[Lnc-business] FW: Suggestions regarding LP outreach literature

Kevin Ludlow ludlow at gmail.com
Fri Jan 8 19:52:26 EST 2016


Norm,

I am delighted to have been used as a threat for your mailing purposes
here! :)  I will take it joyfully!

Regarding your email, apologies for not having given you a specific
response.  I am not always great at this so don't mean to sound like an
expert on it, but you might be advised in the future to write a specific
CALL TO ACTION atop your email.  I read over it and after I couldn't really
understand specifically what it was for (other than listing some topics
that would be relevant to this year) I moved on.

I see now in the 3rd or 4th paragraph that you wanted people to provide you
with their own list.  Again, just a suggestion for future responses.  Also,
I know I sent out 20 emails about those polls.  I'm sure it was annoying,
but I'm also sure it got done :)  Feel free to prod as you need to (when
appropriate anyways).

So I would suggest the following are important to me:

1) Anything regarding the Federal War on Drugs and how states rights (big
LP selling point) are challenging and ultimately changing that.

2) Leadership from the Millennial Generation.  What good is government for
the new generation?  What good is the LP for them?

3) American Debt, The Fed, Modern Currencies (bitcoin and such).  How can
these change the landscape?

4) Overreach of local government.  We're seeing localities step on
front-yard farming, ridesharing, solar rooftops, etc.  How do we stop a
federal government if we can't even organize to stop the local one?

Hopefully those are of some value to you!

-Kevin

PS: Apologies again for the oversight.  I might suggest you
*re-send the email with a clear and bolded call to action atop the page. :)*

On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 3:58 PM, Norm Olsen <region1rep at donedad.com> wrote:

