[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-10: Donation to the Mark Wicks campaign

David Demarest dprattdemarest at gmail.com
Wed May 10 16:20:49 EDT 2017 

Mr. Katz, I agree that how a candidate disagrees with our platform is
important. From my perspective, Nick and Caryn Ann are good judges of
platform consistency and I have not heard any show-stoppers about Mr. Wicks
from anyone.

No candidate vetting system is perfect. At some point you have to make an
educated decision and go with it. With an open mind, I have made my
decision and voted Yes. Simply voting No whenever in doubt does not work
for me. Politics, like life, is risky, but it sure beats the alternative
and requires taking calculated risks.

That being said, I will be interested to hear about ways to improve our
candidate vetting process.

Thoughts?

On May 10, 2017 2:08 PM, "Joshua Katz" <planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mr. Demarest, I do wonder about the application of Larry's 80/100 rule in
> the 'reverse' context: that is, candidates who disagree with the platform
> in certain ways.  I've never heard Larry's take on how to handle that.
>
> I agree with Mr. Goldstein and Starchild about the need for a better
> process.  I regret not having done more with that before this point, but I
> also didn't think it was a rush to get it done before the major election
> season hit.
>
> Joshua A. Katz
>
>
> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 1:17 PM, David Demarest <dprattdemarest at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Joshua. Your quote of Larry's 80/20 rule is spot on. It is
>> hard to find a Libertarian that you do not agree with 80% of the time.
>>
>> My Yes vote was influenced by astute input from Nick and Caryn Ann and
>> others from disparate LP perspectives. Erin Adams from Oklahoma says that
>> they have 100 activists available to man phone banks. Jared Hall from
>> Indianapolis (Feldman Foundation) confirms Erin's information and says that
>> part of the funds will be used for a voter list that covers all of Montana.
>>
>> Obviously, we need to pick and choose which candidates we support
>> financially. Mark Wicks is the right candidate to support for the
>> persuasive reasons given by Nick, Caryn Ann, Joshua, Erin and Jared.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> ~David Pratt
>>
>>
>> On May 10, 2017 9:50 AM, "Joshua Katz" <planning4liberty at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "If I agree with someone 80%, I will support them 100%."
>>>
>>> Joshua A. Katz
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Refresh our memory David if you will (or Larry) –what is the "80/20
>>>> rule"? I'm curious how it relates to the present vote.
>>>>
>>>> Love & Liberty,
>>>>                                 ((( starchild )))
>>>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>>>>                              (415) 625-FREE
>>>>                                 @StarchildSF
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 10, 2017, at 3:33 AM, David Demarest wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Using Larry Sharpe’s Big Tent “80/20” rule as my guide, I vote YES on
>>>> the LNC motion to contribute $5,000 to the Mark Wicks for Congress campaign.
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> ~David
>>>>
>>>> *Dec 28-Jan 1 Omaha Roads to Liberty Un-Convention*
>>>>
>>>> ~David Pratt Demarest
>>>> LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)
>>>> Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee
>>>> Cell:      402-981-6469 <(402)%20981-6469>
>>>> Home: 402-493-0873 <(402)%20493-0873>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On
>>>> Behalf Of *Caryn Ann Harlos
>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 10, 2017 1:27 AM
>>>> *To:* Libertarian National Committee list <lnc-business at hq.lp.org>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-10: Donation to the
>>>> Mark Wicks campaign
>>>>
>>>> And I vote yes.
>>>>
>>>> We  need to start showing support - and while Mr. Wicks and I disagree
>>>> on some ideological issues, his assurances that he distinguishes his
>>>> personal views when it varies from the Party, are agreeable to me, and his
>>>> immediate joining of the national party when asked.  Montana is vibrant
>>>> soil for Libertarian ideas.  Mr. Wicks is personable and came through when
>>>> the chips were down.
>>>>
>>>> And I mention as I always will, Region 1 gets nothing in ballot access
>>>> monies.  In this special election, I would like the LNC to show that the
>>>> national party also has ways to support those states and regions that do
>>>> not need ballot access assistance.
>>>>
>>>> Not only is this supporting a campaign during an off-season - it would
>>>> be a tremendous boon to show that the LNC is behind the Montana Party which
>>>> is still heavy from the loss of Mike Fellows.
>>>>
>>>> -Caryn Ann
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 12:21 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>>>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Alicia had said there were likely other questions for Mr. Wicks during
>>>> this vote.  I am in contact with Mr. Wicks and will alert him to any
>>>> questions and relay the answers here asap.  I am sure he also would welcome
>>>> any direct contact from any LNC member.  I am merely acting as conduit as
>>>> Montana is my region.
>>>>
>>>> -Caryn Ann
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 12:18 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by May 19, 2017 at 11:59:59pm
>>>> Pacific time.*
>>>> *Sponsor:*  Sarwark
>>>>
>>>> *Motion:* that the LNC contribute $5,000 to the Mark Wicks for
>>>> Congress campaign
>>>>
>>>> -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 <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>
>>>> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>>>>
>>>> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>>>> *We defend your rights*
>>>> *And oppose the use of force*
>>>> *Taxation is theft*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *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 <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>
>>>> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>>>>
>>>> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>>>> *We defend your rights*
>>>> *And oppose the use of force*
>>>> *Taxation is theft*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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