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

Caryn Ann Harlos caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
Wed Aug 15 18:33:27 EDT 2018


At time in my life that would have been a whole bi-weekly paycheck.

Let be careful to not be poor-shaming here.

-Caryn Ann


On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 4:11 PM <brent.olsen at lp.org> wrote:

> "The numbers thrown around here are a HUGE amount to some people.
> Literally the difference between food and housing and none."
>
> Or being in the dog house with the wife, who feels I already spend too
> much money on the party...  ;)
>
> -Brent
>
>
> On 2018-08-15 15:07, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> > I find the same things tedious.  It is activism one-upmanship and
> >    having classes of activism.  The guy who has never knocked on a door
> > or
> >    given to a candidate but toils in other ways is not “lesser” but
> >    rhetoric can give that impression.
> >
> >    And the focus on simple monetary amounts can shame those who don’t
> > have
> >    that kind of resource.
> >
> >
> >
> >    The numbers thrown around here are a HUGE amount to some people.
> >    Literally the difference between food and housing and none.
> >
> >    -Caryn Ann
> >
> >    On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 3:49 PM Susan Hogarth via Lnc-business
> >    <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> >
> >         I take it as a given that we are all working hard. I find these
> >      “let’s
> >         focus on real business” critiques tedious.
> >         I do think we need to worry about a *perception* that we are
> >      allotting
> >         too much time to posturing, though.
> >         Susan Jane Hogarth
> >         Region 5 Alternate
> >         [1]919-906-2106
> >         On Aug 15, 2018 at 5:39 PM, <[2]Caryn Ann Harlos> wrote:
> >         My point was that I know for a fact of candidate assistance he
> > is
> >         doing.
> >         -Caryn Ann
> >         On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 3:36 PM Susan Hogarth via Lnc-business
> >         <[3][2]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> >              I took a quick look at Smith’s fb page and it is indeed
> >      almost
> >           all
> >              about this.
> >              Most disturbing in light of all the this-is-not-a-purge
> > talk
> >      is
> >           his
> >              featuring of this clearly pro-purge fanmail:
> >              [cid:6F811495-0D5B-4C23-AE16-0AFC39078BD6]
> >              Susan Jane Hogarth
> >              Region 5 Alternate
> >              [1]919-906-2106
> >              On Aug 15, 2018 at 5:14 PM, <[2]Caryn Ann Harlos via
> >           Lnc-business>
> >              wrote:
> >              I do a weekly fundraising drive for a candidate each week.
> >              If you are going to go to the trouble of counting emails,
> > it
> >           would be
> >              nice if you went to the trouble of finding out things that
> >      don’t
> >           fit
> >              your narrative.  You could also do the same for Joshua.
> > He
> >      can
> >           speak
> >              to his own activities but I know for a fact that you
> >      caricature
> >           of him
> >              as only caring about this is woefully incorrect.
> >              By the time my promo schedule is done I will have raised
> > as
> >           much.  We
> >              shouldn’t have to highlight our own candidacy efforts by
> >      putting
> >           other
> >              people’s efforts down.  That is a real issue in this
> > Party.
> >              -Caryn Ann
> >              On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 3:02 PM Joe Bishop-Henchman via
> >           Lnc-business
> >              <[1][4][3]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> >                I vote no.
> >                I oppose socialism, support property rights, and think
> >           syndicalists
> >                (to
> >                use a more precise term for them) are naive, wrong, and
> >           internally
> >                inconsistent. If one of their tiny number is a candidate
> >      for
> >           office
> >                in
> >                Michigan, I think it's fair if Michigan sought to expel
> >      them or
> >                remove
> >                them from the ballot. If one of them in a position of
> > LNC
> >           authority
> >                espouses views advocating violence or destruction of
> >      individual
> >                rights,
> >                I think it's fair to consider censure or removal.
> >                Neither is the case here. This resolution either
> > reaffirms
> >      our
> >                platform
> >                - using some odd language that throws Georgists and
> >      mutualists
> >           under
> >                the
> >                bus too - or it expands our platform and turns the LNC
> >      into a
> >           purity
> >                police of Libertarian beliefs.
> >                Mr. Olsen mentioned real instances of people hesitant
> >      about
> >           joining
> >                the
> >                party because of the rise of these syndicalists. That
> >      gives me
> >                pause. If
> >                I were talking to such a person, I'd point out our
> >      platform as
> >           it
> >                stands
> >                and let them know that the weirdo socialists couldn't
> > even
> >      fill
> >           one
> >                Uber, let alone pose any threat to our party. Would such
> > a
> >           person be
> >                more reassured by a "reaffirmed" Platform than the
> > current
> >           Platform?
> >                Are
> >                our SoP and Platform so weak that this group has managed
> >      to
> >           shake
> >                the
> >                foundations of our Party?
> >                I encounter people all the time who aren't sure what the
> >           Libertarian
> >                Party stand for because of our various strains of
> > thought
> >      and
> >           our
> >                inability to focus on electing candidates. A non-binding
> >           resolution
> >                doesn't fix that. It actually makes it worse -
> > signalling
> >      that
> >           we
> >                the
> >                LNC can't keep our eye on electing candidates, or at
> > least
> >      on
> >                promoting
> >                Libertarian solutions to the problems of the day.
> >                In the four days, Ms. Harlos has written and sent 68
> >      emails on
> >           this
> >                matter and Mr. Smith has posted 20 Facebook posts on
> > this
> >           matter.
> >                They've decided this is their number one issue and want
> > it
> >      to
> >           be the
> >                LNC's number one issue.
