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<DIV>I will oppose any and all efforts to get the LNC involved in the LP
Oregon's internal matters. We have wasted enough of our time, energy and
money to no avail and there is no sense in stroking fires or egos any
further.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am especially opposed to any use of LNC staff to intervene in this
squabble and would also oppose any official LNC presence at any LP Oregon
convention during this term.</DIV>
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<DIV>Let us proceed to work on the betterment of state affiliates that want our
help, build a war chest for the 2016 Presidential campaign and keep focused on
our effort to return the idea of Liberty to our country.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Live
Free,<BR><BR>Sam Goldstein<BR>At Large Representative<BR>Libertarian National
Committee<BR>317-850-0726 Mobile<BR>sam.goldstein@lp.org
Email</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 8/7/2014 8:01:24 P.M. US Eastern Daylight Time,
wes.benedict@lp.org writes:</DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>The LP Louisiana went through vicious infighting
while I was there in 2011. There were at least three factions. I think I
actually managed to stay friendly with all three factions throughout the
fighting, and I'm on speaking terms with all three factions today. I
occasionally converse productively with them via email and phone. <BR><BR>I
haven't figured out in my mind how to help resolve the Oregon situation or how
I think it should be resolved. I just do what the chair at the time instructs
me to do when it comes to Oregon (I've served under three chairs now during
this Oregon dispute). Otherwise, I try to keep staff and myself out of it, and
assume it could go on forever. <BR><BR>Nevertheless, against my better
judgement, I'll offer the possibility that I'd be willing to make an attempt
to have a productive conversation will all three factions in the Oregon
dispute if all three factions want my help. I consider the three factions in
this dispute to be the Wagner group, the Reeve's group, and the LNC. However,
it would not be surprising to me if one, two, or even all three of those
groups would rather see me go jump in the Potomac than wade into the Oregon
dispute.<BR><BR>In any case, I do think it's sad to see so much fighting about
this. Wish we could find a way to work together, or at least work
separately--rather than work against each other. <BR><BR>Yours in
liberty,<BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-signature>Wes Benedict, Executive
Director<BR><SMALL><SMALL>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<BR><B>New
address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</B><BR>(202) 333-0008 ext. 232,
<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated title=mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org
href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</A><BR>facebook.com/libertarians
@LPNational<BR>Join the Libertarian Party at: <A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
title=http://lp.org/membership
href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</A></SMALL></SMALL><BR><BR></DIV>On
8/7/2014 5:48 PM, Alicia Mattson wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>The Wagner group has been for a while essentially treated as the
affiliate by our staff due to administrative decisions, rather than the past
decisions of the LNC which were to recognize the Reeves group and not the
Wagner group.<BR><BR>The only rationale I have heard for this is the
Judicial Committee ruling dated August 25, 2011. I have already
explained numerous ways in which the JC ruling is inoperable. Rather
than repeat them all again while the readers' eyes glaze over, I'll just
emphasize that at the very least it is inoperable because the Oregon SOS
refuses to accept the responsibility the JC attempted (without bylaw
authority) to delegate to them. The JC said the SOS has to do it.
Then the SOS said a judge has to do it. The judge says the party
has to do it, in contradiction to the JC which said the party can't do it.
That's an inoperable JC decision in the most basic sense of the word,
without even having to dig into longer debates about rules which I have
previously presented, which I believe also make the JC ruling null and
void.<BR><BR>I am asking for co-sponsors for the following
motion:<BR><BR>----------START OF MOTION----------<BR><BR>
<DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px">WHEREAS, the national Libertarian Party's
Judicial Committee ruling dated August 25, 2011 is
inoperable;<BR><BR>RESOLVED, the Libertarian National Committee (LNC)
Secretary is directed to send a letter to the Oregon Secretary of
State:<BR><BR>1) Asking her office to correct their records because after
May 21, 2011, the outgoing chair of the Libertarian Party of Oregon (Wes
Wagner) failed to notify them of the expiration of his term; and<BR><BR>2)
Reminding her that the LNC has several times acknowledged the legitimacy of
the Tim Reeves group of officers who were selected on May 21, 2011 to
replace them (and by implication, any subsequent successor
officers);<BR><BR>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the LNC hereby directs staff
to update their records to reflect that the Tim Reeves group of officers are
- and have been since May 21, 2011 - the leadership of the Libertarian Party
of Oregon and that they are entitled to the same rights and privileges as
that of any other affiliate, including being listed on our party's website,
subscribed to the state chairs' email list, and sent monthly data files
required by LNC policy.<BR><BR></DIV>----------END OF
MOTION----------<BR><BR></DIV> -Alicia<BR>
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