<div dir="ltr"><div>After careful consideration, I have decided to vote "Yes" on the LNC's resolution on military members.<br></div><br>My primary reason: the content is true.<br><br>Many have argued that the motion is likely to be misunderstood. That's possibly true. Given that much of what I write is misunderstood, deliberately taken out of context, intentionally misquoted etc., I don't think that's a sufficient reason to vote against it.<br><br>The most problematic part, for me, is the part taken directly from the platform. What it literally says can be taken as support for the Libertarian position, or for the exact opposite. That part of the platform needs work, and I will be advocating specific changes. On this, I hope that many with military backgrounds will help advocate for improving this platform plank.<br><br>However, I don't think the LNC should attempt to supersede the entire convention to change this plank inside of a resolution.<br><br>I will continue to advocate for shutting down all foreign military bases, bringing the troops home, no longer getting involved in foreign civil wars, and cutting both taxes and spending. At the same time, I will work to end the diseased culture of soldier worship that is used to manipulate so many people into squandering the best parts of themselves on the worst parts of the government's counterproductive immorality.<br><br>In Liberty,<br><br>Arvin Vohra</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 12:05 PM, James Lark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwl3s@eservices.virginia.edu" target="_blank">jwl3s@eservices.virginia.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Dear colleagues:<br>
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I hope all is well with you. I am writing in my capacity as
Region 5 representative to vote "aye" on the motion.<br>
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As always, thanks for your work for liberty.<br>
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Take care, <br>
Jim <br>
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James W. Lark, III <br>
Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering <br>
Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society <br>
Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics <br>
University of Virginia <br>
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Advisor, The Liberty Coalition <br>
University of Virginia <br>
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Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee <br>
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<div>We have an electronic mail <span class="m_-2672087643458701228gmail-m_-2669273614679168036gmail-m_1986229171992062500gmail-m_1181632840545237343gmail-m_5539741857281978456gmail-m_3269739548110022274gmail-m_-7417594590945562825m_-3106942960241565296gmail-m_2797144110872258469gmail-m_7277579120155508541gmail-m_9149391285218628846gmail-il">ballot</span>.<br>
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<b><u>Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by May 30, <span class="m_-2672087643458701228gmail-m_-2669273614679168036gmail-m_1986229171992062500gmail-m_1181632840545237343gmail-m_5539741857281978456gmail-m_3269739548110022274gmail-m_-7417594590945562825m_-3106942960241565296gmail-m_2797144110872258469gmail-m_7277579120155508541gmail-m_9149391285218628846gmail-il">2017</span>
at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.<br>
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<u>Sponsor:</u> Hayes, Hewitt, Hagan, Mattson<br>
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<u>Motion:</u> <br>
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Whereas, We support the maintenance of a sufficient military
to defend the United States against aggression and believe
that the United States should both avoid entangling alliances
and abandon its attempts to act as policeman for the world;<br>
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Whereas, We oppose any form of compulsory national service and
recognize that many members of the military<br>
were unjustly conscripted in the past;<br>
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Whereas, Most voluntary members of the military joined with
the idea and/or goal of defending the United States<br>
and, thereby, their property, families, and friends;<br>
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Whereas, The United States Military-Industrial-Complex has
used many well-meaning military service members for<br>
purposes other than defense against aggression and further
involved them in foreign entanglements during attempts<br>
to act as the world’s policeman; and<br>
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Whereas, Many current and former military service members are
able to relate, identify, and speak out on the ways<br>
in which the United States military mission has been expanded
and corrupted beyond a legitimate role of defense<br>
against aggression; now, therefore, be it;<br>
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Resolved, Present and former members of the military who give
such unique and powerful voice to the libertarian<br>
principles of peace and the non-initiation of force add great
value to the Libertarian Party, and are welcomed as a<br>
vital part of our membership.<br>
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-Alicia<br>
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