> >                If we're looking to demonstrate Libertarian relevance to
> >           voters, I
> >                would
> >                instead suggest one of the following could be our top
> > item
> >      for
> >                discussion, action, or marketing this week:
> >                *China announces 25% tariffs on $60 billion worth of
> > U.S.
> >           goods, in
> >                response to President Trump considering higher tariffs
> > on
> >      $200
> >                billion
> >                worth of Chinese goods. The total negative effect of
> >      enacted
> >           and
> >                announced tariffs in this tariff war is 465,000 lost
> > jobs
> >      and
> >           $150
> >                billion less in economic growth.
> >                *The U.S. Senate is poised to approve H.R. 6157, which
> >           increases
> >                Pentagon spending to $675 billion for this upcoming
> > year.
> >      While
> >                federal
> >                spending is being boosted, the U.S. Treasury is expected
> >      to
> >           borrow
> >                $955
> >                billion this year, up from $519 billion last year.
> >                *$1.7 billion was spent on lobbying in Washington, DC in
> >      the
> >           first
> >                six
> >                months of this year, the highest since 2010. There are
> >      9,785
> >                registered
> >                lobbyists in the nation's capital, or 18 for each member
> >      of
> >                Congress.
> >                *Electric power was restored to the entire island of
> >      Puerto
> >           Rico
> >                today
> >                for the first time since Hurricane Maria hit 328 days
> > ago,
> >      a
> >           woeful
> >                testament to the commonwealth's dependence on the
> > federal
> >                government.
> >                *Wildfires continue to devastate northern California,
> >           destroying
> >                thousands of homes and claiming 31 lives. Regulations
> >      prohibit
> >                timber
> >                companies from clearing out dense forests and removing
> > an
> >           estimated
> >                129
> >                million dead trees, leaving a tinder box.
> >                *50 schoolchildren on a field trip were killed and 80
> > were
> >           wounded
> >                in a
> >                Saudi airstrike in northern Yemen that hit their bus
> > last
> >           Thursday.
> >                The
> >                victims were age 6 to 11. U.S. Secretary of State
> > Pompeo,
> >      on
> >           the
> >                phone
> >                with the Saudi Crown Prince a few days later, thanked
> > the
> >           Saudis for
> >                their help in Syria and Iraq.
> >                *President Trump revoked the security clearance of one
> >      official
> >           who
> >                has
> >                spoken out against him, and fired an FBI official who
> >      spoke out
> >                against
> >                him.
> >                *California's Supreme Court struck down San Diego's
> >      decision
> >                (approved
> >                by 65% of voters) to put city employees into a 401k
> >      retirement
> >           plan
> >                instead of an antiquated and costly defined benefit
> >      pension
> >           plan. In
> >                DC,
> >                the WMATA transit agency lost a similar arbitration
> >      dispute.
> >                Taxpayers
> >                will have to pick up the tab in both instances.
> >                *Socialist Venezuela today defaulted on another $1.125
> >      billion
> >           in
> >                bonds.
> >                Several dozen opposition figures have been rounded up
> > for
> >                "questioning"
> >                following a drone assassination attempt on Maduro
> > earlier
> >      this
> >                month.
> >                *New Zealand banned foreigners from buying property as a
> >      way of
> >                "solving" high housing prices. U.S. cities may look at
> > the
> >      idea
> >                next.
> >                *North Dakota will vote on marijuana legalization, after
> >      LP
> >           activist
> >                Dave Owen and his org LegalizeND got the issue on the
> >      ballot
> >           this
> >                week.
> >                *And of course, our many great candidates who need
> >      donations,
> >                volunteers, and attention as they work to be elected and
> >           re-elected.
> >                Imagine how much money we could raise for them or
> >      activists we
> >           could
> >                get
> >                for them if we were e-mailing 68 times or posting 20
> >      Facebook
> >           posts
> >                about them instead?
> >                Relating to the last point, over the next few days I'm
> >      going to
> >                personally donate $68 each - one for each of Ms.
> > Harlos's
> >           emails
> >                about
> >                socialist entryism in the last four days - to ten LP
> >      candidates
> >           in
> >                winnable or ballot-access-important races across the
> >      country,
> >           and
> >                publicizing it to my network to encourage others to give
> >      as
> >           well. If
> >                all
> >                27 of us were to do the same, that's an injection of
> >      $18,360
> >           and a
> >                clear
> >                demonstration that this LNC has its priorities in order.
> >      If all
> >           27
> >                of us
> >                were to get our networks to do the same, that may make
> > the
> >                difference
> >                between winning and not winning. I welcome anyone
> > joining
> >      me in
> >           this
> >                pledge, regardless of how they vote on this resolution.
> >                JBH
> >                ------------
> >                Joe Bishop-Henchman
> >                LNC Member (At-Large)
> >                [2][5][4]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> >                [3][6][5]www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >                On 2018-08-15 05:56, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business
> >      wrote:
> >                > We have an electronic mail ballot.
> >                >
> >                >    Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 22,
> >      2018 at
> >                > 11:59:59pm
> >                >    Pacific time.
> >                >
> >                >    Co-Sponsors:  Caryn Ann Harlos, Richard Longstreth,
> >      Steven
> >                Nekhaila,
> >                >    Justin O’Donnell, Joshua Smith
> >                >
