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

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I don't know the deadline. I'd guess its flexible. If you know of a possible sponsor let me know. I'll check. 

> On Feb 28, 2015, at 11:32 AM, Sam Goldstein <goldsteinatlarge at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Wes,
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> Do you know what the deadline is for making a commitment?
> 
> Sam
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> The proposal from MPP is below and attached.
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>> 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>
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>> Hi Wes,
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>> 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.)
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Please let me know whether you want to sponsor our gala on April 29 in DC?  Thank you ...
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>> 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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>> Please visit http://www.mpp.org/subscribe to sign up for MPP's free e-mail alerts.
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