[Lnc-business] Concerned member

Fri Apr 6 14:26:12 EDT 2018

Hello Jason, 

I'm the Region 3 Representative, of which Michigan is a member.  As I
represent Michigan, am aware of the wide variety of members in your
state.  I've attended the last two LP-Michigan state conventions. The
past few months, prior to the recent LPM state convention, I was honored
to be a member of the LP Michigan Liberty Awards selection committee
2018, where we vetted the nominations for the Libby Awards.  This was a
great experience, as the awards committee was able to read the
nomination supporting statements and histories of various Michigan
residents, and LP members, who have move liberty forward in Michigan.  

I mention this as a counterpoint, to highlight that the Libertarian
Party of Michigan has many wonderful people working to advance liberty. 

With that said, I understand your concerns, and appreciate your passion
to keep the LP focused on liberty, and not actions and/or rhetoric that
may be harmful to our purpose as a political party.  

The national Libertarian Party doesn't have the authority to intervene
with the membership affairs of state affiliates.  That is up to the
state affiliates themselves.  You may wish to address your concerns to
the LPM, as that is the proper body for handling such concerns.  

Kind regards,
Elizabeth Van Horn

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Elizabeth Van Horn
 LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
 Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
LP Social Media Process Review Committee
 Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
 http://www.lpcaucus.org/ 

On 2018-04-06 11:35, Someone Else wrote:

> Greetings,  
> I became a foundation member of the National Party on 6/19/2017 and I registered with my State party shortly before the 2016 election. I am currently a precinct committeeman. 
> 
> As someone who is considering whether or not to step up my involvement or to go back to being a non-voting Independent,  I would like to express a concern that I have regarding something I recently observed.   I hope this isn't simply dismissed as "Facebook Drama" or just the Audacious Caucus doing their thing, because it goes beyond that. 
> 
> I have attached a series of screenshots of comments made by Jeff Wood of the Audacious Caucus and the Libertarian Party of Michigan in which he cites the 1990 Scarborough Tax Day Mail Bombing as a source of inspiration as well as defending the actions of Timothy McVeigh and offers a "blanket invitation to domestic terrorists and violent drug cartels" to join the Libertarian Party.  He also boldly states "I fully intend to shoot police and soldiers with automatic weapons at some point in my lifetime". 
> 
> I shouldn't have to explain why this is a concern.  I realize the whole Audacious thing is about being "so outrageous they can't be ignored", but he is openly advocating for domestic terrorists to join the party.  Between this and certain other members of the danger caucus who claim to be actively recruiting Antifa, I am considering withdrawing any future support for this Party as I cannot in good conscience be associated with such things. My wife is already reluctant to join and needless to say this has not helped me convince her.  
> 
> I am not going to presume to suggest what, if anything, the LNC should do about this matter,  but I feel it is necessary to bring it to your attention.  I will say that if the so-called "Shadow LNC Rising" aka Audacious Caucus and their affiliated groups ever gain a significant foothold in the LP beyond their little echo chamber (which certainly appears to be their goal) I will leave and never look back.  
> 
> Thank you for your time.  Please view and consider the attachments.  
> 
> In Liberty,  
> Jason Gillam, MCLP PCM
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   Hello Jason,
   I'm the Region 3 Representative, of which Michigan is a member.  As I
   represent Michigan, am aware of the wide variety of members in your
   state.  I've attended the last two LP-Michigan state conventions. The
   past few months, prior to the recent LPM state convention, I was
   honored to be a member of the LP Michigan Liberty Awards selection
   committee 2018, where we vetted the nominations for the Libby Awards.
   This was a great experience, as the awards committee was able to read
   the nomination supporting statements and histories of various Michigan
   residents, and LP members, who have move liberty forward in Michigan.
   I mention this as a counterpoint, to highlight that the Libertarian
   Party of Michigan has many wonderful people working to advance
   liberty.
   With that said, I understand your concerns, and appreciate your passion
   to keep the LP focused on liberty, and not actions and/or rhetoric that
   may be harmful to our purpose as a political party.
   The national Libertarian Party doesn't have the authority to
   intervene with the membership affairs of state affiliates.  That is up
   to the state affiliates themselves.  You may wish to address your
   concerns to the LPM, as that is the proper body for handling such
   concerns.
   Kind regards,
   Elizabeth Van Horn

   ---
   Elizabeth Van Horn
   LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
   Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
   LP Social Media Process Review Committee
   Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
   [1]http://www.lpcaucus.org/

   On 2018-04-06 11:35, Someone Else wrote:

   Greetings,

   I became a foundation member of the National Party on 6/19/2017 and I
   registered with my State party shortly before the 2016 election. I am
   currently a precinct committeeman.

   As someone who is considering whether or not to step up my involvement
   or to go back to being a non-voting Independent,  I would like to
   express a concern that I have regarding something I recently observed.
    I hope this isn't simply dismissed as "Facebook Drama" or just the
   Audacious Caucus doing their thing, because it goes beyond that.

   I have attached a series of screenshots of comments made by Jeff Wood
   of the Audacious Caucus and the Libertarian Party of Michigan in which
   he cites the 1990 Scarborough Tax Day Mail Bombing as a source of
   inspiration as well as defending the actions of Timothy McVeigh and
   offers a "blanket invitation to domestic terrorists and violent drug
   cartels" to join the Libertarian Party.  He also boldly states "I fully
   intend to shoot police and soldiers with automatic weapons at some
   point in my lifetime".

   I shouldn't have to explain why this is a concern.  I realize the whole
   Audacious thing is about being "so outrageous they can't be ignored",
   but he is openly advocating for domestic terrorists to join the party.
   Between this and certain other members of the danger caucus who claim
   to be actively recruiting Antifa, I am considering withdrawing any
   future support for this Party as I cannot in good conscience be
   associated with such things. My wife is already reluctant to join and
   needless to say this has not helped me convince her.

   I am not going to presume to suggest what, if anything, the LNC should
   do about this matter,  but I feel it is necessary to bring it to your
   attention.  I will say that if the so-called "Shadow LNC Rising" aka
   Audacious Caucus and their affiliated groups ever gain a significant
   foothold in the LP beyond their little echo chamber (which certainly
   appears to be their goal) I will leave and never look back.

   Thank you for your time.  Please view and consider the attachments.

   In Liberty,
   Jason Gillam, MCLP PCM

References

   1. http://www.lpcaucus.org/
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