[Lnc-business] Fwd: Confidence in LNC restored

Craig Bowden craig.bowden at lp.org
Mon Aug 13 18:56:11 EDT 2018


I will state that as a candidate in Utah, if we moved toward socialism, 
I would burn my card and denounce the Libertarian Party mid-race. 
Principles are why I came here. If we don't stand up for them, I will be 
gone. That simple.

Principles are: non aggression. Self-ownership.

If we take that stand that non voluntary means are acceptable, such as 
the end result of socialism, then we are lost and I will be once again 
politically homeless. I have no problems with co-ops existing. You do 
you, but there must be the ability for a person to revoke consent and 
leave a commune in order for it to be voluntary. Since there has been 
advocacy for the forced taking of property, I cannot support that, will 
not support that, and anyone in Region 1 who has a problem with me 
saying such is welcome to demand a recall of my post with their chairs.

It is NOT divisive to call out aggression in ideology.

Craig Bowden
Region 1 Alternate

On 2018-08-13 13:10, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> Since a criticism lodged was about distraction from candidates- expect
>    letters from candidates who have expressed that it kept them in the
>    race because they could point to national leaders repudiating this.
> 
>    If you don’t think association with communism will come out and bite
>    our candidates in the ass, well....
> 
>    I know that not everyone cares about the sheerly ideological points 
> but
>    rather are election focused.
> 
>    How is welcoming communists and looting business owners going to 
> help
>    us at the polls??
> 
>    It isn’t.
> 
>    -Caryn Ann
> 
>    On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 12:55 PM Justin O'Donnell via Lnc-business
>    <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>      I received the following email, espousing praise for Ms Harlos and
>      Mr
>      Smith for their opposition to socialist influence in the LP.
>      ---
>      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
>      -------- Original Message --------
>      Subject: Confidence in LNC restored
>      Date: 2018-08-13 14:48
>       From: demochamp <[3]demochamp at yahoo.com>
>      To: [4]justin.odonnell at lp.org
>      Hello my name is Michael Cordova I am a Libertarian party member
>      from
>      Albuquerque New Mexico.
>        Last week after much consideration I renewed my membership to 
> the
>      Libertarian party
>        I had recently let my membership lapse for several months trying
>      to
>      figure out where I belong, due to the recent run for national 
> chair
>      by a
>      self proclaimed socialist as well as rhetoric from the libertarian
>      socialist caucus. I had lost hope that I belonged in the LP. I do
>      not
>      support "bottom unity" and fail to understand how socialism of any
>      kind
>      is compatible with the LP.
>         I am writing this e-mail because several members of the LNC 
> have
>      stepped up and spoken out against socialism and what I consider an
>      attempted socialist takeover.
>        I would like to personally thank:
>      Caryn Ann Harlos & Joshua Smith
>      They both have renewed my confidence in the LP leadership and have
>      giving me hope for the future of the party.
>        I can now tell my friends and family who were hesitant to join 
> the
>      party due to the ties to left wing economic policies like Medicare
>      for
>      all and ideas like rent is theft and capitalism is murder, that
>      those
>      ideas and policies do not represent me nor the Libertarian party.
>        Thanks again.
>            Michael Cordova
> 
>    --
> 
>    --
>    In Liberty,
>    Caryn Ann Harlos
>    Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary
>    - [5]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
>    Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
>    A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>    We defend your rights
>    And oppose the use of force
>    Taxation is theft
> 
> References
> 
>    1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>    2. http://www.odonnell2018.org/
>    3. mailto:demochamp at yahoo.com
>    4. mailto:justin.odonnell at lp.org
>    5. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org




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