[Lnc-business] New email list problem

Elizabeth Van Horn elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
Mon Jan 22 01:28:25 EST 2018


Ok, thanks.

---
Elizabeth Van Horn


On 2018-01-22 01:05, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
> It isn't a subscription thing, I think some people have saved an old
>    mail list that is manually typed from the last LNC roster.  That has
>    been updated everywhere that I know of.
> 
>    On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 10:25 PM, Elizabeth Van Horn
>    <[1]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
> 
>      I only see the email from Alison, when an LNC member replies.  
> There
>      seems to be an old list that people are sending to, and I'm not on
>      it.  (I suspect Dustin Nanna isn't either.)  If that could also be
>      corrected that would be great.
>      ---
>      Elizabeth Van Horn
> 
>    On 2018-01-21 22:27, Starchild wrote:
> 
>      As originally written, my message below included some boldface and
>      italicized text, but that information seems to have been somehow
>      automatically deleted from what has reached the list. Some dashes
>      also
>      seem to have been converted into gibberish, and a number in 
> brackets
>      (e.g. "[1]") has mysteriously appeared in front of every email
>      address
>      or web link that I included in my email.
>              I am guessing these new issues may be related to Ken
>      Moellman's
>      continuing efforts to fix another problem which was discussed 
> during
>      the last IT Committee meeting after again being brought to my
>      attention by LP member Chuck Moulton (the fact that some messages
>      posted to the LNC list have been showing up in the online list
>      archives with visible HTML code, making them difficult to read), 
> and
>      so am copying Ken to make him aware of this latest problem.
>      Love & Liberty,
>                                         ((( starchild )))
>      At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>                              [2]RealReform at earthlink.net
>                                      (415) 625-FREE
>      On Jan 21, 2018, at 6:54 PM, Starchild wrote:
> 
>         Thank you for your reply, Alison. Like Caryn Ann, I'm glad to
>      hear you
>        say that the reporter got it wrong and you do not support
>      legislation
>        to punish local governments for not cooperating with federal
>        anti-immigrant enforcement efforts.
>        Since you describe yourself as an anarcho-capitalist, I presume
>      you
>        consider all government laws to be fundamentally immoral and
>        illegitimate, but given the evident confusion with what was
>      reported,
>        the Saratoga Herald-Tribune will probably want to hear a more
>      specific
>        disclaimer before publishing a correction.
>        I realize you're busy with your campaign and have asked for 
> help,
>      so if
>        you will give me just a quick written statement clearly 
> affirming
>      that
>        you oppose efforts to ban or crack down on "sanctuary cities" in
>        Florida, such as the legislation described
>        at 
> [1][3]http://floridapolitics.com/archives/248759-sanctuary-city
>      -ban-bil
>        l-makes-comeback, I will pass the information along and work on
>      getting
>        the paper to correct their story for the record, so that neither
>      your
>        campaign nor the libertarian position on immigration are
>        mischaracterized.
>        I already left a voicemail for the reporter, Zac Anderson [he's 
> at
>        [4](941) 361-4836, or email 
> [2][5]zac.anderson at heraldtribune.com],
>      giving him
>        the heads-up that his story apparently got your position wrong 
> and
>        asking him to call me back. According to the paper's website, he
>      is
>        their political editor as well as a reporter, so I'm guessing he
>      has
>        authority to address the issue himself and didn't attempt to
>      contact
>        another editor.
>                           *          *          *
>        Regarding the immigration issue in general, here is some
>      information I
>        hope you or other Libertarian candidates may find helpful when
>        communicating with the press or members of the public on this
>      topic in
>        the future...
>        Except with regard to the importation of slaves after 1808, the
>        Constitution does not give Congress any authority to control
>        immigration (who enters one of the states), only naturalization
>      (the
>        process of becoming a U.S. citizen). This is reflected by the 
> fact
>      that
>        for the first century or so of U.S. history (until 1875), there
>      were no
>        federal statutes restricting entry to the United States (see
>        [3][6]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_immig
>      ration_laws
>        ). Even today, being in the country without government 
> permission
>      is
>        considered by the authorities to be a civil offense, like 
> getting
>      a
>        parking ticket, not a criminal offense (see e.g.
