[Lnc-business] Fwd: Proposal for Libertarian Party (from Chairman of Mississippi)
Joshua Katz
planning4liberty at gmail.com
Wed Jun 29 21:34:41 EDT 2016
Those both sound reasonable, and the first seems like an exercise in free
speech.
For the second, I'm not sure what professionally written and produced
means. I take the latter to mean not self-published (and I would suggest
an exception be made for any books about Les Mis) but I'm not clear on the
former.
Joshua A. Katz
Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Arvin Vohra <votevohra at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all - Endorsement by the LNC seems tricky to me, but I would support
> the following:
>
> 1. Individual LNC members endorsing whatever book they like. I've
> personally done this several times in the past.
> 2. Having a link to libertarian books somewhere on LP.org or facebook. I
> think this should probably be relatively open to books that are highly
> relevant, professionally written and produced, and pass APRC approval.
>
> -Arvin
>
> On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 12:05 AM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Excuse me – I misspoke in the email below. I just realized that I
>> actually already have a copy of *Libertarianism in a Nutshell *which
>> someone (Aaron Barksdale?) gave me at the convention! I will give it a read.
>>
>> Love & Liberty,
>> ((( starchild )))
>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee (2016-2018)
>> RealReform at earthlink.net
>> (415) 625-FREE
>>
>>
>> On Jun 24, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Starchild wrote:
>>
>> I appreciate the creative thinking behind this offer, and Aaron
>> Barksdale's interest in seeking a mutually beneficial arrangement with the
>> Libertarian Party over the sale of his book. Having neither read this book
>> myself nor being acquainted with the views of the authors however, I can't
>> vote for an endorsement at this time.
>>
>> If the authors or their publisher wish to send me a review copy for
>> purposes of making this offer, I will read it and after reading, donate the
>> book to the party (to avoid any conflict of interest). If Aaron wishes to
>> have the LNC vote to endorse the book on behalf of the party, I would
>> suggest that providing review copies to members of the LNC on this basis
>> would be in order, so that we will be better informed to make an
>> evaluation.
>>
>> If we do decide that a book promotion deal on a libertarian book is
>> something we'd like to enter into, I believe we should also let our
>> membership know that we are in the market for making a deal of this sort on
>> a libertarian book. It could be that other Libertarians (or libertarians)
>> may have authored (or be prepared to write) books on which they might be
>> willing to offer the party a more attractive deal (not that we are limited
>> to making a single deal, of course). Certainly the quality of the book
>> would matter too – hence my interest in actually reading it before voting
>> on this contract – but I think an open, competitive bidding process is in
>> the interest of the Libertarian Party whenever we are looking to enter into
>> some type of contract or employment relationship.
>>
>> One further somewhat unrelated idea: I'd like to see us hold conventions
>> in locations where we have sufficient space at our disposal for which we do
>> not have to pay anything, so that we can offer vendors such as Aaron
>> Barksdale and his co-author or their publishing company to have booth space
>> at no cost. I believe that maximizing the number of vendors present rather
>> than seeking to make money via charging each individual vendor would be in
>> the party's interest for the following reasons:
>>
>> • It would likely expose convention attendees to many pro-freedom
>> materials they would not otherwise encounter
>>
>> • It would create gratitude toward the LP from vendors who would be
>> afforded a valuable sales opportunity at no cost to themselves
>>
>> • Some of those attending a convention as vendors would likely end up
>> paying for speakers or meals, or donating money or materials to the party,
>> in appreciation of being given the free opportunity to sell their
>> merchandise
>>
>> • If not already libertarians, persons attending as vendors would be
>> exposed to libertarian ideas via interacting with convention attendees even
>> if they do not check out any speakers or other events
>>
>> • The presence of hundreds or thousands of vendors instead of the mere
>> dozens (at most) that we attract now would significantly boost our overall
>> convention attendance numbers, increasing the visibility and clout of our
>> conventions
>>
>> • The presence of hundreds or thousands of vendors offering materials
>> they believe will be of interest to Libertarians would create a unique
>> shopping experience that in and of itself would become a specific
>> additional draw for other convention-goers
>>
>> Love & Liberty,
>> ((( starchild )))
>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee (2016-2018)
>> RealReform at earthlink.net
>> (415) 625-FREE
>>
>>
>> On Jun 22, 2016, at 3:03 PM, Arvin Vohra 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
>>
>> www.VoteVohra.com
>> VoteVohra at gmail.com
>> (301) 320-3634
>> <LP_Proposal.pdf>
>>
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