<div>Yes</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 4:57 AM David Demarest <<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" class="gmail_msg"><div class="m_-805144628096830981WordSection1 gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">I vote “YES” on email ballot 2017-05: Cuban Arrest v2.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg">~David</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg"><i class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg">Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE</span></i></b><b class="gmail_msg"><i class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg"><i class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg"> <u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">~David Pratt Demarest<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">LNC Region 6 Representative<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"> Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b class="gmail_msg">On Behalf Of </b>Alicia Mattson<br class="gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg">Sent:</b> Thursday, March 09, 2017 4:38 AM<br class="gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg">To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br class="gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg">Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-05: Cuban Arrest v2<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" class="gmail_msg"><div class="m_-805144628096830981WordSection1 gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></p><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">We have an electronic mail <span class="m_-805144628096830981gmail-m3269739548110022274gmail-m-7417594590945562825m-3106942960241565296gmail-m2797144110872258469gmail-m7277579120155508541gmail-m9149391285218628846gmail-il gmail_msg">ballot</span>.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br class="gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg">Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by March 19, <span class="m_-805144628096830981gmail-m3269739548110022274gmail-m-7417594590945562825m-3106942960241565296gmail-m2797144110872258469gmail-m7277579120155508541gmail-m9149391285218628846gmail-il gmail_msg">2017</span> at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.<br class="gmail_msg"></u></b> <br class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg">Co-Sponsors:</u>  Bilyeu, Harlos, Demarest, Marsh<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg">Motion:</u> <br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">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.<br class="gmail_msg"><br 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.<br class="gmail_msg"><br 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.<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">-Alicia<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="gmail_msg"><br>Lnc-business mailing list<br class="gmail_msg"><br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br class="gmail_msg"><br><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></blockquote></div></div>