[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2018-22: PROPERTY RIGHTS RESOLUTION

[Nicholas Sarwark]

If this resolution merely restates the platform and statement of
principles, it is redundant.

If it goes beyond the platform and statement of principles, it is inappropriate.

In any case, it is a divisive and distracting waste of time to argue
over who is a "real libertarian."

I vote NO.

Yours in liberty,
Nick


On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 2:56 AM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business
<lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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>    We have an electronic mail ballot.
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>    Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 22, 2018 at 11:59:59pm
>    Pacific time.
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>    Co-Sponsors:  Caryn Ann Harlos, Richard Longstreth, Steven Nekhaila,
>    Justin O’Donnell, Joshua Smith
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>    Motion: Move to adopt the following resolution:
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>    WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party supports the free market and therefore
>    the right of privatization of property as an extension of the
>    individual;
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>    WHEREAS, the Statement of Principles of The Libertarian Party
>    explicitly supports the right to private property ownership, including
>    the right to do business utilizing that property as capital;
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>    WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party strongly supports the rights of
>    individuals to own private property including land, structures, natural
>    resources and other private space through homesteading, purchase, and
>    other lawful libertarian means;
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>    WHEREAS, ownership of private property, including but not limited to
>    land and housing, does not require continual or personal use to exist
>    as justly owned property unless otherwise abandoned;
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>    WHEREAS, these have been part of the principles of the Libertarian
>    Party since its inception;
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>    THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that socialist and communist property
>    ownership schemes, including the collectivization of property, unlawful
>    usurpation of property, and incorrect characterizations of private
>    property, unless otherwise voluntarily agreed by all parties, are
>    incompatible with the philosophy of the Libertarian Party.
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>    Important Bylaws note:
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>    Resolutions require passage by 3/4 vote as follows:
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>    Article 7:
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>    ***
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>    The National Committee may adopt public policy resolutions by a ¾ vote
>    with previous notice or by unanimous consent without previous notice.
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>    You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
>    [1]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting.  Votes are noted with a link to the
>    actual ballot cast for verification. You can find the time that the
>    manual tally was last updated at the bottom of the sheet.
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>    Please notify me of any discrepancies.
>    --
>    In Liberty,
>    Caryn Ann Harlos
>    Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary -
>    [2]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
>
> References
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>    1. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>    2. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org