<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>It must be in honor of Sam Goldstein day. I am sure he will be thrilled!</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I will just wish him a happy birthday instead.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Daniel Hayes</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">LNC At Large Member<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Mar 8, 2017, at 4:03 PM, Ed Marsh <<a href="mailto:ednmax@yahoo.com">ednmax@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25278">I will co-sponsor Whitney Bilyeu's motion on the Cuban Prisoner Resolution</div><div><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25721">Ed Marsh Region 2 Rep (Florida,Georgia.Tennessee)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25326"><br>'</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25276"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25717" style="display: block;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25716" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25715" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25714" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25719" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> David Demarest <<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 2, 2017 1:32 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Lnc-business] For your consideration...(Cuban Prisoner Resolution)<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25723"><br><div id="yiv2906338993"><style>#yiv2906338993 #yiv2906338993 --
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#yiv2906338993 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25727"><div class="yiv2906338993WordSection1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25726"><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Ditto! I will co-sponsor Whitney’s latest “strongly” reworded motion below. Let’s get a couple more co-sponsors, move to a vote, put this motion to bed and move on to important domestic matters.</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25725"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thoughts?</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">~David</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25732"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25731"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25730"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25729" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Dec 28-Jan 1 2017 Omaha Libertarian Strategy New Year’s Extravaganza</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25734"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE</span></i></b><b><i><span></span></i></b></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">~David Pratt Demarest</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Cell: 402-981-6469</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Home: 402-493-0873</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv2906338993yqt1194236138" id="yiv2906338993yqt65978"><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25737"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25736" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Lnc-business [<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org">mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Whitney Bilyeu<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 01, 2017 9:32 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] For your consideration...(Cuban Prisoner Resolution)</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">I am ready to tackle the domestic matters, as well! What do we have in mind? </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">Whitney</div></div></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25740"><div class="yiv2906338993yqt1194236138" id="yiv2906338993yqt11555"><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489009393223_25739"><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 9:20 AM, Sam Goldstein <<a href="mailto:goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com">goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</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><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">Patrick,</div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">Exactly my thoughts on this issue.</div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">Sam</div></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><br clear="all"><span class="yiv2906338993hoenzb"></span></span></div><div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">Sam Goldstein</span></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">Libertarian National Committee</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">Member at Large</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">Indianapolis IN 46260</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">317-850-0726</a> Phone</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">317-582-1773</a> Fax</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</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><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">I'm good with narrowing down to one </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671hoenzb"><span style="color:#888888;">-Caryn Ann </span></span></div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 6:54 AM Whitney Bilyeu <<a href="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com">whitneycb76@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></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><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">I submit the following motion for consideration by the LNC:</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="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.</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="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. </span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="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.</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">Whitney Bilyeu</span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">LNC - Region 7 Representative</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 6:56 AM, David Demarest <span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>></span> wrote:</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><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thanks Alicia.</span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Whitney and Caryn Ann, are you okay with narrowing this motion down to one version?</span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">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></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="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.</div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"> </div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="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. </div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"> </div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="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.</div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thoughts?</span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">~David</span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></i></b></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Dec 28-Jan 1 2017 Omaha Libertarian Strategy New Year’s Extravaganza</span></i></b></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE</span></i></b></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></i></b></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">~David Pratt Demarest</span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)</span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee</span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Cell: <a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">402-981-6469</a></span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Home: <a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">402-493-0873</a></span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b></span><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alicia Mattson</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><br clear="none"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 01, 2017 3:31 AM</span><br clear="none"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a></span><br clear="none"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] For your consideration...(Cuban Prisoner Resolution)</span></span></div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">David, <br clear="none"><br clear="none">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:</div></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="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.</div></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">Caryn Ann then put a version out, which was co-sponsored by you and Joshua.</div></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">Whitney Bilyeu's version has been co-sponsored by you and Caryn Ann.</div></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">-Alicia</div><div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"> </div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 11:01 AM, David Demarest <<a href="mailto:dprattdemarest@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:dprattdemarest@gmail.com">dprattdemarest@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</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 class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">Thanks Whitney!</div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">Alicia, where are we on co-sponsors or settling on a final revised version?</div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">Let's get the necessary co-sponsors and vote before it becomes a moot point.</div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">Thoughts?</div></div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">On Feb 28, 2017 12:52 PM, "Whitney Bilyeu" <<a href="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com">whitneycb76@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</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 class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">I agree with David's substitution of the word 'strongly'!</div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="color:#888888;"> </span></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="color:#888888;">Whitney Bilyeu</span></span></div></div></div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 12:44 PM, David Demarest <<a href="mailto:dprattdemarest@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:dprattdemarest@gmail.com">dprattdemarest@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</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 class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">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.</div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">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.</div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">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.</div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">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. </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">Thoughts?</div></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">On Feb 28, 2017 11:40 AM, "Whitney Bilyeu" <<a href="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:whitneycb76@gmail.com">whitneycb76@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></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><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">-----</span></span></div></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-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></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal">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><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-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></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">----</span></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">Whitney Bilyeu</span></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"><span class="yiv2906338993m-8485976782790310671m-4659710105140623746gmailmsg"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">Region 7 Rep</span></span></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div></div></div><div class="yiv2906338993MsoNormal"> </div></div></div><div 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