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

[Alicia Mattson]

Voting has ended for the email ballot shown below.

*Voting "aye":*  Bilyeu, Demarest, Goldstein, Harlos, Katz, Lark, Marsh,
McKnight, Moellman, Redpath, Sarwark, Starchild, Vohra

*Voting "nay":*  (none)

With a final vote tally of 13-0, the motion PASSES.

-Alicia



On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 2:37 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com> 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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