[Lnc-business] LNC Member Blogging

[Evan McMahon]

Arvin,

Under your guidelines, we would not have been able to write in support of
Colorado's amendment to legalize recreational marijuana. As it not only
created new government agencies, but also created new taxes.

We would not be able to write in support of the overturning of same-sex
marriage bans, as that can be an inadvertent expansion of government.
That's just two examples of items, I think we would like to support (as a
national party), that wouldn't qualify for publication under those
guidelines.

In Liberty,

Evan McMahon
At-Large Representative
Libertarian National Committee

evan.mcmahon at lp.org
On Jul 30, 2014 1:33 AM, "Arvin Vohra" <arvin at arvinvohra.com> wrote:

> Hi all - this was something I advocated for last term, before I properly
> understood the ramifications. At this point, I am much more hesitant.
>
> If we can set very clear guidelines, that keep this on message, I'm for
> it. Those guidelines, in my mind, would be basically similar to Who's
> Driving.
>
> 1. Must at some point bring up cutting/repealing/dismantling existing
> government structures. Not just blocking future increases, dismantling
> current structures.
> 2. Must at least state the advantages of those cuts.
> 3. This one is obvious. A post should not, even for a moment, even
> inadvertently, advocate for more government.
> 4. Recommended: show that this differentiates us from the R's and D's.
>
> Our blog is a marketing instrument. Any marketing instrument must make
> sure the clients (voters), at the very least,
>
> 1. Know what we're offering
> 2. Understand why it's good.
>
> And we aren't offering Hayek, our own personal life experiences, or an
> edgy brand. We are offering less government and more freedom. We are
> offering to downsize, dismantle, cut, abolish, and repeal. At this point,
> most of the country Does Not Know What We Are Offering. Most of the
> information being shared is flat out wrong. Some if this is because of D
> and R misinformation, but most of it comes from our own uncontrolled,
> constantly off message, presentation.
>
> Most of the country believes the Libertarian tax position is Fair Tax, not
> eliminating the income tax. Most of the country understands us in terms of
> our beliefs (Socially Liberal and Fiscally Conservative), not in terms of
> what service we are offering (cutting government.) Many of the people who
> do vote for us are not voting because of what we're offering, but because
> of irritation with our opponents.
>
> Anyway, I know we have an amazing talent pool on this LNC. I agree that
> using it on our blog has great potential. But used in an off-message,
> undirected way, I believe it will do more harm than good. Thus, I would
> strongly support this with the above guidelines, or an alternative set of
> guidelines that makes sure that we are marketing effectively by putting our
> unique selling proposition front and center of every post.
>
> -Arvin
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org> wrote:
>
>> All,
>> Is there interest from LNC members in publishing articles on the
>> official Libertarian Party blog?
>>
>> My understanding is that LNC members had done so in the past, but the
>> policy had been changed for a number of reasons and that was stopped.
>>
>> If there is interest, I would be inclined to open it up to LNC members
>> to post, within certain guidelines, e.g. directly applicable to the
>> Libertarian Party, and in line with our overall messaging, positive,
>> etc.  Posts would be subject to APRC review as well.
>>
>> -Nick
>>
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