[Lnc-business] Libertarian Party slogans

Sun Nov 6 13:51:57 EST 2016

My idea is "Liberty for All" because it's short, inclusive and familiar to
the general public.

Thanks,
Patrick McKnight
Region 8 Rep

On Nov 6, 2016 1:04 PM, "Starchild" <sfdreamer at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I love it, David! Just a slight proposed change – "We Stand for Freedom –
> Nothing More, Nothing Less." Otherwise it could sound like we're saying
> *freedom* means nothing more and nothing less.
>
> To be clear, my appreciation for this slogan isn't a suggestion we give up
> "The Party of Principle" by any means. I see no reason we can't continue to
> use multiple slogans.
>
> However I don't think these types of catch phrases should be trademarked
> (I noticed a ™ after the "Party of Principle" phrase in Wes's
> message). Slogans asserting commitment to principle, or to the cause of
> liberty, *rightly belong to whichever party earns them by its actions*,
> not to whomever managed to file first with some government registration
> office. May the Libertarian Party long continue to live up to these ideals!
>
> Love & Liberty,
>                                     ((( starchild )))
> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>                                  (415) 625-FREE
>                                   @StarchildSF
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 4:31 AM, David Demarest wrote:
>
> “Party of Principle” is excellent but I prefer something more specific:
>
>                 “*Freedom: Nothing More - Nothing Less”*
>
> Thoughts?
>
> *Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE!*
>
> *The Invisible Hand of Self-Interest is Mightier Than the Sword of
> Government!*
>
> ~David Pratt Demarest
>
> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Tim Hagan
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 06, 2016 12:12 AM
> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] Concerns on Party messaging and the LP.org
> site
>
> If the LNC is to direct an official party slogan, it should be added to
> the Policy Manual so it won't get lost. Probably in Section 2.06, Party
> Communications.
>
> Tim Hagan
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
> *To:* "lnc-business at hq.lp.org" <lnc-business at hq.lp.org>
> *Cc:* lnc-business <lnc-business at lp.org>; Chuck Moulton <chuck at moulton.org
> >
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 5, 2016 3:53 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] Concerns on Party messaging and the LP.org
> site
>
> Party of Principle is noted in many non-LP sources as the official party
> slogan - anyone know if and where this is noted officially?
>
> Losing it from the site masthead without express warrant from the LNC is -
> to me - beyond a subcommittee decision.
>
> I like what you did with that Wes
>
> --
> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>  Harlos at LP.org
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>
>
>
>
> On Saturday, November 5, 2016, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:
>
> I'm eager to work with whatever slogan the LNC adopts. I like "Party of
> Principle." We can easily add it places similar to this image show below
> and attached.
> <image001.png>
> Below is an image from the top of the old website. It contains both "The
> Party of Principle" and "Minimum Government-Maximum Freedom."
> I believe it was in 2010 that the LNC adopted "Minimum Government -
> Maximum Freedom" which was championed by David Nolan. If anything, I think
> to be in strict compliance with old LNC directives, we probably would be
> required to have "Minimum Government - Maximum Freedom" and not "The Party
> of Principle". But I'm not certain on that. The LNC takes occasional votes
> or makes directives on things over time that may have overturned that old
> directive (which I think was from the LNC, but it's possible it was just a
> directive from the chair.
> <image002.png>
>
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>
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>
> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
>
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>
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>
> On 11/4/2016 9:06 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>
> I am not copying Kevin on this as this is an internal LNC thing, but Chuck
> Moulton wrote this earlier:
>
> ==I worry that some people are using this website transition to forward
> an agenda -- whether that be removing content, re-branding the party,
> moderating the LP's messaging, or whatever.  Those changes should be LNC
> level decisions.  In the chaos of the website transition, perhaps some
> people are hoping no one will notice... and even if they do, it will be
> unclear who made the decisions and who can be held accountable.  Was it
> Kevin Ludlow?  Wes Benedict?  Nick Sarwark?  Someone else?
>
> I strongly urge the LNC to pay attention to what's going on and not
> abdicate their responsibilities as stewards of the Libertarian Party assets
> and strategy on behalf of the membership.==
>
> I intend upon bringing this up officially soon and may request it be on
> the December agenda.  Ditching our slogan in our masthead - who made that
> decision?  I believe that goes beyond the authority of a committee and to
> heart of our messaging.  Yes, "Party of Principle" is in the About Page.
> But it is not front and center in our masthead.
> --
> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>  Harlos at LP.org
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>
>
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