[Lnc-business] Fwd: Wes, can your team join us on April 29 in DC?

[Sam Goldstein]

Wes,

Do you know what the deadline is for making a commitment?

Sam

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:

> MPP changes laws without electing people. The Libertarian Party and its
> candidates for U.S. Congress, Governor, and other offices, have been
> advocating for ending the war on drugs and particularly for marijuana
> legalization probably since its founding. In televised debates,  in
> newspapers, and online, Libertarians point out to Republicans that ending
> the war on drugs cuts government spending. Libertarians point out to
> Democrats that ending the war on drugs protects privacy and civil liberties.
>
> I think a decade ago if you asked the general public what the Libertarian
> Party stood for, the most common answer might be "legalizing drugs, "
> followed by a snicker.
>
> The Libertarian Party and its candidates and volunteers have helped to
> educate the public, and to put pressure on other elected officials from
> other parties to change policy in a more libertarian direction.
>
> I'd love to have the Libertarian Party help sponsor this MPP 20th
> anniversary celebration. But I'm not inclined to advocate pulling funds out
> of our general funds for this purpose at this time. If any of you on the
> LNC think you have a contact that would be interested in contributing
> $3,000 for this purpose, that would be great. Let me know.
>
> The proposal from MPP is below and attached.
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
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> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject:     Wes, can your team join us on April 29 in DC?
> Date:     Thu, 26 Feb 2015 01:34:07 -0600
> From:     Rob Kampia <rkampia at mpp.org>
> To:     Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org>
>
>
>
> Hi Wes,
>
> I'm wondering if the Libertarian Party would be willing to sponsor MPP's
> 20th anniversary gala in DC on April 29?  There are four sponsorship
> opportunities that range from $3,000 to $25,000. (Please see the attached
> document.)
>
> In January 1995, two friends and I founded MPP from our three bedrooms in
> the DC area, with the idea that it must be theoretically possible to
> legalize marijuana in the United States.  We had the intent, but the
> question was whether other people cared enough, too.  Thankfully, many
> people have cared enough to participate in changing these horrible
> marijuana laws over the years.
>
> While the DC gala is ostensibly a celebration of MPP's work over 20 years,
> we'll actually be featuring six or seven members of Congress onstage -- as
> well as a clergyman from Chicago -- as a celebration that will be covered
> by the national media.
>
> Your organization has been in the forefront of advocating liberty for
> years.  This is an opportunity to treat your staffers and/or donors to a
> front-row seat for one of the only issues that's clearly moving in the
> direction of freedom.
>
> As you probably know, MPP legalized marijuana in CO in November 2012, and
> we did the same thing again in AK this past November.  Two days ago,
> marijuana possession and cultivation officially became legal in AK, and the
> same thing just happened today in DC.
>
> Please let me know whether you want to sponsor our gala on April 29 in
> DC?  Thank you ...
>
> Sincerely,
> Rob Kampia, Executive Director
> Marijuana Policy Project
> 2370 Champlain Street, NW
> Suite 12
> Washington, D.C. 20009
> 202-462-5747 ext. *2019
> 202-232-0442 (fax)
> RKampia at mpp.org
> http://www.mpp.org
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