[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-03: Cuban Arrests

[Ken Moellman]

I need more information, preferably a second source, if possible. I know
that regime isn't exactly open and information might be scarce. 

I also wonder/worry what "diplomatic pressure" is, in the Trump era. 

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Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
LPKY Judicial Committee 

On 2017-02-14 14:11, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote: 

> If only our government's intervention was as benign as ours. 
> 
> But I think caution warranted so I will inquire more of NV and while I would put my own name to it, I am heeding the counsel of my colleagues and change my vote to 
> 
> Abstain 
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> Until I see if there is more information to commit the organization's voice to it. 
> 
> - Caryn Ann
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> On Tuesday, February 14, 2017, Daniel Hayes <danielehayes at icloud.com> wrote:
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> I am in the "need more information crowd" before I go intervening and entangling "overseas". 
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> Daniel Hayes 
> LNC At Large Member
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> Sent from my iPhone 
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> On Feb 14, 2017, at 10:44 AM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:
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> If, in fact, I can verify this information, I am mostly in agreement with asking the US government to apply political pressure. My concern on that measure has to do with who is running the US government. 
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> Joshua A. Katz 
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> On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Whitney Bilyeu <whitneycb76 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I agree with Joshua, and have tried to locate another source...no luck. I am also not sure about asking the US government to apply "political pressure"... 
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> Whitney Bilyeu 
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> On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:
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> As I alluded to before this email ballot came out, I am having difficulty with this. According to this motion, they were targeted for their activism, and are unjustly detained. I suspect this is true, but I need to see evidence of this before I can endorse this party making such accusations against a foreign nation. While nations often unjust detain people, it is also true that libertarians can, sometimes, commit crimes. As of this moment, I do not even know what charges, if any, have been presented, so it is hard for me to say that these charges are false or trumped up. 
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> I previously asked for more information, and Mr. O'Toole (thank you) forwarded a blog post from Mises. I have nothing against Mises, and I have respect for the Institute, I spent many summers there, and the Institute supported me through some difficult times. (Full disclosure: I do strongly disagree with the political tact that many associated with Mises have chosen.) But a blog post from them simply isn't the kind of information I am seeking. Do we know of any sources that can verify that they are being held for their activism? 
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> Joshua A. Katz 
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> On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 3:49 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com> wrote: 
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> We have an electronic mail ballot. 
> Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by February 24, 2017 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.
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> Co-Sponsors: Starchild, Harlos, Demarest, Vohra
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> Motion: The Libertarian National Committee condemns the unjust detention of libertarian activists Ubaldo Herrera Hernandez and Manuel Velasquez by agents of the Castro regime in Cuba on February 2, and demands the immediate safe release of these political prisoners who were targeted for their peaceful activism promoting limited government and free markets. We further ask the U.S. government's State Department to place diplomatic pressure on the Castro regime for their release, and encourage Libertarian Party members and supporters to contact their elected officials toward that end. 
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> -Alicia
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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 
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Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus [3] 

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