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Dear colleagues:<br>
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I hope all is well with you. I am writing in my capacity as
Region 5 representative to vote "aye" on the motion.<br>
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As always, thanks for your work for liberty.<br>
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Take care,<br>
Jim<br>
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James W. Lark, III<br>
Advisor, The Liberty Coalition<br>
University of Virginia<br>
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Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/14/2016 2:12 AM, Alicia Mattson
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<div>We have an electronic mail ballot.<br>
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<b><u>Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by August 23,
2016 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.<br>
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<u>Co-Sponsors:</u> Starchild, Vohra, Harlos, Demarest<br>
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<u>Motion:</u> amend the resolution adopted in Email Ballot
2016-03 as follows: <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:10pt">WHEREAS, Libertarians affirm that
self-defense is an inherent human right;<u><span
style="color:blue"> and</span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:10pt">WHEREAS, the Platform of the
Libertarian Party opposes all laws at any level of
government restricting, registering, or monitoring the
ownership, manufacture, or transfer of firearms or
ammunition;<u><span style="color:blue"> and</span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">WHEREAS, the Platform
of the Libertarian Party affirms the right of due process
and </span><s><span style="font-size:10pt;color:red">deny</span></s><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">denies</span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(245,10,26)"> </span><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">the legitimacy of </span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">laws against </span></u><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:red">“</span></s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">victimless </span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">"</span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">crimes”;</span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"> and</span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(245,10,26)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(245,10,26)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">WHEREAS, </span><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:red">the </span></s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">government</span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">s in the United States
have </span></u><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:red">has </span></s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">steadily encroached
upon these rights by illegitimately regulating and
restricting access </span><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:red">for </span></s><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">to </span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">firearms and ammunition
and may further seek to </span><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:red">deprive people who have
been convicted of no crime of their inherent right to
full </span></s><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">abrogate civil rights,
and indeed the basic human right, to </span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">self-defense by </span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">prohibiting access </span></u><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:red">denying their civil and
inherent rights </span></s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">to </span><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:red">obtain </span></s><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">firearms and ammunition</span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"> even in cases where a
person has not been convicted of any crime</span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:black">;</span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"> and</span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(245,10,26)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"><span
style="text-decoration:none"><br>
</span></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">WHEREAS some recent
statements by Libertarian candidates appearing in the
media have the potential to cause confusion among
members of the public regarding how Libertarians view
these issues;</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(245,10,26)"> </span></p>
<u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">THEREFORE </span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">BE IT RESOLVED that the Libertarian
National Committee opposes any </span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">law or </span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">policy which would deny </span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">or restrict any person's </span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">access to </span><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:red">any </span></s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">firearms or ammunition </span><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:red">to any person </span></s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">simply </span><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:red">for being placed </span></s><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">as a result of their name
appearing </span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">on </span><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:red">any </span></s><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">a </span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">government watch or no-fly list</span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">, </span></u><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:red">and </span></s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">reaffirms </span><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:red">its call to repeal </span></s><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">both our party's opposition to any
further </span></u><s><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:red">and oppose any existing or proposed
</span></s><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">regulations on </span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">firearm</span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">s</span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:rgb(245,10,26)"> </span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:black">and ammunition </span><u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">as described above and our demand
that all such existing </span></u><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman"">regulations<u><span style="color:blue"> be
repealed, and calls upon Libertarian candidates to
uphold our party's pro-freedom stance</span></u>.</span><br>
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-Alicia<br>
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