<div dir="ltr"><div><div>To clarify, there have been at least 18 emails to the state chairs list since January 15 that mention LPEX, an official announcement from the California LP of their convention sent February 2 that also announces LPEX, an article published in the January LP News promoting LPEX, articles on IPR about LPEX, and publicly available announcements on the LPEX website ( <a href="http://www.lpex.org/news">http://www.lpex.org/news</a> ) posted on February 12.<br><br></div>Maybe all of those announcements weren't official and "none of the state chairs know about LPEX" as Brett claims in his email, but it's not from lack of publicity and LPEX is not some kind of under wraps project that Wes Benedict let out of the bag by asking the state chairs who is planning to attend.<br><br></div>-Nick<br><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Scott L. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scott73@earthlink.net" target="_blank">scott73@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">This is relevant because
Mr. Benedict is our Executive Director.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">Mr. Pojunis sent a
private e-mail to the National LP ED and asked Mr. Benedict to call him.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">I just verified with Brett
that instead of calling or e-mailing Mr. Pojunis, Mr. Benedict chose to
immediately post the e-mail below<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">to the State Chairs
e-mail list.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">Although I would not
use the word “disgusted”, I still sympathize with Mr. Weinman’s
comment. The registration page for LPEX went live only in the last 48
hours, so it is extremely premature to publicly ask questions like “</span></font>Are
you going?” <font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana">and </span></font> “How many from your state do
you expect to go?”<font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">Normally, I would
expect the ED to call the LPEX organizer privately, and ask these same
questions. If the ED did not get satisfactory answers, then, at that
point, it might have been appropriate to send the e-mail below to the State
Chairs e-mail list.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">And yes, I know I am giving
the RNC and the DNC access to a couple of e-mails from our State Chair’s
e-mail list. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">Don’t blame me –
I was very publicly against the auto forward function for the lnc-business
e-mail list.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:statechairs-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">statechairs-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On
Behalf Of </span></b>Jason Weinman<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 26, 2015
9:53 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Brett H. Pojunis<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> <u></u><a href="mailto:statechairs@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">statechairs@hq.lp.org</a><u></u>;
Nicholas Sarwark<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Statechairs] Fwd:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">Wes, I can't even describe how disgusted I am with that
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">First, I called Wes and sent him an email AFTER speaking
with our National Chair who suggested I reach out to Wes to work out Nationals
involvement, if any. There has not been a full public announcement to the state
chairs nor do the state chairs know about LPEX. Therefore, to ask questions
about who is attending is premature. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">The fact that this is not automatically promoted through
National is absolutely beyond me. The LNC promotes events like SFL, Free and
Equal and many other NON-Libertarian organizations. So not promoting an LSLA,
LPNevada and LP California event is absurd.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">There is no reason to explain the financing, unless of
course you did the same with SFL, Free and Equal etc. Here is what I will tell
you. I have personally taken the risk and personally signed for this event. I
have made a big financial commitment to produce LPEX. No organization is on the
hook financially, nor any risk associated with LPEX other than me personally.
The LNC has no involvement at this time so how could there possibly be any risk
associated with the LNC? <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">The LSLA pledged money to LPEX and that information is
publicly available as it is in the minutes. In return there will be fundraising
opportunities for the LSLA during LPEX. Unlike in the past, I will be
responsible for covering the costs of speakers, trainers, the venue, etc., not
the LSLA. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">On to LPEX. The primary reason I am organizing this
conference is to provide much needed training for Libertarians. Once I get the
information out to the state chairs (probably by tomorrow) I would hope state
chairs would take advantage of LPEX.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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begin with. The LNC and staff have more pressing issues to address such as our
decreasing membership.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Best,<br>
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Brett H. Pojunis<br>
Chairman of the Libertarian Party of <u></u><u></u>Nevada<u></u><u></u><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></font></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Wes Benedict <<a>wes.benedict@lp.org</a>>
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Brett Pojunis has asked for my help promoting LPEX. See the note below. My
inclination is to help, but first I wanted to get some feedback from the state
chairs on this.<br>
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Are you going?<br>
How many from your state do you expect to go?<br>
Do you plan to have your state party email your state database about this?<br>
Do you mind if LPHQ sends emails to promote this?<br>
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I don't understand the financing for this project. I'll be asking Brett to
explain a bit more about it in writing to the state chairs and the LNC. If
turnout is low, is the LSLA at risk financially? If turnout is great, does the
LSLA benefit? Who else is at risk? My understanding it that there is and should
be no financial risk to the Libertarian National Committee. I'm not certain
where I read it or about the amounts, but I think I've read that the LSLA has
already contributed around $7,000 for this event.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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Director<br>
</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Libertarian National
Committee, Inc.<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">New address: <u></u><u></u>1444 Duke St.<u></u>, <u></u>Alexandria<u></u>,
<u></u>VA<u></u> <u></u>22314<u></u><u></u></span></b><br>
<a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a>wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
<a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a>
@LPNational<br>
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Brett H. Pojunis <a><brett@pojunis.com></a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Wes Benedict <a><wes.benedict@lp.org></a>,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">Could you please give me a call when you get a chance. I
would like to see if we can get National's assistance next week with promotion
for LPEX.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">There are some major updates and we have some real value
for Libertarians.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">The best number for me is <a href="tel:702.325.7426" value="+17023257426" target="_blank">702.325.7426</a>, thanks.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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Brett H. Pojunis<br>
Chairman of the Libertarian Party of <u></u><u></u>Nevada<u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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