[Lnc-business] Ross Ulbricht Twitter Storm

[Elizabeth Van Horn]

Hello Pat,

I looked back through my old Facebook posts, and found one from 2015, 
with a link to the FreeRoss-dot-org website.  On my post I'd also put 
what his convictions were, plus that he's sentenced *without* option for 
parole.  (Even violent criminals often get considered for parole!)

My post:

"The person who ran the Silk Road was Ross Ulbricht. He's been given a 
life sentence, without parole. Think about that. The following are his 
convictions:

1) Count One: Distributing OR aiding and abetting the distribution of 
narcotics
2) Count Two: The distribution of controlled substances intentionally 
accomplished by means of the Internet.
3) Count Three: Conspiracy with others to violate narcotics laws.
4) Count Four: Engagement in a continuing criminal enterprise (kingpin 
charge)
5) Count Five: Conspiring with others to commit OR aid and abet computer 
hacking.
6) Count Six: Conspiring with others to traffic in fraudulent 
identification documents.
7) Count Seven: Conspiring to commit money laundering.

Most of which shouldn't even be illegal, and certainly not get you life 
without parole. (Hell, there are murderers, who get paroled!) Note that 
four of the Counts are for "Conspiring", which means that the feds 
didn't have enough evidence to prove he did it, but only that he 
"conspired" to do it.

Here's a site where you can give support for Ross Ulbricht, and it also 
sends a message to our draconian federal government regarding the 
egregious drug laws."
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Worth noting: Conspiring means that a person, along with others, planned 
to do the crime.  It doesn't mean they actually did it.

I'd be happy to use my little-used Twitter account for this effort. : ) 
Let me know what to do.

Cheers,
EVH

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Elizabeth Van Horn
LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
Chair-Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
http://www.lpcaucus.org/

On 2019-12-11 23:51, pat.ford--- via Lnc-business wrote:
> Hello Folks: I hope all of you and your loved ones are having a
> wonderful Holiday Season.
> 
> We can all agree, however, that there is one family than continues to
> suffer needlessly. Ross Ulbricht is into his 7th year of
> incarceration, with no relief in site. His mother, Lyn, works
> tirelessly on his behalf.
> 
> The Libertarian Party, to their credit, unanimously called for the
> release of Ross in NOLA. In my conversations with Lyn, it is clear she
> takes great comfort in that resolve … and speaks glowingly about the
> LP
> 
> To that end, I would like to organize a "Twitter Storm" .. attempting
> to harness the social media horsepower of the LP, it affiliates and
> related friends/organizations. The target date is the week between
> Christmas and New Years Eve. The Goal: simply to get the #FreeRoss
> message to trend, to reach our esteemed POTUS. I can use any/all
> volunteers. Any size twitter user is welcome to participate
> 
> Please reach out to me directly
> 
> pford at coalitionradio.us
> 617.835.1899
> 
> The act of retweeting and liking takes moments, yet in the aggregate,
> has real power. Let's see what type of visibility the LP can bring to
> a cause that reflects so many of our beliefs
> 
> Pat Ford
> Region 8 Alternate