<div dir="ltr">If, in fact, I can verify this information, I am mostly in agreement with asking the US government to apply political pressure. My concern on that measure has to do with who is running the US government.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Whitney Bilyeu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com" target="_blank">whitneycb76@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I agree with Joshua, and have tried to locate another source...no luck. I am also not sure about asking the US government to apply "political pressure"... <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Whitney Bilyeu</div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Joshua Katz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:planning4liberty@gmail.com" target="_blank">planning4liberty@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">As I alluded to before this email ballot came out, I am having difficulty with this. According to this motion, they were targeted for their activism, and are unjustly detained. I suspect this is true, but I need to see evidence of this before I can endorse this party making such accusations against a foreign nation. While nations often unjust detain people, it is also true that libertarians can, sometimes, commit crimes. As of this moment, I do not even know what charges, if any, have been presented, so it is hard for me to say that these charges are false or trumped up. <div><br></div><div>I previously asked for more information, and Mr. O'Toole (thank you) forwarded a blog post from Mises. I have nothing against Mises, and I have respect for the Institute, I spent many summers there, and the Institute supported me through some difficult times. (Full disclosure: I do strongly disagree with the political tact that many associated with Mises have chosen.) But a blog post from them simply isn't the kind of information I am seeking. Do we know of any sources that can verify that they are being held for their activism?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-8909992172819181830m_-1121933444389392970gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_-8909992172819181830h5">On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 3:49 AM, Alicia Mattson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank">agmattson@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_-8909992172819181830h5"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>We have an electronic mail <span class="m_-8909992172819181830m_-1121933444389392970m_1518591262353179632m_-3106942960241565296gmail-m_2797144110872258469gmail-m_7277579120155508541gmail-m_9149391285218628846gmail-il">ballot</span>.<br></div><br><b><u>Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by February 24, <span class="m_-8909992172819181830m_-1121933444389392970m_1518591262353179632m_-3106942960241565296gmail-m_2797144110872258469gmail-m_7277579120155508541gmail-m_9149391285218628846gmail-il">2017</span> at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.<br></u></b> <br><u>Co-Sponsors:</u> Starchild, Harlos, Demarest, Vohra<br>
<br><u>Motion:</u> The Libertarian National Committee condemns the unjust detention of libertarian activists Ubaldo Herrera Hernandez and Manuel Velasquez by agents of the Castro regime in Cuba on February 2, and demands the immediate safe release of these political prisoners who were targeted for their peaceful activism promoting limited government and free markets. We further ask the U.S. government's State Department to place diplomatic pressure on the Castro regime for their release, and encourage Libertarian Party members and supporters to contact their elected officials toward that end. <br><span class="m_-8909992172819181830m_-1121933444389392970HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br></font></span></div><span class="m_-8909992172819181830m_-1121933444389392970HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-Alicia<br></font></span></div><br></div>
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