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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mr</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>. Chair:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>This is what is says at the top of the results page when
you Google “purpose of a political party” :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:blue'> <span class=tgc>The basic <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>purpose</span></b> of <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>political parties</span></b> is to nominate candidates for public office
and to get as many of them elected as possible. Once elected, these officials
try to achieve the goals of their <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>party</span></b>
through legislation and program initiatives.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3><b><font size=4 color=blue face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:blue'> From: <a
href="http://www.cliffsnotes.com/more-subjects/american-government/political-parties/the-functions-of-political-parties">The
Functions of Political Parties - Cliffs Notes</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
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<h3><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;font-weight:normal'>As of one minute ago, from </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><a
href="http://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-officials">http://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-officials</a></span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'> “Nationwide, there are 151
Libertarians holding elected offices: 52 partisan offices, and 99 nonpartisan
offices.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>There are approximately 500,000 elected offices
nationwide. The Libertarian Party has been in existence for 43 years.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I agree that the board members of a non-profit
organization have an obligation to Give or Get money for their organization. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>However, I honestly do not know how to raise money for an
organization that refuses to focus on the goal<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>that every rational definition of “political party”
mentions. Plus, as I have written ad nauseam, our own Bylaws agree with the
above definition.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>If the LNC focused on getting our affiliates to start winning
as many elections as possible at the local level, I can virtually guarantee that
we could come within striking range of doubling our number of elected officials
during each 2 year LNC term for the next decade.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>And if we started doing that, it would be a lot easier to raise
money for the national Libertarian Party. The reason is that we could finally
show concrete results in the real world that were a DIRECT result of our
efforts. Plus, we could then advertise the reductions in the size and scope of
local government that our elected officials were able to achieve.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Scott Lieberman<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'> Lnc-business
[mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Nicholas Sarwark<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 06, 2015 11:55
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> lnc-business<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Lnc-business]
Fundraising calls - I need your help</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fellow LNC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As I know you are all
aware, our finances are constrained and have been for the last few
months. We have been realizing some financial efficiencies from having a
smaller staff and no general counsel for the last six months or so, but we are
likely to choose a general counsel at this upcoming LNC meeting and will also
be restaffing to some extent.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To do this effectively,
we need money. I have been making phone calls to try to raise money for
projects and generally. So far, these efforts have only yielded $20K, but
I'm still actively working the phones to raise money for <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State> ballot access.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you are willing and
able to help make phone calls to donors to try to fill some of this budget gap,
I'd appreciate it. Wes Benedict can provide you with a list of donors to
call, tailored to your region and/or project interests.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Whether other members of
the committee step up to make calls or not, I will continue to work the phones
to raise the funds we need to continue the fight for liberty. I hope you
will help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Yours in liberty,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Nick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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