[Lnc-business] Request from PA - Legal Assistance

Tue Aug 7 23:25:48 EDT 2018

Hi Alex, I'm reading through everything, and tried to find a Tim Silies,
but think Steve Brenize meant Tim Silfies.  : )

I was able to find Tim Silfies's campaign page on FB and his website,
and he looks to be running a decent campaign.  He's also espousing
libertarian values. 

Since I'm not as experienced with the budgeting side for candidates,
I'll be reading and following along as this unfolds.  With that said,
I'm generally inclined to give aid to state affiliates, if it's
something that LP national can feasibly do.  

Cheers, 
EVH

---
Elizabeth Van Horn

On 2018-08-07 22:37, Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) via Lnc-business
wrote:

> Steves Response to Mr. Goldstein's questions: 
> 
> "At this time we don't have raw numbers it could be a couple thousand or 20k since the challenge is coming for the state GOP and that is what they had available to spend based on their last filling with the state. Frankly I Don't care what a previous LNC and LPPA board got into. This motion it capped at 11k and also gives the LNC the ability to manage the resources. It also gives the LNC the opportunity to support 4 candidates for federal office one of which Tim Silies which is getting challenged has raised 40k and put his career on hold to promote the principles of Liberty." 
> 
> Re: Caryn's concerns I was approached by Steve ,he has also approached other LNC reps. In hindsight I should of first reached out to the Region 5 rep, which is something I'll make sure I do in future instances. My intention was to get the discussion going to figure out what is possible and what isn't since my impression was it may be time sensitive. So my sincerest apologies for overstepping.
> 
> Alex Merced Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP 
> 
> On Aug 7, 2018, at 10:12 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
> Why isn't the regional representative the one spearheading this? 
> 
> -Caryn Ann  
> 
> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 7:39 PM Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote: I would need significantly more information about the situation, 
> including what/how many candidates are involved, what the LPPA intends 
> to contribute toward costs, exactly what kind of legal costs might be 
> involved, how the money would be allocated and where it is coming from 
> in our budget before I would even consider such a motion.  What is the 
> time line on this effort?
> 
> If I'm not mistaken, the LNC has been burned on LPPA legal involvement 
> in the past and I'm not one to repeat mistakes.
> 
> ---
> Sam Goldstein
> Libertarian National Committee
> 317-850-0726 Cell
> 
> On 2018-08-07 20:59, Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) via Lnc-business 
> wrote:
>> This is the wording from Steven Brenize. Feedback?
>> 
>> "Motion to allocate up to $11,000 for legal costs, either utilising
>> the National Parties legal resources or for payment of hired legal
>> staff to  aide Pennsylvania's candidates for Federal offices in their
>> goal to stay on the ballot for the November election, and direct staff
>> to work with said candidates and LPPA leadership to ensure the prudent
>> use of those resources."
>> 
>> Alex Merced
>> Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP
>> 
>>> On Aug 7, 2018, at 5:40 PM, Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) via 
>>> Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> PA is anticipating some challenges to their petitions especially for 
>>> federal candidates and are requestiong legal assistance either in 
>>> financial assistance to get counsel or to make use of any counsel we 
>>> may have in retainer.
>>> 
>>> PA was able to satisfy its petitioning requirements with 75% volunteer 
>>> signatures, requiring no assistance from the LNC up this point.
>>> 
>>> Secretary Steven Brenize will submit to me a motion of his detailed 
>>> request to me later to discuss and get the ball rolling. The amount 
>>> requested in financial aid is $11,000.
>>> 
>>> I send this email to begin the discussion on everyones thoughts on the 
>>> capacity to meet this request and the value of it. I generally am 
>>> always in favor of helping keep candidates on the ballot but there may 
>>> be alternative arrangements some of you may be aware of that may be of 
>>> use to accomplish this.
>>> 
>>> Alex Merced
>>> Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP -- 
> 
> -- 
> 
> IN LIBERTY, 
> CARYN ANN HARLOS 
> Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary - 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_
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