[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-17: FPA Resolution

Caryn Ann Harlos carynannharlos at gmail.com
Thu Aug 24 23:03:34 EDT 2017 

That's a great point Starchild and that is my understanding.

Want to keep the alt-right from sniffing around our door?  Be bold on
consistent Libertarian military policy.  It's like garlic.

-Caryn Ann


On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 9:00 PM Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Starchild,
>
> I will not be put in a position of interpreting people's votes or whether
> certain conditions are met via a formula to determine whether your vote is
> "yes" or "no".  You said that you vote "yes", so I am recording a "yes"
> unless you later change it before the end of the voting period.  I am not
> in the business of deciding whether all the language interpretations meet
> your standards.  That is for you to decide before you cast your vote.
>
> -Alicia
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I vote *yes*, with the understanding that the U.S. government
>> "begin(ing) a transition" to a "foreign policy" including elements such as
>> "Reducing the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal to a minimum deterrent
>> level" and "Substantially reducing the more than 700 U.S. military
>> installations around the world" would not preclude further reforms such as
>> getting rid of *all* government-owned nuclear weapons, and closing *all*
>> the U.S. government's military bases outside the United States.
>>
>> Love & Liberty,
>>
>>                                     ((( starchild )))
>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>>                          RealReform at earthlink.net
>>                                   (415) 625-FREE
>>                                     @StarchildSF
>>
>>
>> On Aug 24, 2017, at 2:09 PM, David Demarest wrote:
>>
>> Yes
>>
>> ~David Pratt Demarest
>>
>> On Aug 24, 2017 4:55 PM, "Alicia Mattson" <agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>>>
>>>
>>> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by September 3, 2017 at
>>> 11:59:59pm Pacific time.*
>>> *Co-Sponsors:*  Vohra, Bittner, Harlos, Demarest, Bilyeu
>>>
>>> *Motion:*  The Chair is authorized by the LNC to sign the following
>>> petition on behalf of the LNC:
>>> https://foreignpolicyalliance.org/a-call-to-reform-u-s-foreign-policy/resolution/
>>>
>>> --------------------Resolution Text--------------------
>>>
>>> A Call to Reform U. S. Foreign Policy
>>>
>>> 1. Whereas, American military personnel are being killed and wounded,
>>> and civilian casualties inflicted, in wars fought for purposes unrelated to
>>> America’s vital security interests, which the U.S. Government defines too
>>> broadly;
>>>
>>> 2. Whereas, America’s military interventions in other countries have led
>>> to costly blowback and unintended consequences;
>>>
>>> 3. Whereas, outdated Cold War alliances create tripwires that could
>>> compel the use of U.S. military force to resolve conflicts;
>>>
>>> 4. Whereas, escalating tensions between the U.S. and other nuclear
>>> powers are moving our nations toward military confrontation and potential
>>> nuclear war;
>>>
>>> 5. Whereas, erosion of civil liberties long held dear by Americans,
>>> including freedom from warrantless surveillance, searches and seizures, has
>>> accelerated with passage of the USA Patriot Act in 2001, the National
>>> Defense Authorization Act of 2012, and the USA Freedom Act of 2015;
>>>
>>> 6. Whereas, in a post-Cold War era, the U.S. can safely reduce its
>>> security budget by developing a new and more relevant strategy for
>>> right-sizing the military to better deal with 21st century security needs;
>>> and
>>>
>>> 7. Whereas, a healthy U.S. economy is critical to an effective security
>>> program but is now put at risk by the trillion dollar annual national
>>> security budget that contributes to an $18 trillion plus national debt;
>>>
>>> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Government of the United States
>>> should immediately begin a transition to a foreign policy that includes:
>>>
>>> 1. Rejecting the role of “policeman of the world,” ceasing military and
>>> covert intervention in the affairs of foreign countries, and using military
>>> force only when absolutely necessary to protect U.S. sovereignty,
>>> territory, and vital interests, narrowly defined;
>>>
>>> 2. Substantially reducing the more than 700 U.S. military installations
>>> around the world;
>>>
>>> 3. Curtailing the bloated military budget, allowing resources to be
>>> redirected towards cutting the deficit, cutting taxes, investing in
>>> America, or any other use as Americans see fit;
>>>
>>> 4. Reducing the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal to a minimum deterrent
>>> level, and fully supporting the implementation of the Nuclear
>>> Non-Proliferation Treaty;
>>>
>>> 5. Emphasizing diplomacy, law, and cooperation in international
>>> relations and dispute resolution;
>>>
>>> 6. Upholding civil liberties guaranteed by the Constitution; and
>>>
>>> 7. Reining in executive military action, recognizing that war powers
>>> reside solely in the legislative branch.
>>>
>>> ---------------End of Resolution Text---------------
>>>
>>> -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>
Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee

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