[Lnc-business] For your consideration...(Cuban Prisoner Resolution)

[David Demarest]

I would substitute "strongly" for "wholeheartedly" but since both words
fail the emotional test (not a valid test from my perspective because
effective arguments connect at the emotional level first before moving on
to the objective level) which would suggest that neither should be used.

However, in the interest of showing support for the two dissents in
question before they die of old age or we conclude this hair-splitting
semantics delaying tactic argument, whichever comes first, I will
co-sponsor Whitney's otherwise excellent wording of this motion.

These debates are certainly (yes, emotional) enlightening but I am
concerned (again, emotional) that we will all die of old age before we
reach a consensus on important issues before it is too (emotional) late and
they become moot points.

Perhaps we should focus instead on inspiring and empowering individual
grassroots Libertarians to go out and get stuff done without getting stuck
in the quicksand of institutional authoritarian consensus and bureaucratic
inertia.

Thoughts?

On Feb 28, 2017 11:40 AM, "Whitney Bilyeu" <whitneycb76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> -----
> The Libertarian National Committee wholeheartedly opposes the unjust
> arrest and detention of peaceful individuals.  The arrests on February 2,
> 2017, and subsequent detention of libertarian activists, Ubaldo Herrera
> Hernandez and Manuel Velazquez, in Cuba illustrate the threats to freedom
> we all face around the world.
>
> The Libertarian Party calls on the Cuban government to immediately release
> details of the above-mentioned arrests and detentions, including the
> specific charges being levied against the individuals in question.  In the
> absence of such information, we call for the release of these prisoners.
>
> Libertarian activism worldwide must not be deterred by the attempts of
> authoritarian leaders, totalitarian governments, and dictatorial regimes to
> silence the voice of freedom.  We condemn any acts of official oppression,
> and uphold the promotion of limited government and free markets in any
> country.  Furthermore, we call on the U.S. Department of State to publicly
> denounce violations of the right to free speech, the right to peaceably
> assemble, and the right to due process abroad.
> ----
>
> Whitney Bilyeu
> Region 7 Rep
>
>
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