>        [4][7]http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/mar/15/
>      florida-con
>        ference-catholic-bishops/being-united-states-unlawfully-crime/).
>        However, as the scope and power of the federal government
>      expanded,
>        politicians felt less and less constrained by the Constitution 
> and
>        began to increasingly stretch and violate it in various manners.
>      Sadly,
>        government courts have largely acquiesced to most of these power
>      grabs,
>        so most people today do not realize that like the federal
>      anti-drug
>        laws, the federal regulation of products and services by myriad
>        agencies, the federal "ownership" of large tracts of land in 
> many
>        states, etc., federal immigration laws are unconstitutional and
>        therefore illegal.
>        Morally speaking, of course, it doesn't much matter whether a 
> bad
>      law
>        is "legal" or not. Plenty of horrific abuses committed by
>      government
>        authorities throughout history have been perfectly legal 
> according
>      to
>        the laws enacted by themselves or their colleagues. But since 
> many
>        people have been taught to automatically view the law as a good
>      thing
>        (for an enlightening discussion of this, I highly recommend
>      watching
>        the speech Larken Rose gave at an Independence Day rally a few
>      years
>        ago, online at 
> [5][8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNWnBmoFiGQ),
>      being
>        able to explain how you are not advocating lawbreaking when you
>      stand
>        up for the rights of undocumented migrants, but in fact 
> upholding
>      the
>        highest law of the land, can be useful when when you are asked
>      your
>        position on "enforcing the law", "illegal" immigration, etc.
>        One final point � you didn't say in your reply whether the
>      reporter's
>        comments that you "argu(ed) that undocumented immigrants present
>        potential health and public safety problems" were also 
> inaccurate,
>      but
>        if you did say anything along those lines, I would strongly urge
>      you to
>        avoid such comments in the future. Virtually anyone can be
>      accurately
>        said to represent a potential public health or safety problem 
> (you
>      or I
>        might potentially get sick, or do something unsafe in public!),
>      but the
>        law should never criminalize or discriminate against people on
>      such
>        vague grounds � no one should be detained without probable 
> cause
>      to
>        suspect that a particular individual poses a credible threat to
>      public
>        health or safety. The mere fact of being undocumented does not
>      make
>        anyone a threat to public health or safety.
>        Good luck out there on the campaign trail, and don't forget that
>        electoral victory is only a small part of the battle � your
>      ability to
>        advance the cause of freedom as an elected official will largely
>      depend
>        on your ability to articulate and defend the libertarian message
>      to
>        your constituents and colleagues whose support you will need in
>      order
>        to be an effective legislator and get pro-freedom changes 
> enacted
>      while
>        blocking attempts to expand the size, scope, cost, and power of
>        government!
>        Love & Liberty,
>                                           ((( starchild )))
>        At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>                                [6][9]RealReform at earthlink.net
>                                         (415) 625-FREE
>        P.S. � I'm copying Florida LP member Ryan Ramsey on this email
>      since he
>        wrote separately to members of the LNC regarding my initial
>      message
>        about the Herald-Tribune article; I'll try to respond to him
>      separately
>        later, but am behind on constituent email lately.
>        On Jan 21, 2018, at 2:55 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>        Thank you Alison that is why I wanted to hear directly from you.
>        Now go knock them dead.  Figuratively of course.
>        -Caryn Ann
>        On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 3:27 PM Alison Foxall
>        <[7][10]alison at foxallforflorida.com> wrote:
>        To whom this may concern:
>        "Legislation that would punish local governments that don�t
>      fully
>        cooperate with federal immigration authorities drew support from
>        Libertarian Alison Foxall and criticism from Democrat Margaret
>      Good..."
