[Lnc-business] More from the Reason Poll on Millennials

[Joshua Katz]

Good catch Norm, thanks for that.  We're not obligated to provide any
resources to any candidate, other than agreements we make with the
Presidential campaign.  I think, though, that there are some resources we
should provide to most candidates, and should not provide to candidates who
step sufficiently far from our basic principles.  These would include
publicity through our press releases and publications, money for ballot
access, and frequent mention on our website.  How far is "far enough" is a
personal choice, but I prefer to define it as "very far indeed."

Joshua Katz

Joshua A. Katz

Region 8 (Region of Badassdom) Alternate
Libertarian National Committee

Chair, Libertarian Party of Connecticut


On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Norm Olsen <region1rep at donedad.com> wrote:

> Hello Joshua . . .
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> >> We're not obligated to provide resources for candidates who step far
> enough away (which is not applicable to this particular question, just a
> general observation.)
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> What are these resources we’re obligated to provide to candidates that
> don’t step far enough away?
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> Norm
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> Norman T Olsen
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> Libertarian National Committee
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> "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then
> you win." -- Gandhi
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> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Joshua Katz
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 17, 2014 12:53 PM
> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] More from the Reason Poll on Millennials
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> Yes. I am in favor of candidates doing what they think is right. We're not
> obligated to provide resources for candidates who step far enough away
> (which is not applicable to this particular question, just a general
> observation.)
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> For the record, I think many of those poor people who oppose legalization
> of cocaine can be helped, particularly by charismatic and successful
> candidates providing coherent arguments.
>
> Joshua Katz
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> On Aug 17, 2014 1:51 PM, "Scott L." <scott73 at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> And for those of you who think that it is important for all Libertarian
> candidates for State Legislature or Congress to say that they want to
> “Legalize all Drugs” rather than just “Legalize Marijuana”…
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> From the Reason Poll on Millenials, abridged edition:
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>     Do you think the Govt. Should Prohibit or Allow the following:   (1)
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>                 Marijuana
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>                            Allow or Mostly Allow  57%
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>                      Prohibit or Mostly Prohibit  40%
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>          Cocaine
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>                           Allow or Mostly Allow   22%
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>                      Prohibit or mostly prohibit  73%
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> And remember – these results are ONLY from 18 to 29 year olds. I would
> assume that adults 30 and over
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> would be even less tolerant of cocaine than this.
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> Considering that saying that you are in favor of legalizing marijuana is
> not incompatible with also wanting to legalize cocaine, why should the
> Libertarian Party force or strongly urge our candidates to publicly
> advocate a very unpopular position?
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> I am not saying that our candidates should be forbidden from publicly
> advocating the legalization of cocaine, but I *am* saying that I am in
> favor of giving our candidates a choice as to how they personally promote
> the libertarian message, as long as what they advocate moves the ball at
> least a tiny bit in the libertarian direction.
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> You are in favor of individual choice, aren’t you?
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>    Scott Lieberman    Region 4 Alternate, LNC
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> 1.  Don’t know/refused not included
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