<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I don't know whether the Puerto Rico Libertarian Party wants to become an affiliate or not, but I think formally recognizing their existence and inviting them, along with any other Libertarian groups that may exist in other U.S. territories, to do so as this motion does is a nice gesture. Being an affiliate party should in no way discourage or prevent them from pursuing secession for Puerto Rico.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I'll second your motion, Patrick. Thanks to George Phillies for the idea.</div><div><br></div><div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>¡Vamos a invitarlos! (Let's invite them)</div><div><br></div><div>Love & Liberty,</div><div> ((( starchild )))</div><div>At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee</div><div> (415) 625-FREE</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Aug 12, 2016, at 11:16 AM, <a href="mailto:lnc-votes@hq.lp.org">lnc-votes@hq.lp.org</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">No se!<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Sam Goldstein<div>Libertarian National Committee</div><div>Member at Large</div><div>8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101</div><div>Indianapolis IN 46260</div><div>317-850-0726 Phone</div><div>317-582-1773 Fax</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Brett Bittner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brett.bittner@lp.org" target="_blank">brett.bittner@lp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">As I consider whether to co-sponsor this, I'm curious to know if anyone has reached out to Partido Libertario de Puerto Rico to find out if they wish to become an affiliate? </p><p dir="ltr">Brett C. Bittner </p><p dir="ltr">Region 3 Representative <br>
Libertarian National Committee </p><p dir="ltr">**This message sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos.</p>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Aug 12, 2016 13:50, "Patrick McKnight" <<a href="mailto:patrick.joseph.mcknight@gmail.com" target="_blank">patrick.joseph.mcknight@<wbr>gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><p dir="ltr">I make the following motion on behalf of Dr. Phillies:</p><p dir="ltr">"Whereas, our Bylaws provide "The National Committee shall charter state-level affiliate parties from any qualifying organization<br>
requesting such status in each state, territory and the District of Columbia (hereinafter, state)" and</p><p dir="ltr">Whereas no affiliate is currently recognized from any of the inhabited Territories of the United States,</p><p dir="ltr">Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Libertarian National Committee encourages the Partido Libertario de Puerto Rico (Libertarian Party of Puerto Rico) to prepare for and apply to become an affiliate of our Libertarian Party, and</p><p dir="ltr">Be It Further Resolved, that the Libertarian National Committee encourages the Libertarians in America's other Territories to organize themselves as Libertarian political groups that advance to apply for affiliate status,</p><p dir="ltr">and Be it Further Resolved, that the Libertarian national Committee directs its appointees to the 2018 National Convention Bylaws Committee to create and support a Bylaws amendment establishing delegate representation for all Party Sustaining members who do not live in a current affiliate."</p><p dir="ltr">Thanks,<br>
Patrick McKnight <br>
Region 8 Rep</p>
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