>        I never said I supported legislation to punish local 
> governments.
>        Further, "drew support....and criticism" never happened because
>      the
>        audience didn't clap for either candidate. The journalist, Zac
>        Anderson, definitely got those points wrong. He never directly
>      quoted
>        me except when I said it was a hot-button issue and I don't know
>      why
>        (continue reading to see why I said that).
>        I oppose the top-down approach from the state of FL forcing 
> local
>        governments to enforce federal immigration laws. The GOP 
> continues
>      to
>        push this. Something to note: our local law enforcement and the
>        majority of our constituents here in Sarasota support legal
>      immigration
>        and do not want their city or county turned into a haven for
>        "undocumented" peoples, so they have chosen to enforce federal
>      laws.
>        As a candidate for FL state house representative, in my opinion,
>      it is
>        wise to have a working relationship with existing local elected
>        officials and despite what happens in different areas of the
>      country,
>        our Sherrif here in Sarasota is well-liked and supports the 
> second
>        amendment and an armed citizenry. I support the Sherrif and the
>      City
>        Council� and ultimately the rest of the community's decision 
> to
>      enforce
>        the law. It is, after all, what the constituency wants and why 
> the
>        Sherrif has been at his station, continuously elected for the 
> last
>      10
>        years.
>        A question that often comes up, much more so than talking about
>      the
>        issues, is "how will you work with the old guard in Tallahassee
>      [the
>        Capital]?". Voters are legitimately considering how a 
> Libertarian
>        Representative would work within the Republican majority and
>      Democratic
>        minority. Voters are curious if I will be able to form alliances
>      or
>        alienate myself in the House. Something they clearly don't want 
> is
>        alienation.
>        Even though I support the decisions of my constituents and their
>      own
>        local governance, I under no circumstance would vote at the 
> state
>      level
>        to make counties or cities enforce federal immigration laws. 
> That
>      is up
>        to local governments. In Florida, we have "home rule" laws and 
> the
>        state should not be imposing their will onto local 
> municipalities.
>      It
>        is written in our state constitution. I would have very little 
> to
>      do
>        when it comes to immigration issues which is why it is not 
> present
>      on
>        my website. I've knocked on thousands of doors and out of all
>      those
>        people I have spoken to, none have ever brought up immigration.
>      None.
>        Sarasota does not face an "illegal" immigration "problem".
>        So, why was it asked at a League of Women voters event? Because
>      the GOP
>        sent scare tactic mailers to almost all voters in the district 
> in
>      late
>        December to drum up voter turnout in a special election to vote
>      against
>        the Democrat. They employed the same tactic early last year in a
>      city
>        council election. The GOP lost. Badly. Since December when that
>      first
>        mailer went out, immigration questions have only come up twice 
> in
>        public appearances. The Democrats in Sarasota on the city 
> council
>      have
>        no interest in ceasing to enforce federal immigration laws, but
>      the GOP
>        is blowing the issue out of proportion as if it's something they
>      want.
>        Personally, I am not enthusiastic about the issue (neither are 
> the
>        DEM's here) and it's not something I go around talking about to
>      solicit
>        votes. My platform is largely economic and energy based, with
>        highlights about restoring rights to felons that have finished
>      their
>        sentences and ending the drug war to help end the opioid crisis 
> in
>      our
>        area, as well as jumpstart a hemp industry in our state.
>        Sarasota is not like most places. 62% of its income comes from
>        dividends, interest, and social security payouts. That will tip
>      you off
>        to the demographics here: older retirees. And when I say older, 
> I
>      mean
>        really older, from the Silent Generation. We have more deaths in
>        Sarasota than we do births. At least 10% of people here remember
>        growing up during the great depression. A third of the 
> population
>      grew
>        up and lived through WWII. Nearly everyone remembers the start 
> of
>      the
>        Cold War, the wonders of the new space program, and Kennedy's
>        assassination. People talk about some of these events as if they
>        happened just a few years ago. The things they care about are 
> what
>      I
>        care about. I'm trying to become their representative, after 
> all.