> Thank you, Brett . . .
>
>
>
> Dr Lark’s and your response have been recorded.  I apologize for not
> noting that in my message.
>
>
>
> Norm
>
> --
>
> Norman T Olsen
>
> Regional Representative, Region 1
>
> Libertarian National Committee
>
> 7931 South Broadway, PMB 102
>
> Littleton, CO  80122-2710
>
> 303-263-4995
>
>
>
> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Brett Bittner
> *Sent:* Friday, January 08, 2016 2:53 PM
> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] FW: Suggestions regarding LP outreach
> literature
>
>
>
> Norm,
>
>
>
> I'm assuming that my earlier e-mail (just below yours in the thread) still
> meets your request. If not, please let me know.
>
>
> Brett C. Bittner
>
>
>
> brett at brettbittner.com
>
> 404.492.6524
>
>
>
> "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much
> liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." -- Thomas Jefferson
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 4:47 PM, Norm Olsen <region1rep at donedad.com> wrote:
>
> Hello All . . .
>
>
>
> OK.  Holidays are over.  The response to the e-mail which appears below
> has been less than overwhelming.  Zero in fact.
>
>
>
> Let’s get to it and get this done, else I’m going to sick Kevin Ludlow on
> you all.
>
>
>
> *This process is about making some choices.  Please deliberate carefully
> and limit your suggestions to a reasonable number.*
>
>
>
>
>
> Norm
>
> --
>
> Norman T Olsen
>
> Regional Representative, Region 1
>
> Libertarian National Committee
>
> 7931 South Broadway, PMB 102
>
> Littleton, CO  80122-2710
>
> 303-263-4995
>
>
>
> *From:* Norm Olsen [mailto:region1rep at doneDad.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, December 14, 2015 11:06 AM
> *To:* 'lnc-business at hq.lp.org'
> *Subject:* RE: [Lnc-business] Suggestions regarding LP outreach literature
>
>
>
> Hello All . . .
>
>
>
> A review of the political climate as established by the presidential
> debates indicates what the hot issues are.  Selecting those hot issues
> which will survive the 2016 Presidential election I get:
>
>
>
> 1>     Government irresponsibility is destroying the economic fabric of
> our nation.
>
> 2>     Immigration Reform:  Individual Freedom vs Economic & Personal
> Security
>
> 3>     War on Terror: How do we provide security without sacrificing our
> liberties and economic future.
>
> 4>     Government involvement in education (Common Core and Every Student
> Succeeds?).
>
>
>
> If others on this list would convey to me (either directly or on this
> list) what your four (an arbitrary number I have just picked) topics are
> your choices for new outreach literature, I will try to compile a list from
> which we can choose five via some variation of approval voting using
> e-mail.  This process is about making some choices.  Please deliberate
> carefully and limit your suggestions to a reasonable number.
>
>
>
> One of our goals, indeed the easiest to achieve of our six goals, is
> “Updated issue-based outreach literature”.  If we fail to meet this
> relatively easy goal, the only excuse is neglect.  Let’s get busy on this.
> Staff has suggested that they can do the heavy lifting; all we need to do
> is provide some direction.
>
>
>
> Norm
>
>
>
> PS> I apologize for my delay in making my choices.  My family’s holiday
> get-together was over the Thanksgiving weekend, and this item fell in the
> crack during my travels.
>
> --
>
> Norman T Olsen
>
> Regional Representative, Region 1
>
> Libertarian National Committee
>
> 7931 South Broadway, PMB 102
>
> Littleton, CO  80122-2710
>
> 303-263-4995
>
>
>
> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org
> <lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org>] *On Behalf Of *Brett Bittner
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 22, 2015 4:44 PM
> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] Suggestions regarding LP outreach literature
>
>
>
> My suggestions:
>
> 1. A broad economic liberty piece.
> 2. A broad civil liberties piece.
> 3. A broad piece regarding freedom "across the board."
> 4. 2nd Amendment piece (for gun show outreach)
> 5. Campus freedom piece (for on-campus outreach)
> 6. An "open for business" piece tailored toward the issues faced by small
> business owners.
> 7. A Spanish language piece (possibly just a translation of #3 above)
> 8. A Spanish language piece specific to issues important in the Hispanic
> community (immigration/freedom of movement, economic opportunity, "flex
> your rights")
> 9. A "No Cronies" piece in opposition to cronyism
>
> I'm sure I could come up with more, but I think these would be a good
> start, covering many topics and offering some literature specific to some
> of our most popular outreach activities.
>
> Brett C. Bittner
>
> Region 3 Alternate
> Libertarian National Committee
>
> **This message sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos.
>
> On Nov 22, 2015 5:55 PM, "James Lark" <jwl3s at virginia.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear colleagues:
>
>     I hope all is well with you.  As usual it was nice to see you in
> Orlando last weekend.  I have enclosed below some suggestions regarding
> topics for LP outreach literature.  I hope you find these suggestions
> worthy of your consideration.  I apologize that I was unable to send my
> suggestions sooner; during the past week I have been swamped with faculty
> duties, along with my duties to other libertarian organizations.
>
>     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.  Best wishes to you and
> your loved ones for a wonderful Thanksgiving.
>
>     Take care,
>     Jim
>
>     James W. Lark, III
>     Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering
>     Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society
>     University of Virginia
>
>     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
>     University of Virginia
>
>     Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
> -----
>
> Suggestions regarding topics for LP outreach literature:
>
>     I believe we should develop material (including flyers/pamphlets)
> concerning the following topics (listed in no particular order of
> importance):
>
> 1)  American foreign policy (ending activities which are hideously
> immoral, horribly counterproductive, extraordinarily expensive, and/or
> blatantly unconstitutional)
>
> 2)  Health care and insurance (moving to a truly free market in both
> health care and insurance)
>
> 3)  "Crony capitalism" (ending the ability of governments to play
> favorites in various ways)
>
> 4)  The increasingly predatory nature of the law enforcement/judicial
> system (e.g., police brutality, generating revenue for the state via heavy
> fines for minor offenses, civil asset forfeiture, pre-trial seizure of
> defendant assets)
>
>
>     There are many other topics about which we should develop outreach
> material.  My gut feeling (based upon a fair amount of seat-of-the-pants
> empiricism) is that outreach material concerning the topics listed above
> would give us the best return on investment over the near term.  One topic
> about which I may be able to offer specific suggestions for outreach
> material concerns what I view as the increasing pettiness of government
> involvement in our lives.
>
>
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