[Lnc-business] Fwd: Proposal for Libertarian Party (from Chairman of Mississippi)

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

The promotion of a book is something that the Party has done before, I am
specifically thinking of Dr. Ruwart's book.  But is literal endorsement
something that has been done before?  I am trying to locate the exact
quotes, but I know some members had some issues with some of the content
that would make an actual endorsement problematic concerning a very
non-standard usage of the word "anarchy" ("minimal government anarchism")
and advocation of certain forms of taxation and absolute necessity for a
state (disclaimer: I have not yet read it myself).  There was also a
facebook kerfuffle about some prior advertising images they used which
anarchist members found divisive and belittling.  I do not know if they are
still using that advertising.

All that being said, I have no problem with us promoting books that
represent a spectrum of views (as long as future offers from another end of
the spectrum were considered), but am unclear what a literal Party
endorsement would mean.  Endorsing one "factional view" over an another
does not seem wise, but promoting a book within the Libertarian umbrella
seems fine and desirable.

I have not considered fully the ramifications of profit-sharing in
promotion and whether that has been done before and any negative
ramifications of that- hoping others will weight in that aspect.

In Liberty,
Caryn Ann Harlos
Region 1 Representative
(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
Washington)

On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 4:31 PM, Whitney Bilyeu <whitneycb76 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> If Mr. Barksdale's proposal were to be considered (and approved), could
> said royalty funds be *directed specifically* to either of the endeavors
> listed below?
>
> 1) To ensure ballot access for LP candidates in all states.
> 2) To hold a national convention for the purpose of electing Presidential
> and Vice Presidential nominees.
>
> Whitney Bilyeu
> LNC Region 7 Representative
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Arvin Vohra <votevohra at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all, please consider the following proposal from Aaron Barksdale:
>>
>> Mr. Vohra;
>>
>> Aaron Barksdale, Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Mississippi, here
>> wanting to offer a proposal that is win-win for the LP and myself.  I am
>> writing you using a personal e-mail because this is not connected to the
>> MSLP.
>>
>> In case you are not aware, the Secretary of the MSLP and I wrote a book
>> called *Libertarianism in a Nutshell*.  Please review the proposal
>> enclosed and contact me if you have any questions or counter offers or to
>> proceed with the proposal.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Aaron Barksdale
>> cell: (228)238-7844
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Arvin Vohra
>>
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>> VoteVohra at gmail.com
>> (301) 320-3634
>>
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In Liberty,
Caryn Ann Harlos
Region 1 Representative
(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
Washington)
Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
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