>        The libertarian facebook firing squad is a distraction from our
>      goal of
>        reducing government. We are nowhere near even my stepping stone
>      dream
>        of very limited government. Immigration laws need massive reform
>      at the
>        federal level and how we get there is not through me or the seat
>      I'm
>        trying to win. I became a Libertarian in 2014 when Adrian Wyllie
>      made
>        the call to change my party registration. At the time I was
>        non-partisan and a self-described anarcho-capitalist (hence the
>      strong
>        platform about economic freedom). I believed that political
>      parties
>        were a big part of the problems our country is facing and 
> resisted
>        joining for some time. But after seeing the injustice of debate
>        exclusion that Wyllie faced in Florida, and the possibility of 
> the
>        Libertarian Party becoming a major party by reaching 5% 
> threshold
>      of
>        registered voters, I took a leap of faith and joined "the
>      collective"
>        of big-L Libertarians in Florida and I haven't looked back 
> since.
>      I
>        figured I might as well be a part of the change, instead of not
>        participating at all.
>        Our campaign has received a ridiculous amount of mainstream 
> media
>        attention locally. TV and printed news is the preferred news
>        consumption platform for our audience, and we've gotten a lot of
>      it.
>        Yesterday, the local news station came out to our canvassing
>      assembly
>        before we hit the streets. I am meeting with TV, radio, and news
>        journalists every day this week. January 30th we will be in the
>        televised debates and it is anticipated to be one of the most
>      watched
>        things on local television this year. I've attached some 
> coverage
>      that
>        ran in this mornings paper. My photo is front and center. The
>      article
>        mentions we are a big wild card, campaigning aggressively, and
>      could
>        draw significant support. These are the kindest things a news
>        journalist have said about a Libertarian campaign I've ever read
>      about
>        in Florida. This is our chance to win.
>        I implore you all to help drum up support to win this seat 
> instead
>      of
>        hampering it. We have huge momentum here on the ground, and 
> we've
>        already broken fundraising records for a FL Libertarian State
>      House
>        campaign in a special election, and are about $1,800 away from
>      breaking
>        the overall amount raised in any FL Libertarian State House
>      campaign.
>        We are making history and smashing through records from nearly 
> 15
>      years
>        ago. Libertarians in Florida are on the rise.
>        As this email took an absorbent amount of time to write, if you
>      have
>        follow-up questions, please give me a call: [11]941-840-0369. My
>      time needs
>        to be spent very wisely from now until election day on February
>      13th.
>        This is the home stretch, the culmination of months and 
> thousands
>      of
>        hours of work. I'm running to advance our movement, to grow our
>      party,
>        and most of all to have Libertarian representation in our state.
>      The
>        opportunity to win is dangling in front of us, ripe, and ready 
> for
>      the
>        taking. The question is: do you really want it as much as I do?
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>      jGX-d3_yKW9
>        jlCX31k1H6H0?si=4861442635857920&pi=0300150b-276f-4cc8-
>      b606-39637f4
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>        Thank you,
>        Alison Foxall
>        Libertarian Candidate for FL House District 72
>        Special Election, February 13th, 2018
>        Volunteer Today: [8][12]foxallforflorida.com/volunteer
>        On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 2:01 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos
>        <[9][13]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
>        I would like to hear Alison's view.
>        On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 12:06 AM, Starchild
>      <[10][14]starchild at lp.org>
>        wrote:
> 
>      SARASOTA � Legislation that would punish local governments that
>      don�t
> 
>        fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities drew 
> support
>      from
>        Libertarian Alison Foxall and criticism from Democrat Margaret
>      Good
>        during a candidate forum for the state House District 72 race
>      Tuesday.
