[Lnc-business] Publishing links to candidate articles with some platform deviations

Daniel Hayes daniel.hayes at lp.org
Tue Mar 27 23:04:03 EDT 2018


I’m for deleting the whole platform and rolling the omissions plank into the end of the SOP. But that’s a little out of the power of the LNC. 

Daniel Hayes
LNC At Large Member

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> On Mar 27, 2018, at 9:55 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
> 
>   This  is how we have done it successfully.  And the disclaimer can be
>   done very politely and professionally that will not embarrass the
>   candidate.  I would hope that candidates would make that disclaimer
>   themselves.  Just as an activist I always clearly say when I deviate
>   from an LP position or when it is unsettled (most notable example being
>   abortion).
> 
>   On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 6:58 PM, Joshua Katz
>   <[1]planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>        Well, I'm clearly outnumbered, and it's situation-dependent, but
>     as a
>        general matter, I think I'd rather not do it than use a
>     disclaimer (but
>        I favor running things without the disclaimer, and if we can't do
>     that,
>        then just not running it - and, given our current system, I'm
>     happy
>        leaving that decision to the APRC and staff).  There are probably
>        circumstances where I'm fine with the disclaimer, and
>     circumstances
>        where I'm less fine.
>        Joshua A. Katz
>        On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 7:08 PM, <[1][2]erin.adams at lp.org> wrote:
>          I am comfortable with this
>        On 2018-03-27 18:55, Elizabeth Van Horn wrote:
>          I favor this method. As it allows for highlighting a candidate,
>          while
>          simultaneously alerting readers that the LP platform differs
>          somewhat.
>          ---
>          Elizabeth Van Horn
>          LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>          Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
>          Chair-LP Social Media Process Review Committee
>          Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
>          [2][3]http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>          On 2018-03-27 15:14, Whitney Bilyeu wrote:
>          What if we just ask staff to include in the blog post a
>     disclaimer
>          of
>             sorts with any such link....acknowledging that there may be
>          specific
>             opinions held by the candidate that are not 100% our own...?
>             Whitney
>             On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 1:36 PM, Wes Benedict
>          <[1][3][4]wes.benedict at lp.org>
> 
>           wrote:
>             Dear LNC:
>             I'm bringing this to your attention now, because it has not
>        been an
>             issue for several months, but likely will come up again soon
>        given
>             that we have lots of candidates and will be writing lots of
>        blog
>             entries about candidates this year.
>             Staff works to publish articles that comply with the LNC
>   Bylaws
>        and
>             Policy Manual. The Advertising Publications and Review
>        Committee is
>             tasked with ensuring publications comply.
>             I'd like to point out that I think Staff and the APRC have
>   had
>        a
>             pretty good working relationship for at least 3 years and
>        perhaps
>             even longer than that if I think about it. So, this is not
>        meant as
>             a complaint in general about the APRC, Staff, or the overall
>             procedures. Most things are fine in that area, in my opinion.
>   I
>        just
>             want to focus on one issue.
>             Nevertheless, it should come as no surprise that various
>        members of
>             the APRC and various staff don't always agree with each other
>        on
>             what constitutes a violation.
>             A particular area of uncertainty has been articles with
>        coverage of
>             candidates where the articles include some positions that
>        violate
>             platform.
>             I'll use public schools as a hypothetical, and the article
>        below
>             from the imaginary "Alexandria Beach Times."
>             ====start article====
>             [Sentence 1] John Doe, Libertarian candidate for Congress,
>   says
>        he
>             wants to cut taxes, cut spending, end the war on drugs, and
>        bring
>             our troops home from overseas.
>             [Sentence 2] When asked about public education, John Doe says
>        "I'd
>             like to use some of the savings from those cuts to increase
>        spending
>             on public schools."
>             ====end article====
>             I think most of the APRC and Staff would feel it's okay to
>        write a
>             blog and to quote Sentence 1 of the article above. Most of
>   the
>        APRC
>             and Staff would probably feel it's NOT okay to quote Sentence
>        2.
>             The area of likely disagreement is whether or not we could
>        include a
>             link to the source article in our blog entry.
>             If there was an article where 50% or more of the content
>   about
>        the
