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

[Wes Benedict]

My assumption is that the LNC would like this to be sent as a press 
release and as an email to the membership and I will have staff proceed 
accordingly unless directed otherwise. Thanks,

Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership

On 5/31/2017 3:48 AM, Alicia Mattson wrote:
> Voting has ended for the email ballot shown below:
>
> _Voting "aye":_  Bilyeu, Goldstein, Hagan, Harlos, Hayes, Katz, Lark, 
> Mattson, McKnight, Moellman, Nekhaila, Redpath, Starr, Vohra
> _Voting "nay":_  Demarest, Starchild
>
> With a final vote tally of 14-2, the motion PASSES.
>
> -Alicia
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com 
> <mailto:agmattson at gmail.com>> 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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