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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Caryn Ann, thank you for sharing your disgust with bigotry.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Economic and social ostracism responses to bigotry are appropriate from all of us, both as individual Libertarians and as members of Libertarian institutions. It may be a Florida problem but that will not stop me as a Nebraskan from expressing my disgust with anything related to supremacy-driven behavior.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold"'>~David Pratt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>May 25-27 2018 Omaha Roads to Freedom Un-Convention<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Freedom, Nothing More, Nothing Less<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>~David Pratt Demarest<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roads to Freedom Foundation, Founder<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LSLA Vice-Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LPNE State Central Committee, Secretary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LPRC Board Member, Nebraska State Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:David.Demarest@LP.org">David.Demarest@LP.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Secretary@LPNE.org">Secretary@LPNE.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:DPDemarest@centurylink.net">DPDemarest@centurylink.net</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:DPrattDemarest@gmail.com">DPrattDemarest@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cell: 402-981-6469 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Home: 402-493-0873<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Caryn Ann Harlos<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 23, 2017 9:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org<br><b>Cc:</b> lnc-business <lnc-business@lp.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] Resignation From LPF<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Our only recourse is disaffiliation.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>And obviously I think such claims if true to be a gross violation of the SoP.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I also think promoting any continuation of state force is and we can find examples of that if we wish to being promoted within state parties.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm not eager to go down that road.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Which is the same answer I gave people who wanted us to "do something" about our last ticket.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I find white nationalism to be completely unacceptable and cheered at Wes' invitation for them to leave. Note it did not contain any threat to throw them out or discipline them because *that is not our role*<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Every action above the bounds starts with good intentions. Good intentions gave us the welfare state. I do not want nor are we entitled to be, consolidating power in the LNC no matter what "good" thing might come of one action.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The national party consistently putting out consistent principles foundational libertarianism and eschewing both a drift to the right and to the left is what we can and should do.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The white nationalists hate me for a reason - I think ethnomasochist is their preferred term for me- but that does not justify us patenting an affiliate.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-Caryn Ann<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 7:59 PM Erin Adams <<a href="mailto:erinadams@thefeldmanfoundation.org">erinadams@thefeldmanfoundation.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></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><p class=MsoNormal>IF there is "merit" to these claims, would not article 5 section 4 of the bylaws come into question? Are we REALLY saying that if this is true, promoting an agenda of hate or allowing the promotion of such is in line with the Statement of Principles or the Bylaws? I just dont see it that way<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In Liberty,<br>Erin Adams<br>Director of Fundraising and Events<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>The Feldman Foundation<br>(405) 780-2791<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 8:37 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com" target="_blank">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Oh yes because the LNC interfering in the autonomy of an affiliate worked out SO WELL in the past.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm not eager to repeat Oregon.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>And Florida has a representative. He was elected to deal with the concerns of that region and responded.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>-Caryn Ann<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 6:45 PM Erin Adams <<a href="mailto:erinadams@thefeldmanfoundation.org" target="_blank">erinadams@thefeldmanfoundation.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></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><p class=MsoNormal>I tend to agree with Mr. Katz on this. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Oct 23, 2017 7:40 PM, "Joshua Katz" <<a href="mailto:joshua.katz@lp.org" target="_blank">joshua.katz@lp.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>The original email in this thread was from Mr. Stanton (whom I've never met). He accused a member of the LPF leadership, who is also a Libertarian candidate (and whom I have also never met) of being a white supremacist leader, and of making threats towards himself and others. I have no way of knowing if these accusations are true, but they most certainly are disturbing if true - and the sorts of things I would expect the affiliate to react to. If they are true and the affiliate does not react, I would expect this board to take action.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Instead, the responses I've seen seem to combine shrugs with exhortations that Mr. Stanton should deal with it himself, and some variation on "hey, we're all on the same team, work together." Again, I do not know if the accusations are true, but if they are, then we are not, in fact, all on the same team. I am not on the same team as any white supremacist, or anyone who thinks the use of threats and intimidation, together with violent white supremacist and anti-semitic rhetoric, are acceptable ways of conducting business. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Such a pre-modern retreat to tribalism, to prejudice, to anti-individualism, is the single largest threat to human freedom. It is the condition in which humans lived for quite some time, before civilization made real freedom possible. No party that stands for freedom against all threats can tolerate those in its midst who would hold those positions, let alone allowing those who advocate such positions to hold leadership positions. This cannot be a party that tolerates such things. At the moment, I have no actual facts. Furthermore, there is little we can do - but little is not the same as nothing. Let's get the facts. The response to such a statement cannot be "well, you figure it out." That is not leadership. Nor should the response be immediate panic, or a rush to judgment. I would think the accusations are of such a nature, though, that we'd want to know what is going on.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Joshua A. Katz<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>At-Large Representative,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Libertarian National Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 8:54 PM, Paul Stanton <<a href="mailto:region7@lpf.org" target="_blank">region7@lpf.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Marcos,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Due to the LPF Executive Committee's recent refusal to respond to threats targeting myself and others from Ryan Ramsey, a white supremacist leader, LPF county chair, LPF EC member, and candidate for Florida House, I hereby resign from all positions and membership within the Libertarian Party of Florida, as I can no longer in good faith continue to ask other Libertarians to support a party which allows its leaders to threaten and intimidate members while repeating violent white supremacist and anti-semitic rhetoric.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Libertarians deserve better than the Libertarian Party of Florida.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Please remove me from any mailing or membership lists and add me to the LPF's do not call list. I will not be responding to any email sent to this address.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In liberty,<b><br></b></span><span class="m3173199581468944216m5714261998235638348m5234064885297533231m-121783147663168624m581103334843591490apple-style-span"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Paul Stanton</span></b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Follow me on Facebook: <a href="https://fb.com/Stanton4Liberty/" target="_blank" title="fb.com/Stanton4Liberty/">fb.com/Stanton4Liberty</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lnc-business mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Lnc-business mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>In Liberty,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Caryn Ann Harlos</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Communications Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>A haiku to the Statement of Principles:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We defend your rights</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>And oppose the use of force</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Taxation is theft</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lnc-business mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Lnc-business mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>In Liberty,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Caryn Ann Harlos</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Communications Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>A haiku to the Statement of Principles:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We defend your rights</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>And oppose the use of force</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Taxation is theft</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>