[Lnc-business] Motion to Allocate a contribution for the reelection of New Hampshire Legislators -requesting co-sponsors

[Craig Bowden]

While I am an alternate and would not be able to vote, absent Caryn Ann 
not being able to, and I am generally inclined to be supportive of 
candidates, especially those holding office, we need to follow our own 
rules we pass.

Since it passed that we should go through the Candidate Support 
Committee, that is a process that should be done. The whole purpose of 
having a CSC was to establish criteria to support candidates going 
forward. If the ball is currently in their court based on the LNC votes, 
that is how we should go through the process. Otherwise, we will just 
continue to have members motion and debate continually on candidate 
support. Let's allow the process we established work.

Regards,
Craig Bowden
Region 1 Alternate


On 2018-04-22 18:00, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
> I think with the passage of Sam's second motion that from that point
>    forward after that meeting all requests have to go through the CSC 
> who
>    examines according to our criteria.
>    Though apparently the criteria don't mean anything since no time was
>    allotted to debate whether or not Senator Ebke did or did not.
>    Honestly I don't know - but I do think it was very unfortunate that
>    there was a refusal to extend time when an issue of our policy 
> manual
>    was in dispute.
>    My personal opinion?  I do think Senator Ebke likely fell outside 
> the
>    criteria just passed but that could have been easily cured with a 
> short
>    statement on her website (at least that would have satisfied any
>    concern I have - I cannot speak for the others).
>    I adore Senator Ebke but we have a bad habit if just finding ways
>    around rules.  Think of the Wiener Rule in which a past LNC decided
>    that we only had to budget for it and not to actually pay it.
>    Why have a Candidate Support Committee (of which I was a part and 
> did
>    expend time I could have done elsewhere) if the criteria (and the
>    watered down version!!!!) are promptly ignored.  Deeply.  
> Concerning.
> 
>    On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 4:38 PM, Justin O'Donnell
>    <[1]justin.odonnell at lp.org> wrote:
> 
>      Members of the LNC,
>      In the vein of supporting our sitting Libertarian Legislators 
> across
>      the country in their bids for reelection, I want to bring to the
>      attention of the committee, our two sitting state representatives 
> in
>      New Hampshire.
>      Campaigns in New Hampshire are not your typical Legislative races 
> we
>      are used to across the country, and also not nearly as demanding 
> or
>      cost intensive as Senator Ebke’s re-election in Nebraska. Our
>      legislative districts are so small, and the voter base so attuned,
>      that it is actually crucial that we manage to get in person face
>      time between our candidates and their constituents as often as
>      possible, while still continuing to utilize traditional campaign
>      strategies such as direct mail and local signage. Furthermore, New
>      Hampshire does hold the distinction of actually having elected big 
> L
>      Libertarian State legislators in the past. In 1992, New Hampshire
>      voters elected 4 Registered Libertarians in Partisan races to the
>      General Court. Don Gorman, Andy Borsa, Finlay Rothhaus, and Calvin
>      Warburton were elected as the nation’s first Libertarian 
> Legislative
>      Caucus. In 1994, Representative was re-elected, along with a 5th
>      Libertarian Representative, Jim McClarin. And in 2000,
>      Representative Steve Vaillancourt was elected as a Libertarian to
>      the same body, however without any additional members with whom to
>      form a caucus.
>      New Hampshire has elected 6 Partisan Libertarian legislators in 
> its
>      history, and I aim to work diligently to increase that number to 8
>      by working towards the re-election of Caleb Dyer and Brandon 
> Phinney
>      into the House as Registered Libertarians so that The second
>      Libertarian Caucus can continue their service for another term.
>      To these ends, I am requesting that the LNC contribute the Maximum
>      allowable contribution of $1,000 to each Representative Caleb 
> Dyer,
>      and Representative Brandon Phinney, in support of their 
> re-election
>      campaigns.
>      I hereby move, and request co-sponsors, a motion to allocate 
> $1,000
>      each towards the re-election campaigns for Representative Caleb 
> Dyer
>      (L-Hillsborough 37) and Representative Brandon Phinney 
> (L-Strafford
>      24).
>      --
>      Yours in Liberty,
>      Justin O'Donnell
>      LNC Region 8 Representative
>      LPNH Alternate- LNC Platform Committee
>      Chair- LPNH Platform Committee
>      Candidate for US Congress, NH-2
>      [2]www.odonnell2018.org
> 
>    --
>    --
>    In Liberty,
>    Caryn Ann Harlos
>    Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>    Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, 
> Washington)
>    - [3]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
>    Communications Director, [4]Libertarian Party of Colorado
>    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
> 
> References
> 
>    1. mailto:justin.odonnell at lp.org
>    2. http://www.odonnell2018.org/
>    3. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>    4. http://www.lpcolorado.org/