> >                >    Motion: Move to adopt the following resolution:
> >                >
> >                >    WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party supports the free
> >      market
> >           and
> >                > therefore
> >                >    the right of privatization of property as an
> >      extension of
> >           the
> >                >    individual;
> >                >
> >                >    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;
> >                >
> >                >    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;
> >                >
> >                >    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;
> >                >
> >                >    WHEREAS, these have been part of the principles of
> >      the
> >                Libertarian
> >                >    Party since its inception;
> >                >
> >                >    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.
> >                >
> >                >    =============================================
> >                >
> >                >    Important Bylaws note:
> >                >
> >                >    Resolutions require passage by 3/4 vote as follows:
> >                >
> >                >    Article 7:
> >                >
> >                >    ***
> >                >
> >                >    The National Committee may adopt public policy
> >      resolutions
> >           by a
> >                ¾
> >                > vote
> >                >    with previous notice or by unanimous consent
> > without
> >           previous
> >                > notice.
> >                >
> >                >    =============================================
> >                >
> >                >    You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally
> > of
> >           votes
> >                here:
> >                >    [1][4][7][6]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.
> >                >
> >                >    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
> >                >
> >                >    1. [5][8][7]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >                >    2. mailto:[6]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
> >              --
> >              --
> >              In Liberty,
> >              Caryn Ann Harlos
> >              Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee
> >      Secretary
> >              - [7]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
> >              1. mailto:[9][8]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >              2. mailto:[10][9]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> >              3. [11][10]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >              4. [12][11]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >              5. [13][12]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >              6. mailto:[14]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
> >              7. mailto:[15]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
> >           References
> >              1. tel:919-906-2106
> >              2. mailto:[16][13]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >         --
> >         --
> >         In Liberty,
> >         Caryn Ann Harlos
> >         Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary
> >         - [17]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
> >         1. tel:919-906-2106
> >         2. mailto:[14]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >         3. mailto:[15]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >         4. mailto:[16]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >         5. mailto:[17]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> >         6. [18]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >         7. [19]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >         8. [20]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >         9. mailto:[21]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >        10. mailto:[22]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> >        11. [23]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >        12. [24]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >        13. [25]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >        14. mailto:[26]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
> >        15. mailto:[27]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
> >        16. mailto:[28]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >        17. mailto:[29]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
> >
> >    --
> >
> >    --
> >    In Liberty,
> >    Caryn Ann Harlos
> >    Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary
> >    - [30]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
> >
> >    1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >    2. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >    3. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >    4. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> >    5. http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >    6. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >    7. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >    8. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >    9. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> >   10. http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >   11. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >   12. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >   13. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >   14. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >   15. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >   16. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >   17. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> >   18. http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >   19. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >   20. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >   21. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >   22. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> >   23. http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >   24. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >   25. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
> >   26. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
> >   27. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
> >   28. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> >   29. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
> >   30. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>
> --
-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <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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   At time in my life that would have been a whole bi-weekly paycheck.

