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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Mr. Burke asked me to
forward this to the LNC and State Chair e-mail lists.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Scott Lieberman Region 4 Alternate, LNC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Richard Burke <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 16, 2014
3:24 PM<br>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Last
night, Mr. Wes Wagner issued an email post discussing the amicus brief
submitted by the Oregon Republican Party in support of litigation being
advanced by the so-called "Reeves Group" relating to the situation in
<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>.
This is my reply.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you
think it is bad that the Republicans filed an Amicus brief on our behalf, do
not blame us. Blame Mr. Wagner.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have a
copy of an email conversation between Mr. Wagner and Noah Robinson, son of
Oregon GOP Chair Art Robinson. In this email thread, Mr. Wagner repeatedly
threatens the GOP with political warfare and various political consequences.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>While
they were vaguely aware of what was going on within the LPO, they hadn’t
given it a lot of scrutiny as they have bigger fish to fry. It was Mr.
Wagner’s threats that woke them up and caused them to focus more closely
on what was going on within the LPO. It occurred to them that what happened to
us could happen to them, and they realized it almost did.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Specifically,
during the last term, the Oregon Republican Party was poised to recall their
state chair Suzanne Gallegher. There was a lot of speculation about whether or
not she would step down or fight. She resisted stepping down. It was feared
that, as the Republican “Chair of Record”, Gahlleger could have
done what Wagner did and rework the Republican Party’s governing
documents and officer lists in order to hold on to her seat.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ultimately,
Gallegher did not follow Mr. Wagner’s lead and stepped down. But the
situation was a wake-up call to the GOP. Then after receiving Wagner’s
threats Robinson authorized Buchal to write an Amicus brief supporting our
position in the lawsuit. Here is an article covering the GOP situation:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:33.5pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://oregoncatalyst.com/24675-suzanne-gallagher-steps-orp-chair.html">http://oregoncatalyst.com/24675-suzanne-gallagher-steps-orp-chair.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Seriously
– If Mr. Wagner (or any other “Chair of Record”) wished, he
could sit at his kitchen table tonight, write a new set of governing documents
and list of officers, provide it to the Secretary of State, and it would be
accepted because of their unwritten policy. There is no way to build a
foundation on such a system.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This
should be a wake up call to all political parties in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> – not just the Republicans. I
know it had been discussed, but I didn’t know about the actual existence
of the Amicus brief until three days ago. If we had more time, we would seek
Amicus briefs from every party from the Constitution to the Pacific Green
Party.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On other
subjects, I have this to say:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:33.5pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>1. Mr. Wagner is fond of telling people that he is
running a large slate of candidates this year while accusing us of helping
Republicans. What Mr. Wagner doesn’t advertise is that 17 of his nominees
are Republicans. I support fusion voting too, but 17 candidates is a bit
ridiculous. If at any time we had nominated 17 Republicans, Wagner and his
friends would be all over us. If anyone wanted to build a conspiracy theory
around that, it would be easy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:33.5pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2. Yes, I worked for James Buchal in 2012 and made no
secret of it. My name was on his press releases as a contact. I thought Buchal
was the best candidate who had won a party nomination legitimately. Because of
the illegitimacy of Mr. Wagner’s bylaws, I did not view the Libertarian
nominees as legitimate and could not support him. Mr. Buchal is a candidate for
congress this year, I have not worked for him, and had nothing to do with the
drafting of his brief.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr.
Wagner is the true father of the GOP Amicus brief for reasons stated above.
And, at least in this case, we offer Mr. Wagner a hearty “Thank
You.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Richard
P. Burke<br>
Libertarian Party of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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