<div dir="ltr">There are many intertwined issues. To the extent that he ever ACTUALLY credibly called for violence (I am not an Alex Jones consumer but that is what I am being told) that justly can be targeted as that is a rights violation (but I suspect that isn't exactly what he did).<div><br></div><div>We are so eager sometimes to show:</div><div><br></div><div>1. We are not bigots so remain silent while Melissa's Sweetcakes is sued out of existence</div><div>2. And now - we are not barking moonbats so I fear we will remain silent while Alex Jones is the target of the day</div><div><br></div><div>If cosmopolitan freedom of speech means anything, the canaries in the coal mine are the barking moonbats.</div><div><br></div><div>-Caryn Ann</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 12:32 PM, <a href="mailto:john.phillips@lp.org">john.phillips@lp.org</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john.phillips@lp.org" target="_blank">john.phillips@lp.org</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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<div style="font-size:10pt"><div dir="auto">I already issued our campaign position on it. I d say it is a good one to take a stance like our abortion plank on as far as the party goes</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><div dir="auto">John Phillips</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt">Libertarian National Committee Region 6 </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Representative</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></div><div dir="auto">Cell <a href="tel:217-412-5973" target="_blank">217-412-5973</a></div></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div style="font-size:10pt"><div id="m_9165876984313226368LGEmailHeader" dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">------ Original message------</div><div dir="auto"><b>From: </b>Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business<u></u><u></u></div><div dir="auto"><b>Date: </b>Thu, Aug 9, 2018 1:21 PM</div><div dir="auto"><b>To: </b>Libertarian National Committee list;</div><div dir="auto"><b>Cc: </b>Caryn Ann Harlos;</div><div dir="auto"><b>Subject:</b>[Lnc-business] The Purging of Alex Jones</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr">Is the LP going to issue an opinion on this? It is the perfect opportunity to affirm rights while showing that rights are not the end all and be all to a healthy society. A society of peaceful bigots - for instance - is a sick society. So is a society that paternalistically protects us all from "those unfit to speak".<div><br></div><div>Whether or not they are *allowed* to do it misses the point.<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_9165876984313226368gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_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 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><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<a href="mailto:+Secretary@LP.org." target="_blank"> Secretary@LP.org.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee -<a href="mailto:+LPedia@LP.org" target="_blank"> LPedia@LP.org</a></span><br></div><div><br></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><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_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 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><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><span style="font-size:x-small">Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia@LP.org</span><br></div><div><br></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><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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