[Lpganationaldelegates2018] Divest from the War Machine

[Nathan Wilson]

I would be down, but I would check on legality. I hope some senator didn't
throw in some provision to allow a private business to boycott government
involvement. NSA, operation chokehold, and FDIC come to mind.

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 9:37 PM John via Lpganationaldelegates2018 <
lpganationaldelegates2018 at lpmail.lp.org> wrote:

> I'm considering attempting a floor motion to try to get LP National on
> this page:
>
> https://www.divestfromwarmachine.org/coalition
>
> In case you're unfamiliar, the idea is to use whatever clout we have,
> through voluntary action and capital markets, to slow down the "military
> industrial complex" : to get individuals and especially institutions
> like banks and schools to voluntarily pull their money out of military
> contractors that profit from (and lobby for) unnecessary war.
>
> I gotta say, to me, this seems right up our alley. Why would we not want
> to lend our name to this?
>
> Anyhow, I've never tried to do anything like this. If you have advice
> I'm all ears. Should I do a written resolution? Do I have to specify
> implementation (presumably the actually reaching out would fall on the
> LNC)?
>
> Or any general thoughts, thanks.
>
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