[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-16: Joe Buchman Donation

[Nicholas J. Sarwark]

Dear All,

I had the opportunity to sit and talk with Dr. Buchman at Freedom Fest about his campaign and this vote. Please allow me to share some information from that conversation and some thoughts on this issue generally.

Dr. Buchman has raised significantly more money at this point than before, so a $5,000 contribution from the LNC would approximately double his current fundraising. With the time left to the special election, Dr. Buchman is in a better position to make effective use of our support than Mr. Wicks was mere days before the election.

Special elections are our only Federal campaign activity in an odd-numbered year. They receive an outsized amount of media attention, so support of those candidates lets our party's voice be heard where the media is focused and spreads our message nationally. To my mind, that makes the decision of whether to support a candidate for a special election different from supporting one of hundreds of candidates in a normal election year.

I'm writing this on a plane to Washington to be deposed in a lawsuit we've filed against the FEC to strike down limits on our ability to raise and expend funds on political activity. One of our contentions is that money spent on direct candidate support and campaigning is more valuable to our party than money spent on a building or a national convention.  

It is in that spirit that I vote "yes" and urge other members to reconsider and change their vote to yes on this mail ballot.

Yours in liberty,
Nick

P.S. Even if you don't vote "yes," please take the time to watch Dr. Buchman's debate performance and send him some feedback about how he did and how he could do better. 

> On Jul 15, 2017, at 1:15 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:
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> We have an electronic mail ballot.
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> Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 25, 2017 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.
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> Co-Sponsors:  Harlos, Bilyeu, Demarest, Starchild
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> Motion:  for the LNC to contribute $5,000 to support the Congressional campaign of Joe Buchman (Utah)
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> -Alicia
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