[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-11: Military Members

[Arvin Vohra]

After careful consideration, I have decided to vote "Yes" on the LNC's
resolution on military members.

My primary reason: the content is true.

Many have argued that the motion is likely to be misunderstood. That's
possibly true. Given that much of what I write is misunderstood,
deliberately taken out of context, intentionally misquoted etc., I don't
think that's a sufficient reason to vote against it.

The most problematic part, for me, is the part taken directly from the
platform. What it literally says can be taken as support for the
Libertarian position, or for the exact opposite. That part of the platform
needs work, and I will be advocating specific changes. On this, I hope that
many with military backgrounds will help advocate for improving this
platform plank.

However, I don't think the LNC should attempt to supersede the entire
convention to change this plank inside of a resolution.

I will continue to advocate for shutting down all foreign military bases,
bringing the troops home, no longer getting involved in foreign civil wars,
and cutting both taxes and spending. At the same time, I will work to end
the diseased culture of soldier worship that is used to manipulate so many
people into squandering the best parts of themselves on the worst parts of
the government's counterproductive immorality.

In Liberty,

Arvin Vohra

On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 12:05 PM, James Lark <jwl3s at eservices.virginia.edu>
wrote:

> 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
>  -----
>
> On 5/20/2017 4:01 AM, Alicia Mattson wrote:
>
> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>
>
> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by May 30, 2017 at 11:59:59pm
> Pacific time. *
> *Sponsor:*  Hayes, Hewitt, Hagan, Mattson
>
> *Motion:*
>
> Whereas, We support the maintenance of a sufficient military to defend the
> United States against aggression and believe that the United States should
> both avoid entangling alliances and abandon its attempts to act as
> policeman for the world;
>
> Whereas, We oppose any form of compulsory national service and recognize
> that many members of the military
> were unjustly conscripted in the past;
>
> Whereas, Most voluntary members of the military joined with the idea
> and/or goal of defending the United States
> and, thereby, their property, families, and friends;
>
> Whereas, The United States Military-Industrial-Complex has used many
> well-meaning military service members for
> purposes other than defense against aggression and further involved them
> in foreign entanglements during attempts
> to act as the world’s policeman; and
>
> Whereas, Many current and former military service members are able to
> relate, identify, and speak out on the ways
> in which the United States military mission has been expanded and
> corrupted beyond a legitimate role of defense
> against aggression; now, therefore, be it;
>
> Resolved, Present and former members of the military who give such unique
> and powerful voice to the libertarian
> principles of peace and the non-initiation of force add great value to the
> Libertarian Party, and are welcomed as a
> vital part of our membership.
>
>
> -Alicia
>
>
>
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