[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2016-01: Riot Fest

[Patrick McKnight]

I vote yes.

Moving forward I think we should have a strategic plan for outreach events
that merit National involvement.

For example, other possible events like Bonnaroo music festival in
Tennessee, Liberty Fest in NYC and Porcfest in NH may also be worth
considering.

Thanks,
Patrick McKnight
Region 8 Rep
On Jun 29, 2016 3:15 AM, "Aaron Starr" <starrcpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> I vote No.
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> this motion are without merit.
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> Aaron Starr
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> *From:* Aaron Starr [mailto:starrcpa at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 26, 2016 8:44 PM
> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org; 'lnc-business'
> *Subject:* RE: [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2016-01: Riot Fest
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> Colleagues,
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> This proposal makes me uncomfortable.
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> As a minor quibble, I don’t see this as Affiliate Support (“Develop and
> support state and county affiliate parties”); it might be more in the
> nature of Outreach (“Initiatives to reach the general public and outside
> groups”).
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> That’s minor.  I have a more substantive concern.
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> I could understand proposing to spend money that would improve the general
> welfare of all of our state parties, or if this was a mutual aid situation,
> where one state party was being adversely and disproportionately impacted
> by state law, such as in the case of ballot access restrictions.
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> If we wanted to, say, support the LP of Washington at their state fair,
> because that is where they must gather the signatures to get Johnson/Weld
> on the ballot, I could see the argument for that.
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> However, that is not what is happening here.  This seems more like a
> transfer of money from the national party’s donors to the LP of Colorado.
> Our donors gave to us to support our national efforts. If our donors wanted
> to support the LP of Colorado’s programs, they are already free to do so by
> donating directly to the LP of Colorado.
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> Should the role of all regional representatives be to make similar
> requests?  It seems to me that the arguments for supporting events in our
> respective regions would have just as much merit, and we can often argue
> the national benefits of doing so.  For example, the Libertarian Party of
> California is staffing a booth at the California State Fair from July 8 –
> 24.  That fair had almost 580,000 paid attendees in 2015.  I am certain
> there are people from outside the state who attend.  Why would that event
> be any less worthy of support than the current proposal?
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> Aaron Starr
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> starrcpa at gmail.com
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> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org
> <lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org>] *On Behalf Of *Alicia Mattson
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 26, 2016 6:38 PM
> *To:* lnc-business
> *Subject:* [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2016-01: Riot Fest
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> We have an electronic mail ballot.
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> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 6, 2016 at 11:59:59pm
> Pacific time.*
> *Co-Sponsors:*  Harlos, Goldstein, Hayes, Bittner
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> *Motion:*  Move that the LNC provide $600.00 to LPCO for the Riot Fest
> event.  These funds would come from the budget for Affiliate Support.
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> -Alicia
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