the Libertarian Party of Michigan has many wonderful people working to advance liberty. With that said, I understand your concerns, and appreciate your passion to keep the LP focused on liberty, and not actions and/or rhetoric that may be harmful to our purpose as a political party. The national Libertarian Party doesn't have the authority to intervene with the membership affairs of state affiliates. That is up to the state affiliates themselves. You may wish to address your concerns to the LPM, as that is the proper body for handling such concerns. Kind regards, Elizabeth Van Horn --- Elizabeth Van Horn LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY) Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana LP Social Media Process Review Committee Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus http://www.lpcaucus.org/ On 2018-04-06 11:35, Someone Else wrote: > Greetings, > I became a foundation member of the National Party on 6/19/2017 and I registered with my State party shortly before the 2016 election. I am currently a precinct committeeman. > > As someone who is considering whether or not to step up my involvement or to go back to being a non-voting Independent, I would like to express a concern that I have regarding something I recently observed. I hope this isn't simply dismissed as "Facebook Drama" or just the Audacious Caucus doing their thing, because it goes beyond that. > > I have attached a series of screenshots of comments made by Jeff Wood of the Audacious Caucus and the Libertarian Party of Michigan in which he cites the 1990 Scarborough Tax Day Mail Bombing as a source of inspiration as well as defending the actions of Timothy McVeigh and offers a "blanket invitation to domestic terrorists and violent drug cartels" to join the Libertarian Party. He also boldly states "I fully intend to shoot police and soldiers with automatic weapons at some point in my lifetime". > > I shouldn't have to explain why this is a concern. I realize the whole Audacious thing is about being "so outrageous they can't be ignored", but he is openly advocating for domestic terrorists to join the party. Between this and certain other members of the danger caucus who claim to be actively recruiting Antifa, I am considering withdrawing any future support for this Party as I cannot in good conscience be associated with such things. My wife is already reluctant to join and needless to say this has not helped me convince her. > > I am not going to presume to suggest what, if anything, the LNC should do about this matter, but I feel it is necessary to bring it to your attention. I will say that if the so-called "Shadow LNC Rising" aka Audacious Caucus and their affiliated groups ever gain a significant foothold in the LP beyond their little echo chamber (which certainly appears to be their goal) I will leave and never look back. > > Thank you for your time. Please view and consider the attachments. > > In Liberty, > Jason Gillam, MCLP PCM Hello Jason, I'm the Region 3 Representative, of which Michigan is a member. As I represent Michigan, am aware of the wide variety of members in your state. I've attended the last two LP-Michigan state conventions. The past few months, prior to the recent LPM state convention, I was honored to be a member of the LP Michigan Liberty Awards selection committee 2018, where we vetted the nominations for the Libby Awards. This was a great experience, as the awards committee was able to read the nomination supporting statements and histories of various Michigan residents, and LP members, who have move liberty forward in Michigan. I mention this as a counterpoint, to highlight that the Libertarian Party of Michigan has many wonderful people working to advance liberty. With that said, I understand your concerns, and appreciate your passion to keep the LP focused on liberty, and not actions and/or rhetoric that may be harmful to our purpose as a political party. The national Libertarian Party doesn't have the authority to intervene with the membership affairs of state affiliates. That is up to the state affiliates themselves. You may wish to address your concerns to the LPM, as that is the proper body for handling such concerns. Kind regards, Elizabeth Van Horn --- Elizabeth Van Horn LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY) Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana LP Social Media Process Review Committee Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus [1]http://www.lpcaucus.org/ On 2018-04-06 11:35, Someone Else wrote: Greetings, I became a foundation member of the National Party on 6/19/2017 and I registered with my State party shortly before the 2016 election. I am currently a precinct committeeman. As someone who is considering whether or not to step up my involvement or to go back to being a non-voting Independent, I would like to express a concern that I have regarding something I recently observed. I hope this isn't simply dismissed as "Facebook Drama" or just the Audacious Caucus doing their thing, because it goes beyond that. I have attached a series of screenshots of comments made by Jeff Wood of the Audacious Caucus and the Libertarian Party of Michigan in which he cites the 1990 Scarborough Tax Day Mail Bombing as a source of inspiration as well as defending the actions of Timothy McVeigh and offers a "blanket invitation to domestic terrorists and violent drug cartels" to join the Libertarian Party. He also boldly states "I fully intend to shoot police and soldiers with automatic weapons at some point in my lifetime". I shouldn't have to explain why this is a concern. I realize the whole Audacious thing is about being "so outrageous they can't be ignored", but he is openly advocating for domestic terrorists to join the party. Between this and certain other members of the danger caucus who claim to be actively recruiting Antifa, I am considering withdrawing any future support for this Party as I cannot in good conscience be associated with such things. My wife is already reluctant to join and needless to say this has not helped me convince her. I am not going to presume to suggest what, if anything, the LNC should do about this matter, but I feel it is necessary to bring it to your attention. I will say that if the so-called "Shadow LNC Rising" aka Audacious Caucus and their affiliated groups ever gain a significant foothold in the LP beyond their little echo chamber (which certainly appears to be their goal) I will leave and never look back. Thank you for your time. Please view and consider the attachments. In Liberty, Jason Gillam, MCLP PCM References 1. http://www.lpcaucus.org/