> 
>      Foxall, a Sarasota marketing company owner, noted that the 
> so-called
> 
>        sanctuary cities bill � which cleared the Florida House last
>      week � has
>        become �a very hot button issue.�
> 
>      �I don�t understand why,� Foxall said in arguing that
>      undocumented
> 
>        immigrants present potential health and public safety problems.
>        (From
>        [11][15]http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180116/sarasota-stat
>      e-house-can
>        didates-debate-immigration-guns-abortion-at-forum)
>                I can't find anything on Alison Foxall's website about
>        immigration one way or the other, and want to give her the 
> benefit
>      of
>        the doubt that the paper got it wrong. I've copied the 
> candidate,
>      who
>        is also a member of the Social Media Process Review Committee, 
> on
>      this
>        message so she can address what her local paper reported.
>                Hopefully we are not too preoccupied with policing
>      intemperate
>        posts on Facebook to be concerned if a Libertarian candidate is
>      taking
>        actual anti-libertarian positions at a public campaign event
>      covered by
>        the media. Allison's campaign is currently being touted in an ad
>      on the
>        front page of [12]LP.org.
>        Love & Liberty,
>                                           ((( starchild )))
>        At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>                                        [13][16]starchild at lp.org
>                                        (415) 625-FREE
>          _______________________________________________
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>          [14][17]Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>          [15][18]http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
>      References
>        1. 
> [19]http://floridapolitics.com/archives/248759-sanctuary-city-
>      ban-bill-makes-comebac
>        2. mailto:[20]zac.anderson at heraldtribune.com
>        3. [21]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
>      List_of_United_States_immigration_laws
>        4. [22]http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/mar/15/
>      florida-conference-catholic-bishops/being-united-states-
>      unlawfully-crime/
>        5. [23]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNWnBmoFiGQ
>        6. mailto:[24]RealReform at earthlink.net
>        7. mailto:[25]alison at foxallforflorida.com
>        8. [26]http://foxallforflorida.com/volunteer
>        9. mailto:[27]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
>       10. mailto:[28]starchild at lp.org
>       11. [29]http://www.heraldtribune.com/n
>      ews/20180116/sarasota-state-house-candidates-debate-immigrat
>      ion-guns-abortion-at-forum
>       12. [30]http://LP.org/
>       13. mailto:[31]starchild at lp.org
>       14. mailto:[32]Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>       15. [33]http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
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> References
> 
>    1. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
>    2. mailto:RealReform at earthlink.net
>    3. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/248759-sanctuary-city-ban-bil
>    4. tel:(941) 361-4836
>    5. mailto:zac.anderson at heraldtribune.com
>    6. 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_immigration_laws
>    7. 
> http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/mar/15/florida-con
>    8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNWnBmoFiGQ
>    9. mailto:RealReform at earthlink.net
>   10. mailto:alison at foxallforflorida.com
>   11. tel:941-840-0369
>   12. http://foxallforflorida.com/volunteer
>   13. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
>   14. mailto:starchild at lp.org
>   15. 
> http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180116/sarasota-state-house-can
>   16. mailto:starchild at lp.org
>   17. mailto:Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>   18. http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
>   19.
> http://floridapolitics.com/archives/248759-sanctuary-city-ban-bill-makes-comebac
>   20. mailto:zac.anderson at heraldtribune.com
>   21. 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_immigration_laws
>   22.
> http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/mar/15/florida-conference-catholic-bishops/being-united-states-unlawfully-crime/
>   23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNWnBmoFiGQ
>   24. mailto:RealReform at earthlink.net
>   25. mailto:alison at foxallforflorida.com
>   26. http://foxallforflorida.com/volunteer
>   27. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
>   28. mailto:starchild at lp.org
>   29.
> http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180116/sarasota-state-house-candidates-debate-immigration-guns-abortion-at-forum
>   30. http://LP.org/
>   31. mailto:starchild at lp.org
>   32. mailto:Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>   33. http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
>   34. mailto:Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>   35. http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
>   36. mailto:Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>   37. http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
>   38. mailto:Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>   39. http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
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