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

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

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 <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
> www.odonnell2018.org
>



-- 
-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
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*
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   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/