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Q1 fundraising update
by Lauren Daugherty 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Dear LNC, At the beginning of the year, I set a goal for our fundraising that we'd have the best first quarter revenues in 10 years. I knew this was ambitious because the first quarter of 2017 was so solid and this year we'd be fundraising for the national convention simultaneously. (I don't include convention revenues or bequest payments in these quarterly comparisons.) Thanks to the hard work of our team and the generous support of so many members and donors, we achieved that goal and also my next one of beating the 2005 first quarter revenues. So, this year, we had the best Q1 going back to 2004. We surpassed the 10-year-average by 31% and the average of the last 5 even-numbered years by 28%. Please see the attached graph. Thanks to all those who helped make this happen. Lauren Lauren Daugherty Head of Development

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Call In Info for Monthly LP State Leadership Call.
by Daniel Hayes 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Dear State Chairs and others, The monthly leadership call with Candidate Recruitment Specialist Cara Shulz and Affiliate Support Specialist will be be today, April 5thth @8PM Eastern . Andy will be updating us on where the State CRM project is. Cara will be giving us the convention season update on candidate recruitment. Here is a link to RSVP the leadership call. Also the call info will be listed below. https://my.lp.org/state-leadership-conference-call/ Cara and Andy will be answering questions. If you can’t attend but wish to support to State CRM project for simplified data management please donate at this link: www.LP.Org/CRM This project may be the most direct assistance to State and Local affiliates as well as candidates across the country. As Chair of the Convention Oversight Committee I will also be available for any questions regarding the convention and your state’s delegation. 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 advance, if possible. I can be reached at Daniel.Hayes(a)LP.Org or by phone at 504-258-6176. We are meeting on the first Thursday of every month for those that are interested. Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2018 8PM Eastern 7PM Central 6PM Mountain 5PM Pacific Dial in Number: (712)775-7031 Access Code: 571-973-866 Daniel Hayes LNC Affiliate Support Committee Chair Sent from my iPhone Dear State Chairs and others, The monthly leadership call with Candidate Recruitment Specialist Cara Shulz and Affiliate Support Specialist will be be today, April 5thth @8PM Eastern . Andy will be updating us on where the State CRM project is. Cara will be giving us the convention season update on candidate recruitment. Here is a link to RSVP the leadership call. Also the call info will be listed below. [1]https://my.lp.org/state-leadership-conference-call/ Cara and Andy will be answering questions. If you can’t attend but wish to support to State CRM project for simplified data management please donate at this link: [2]www.LP.Org/CRM This project may be the most direct assistance to State and Local affiliates as well as candidates across the country. As Chair of the Convention Oversight Committee I will also be available for any questions regarding the convention and your state’s delegation. 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 advance, if possible. I can be reached at [3]Daniel.Hayes(a)LP.Org or by phone at [4]504-258-6176. We are meeting on the first Thursday of every month for those that are interested. Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2018 [5]8PM Eastern [6]7PM Central [7]6PM Mountain [8]5PM Pacific Dial in Number: [9](712)775-7031 [10]Access Code: 571-973-866 Daniel Hayes LNC Affiliate Support Committee Chair Sent from my iPhone References 1. https://my.lp.org/state-leadership-conference-call/ 2. http://www.LP.Org/CRM 3. mailto:Daniel.Hayes@LP.Org 4. tel:504-258-6176 5. x-apple-data-detectors://6/ 6. x-apple-data-detectors://7/ 7. x-apple-data-detectors://8/ 8. x-apple-data-detectors://9/ 9. tel:(712)775-7031;571-973-866 10. tel:(712)775-7031;571-973-866

