[Lnc-business] Fwd: Items for your consideration for LNC meeting and in general

Thu Mar 7 23:33:17 EST 2019

I also did not receive the original, just the copy that Joe forwarded.

-Alicia

On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 8:05 PM Tim Hagan via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> I didn't receive Paulie's original e-mail, just the one forwarded by
> Joe.
>
> ---
> Tim Hagan
> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>
> On 2019-03-07 17:29, Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business wrote:
> > Forwarded as requested
> >
> > JBH
> >
> > ------------
> > Joe Bishop-Henchman
> > LNC Member (At-Large)
> > joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> > www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Items for your consideration for LNC meeting and in general
> > Date: 2019-03-07 17:26
> > From: LNC Contact Form <info at lp.org>
> > To: chair at lp.org, alex.merced at lp.org, treasurer at lp.org,
> > secretary at lp.org, joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org, sam.goldstein at lp.org,
> > alicia.mattson at lp.org, william.redpath at lp.org, joshua.smith at lp.org,
> > richard.longstreth at lp.org, steven.nekhaila at lp.org,
> > victoria.paige.lee at lp.org, elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org,
> > dustin.nanna at lp.org, jeffrey.hewitt at lp.org, kenneth.olsen at lp.org,
> > james.lark at lp.org, susan.hogarth at lp.org, john.phillips at lp.org,
> > phillip.anderson at lp.org, whitney.bilyeu at lp.org, erin.adams at lp.org,
> > justin.odonnell at lp.org, jeff.lyons at lp.org
> > Reply-To: travellingcircus at gmail.com
> >
> >  Items for your consideration for LNC meeting and in general
> >
> >                CONTACT LNC MEMBERS:
> >
> >                Choose one or more LNC members to contact
> >
> >                SELECT ONE OR MORE LNC MEMBERS TO CONTACT
> >
> >       * Nicholas Sarwark, Chair
> >       * Alex Merced, Vice Chair
> >       * Tim Hagan, Treasurer
> >       * Caryn Ann Harlos, Secretary
> >       * Joe Bishop-Henchman, At-Large Representative
> >       * Sam Goldstein, At-Large Representative
> >       * Alicia Mattson, At-Large Representative
> >       * William Redpath, At-Large Representative
> >       * Joshua Smith, At-Large Representative
> >       * Richard Longstreth, Region 1 Representative
> >       * Steven Nekhaila, Region 2 Representative
> >       * Victoria Paige Lee, Region 2 Alternate
> >       * Elizabeth Van Horn, Region 3 Representative
> >       * Dustin Nanna, Region 3 Alternate
> >       * Jeffrey Hewitt, Region 4 Representative
> >       * Kenneth Brent Olsen, Region 4 Alternate
> >       * Jim Lark, Region 5 Representative
> >       * Susan Hogarth, Region 5 Alternate
> >       * John Phillips, Region 6 Representative
> >       * Phillip Anderson, Region 6 Alternate
> >       * Whitney Bilyeu, Region 7 Representative
> >       * Erin Adams, Region 7 Alternate
> >       * Justin O'Donnell, Region 8 Representative
> >       * Jeff Lyons, Region 8 Alternate
> >
> >               Your Information
> >
> >                SUBJECT
> >
> >                Items for your consideration for LNC meeting and in
> general
> >
> >                AFFILIATE
> >
> >                Alabama
> >
> >                NAME
> >
> >                Paul Frankel
> >
> >                EMAIL
> >
> >                travellingcircus at gmail.com
> >
> >                PHONE
> >
> >                (205) 534-1622
> >
> >                STATE
> >
> >                Alabama
> >
> >                ADDRESS
> >
> >  United States
> > Map It [1]
> >
> >                MESSAGE
> >
> >  Hello LNC Members. Someone please share with LNC list so non-LNC
> > members who follow the list may see. A few items for your upcoming
> > meeting and in general.
> >
> > 1) Supplemental to ballot access report – See letter from Michael
> > Pakko in the report. They have done full party ballot access in 2018,
> > 2016, 2014 and 2012. Two of those four times was without LNC funding.
> > They have come closer to the 3% needed each time, with 2.9% in 2018.
> > They have run in the neighborhood of 30 candidates, had up to a hundred
> > people at a time if not more at state conventions, routinely got 20-30%
> > in statewide and federal races (since many of those are two-way in
> > Arkansas). In 2018 they set two new records for statewide positions for
> > all states in all years for LP races for those offices, including State
> > Treasurer.
> >
> > Updating Dr. Pakko’s letter they are currently at $21,536 towards
> > ballot access. The estimated cost is now $35,000 with $5,000 towards
> > defeating the unconstitutional new ballot access law which almost
> > triples the signatures and moves the petition deadline back to this
> > year. Both of these things have already been thrown out in court as
> > unconstitutional in 1977, 1996 and 2006. Arkansas is requesting some
> > token participation from LNC in its drive to help motivate Arkansas
> > Libertarians to participate fully as donors and volunteers in the
> > petition drive. They have a commission fundraiser also working to raise
> > the money but feel that an allocation from LNC would help make the
> > state
> > party members feel they have national support. The petition drive needs
> > to take place within 90 days from when it starts, so to avoid times
> > when
> > weather is too hot or too cold, colleges not in session etc., they
> > would
> > like to start in late March. The only other suitable timeframe would be
