[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-05: Cuban Arrest v2

[James Lark]

Dear colleagues:

     I hope all is well with you.  I am writing in my capacity as Region 
5 representative to vote "aye" on the motion.

     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.

     Take care,
     Jim

     James W. Lark, III
     Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering
     Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society
     Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
     University of Virginia

     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
     University of Virginia

     Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
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On 3/9/2017 5:37 AM, Alicia Mattson wrote:
> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>
> *_Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by March 19, 2017 at 
> 11:59:59pm Pacific time.
> _*
> _Co-Sponsors:_  Bilyeu, Harlos, Demarest, Marsh
>
> _Motion:_
>
> The Libertarian National Committee strongly 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.
>
>
> -Alicia

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