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reminder on voting protocols
by Alicia Mattson 04 Apr '18

04 Apr '18

Since we have several new appointees to this body, I am sending a reminder of how I handle votes cast on email ballots. Make your vote very clear, as in, "I vote yes", or "I vote no". On the currently-open email ballot, a couple of people said something to the effect of, "If I weren't an alternate, I would vote x." I do not count that as a vote. When you say you "would" do something, it implies that would be the case under different circumstances than the ones presently before us. Don't leave any doubt. Say "I vote yes", or "I vote no" if you intend to vote...or "aye", or "nay"...something clearly affirmative or negative. If you're an alternate, you can just go ahead and vote as if you believe it will count, and at the end I'll decide whether it should be counted or depending on what your region rep did. Do not use phrases that are subject to interpretation, or have contingencies like "I vote yes if this motion means X but no if it means Y". I will not interpret whether something meets your conditions or not. You should decide that and then just tell me "yes" or "no". If you say "you have my support", I do not interpret that as a vote, but as debate. Please do not embed your vote inside of other extensive commentary, as that increases the chances that I will overlook your vote. If it's in the 4th sentence of the 8th of 12 paragraphs, it can be missed. Doing this doesn't mean your vote won't count. It's just inconsiderate. If I start skimming a long message instead of reading every word, and that means I don't see your vote, then we both have to invest more time at the end when I report the votes, and you have to say that you voted but I didn't list it, then I have to go find it, then I have to re-issue corrected results, and everyone else's inboxes get that extra email traffic that adds no substantive value. Please just save us all the extra time by making your vote very easy to find. The cleanest option is to put nothing else in your message except for the vote, though if you need to include debate on the motion to explain yourself, please make your vote the first thing in the message. Thank you for helping me out by following these guidelines! -Alicia Since we have several new appointees to this body, I am sending a reminder of how I handle votes cast on email ballots. Make your vote very clear, as in, "I vote yes", or "I vote no". On the currently-open email ballot, a couple of people said something to the effect of, "If I weren't an alternate, I would vote x." I do not count that as a vote. When you say you "would" do something, it implies that would be the case under different circumstances than the ones presently before us. Don't leave any doubt. Say "I vote yes", or "I vote no" if you intend to vote...or "aye", or "nay"...something clearly affirmative or negative. If you're an alternate, you can just go ahead and vote as if you believe it will count, and at the end I'll decide whether it should be counted or depending on what your region rep did. Do not use phrases that are subject to interpretation, or have contingencies like "I vote yes if this motion means X but no if it means Y". I will not interpret whether something meets your conditions or not. You should decide that and then just tell me "yes" or "no". If you say "you have my support", I do not interpret that as a vote, but as debate. Please do not embed your vote inside of other extensive commentary, as that increases the chances that I will overlook your vote. If it's in the 4th sentence of the 8th of 12 paragraphs, it can be missed. Doing this doesn't mean your vote won't count. It's just inconsiderate. If I start skimming a long message instead of reading every word, and that means I don't see your vote, then we both have to invest more time at the end when I report the votes, and you have to say that you voted but I didn't list it, then I have to go find it, then I have to re-issue corrected results, and everyone else's inboxes get that extra email traffic that adds no substantive value. Please just save us all the extra time by making your vote very easy to find. The cleanest option is to put nothing else in your message except for the vote, though if you need to include debate on the motion to explain yourself, please make your vote the first thing in the message. Thank you for helping me out by following these guidelines! -Alicia