   Let be careful to not be poor-shaming here.

   -Caryn Ann

   On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 4:11 PM <[1]brent.olsen at lp.org> wrote:

     "The numbers thrown around here are a HUGE amount to some people.
     Literally the difference between food and housing and none."
     Or being in the dog house with the wife, who feels I already spend
     too
     much money on the party...  ;)
     -Brent
     On 2018-08-15 15:07, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
     > I find the same things tedious.  It is activism one-upmanship and
     >    having classes of activism.  The guy who has never knocked on a
     door
     > or
     >    given to a candidate but toils in other ways is not “lesser”
     but
     >    rhetoric can give that impression.
     >
     >    And the focus on simple monetary amounts can shame those who
     don’t
     > have
     >    that kind of resource.
     >
     >
     >
     >    The numbers thrown around here are a HUGE amount to some
     people.
     >    Literally the difference between food and housing and none.
     >
     >    -Caryn Ann
     >
     >    On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 3:49 PM Susan Hogarth via Lnc-business
     >    <[1][2]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
     >
     >         I take it as a given that we are all working hard. I find
     these
     >      “let’s
     >         focus on real business” critiques tedious.
     >         I do think we need to worry about a *perception* that we
     are
     >      allotting
     >         too much time to posturing, though.
     >         Susan Jane Hogarth
     >         Region 5 Alternate
     >         [1]919-906-2106
     >         On Aug 15, 2018 at 5:39 PM, <[2]Caryn Ann Harlos> wrote:
     >         My point was that I know for a fact of candidate
     assistance he
     > is
     >         doing.
     >         -Caryn Ann
     >         On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 3:36 PM Susan Hogarth via
     Lnc-business
     >         <[3][2][3]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
     >              I took a quick look at Smith’s fb page and it is
     indeed
     >      almost
     >           all
     >              about this.
     >              Most disturbing in light of all the
     this-is-not-a-purge
     > talk
     >      is
     >           his
     >              featuring of this clearly pro-purge fanmail:
     >              [cid:6F811495-0D5B-4C23-AE16-0AFC39078BD6]
     >              Susan Jane Hogarth
     >              Region 5 Alternate
     >              [1]919-906-2106
     >              On Aug 15, 2018 at 5:14 PM, <[2]Caryn Ann Harlos via
     >           Lnc-business>
     >              wrote:
     >              I do a weekly fundraising drive for a candidate each
     week.
     >              If you are going to go to the trouble of counting
     emails,
     > it
     >           would be
     >              nice if you went to the trouble of finding out things
     that
     >      don’t
     >           fit
     >              your narrative.  You could also do the same for
     Joshua.
     > He
     >      can
     >           speak
     >              to his own activities but I know for a fact that you
     >      caricature
     >           of him
     >              as only caring about this is woefully incorrect.
     >              By the time my promo schedule is done I will have
     raised
     > as
     >           much.  We
     >              shouldn’t have to highlight our own candidacy efforts
     by
     >      putting
     >           other
     >              people’s efforts down.  That is a real issue in this
     > Party.
     >              -Caryn Ann
     >              On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 3:02 PM Joe Bishop-Henchman
     via
     >           Lnc-business
     >              <[1][4][3][4]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
     >                I vote no.
     >                I oppose socialism, support property rights, and
     think
     >           syndicalists
     >                (to
     >                use a more precise term for them) are naive, wrong,
     and
     >           internally
     >                inconsistent. If one of their tiny number is a
     candidate
     >      for
     >           office
     >                in
     >                Michigan, I think it's fair if Michigan sought to
     expel
     >      them or
     >                remove
     >                them from the ballot. If one of them in a position
     of
     > LNC
     >           authority
     >                espouses views advocating violence or destruction
     of
     >      individual
     >                rights,
     >                I think it's fair to consider censure or removal.
     >                Neither is the case here. This resolution either
     > reaffirms
     >      our
     >                platform
     >                - using some odd language that throws Georgists and
     >      mutualists
     >           under
     >                the
     >                bus too - or it expands our platform and turns the
     LNC
     >      into a
     >           purity
     >                police of Libertarian beliefs.
     >                Mr. Olsen mentioned real instances of people
     hesitant
     >      about
     >           joining
     >                the
     >                party because of the rise of these syndicalists.
     That
     >      gives me
     >                pause. If
     >                I were talking to such a person, I'd point out our
     >      platform as
     >           it
     >                stands
     >                and let them know that the weirdo socialists
     couldn't
     > even
     >      fill
     >           one
     >                Uber, let alone pose any threat to our party. Would
