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<div>Dues are already decoupled from the right to participate. </div><div><br></div><div>From the Bylaws Article 10: Delegates shall be required to be members of either the Party or an affiliate party. <br><div><br></div><div>Article 4: Members of the Party shall be those persons who have certified in writing that they oppose the initiation of force to achieve political or social goals. </div><div><br></div><div>Membership in some affiliate parties is obtained solely from being a registered Libertarian.<br></div><div><br></div></div><div>Tim Hagan<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, September 11, 2017, 2:40:55 PM PDT, Starchild <sfdreamer@earthlink.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp9b01d21dyiv9773028546"><div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><span class="ydp9b01d21dyiv9773028546Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>I'm opposed to any increase in dues until such payments are decoupled from the right to participate in party decision-making (e.g. serve as a delegate), which ought to be based strictly on agreement with libertarian principles. The Libertarian Party should not be a pay-to-play organization.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><span class="ydp9b01d21dyiv9773028546Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>I'm less opposed to a convention set-aside, but while I think we could usefully spend more on conventions if the money were well-spent – an "if" in which I confess I do not have a great deal of confidence – and the goal of avoiding floor fees is certainly admirable, I'm unconvinced it's the best approach. The idea would seem to suggest that a well-planned convention will necessarily fall into a certain range in terms of costs, and I don't believe that's necessarily true. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Love & Liberty,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div> ((( starchild )))</div><div>At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee</div><div> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:RealReform@earthlink.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RealReform@earthlink.net</a></div><div> (415) 625-FREE</div><div> @StarchildSF</div><div><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp9b01d21dyiv9773028546yqt7510207003" id="ydp9b01d21dyiv9773028546yqt26522"><div><div>On Sep 11, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:</div><br class="ydp9b01d21dyiv9773028546Apple-interchange-newline" clear="none"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">A member suggested this Bylaws proposal and I would like to know the LNC's thoughts on it. See attached.<br clear="all"><div><br clear="none"></div>-- <br clear="none"><div class="ydp9b01d21dyiv9773028546gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>In Liberty,</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b></font></div><div><font size="1">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee </font><span style="font-size:x-small;">(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small;">Communications Director, <a shape="rect" href="http://www.lpcolorado.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small;">Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee</span><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small;"><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small;">A haiku to the Statement of Principles:</span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i>We defend your rights</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i>And oppose the use of force</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i>Taxation is theft</i></span></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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