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Let’s get a couple more co-sponsors, move to a vote, put this motion to bed and move on to important domestic matters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>~David<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dec 28-Jan 1 2017 Omaha Libertarian Strategy New Year’s Extravaganza</span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",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'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>~David Pratt Demarest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cell: 402-981-6469<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Home: 402-493-0873<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Whitney Bilyeu<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 01, 2017 9:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] For your consideration...(Cuban Prisoner Resolution)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am ready to tackle the domestic matters, as well! What do we have in mind? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Whitney<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 9:20 AM, Sam Goldstein <<a href="mailto:goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com" target="_blank">goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Patrick,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Exactly my thoughts on this issue.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sam<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><br clear=all><span class=hoenzb><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>Sam Goldstein</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>Libertarian National Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>Member at Large<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>Indianapolis IN 46260<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><a href="tel:(317)%20850-0726" target="_blank">317-850-0726</a> Phone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><a href="tel:(317)%20582-1773" target="_blank">317-582-1773</a> Fax<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com" target="_blank">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm good with narrowing down to one <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=m-8485976782790310671hoenzb><span style='color:#888888'>-Caryn Ann </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 6:54 AM Whitney Bilyeu <<a href="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com" target="_blank">whitneycb76@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>I submit the following motion for consideration by the LNC:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><u><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Motion:</span></u><span style='font-size:9.5pt'> The Libertarian National Committee strongly 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Whitney Bilyeu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>LNC - Region 7 Representative<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 6:56 AM, David Demarest <span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net" target="_blank">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>></span> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thanks Alicia.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Whitney and Caryn Ann, are you okay with narrowing this motion down to one version?</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>If so, Whitney, can you formally offer the following revised motion incorporating the word “strongly” or reiterate your previous version using the word “wholeheartedly”? I will co-sponsor and vote “YES” on either version. Let’s formalize the final version being offered, solicit two more co-sponsors and move on to an email vote. Whitney and Caryn Ann, how does that work for you?</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>The Libertarian National Committee strongly 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thoughts?</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>~David</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dec 28-Jan 1 2017 Omaha Libertarian Strategy New Year’s Extravaganza</span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE</span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>~David Pratt Demarest</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cell: <a href="tel:(402)%20981-6469" target="_blank">402-981-6469</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Home: <a href="tel:(402)%20493-0873" target="_blank">402-493-0873</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b></span><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alicia Mattson</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 01, 2017 3:31 AM</span><br><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a></span><br><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] For your consideration...(Cuban Prisoner Resolution)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>David, <br><br>None of the versions have achieved the 4 co-sponsors to become an email ballot. If you'll check back through the related threads, you'll find that:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Joshua Katz offered an option. Ms. Harlos wanted to co-sponsor only part of it and then said she would offer a different version. You said you may co-sponsor part of it but would wait to see what Caryn Ann drafted.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Caryn Ann then put a version out, which was co-sponsored by you and Joshua.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Whitney Bilyeu's version has been co-sponsored by you and Caryn Ann.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-Alicia<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 11:01 AM, David Demarest <<a href="mailto:dprattdemarest@gmail.com" target="_blank">dprattdemarest@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks Whitney!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Alicia, where are we on co-sponsors or settling on a final revised version?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Let's get the necessary co-sponsors and vote before it becomes a moot point.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Feb 28, 2017 12:52 PM, "Whitney Bilyeu" <<a href="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com" target="_blank">whitneycb76@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I agree with David's substitution of the word 'strongly'!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='color:#888888'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='color:#888888'>Whitney Bilyeu</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 12:44 PM, David Demarest <<a href="mailto:dprattdemarest@gmail.com" target="_blank">dprattdemarest@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I would substitute "strongly" for "wholeheartedly" but since both words fail the emotional test (not a valid test from my perspective because effective arguments connect at the emotional level first before moving on to the objective level) which would suggest that neither should be used.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>However, in the interest of showing support for the two dissents in question before they die of old age or we conclude this hair-splitting semantics delaying tactic argument, whichever comes first, I will co-sponsor Whitney's otherwise excellent wording of this motion.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>These debates are certainly (yes, emotional) enlightening but I am concerned (again, emotional) that we will all die of old age before we reach a consensus on important issues before it is too (emotional) late and they become moot points.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Perhaps we should focus instead on inspiring and empowering individual grassroots Libertarians to go out and get stuff done without getting stuck in the quicksand of institutional authoritarian consensus and bureaucratic inertia. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Feb 28, 2017 11:40 AM, "Whitney Bilyeu" <<a href="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com" target="_blank">whitneycb76@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>-----</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>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></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>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></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>----</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Whitney Bilyeu</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Region 7 Rep</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p 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