>             Libertarian candidate had platform violations, probably most
>   of
>        us
>             wouldn't want to publicize it.
>             There can be a great article about one of our candidates
>   where
>        90%
>             of the coverage is positive, but if 10% of the article
>   includes
>        a
>             platform violation, we maybe should not link to it, or maybe
>   we
>             should.
>             I used public school spending as an example above, but all
>        kinds of
>             things have come up in the past, such as opposing
>   legalization
>        of
>             hard drugs (or letting the states decide on that), the Fair
>        Tax,
>             welfare, some regulations, and so on.
>             I would like direction from the LNC on whether or not it is
>        okay to
>             publish things like blogs that links with some positions that
>        might
>             violate the platform.
>             Based on feedback, I might float a suggest amendment to the
>        Policy
>             Manual for you all to consider at the upcoming LNC meeting.
> 
>               I can work comfortabl[4]y with whichever direction the LNC
>          might go on
>               this particular issue, but I think it's an important
>     enough
>          issue
>               that has come up quite a bit in the past, that it should
>     be
>               considered by the LNC.
>               If the LNC prefers to leave the decision up to the APRC,
>     that
>          is
>               another option I'm comfortable with. In fact, I think
>     that's
>          the
>               status quo right now, however, given recent changes in the
>          APRC, I
>               could not tell you how they'd rule on the above issue.
>               Thanks,
>               --
>               Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>               Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>               [2]1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
>               [3][5][5](202) 333-0008 ext. 232,
>     [4][6][6]wes.benedict at lp.org
>               [5][7][7]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>               Join the Libertarian Party at:
>     [6][8][8]http://lp.org/membership
>          References
>             1. mailto:[9][9]wes.benedict at lp.org
>             2.
>          [10][10]https://maps.google.com/?q=1444+Duke+St.,+Alexandria,+
>     VA+223
>          14&entry=gmail&source=g
>             3. tel:[11][11](202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>             4. mailto:[12][12]wes.benedict at lp.org
>             5. [13][13]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>             6. [14][14]http://lp.org/membership
>     References
>        1. mailto:[15]erin.adams at lp.org
>        2. [16]http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>        3. mailto:[17]wes.benedict at lp.org
>        4. [18]https://maps.google.com/?q=y+with+whichever+direction+the+
>     LNC+&entry=gmail&source=g
>        5. tel:[19](202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>        6. mailto:[20]wes.benedict at lp.org
>        7. [21]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>        8. [22]http://lp.org/membership
>        9. mailto:[23]wes.benedict at lp.org
>       10. [24]https://maps.google.com/?q=1444+Duke+St
>       11. tel:[25](202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>       12. mailto:[26]wes.benedict at lp.org
>       13. [27]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>       14. [28]http://lp.org/membership
> 
>   --
>   --
>   In Liberty,
>   Caryn Ann Harlos
>   Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>   Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington)
>   - [29]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
>   Communications Director, [30]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:planning4liberty at gmail.com
>   2. mailto:erin.adams at lp.org
>   3. http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>   4. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>   5. tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>   6. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>   7. http://facebook.com/libertarians
>   8. http://lp.org/membership
>   9. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>  10. https://maps.google.com/?q=1444+Duke+St
>  11. tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>  12. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>  13. http://facebook.com/libertarians
>  14. http://lp.org/membership
>  15. mailto:erin.adams at lp.org
>  16. http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>  17. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>  18. https://maps.google.com/?q=y+with+whichever+direction+the+LNC+&entry=gmail&source=g
>  19. tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>  20. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>  21. http://facebook.com/libertarians
>  22. http://lp.org/membership
>  23. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>  24. https://maps.google.com/?q=1444+Duke+St
>  25. tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>  26. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>  27. http://facebook.com/libertarians
>  28. http://lp.org/membership
>  29. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>  30. http://www.lpcolorado.org/




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