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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In Louisiana under current Bylaws, one parish could sent 300 delegates to the state convention, and be guaranteed majority status … It’d be very easy for a hostile party to hijack the Louisiana LP. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>IMO, every state affiliate should consider instituting protective measures to assure a hostile interest does not do to LP what certain GOP-supportive agents allegedly did to the Reform Party in their year 2000 national convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Guy McLendon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>LNC At Large Member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chair Affiliate Support Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cell 832-372-8131<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roland Riemers<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 15, 2016 1:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] Fwd: What if Republicans Hijack California's Libertarian Convention?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458066519224_2799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Taking over other parties is the name of the game in politics. When the Russians had their little revolution against the Zar, it wasn't that the Communists were in charge, but when there was a demonstration, the Communists ran to the front of the crowd and shouted "fellow me" until after a while everyone thought they really must be in charge. Be it pro-lifers, or labor, or whatever. You infiltrate and take over a party as a quick way to get power.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458066519224_2799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458066519224_2799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>In ND we changed our bylaws last year to require national delegates or the chairman to be a member of the party for the last 2 years. Not perfect, but it would slow things down.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458066519224_2799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458066519224_2799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>In our state parties, I doubt that many of our members have ever read their bylaws, and for the most part ignore them. So it would not be that difficult to take over a state affiliate. That is why at this national convention I would like us to require all delegates to be sustaining members of the national party.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458066519224_2799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458066519224_2799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>As for the presidential nomination. It an outside strong candidate really wanted our endorsement, and he was not too outlandish of a candidate, and we ended up with a good presidential vote total that secured us ballot access in a number of states, and maybe even electing a number of Libertarians on the state level. Well, I personally could live with that.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458066519224_2799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458066519224_2799"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Roland Riemers ND<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>