     such
     > a
     >           person be
     >                more reassured by a "reaffirmed" Platform than the
     > current
     >           Platform?
     >                Are
     >                our SoP and Platform so weak that this group has
     managed
     >      to
     >           shake
     >                the
     >                foundations of our Party?
     >                I encounter people all the time who aren't sure
     what the
     >           Libertarian
     >                Party stand for because of our various strains of
     > thought
     >      and
     >           our
     >                inability to focus on electing candidates. A
     non-binding
     >           resolution
     >                doesn't fix that. It actually makes it worse -
     > signalling
     >      that
     >           we
     >                the
     >                LNC can't keep our eye on electing candidates, or
     at
     > least
     >      on
     >                promoting
     >                Libertarian solutions to the problems of the day.
     >                In the four days, Ms. Harlos has written and sent
     68
     >      emails on
     >           this
     >                matter and Mr. Smith has posted 20 Facebook posts
     on
     > this
     >           matter.
     >                They've decided this is their number one issue and
     want
     > it
     >      to
     >           be the
     >                LNC's number one issue.
     >                If we're looking to demonstrate Libertarian
     relevance to
     >           voters, I
     >                would
     >                instead suggest one of the following could be our
     top
     > item
     >      for
     >                discussion, action, or marketing this week:
     >                *China announces 25% tariffs on $60 billion worth
     of
     > U.S.
     >           goods, in
     >                response to President Trump considering higher
     tariffs
     > on
     >      $200
     >                billion
     >                worth of Chinese goods. The total negative effect
     of
     >      enacted
     >           and
     >                announced tariffs in this tariff war is 465,000
     lost
     > jobs
     >      and
     >           $150
     >                billion less in economic growth.
     >                *The U.S. Senate is poised to approve H.R. 6157,
     which
     >           increases
     >                Pentagon spending to $675 billion for this upcoming
     > year.
     >      While
     >                federal
     >                spending is being boosted, the U.S. Treasury is
     expected
     >      to
     >           borrow
     >                $955
     >                billion this year, up from $519 billion last year.
     >                *$1.7 billion was spent on lobbying in Washington,
     DC in
     >      the
     >           first
     >                six
     >                months of this year, the highest since 2010. There
     are
     >      9,785
     >                registered
     >                lobbyists in the nation's capital, or 18 for each
     member
     >      of
     >                Congress.
     >                *Electric power was restored to the entire island
     of
     >      Puerto
     >           Rico
     >                today
     >                for the first time since Hurricane Maria hit 328
     days
     > ago,
     >      a
     >           woeful
     >                testament to the commonwealth's dependence on the
     > federal
     >                government.
     >                *Wildfires continue to devastate northern
     California,
     >           destroying
     >                thousands of homes and claiming 31 lives.
     Regulations
     >      prohibit
     >                timber
     >                companies from clearing out dense forests and
     removing
     > an
     >           estimated
     >                129
     >                million dead trees, leaving a tinder box.
     >                *50 schoolchildren on a field trip were killed and
     80
     > were
     >           wounded
     >                in a
     >                Saudi airstrike in northern Yemen that hit their
     bus
     > last
     >           Thursday.
     >                The
     >                victims were age 6 to 11. U.S. Secretary of State
     > Pompeo,
     >      on
     >           the
     >                phone
     >                with the Saudi Crown Prince a few days later,
     thanked
     > the
     >           Saudis for
     >                their help in Syria and Iraq.
     >                *President Trump revoked the security clearance of
     one
     >      official
     >           who
     >                has
     >                spoken out against him, and fired an FBI official
     who
     >      spoke out
     >                against
     >                him.
     >                *California's Supreme Court struck down San Diego's
     >      decision
     >                (approved
     >                by 65% of voters) to put city employees into a 401k
     >      retirement
     >           plan
     >                instead of an antiquated and costly defined benefit
     >      pension
     >           plan. In
     >                DC,
     >                the WMATA transit agency lost a similar arbitration
     >      dispute.
     >                Taxpayers
     >                will have to pick up the tab in both instances.
     >                *Socialist Venezuela today defaulted on another
     $1.125
     >      billion
     >           in
     >                bonds.
     >                Several dozen opposition figures have been rounded
     up
     > for
     >                "questioning"
     >                following a drone assassination attempt on Maduro
     > earlier
     >      this
