<div dir="ltr"><div>Sponsorship by the Chair is sufficient to create an email ballot without a need for additional sponsors, however I need the precise wording of the motion.<br><br>Is it simply a motion "that the LNC endorse House Concurrent Resolution 81"?<br><br></div>-Alicia<br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Nicholas Sarwark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chair@lp.org" target="_blank">chair@lp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear All,<br>
<br>
I will sponsor a mail ballot on this resolution due to the<br>
time-sensitive nature of the Congressional vote occurring on November<br>
2, 2017.<br>
<br>
Yours in liberty,<br>
Nick<br>
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From: Jared Labell <<a href="mailto:jared@libertarianinstitute.org">jared@libertarianinstitute.<wbr>org</a>><br>
Date: Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 12:03 AM<br>
Subject: LNC Call to End the U.S. War in Yemen and Support House<br>
Concurrent Resolution 81<br>
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<a href="mailto:larry.sharpe@lp.org">larry.sharpe@lp.org</a><br>
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<br>
Attached and reproduced below is a request to the LNC to adopt a<br>
resolution to publicly support House Concurrent Resolution 81 and call<br>
for the end of U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<br>
Jared Labell<br>
Executive Director<br>
The Libertarian Institute<br>
<a href="http://libertarianinstitute.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">libertarianinstitute.org</a><br>
abolitionist.<br>
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Peace and free markets.<br>
Against the State, its wars, and its taxes.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
By request of Jared Labell, member of the Libertarian Party, executive<br>
director of the Libertarian Institute and founder of Dissident<br>
Operations, to the Libertarian National Committee (LNC):<br>
<br>
Please immediately consider the following resolution regarding U.S.<br>
foreign policy. The language mirrors that of House Concurrent<br>
Resolution 81, which would end U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war<br>
in Yemen.<br>
<br>
This bipartisan legislation currently has 30 cosponsors, led by Reps.<br>
Ro Khanna [D-CA-17], Thomas Massie [R-KY-4], Mark Pocan [D-WI-2], and<br>
Walter B. Jones, Jr. [R-NC-3].<br>
<br>
H.Con.Res. 81 will receive a vote in the House on Thursday, November 2, 2017.<br>
<br>
The LNC should therefore approve this resolution immediately, in<br>
accordance with the Libertarian Party Platform, as adopted by<br>
convention in May 2016:<br>
<br>
Section 3.3 International Affairs<br>
<br>
American foreign policy should seek an America at peace with the<br>
world. Our foreign policy should emphasize defense against attack from<br>
abroad and enhance the likelihood of peace by avoiding foreign<br>
entanglements. We would end the current U.S. government policy of<br>
foreign intervention, including military and economic aid. We<br>
recognize the right of all people to resist tyranny and defend<br>
themselves and their rights. We condemn the use of force, and<br>
especially the use of terrorism, against the innocent, regardless of<br>
whether such acts are committed by governments or by political or<br>
revolutionary groups.<br>
<br>
By approving this resolution, the LNC would encourage Libertarian<br>
Party members to take the lead in this transpartisan effort to end the<br>
humanitarian catastrophe supported by U.S. Armed Forces in Yemen.<br>
<br>
The Libertarian Party has an opportunity to live up to our stated<br>
principles and save lives by working with a broad coalition to insist<br>
that the House pass H.Con.Res. 81 on Thursday, November 2, 2017 and<br>
end the war in Yemen.<br>
<br>
I urge the LNC to approve the following resolution and support the<br>
efforts of Libertarian Party members to end U.S. involvement in the<br>
war in Yemen.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<br>
Jared Labell<br>
Executive Director<br>
The Libertarian Institute<br>
<a href="mailto:jared@libertarianinstitute.org">jared@libertarianinstitute.org</a><br>
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<a href="tel:312-257-8525" value="+13122578525">312-257-8525</a> office<br>
<br>
A Call to End the U.S. War in Yemen and Support House Concurrent Resolution 81<br>
<br>
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers<br>
Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized<br>
hostilities in the Republic of Yemen.<br>
<br>
Resolved by the Libertarian National Committee (LNC)<br>
<br>
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM HOSTILITIES IN<br>
THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS.<br>
<br>
(a) Findings ––The Libertarian National Committee agrees with Congress<br>
and finds the following:<br>
<br>
(1) Whereas, Congress has the sole power to declare war under article<br>
I, section 8, of the Constitution.<br>
<br>
(2) Whereas, a state of war has not been declared to exist with<br>
respect to the conflict between forces led by Saudi Arabia and the<br>
United Arab Emirates against the Houthi-Saleh alliance in the Republic<br>
of Yemen.<br>
<br>
(3) Whereas, United States Armed Forces have been involved in<br>
hostilities between Saudi-led forces and the Houthi-Saleh alliance,<br>
including through assisting Saudi and United Arab Emirates warplanes<br>
conducting aerial bombings in Yemen with selecting targets and by<br>
providing midair refueling services to such warplanes, amounting to<br>
millions of pounds of jet fuel delivered during thousands of Saudi and<br>
United Arab Emirates airstrikes.<br>
<br>
(4) Whereas, according to the Department of State’s Country Reports on<br>
Terrorism 2016, the conflict between Saudi-led forces and the<br>
Houthi-Saleh alliance is counterproductive to ongoing efforts by the<br>
United States to pursue Al Qaeda and its associated forces under the<br>
Authorization for the Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50<br>
U.S.C. 1541 note).<br>
<br>
(5) Whereas, no authorization for the use of United States Armed<br>
Forces with respect to the conflict between Saudi-led forces and the<br>
Houthi-Saleh alliance in Yemen has been enacted, and no provision of<br>
law authorizes the provision of midair refueling services to warplanes<br>
of Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates that are engaged in such<br>
conflict.<br>
<br>
(6) Whereas, the conflict between Saudi-led forces and the<br>
Houthi-Saleh alliance in Yemen constitutes, within the meaning of<br>
section 4(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)(1)),<br>
either hostilities or a situation where imminent involvement in<br>
hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances into which<br>
United States Armed Forces have been introduced.<br>
<br>
Therefore, be it resolved, the LNC supports H.Con.Res. 81 in<br>
accordance with section 3.3 of the Libertarian Party Platform, but<br>
advises complete removal of U.S. Armed Forces from the Republic of<br>
Yemen:<br>
<br>
(b) Removal Of Armed Forces.—Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War<br>
Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), Congress hereby directs the<br>
President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the<br>
Republic of Yemen, except United States Armed Forces engaged in<br>
operations directed at Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula or associated<br>
forces, by not later than the date that is 30 days after the date of<br>
the adoption of this concurrent resolution (unless the President<br>
requests and the Congress authorizes a later date), and unless and<br>
until a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use of<br>
United States Armed Forces has been enacted.<br>
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