<div><div class="gmail_msg">I would cosponsor this one as well but share all of David's points.</div></div><div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 10:40 AM Whitney Bilyeu <<a href="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">whitneycb76@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail_msg">-----</span></div><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail_msg">The Libertarian National Committee wholeheartedly opposes the unjust arrest and detention of peaceful individuals.  The arrests on February 2, 2017, and subsequent detention of libertarian activists, Ubaldo Herrera Hernandez and Manuel Velazquez, in Cuba illustrate the threats to freedom we all face around the world.</span><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">The Libertarian Party calls on the Cuban government to immediately release details of the above-mentioned arrests and detentions, including the specific charges being levied against the individuals in question.  In the absence of such information, we call for the release of these prisoners.  </div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail_msg">Libertarian activism worldwide must not be deterred by the attempts of authoritarian leaders, totalitarian governments, and dictatorial regimes to silence the voice of freedom.  We condemn any acts of official oppression, and uphold the promotion of limited government and free markets in any country.  Furthermore, we call on the U.S. Department of State to publicly denounce violations of the right to free speech, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to due process abroad.  </span></div><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail_msg">----</span></div><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></span></div><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail_msg">Whitney Bilyeu</span></div><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail_msg">Region 7 Rep<br class="gmail_msg"></span><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></span></div><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></span></div></div></div><br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">_______________________________________________<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">Lnc-business mailing list<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></blockquote></div></div></div>