     >                month.
     >                *New Zealand banned foreigners from buying property
     as a
     >      way of
     >                "solving" high housing prices. U.S. cities may look
     at
     > the
     >      idea
     >                next.
     >                *North Dakota will vote on marijuana legalization,
     after
     >      LP
     >           activist
     >                Dave Owen and his org LegalizeND got the issue on
     the
     >      ballot
     >           this
     >                week.
     >                *And of course, our many great candidates who need
     >      donations,
     >                volunteers, and attention as they work to be
     elected and
     >           re-elected.
     >                Imagine how much money we could raise for them or
     >      activists we
     >           could
     >                get
     >                for them if we were e-mailing 68 times or posting
     20
     >      Facebook
     >           posts
     >                about them instead?
     >                Relating to the last point, over the next few days
     I'm
     >      going to
     >                personally donate $68 each - one for each of Ms.
     > Harlos's
     >           emails
     >                about
     >                socialist entryism in the last four days - to ten
     LP
     >      candidates
     >           in
     >                winnable or ballot-access-important races across
     the
     >      country,
     >           and
     >                publicizing it to my network to encourage others to
     give
     >      as
     >           well. If
     >                all
     >                27 of us were to do the same, that's an injection
     of
     >      $18,360
     >           and a
     >                clear
     >                demonstration that this LNC has its priorities in
     order.
     >      If all
     >           27
     >                of us
     >                were to get our networks to do the same, that may
     make
     > the
     >                difference
     >                between winning and not winning. I welcome anyone
     > joining
     >      me in
     >           this
     >                pledge, regardless of how they vote on this
     resolution.
     >                JBH
     >                ------------
     >                Joe Bishop-Henchman
     >                LNC Member (At-Large)
     >                [2][5][4][5]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
     >                [3][6][5][6]www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
     >                On 2018-08-15 05:56, Caryn Ann Harlos via
     Lnc-business
     >      wrote:
     >                > We have an electronic mail ballot.
     >                >
     >                >    Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July
     22,
     >      2018 at
     >                > 11:59:59pm
     >                >    Pacific time.
     >                >
     >                >    Co-Sponsors:  Caryn Ann Harlos, Richard
     Longstreth,
     >      Steven
     >                Nekhaila,
     >                >    Justin O’Donnell, Joshua Smith
     >                >
     >                >    Motion: Move to adopt the following
     resolution:
     >                >
     >                >    WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party supports the
     free
     >      market
     >           and
     >                > therefore
     >                >    the right of privatization of property as an
     >      extension of
     >           the
     >                >    individual;
     >                >
     >                >    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;
     >                >
     >                >    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;
     >                >
     >                >    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;
     >                >
     >                >    WHEREAS, these have been part of the
     principles of
     >      the
     >                Libertarian
     >                >    Party since its inception;
     >                >
     >                >    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.
     >                >
     >                >    =============================================
     >                >
     >                >    Important Bylaws note:
     >                >
     >                >    Resolutions require passage by 3/4 vote as
     follows:
     >                >
     >                >    Article 7:
     >                >
     >                >    ***
     >                >
     >                >    The National Committee may adopt public policy
     >      resolutions
     >           by a
     >                ¾
     >                > vote
     >                >    with previous notice or by unanimous consent
     > without
     >           previous
     >                > notice.
     >                >
     >                >    =============================================
     >                >
     >                >    You can keep track of the Secretary's manual
     tally
     > of
     >           votes
     >                here:
     >                >    [1][4][7][6][7]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.
     >                >
     >                >    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
     >                >
     >                >    1. [5][8][7][8]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >                >    2. mailto:[6]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
     >              --
     >              --
     >              In Liberty,
     >              Caryn Ann Harlos
     >              Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee
     >      Secretary
