<div dir="auto">Why isn’t the regional representative the one spearheading this?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">-Caryn Ann </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 7:39 PM Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business <<a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I would need significantly more information about the situation, <br>
including what/how many candidates are involved, what the LPPA intends <br>
to contribute toward costs, exactly what kind of legal costs might be <br>
involved, how the money would be allocated and where it is coming from <br>
in our budget before I would even consider such a motion. What is the <br>
time line on this effort?<br>
<br>
If I'm not mistaken, the LNC has been burned on LPPA legal involvement <br>
in the past and I'm not one to repeat mistakes.<br>
<br>
---<br>
Sam Goldstein<br>
Libertarian National Committee<br>
317-850-0726 Cell<br>
<br>
On 2018-08-07 20:59, Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) via Lnc-business <br>
wrote:<br>
> This is the wording from Steven Brenize. Feedback?<br>
> <br>
> ”Motion to allocate up to $11,000 for legal costs, either utilising<br>
> the National Parties legal resources or for payment of hired legal<br>
> staff to aide Pennsylvania's candidates for Federal offices in their<br>
> goal to stay on the ballot for the November election, and direct staff<br>
> to work with said candidates and LPPA leadership to ensure the prudent<br>
> use of those resources.”<br>
> <br>
> Alex Merced<br>
> Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP<br>
> <br>
>> On Aug 7, 2018, at 5:40 PM, Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) via <br>
>> Lnc-business <<a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>> PA is anticipating some challenges to their petitions especially for <br>
>> federal candidates and are requestiong legal assistance either in <br>
>> financial assistance to get counsel or to make use of any counsel we <br>
>> may have in retainer.<br>
>> <br>
>> PA was able to satisfy its petitioning requirements with 75% volunteer <br>
>> signatures, requiring no assistance from the LNC up this point.<br>
>> <br>
>> Secretary Steven Brenize will submit to me a motion of his detailed <br>
>> request to me later to discuss and get the ball rolling. The amount <br>
>> requested in financial aid is $11,000.<br>
>> <br>
>> I send this email to begin the discussion on everyones thoughts on the <br>
>> capacity to meet this request and the value of it. I generally am <br>
>> always in favor of helping keep candidates on the ballot but there may <br>
>> be alternative arrangements some of you may be aware of that may be of <br>
>> use to accomplish this.<br>
>> <br>
>> Alex Merced<br>
>> Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP<br>
</blockquote></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">-- </span><br style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:small"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>In Liberty,</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:x-small">Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a> or Secretary@LP.org.</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:x-small">Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia@LP.org</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>