> > this fall.
> >
> > 2) We had not seen it in time for Ballot Access Report, but I noticed
> > in
> > Region 6 Report that ND has a commission fundraiser and is 15k towards
> > the 25k they estimate they will need to complete their ballot drive.
> > FYI
> > since I know not everyone always reads all the region reports. I did
> > not
> > see them asking LNC for anything.
> >
> > 3) I am in the process of helping form a new organization, Free The
> > Votes, which will work on issues such as ballot access reform lobbying
> > as well as lobbying to get rid of straight party ticket voting in the
> > few states which still have it such as here in Alabama. Not asking for
> > any action at this time but hope to partner with LNC and state LPs on
> > future efforts. 8 states still have straight ticket voting and 2 have
> > bills to get rid of it right now (UT and OK). I’m looking for a
> > legislative sponsor for that and ballot access reform in Alabama. We
> > have a likely sponsor for the latter in Alabama who has sponsored our
> > legislation in the past. More states got rid of straight ticket in the
> > past 10-15 years than still have it.
> >
> > 4) FYI on Alabama we are suing the state over the voter list cost right
> > now and would like to sue over number of signatures next. Favorable
> > precedents on the prior from multiple states and up to Supreme Court
> > going back 50 years, and on the latter from Michigan and Georgia
> > recently. Our prior lawsuit over number of signatures lost due to most
> > of our evidence being excluded due to attorney error on our side. The
> > MI
> > and GA precedents are more recent. We will also be lobbying, and
> > working
> > on local petition drives some of which have already started, as well as
> > a statewide effort which will be doomed to failure if the lobbying and
> > legal efforts don’t provide relief...but we think it will boost those
> > efforts to start it. Should none of that work we’ll be back to the
> > independent presidential ballot drive after the national convention
> > just
> > like in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.
> >
> > 5) https://imgur.com/a/YsovX has a nice selection of charts and graphs
> > which some of you may find useful for various things, including
> > demonstrating many different ways in which the party continues to grow.
> >
> > 6) Before I forget Kudos to staff (Jess especially) for organizing
> > shutdown park cleanup and social media efforts. Looking forward to
> > Keith
> > Thompson getting settled in as the new social media volunteers manager.
> >
> > 7) I hope you decide against the reconsideration of the resolution
> > against the border wall. I understand but disagree with the point that
> > it’s something the party should not focus on, but if you are taking
> > time to reconsider it, you are focusing on it. Some of the people
> > watching will not have read the email list so as far as they will see
> > you are spending time on it just to vote it down – which would send
> > way the wrong message. But if you are going to spend time on it I hope
> > you restore the original language about open borders which was in the
> > Louisiana and Alabama resolutions. It’s fully in line with the
> > statement of principles and party statements over the years including
> > this term, and there’s nothing in the current platform plank which
> > mandates anything that is not open borders. The language can be
> > reasonably interpreted as protecting against armed invasions but in the
> > normal course of things, as Gary Johnson once said in a media
> > interview,
> > allowing trucks to pass each other at 70 MPH headed in opposite
> > directions across the US-Mexico border.
> >
> > 8) I’ve set up our usual thread for liveblogging your upcoming meeting
> > at
> >
> https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2019/03/thread-for-lnc-meeting-liveblogging/
> > but have not yet seen a link to the livestream. I don’t know if I will
> > be available to help liveblog this weekend but it’s open forum for
> > anyone who wants to participate whether I am there or not. Please email
> > wredlich at gmail.com for a site log-in if you or anyone reading (if this
> > gets posted to the list) want to be able to see comments in real time,
> > due to site technical issues.
> >
> > 9) IPR is looking for new team members.
> > https://independentpoliticalreport.com/join-ipr-team/
> >
> > 10) Please consider plugging monthly pledges as much or more than
> > yearly
> > and lifetime memberships. There are many organizations which have come
> > up with creative ways to get more people involved with those. It
> > provides for a more reliable income stream (3-5 years opt out vs 1
> > year)
> > and is less psychologically painful for equal amounts of money.
> >
> > 11) I’m not sure if the form at
> > https://www.lp.org/libertarian-national-committee/ under “contact LNC
> > members” actually works. I used it one other time and got zero replies
> > so I am not sure if it went thru. I’m sending this via this form first
> > so please let me know if you get it. If I don’t hear anything by
> > tonight or tomorrow morning I will resend as a regular CC
> >
> > 12) Sorry this got too long. I have other stuff to include but figured
> > I’ll stop as it’s already too long for most of you.
> >
> > Paul Frankel (Paulie)
> > Birmingport, Alabama
> > 205-534-1622
> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > Links:
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> > [1] http://maps.google.com/maps?q=United+States
>