     >              - [7]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
     >              1. mailto:[9][8][9]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >              2. mailto:[10][9][10]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
     >              3.
     [11][10][11]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
     >              4. [12][11][12]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >              5. [13][12][13]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >              6. mailto:[14]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
     >              7. mailto:[15]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
     >           References
     >              1. tel:919-906-2106
     >              2. mailto:[16][13][14]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >         --
     >         --
     >         In Liberty,
     >         Caryn Ann Harlos
     >         Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee
     Secretary
     >         - [17]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
     >         1. tel:919-906-2106
     >         2. mailto:[14][15]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
     >         3. mailto:[15][16]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >         4. mailto:[16][17]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >         5. mailto:[17][18]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
     >         6. [18][19]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
     >         7. [19][20]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >         8. [20][21]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >         9. mailto:[21][22]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >        10. mailto:[22][23]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
     >        11. [23][24]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
     >        12. [24][25]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >        13. [25][26]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >        14. mailto:[26]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
     >        15. mailto:[27]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
     >        16. mailto:[28][27]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >        17. mailto:[29]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
     >
     >    --
     >
     >    --
     >    In Liberty,
     >    Caryn Ann Harlos
     >    Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary
     >    - [30]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
     >
     >    1. mailto:[28]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >    2. mailto:[29]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >    3. mailto:[30]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >    4. mailto:[31]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
     >    5. [32]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
     >    6. [33]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >    7. [34]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >    8. mailto:[35]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >    9. mailto:[36]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
     >   10. [37]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
     >   11. [38]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >   12. [39]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >   13. mailto:[40]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >   14. mailto:[41]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
     >   15. mailto:[42]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >   16. mailto:[43]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >   17. mailto:[44]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
     >   18. [45]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
     >   19. [46]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >   20. [47]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >   21. mailto:[48]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >   22. mailto:[49]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
     >   23. [50]http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
     >   24. [51]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >   25. [52]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
     >   26. mailto:[53]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
     >   27. mailto:[54]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
     >   28. mailto:[55]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
     >   29. mailto:[56]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
     >   30. mailto:[57]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org

   --

   --
   In Liberty,
   Caryn Ann Harlos
   Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary
   - [58]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

   1. mailto:brent.olsen at lp.org
   2. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   3. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   4. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   5. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
   6. http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
   7. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
   8. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
   9. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
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  12. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
  13. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
  14. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
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  18. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
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  31. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
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