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Log in information for Historical Preservation Committee Meeting
by Caryn Ann Harlos 04 Apr '18

04 Apr '18

Topic: LPHPC Meeting Time: Apr 4, 2018 4:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/339391761 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +14086380968,,339391761# or +16468769923,,339391761# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 408 638 0968 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 339 391 761 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/blzbwZizC -- *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* Topic: LPHPC Meeting Time: Apr 4, 2018 4:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: [1]https://zoom.us/j/339391761 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +14086380968,,339391761# or +16468769923,,339391761# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 408 638 0968 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 339 391 761 International numbers available: [2]https://zoom.us/u/blzbwZizC -- 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 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. https://zoom.us/j/339391761 2. https://zoom.us/u/blzbwZizC 3. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org 4. http://www.lpcolorado.org/

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Emailing: MEMBERSHIP-MAR-18.pdf
by Robert S. Kraus 03 Apr '18

03 Apr '18

Your message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: MEMBERSHIP-MAR-18.pdf Note: Here is your EOM Mar-18 Membership Report. -- 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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Membership recruitment update
by Caryn Ann Harlos 03 Apr '18

03 Apr '18

I was at OK this weekend and signed up 5 new members with 3 more who said they would do at home because they didn't have cash or a card. There was some unhappiness with some national LP drama that I do think affected the results by 50%- that size of convention should have had 10 new ones. My total so far is 50 (if we include the promised three). I will be in LA this weekend. -- *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 was at OK this weekend and signed up 5 new members with 3 more who said they would do at home because they didn't have cash or a card. There was some unhappiness with some national LP drama that I do think affected the results by 50%- that size of convention should have had 10 new ones. My total so far is 50 (if we include the promised three). I will be in LA this weekend. -- 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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Super Regions?
by Caryn Ann Harlos 03 Apr '18

03 Apr '18

In 2016, there was a plan (that didn't come to fruition) for a super region with CA, WA, and a few other states with such region getting 2 reps and 2 alts. Is that an option? There are *possibly* states interested in a super region with region 1 -- *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 2016, there was a plan (that didn't come to fruition) for a super region with CA, WA, and a few other states with such region getting 2 reps and 2 alts. Is that an option? There are *possibly* states interested in a super region with region 1 -- 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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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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Motion to Suspend Arvin Vohra- request for co-sponsors
by Caryn Ann Harlos 02 Apr '18

02 Apr '18

WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party holds the non-initiation of force as its cardinal principle and requires each of its members certify that they neither advocate or believe in violent means to achieve political or social goals. RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee suspends Arvin Vohra from his position of Vice-Chair for sustained and repeated unacceptable conduct that brings the principles of the Libertarian Party into disrepute, including making and defending a statement advocating lethal violence against state employees who are not directly threatening imminent physical harm. Such action is in violation of our membership pledge. These actions further endanger the survival of our movement and the security of all of our members without their consent. -- *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* WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party holds the non-initiation of force as its cardinal principle and requires each of its members certify that they neither advocate or believe in violent means to achieve political or social goals. RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee suspends Arvin Vohra from his position of Vice-Chair for sustained and repeated unacceptable conduct that brings the principles of the Libertarian Party into disrepute, including making and defending a statement advocating lethal violence against state employees who are not directly threatening imminent physical harm. Such action is in violation of our membership pledge. These actions further endanger the survival of our movement and the security of all of our members without their consent. -- 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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