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March 2018 The Official Newspaper of the Libertarian Party Volume 48, Issue 1 In This Issue: New Mexico land commissioner becomes Chair’s CornerLP...... 2 News Legacy Libertarians...... 3 nation’s first LP statewide elected official Senate Budget Deal...... 3 n Jan. 27, Aubrey Dunn, New the GOP means Republicans now hold LP National Convention...... 4–5 Mexico’s land commissioner, one less statewide elected office. switched his voter registration Dunn’s move, though unusual, is End Marijuana Prohibition...... 6 Ofrom Republican to Libertarian, making hardly a surprise. A rancher and banker him the first ever Libertarian statewide from southern New Mexico, he has long LP SOTU 2018 Response...... 7 elected official, according toBallot Access been at odds with Republican Gov. Su- Deportation Madness...... 8 News. sana Martinez. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported He has generally developed a repu- Gun-Free Zones...... 9 Dunn’s announcement and that he is con- tation as the sort of libertarian-leaning Roy Moore’s Defeat in AL...... 10 sidering seeking another state-level office Republican that can be a rare breed in in conjunction with the end of his term as the party. Persecution of Foreign Press...... 10 land commissioner this year. From the Jan. “I was on the outside,” Dunn said of Repeal Surveillance Laws...... 11 27 article “Dunn switches to Libertarian his decision to switch parties. Party” by Andrew Oxford: Dunn’s son, A. Blair Dunn, is run- Ohio Voter Purging...... 11 ———————————————————— ning for [N.M.] attorney general as a #ProudlyLP Selfies...... 12 Some Libertarians have launched a Libertarian and has undertaken a cam- campaign to draft [Dunn] as their can- paign of sorts to get his father into the Affiliate Updates...... 13–16 didate for the U.S. Senate. Regardless of race for U.S. Senate. Media Buzz...... 16 his next steps, Dunn’s departure from continued on page 9... Aubrey Dunn Elected Libertarian Jeffrey Hewitt spurs firefighting reform in Calimesa, CA lected Libertarian Mayor Jeffrey Hewitt, the Region 4 represen- union contracts that make it impossible to shave costs and innovate. tative to the Libertarian National Committee, has taken a bold Specifically, the new department will be free to determine its own step toward shrinking big government in his city of Calimesa, staffing levels on fire trucks. It will also enable the city to switch from a ECalif. He has led the charge to replace the town’s dependence on the “3 percent at 50” pension deal that lets firefighters retire at age 50 with expanding state fire-protection bureaucracy with its own new fire de- at least 90 percent of their final three years’ pay and move to a cost-ef- partment, enabling his city to fend off the spiraling pension costs that fective 401/k-style retirement plan that’s common in the private sector. affect many California communities. “In 2012, Riverside County adopted a policy requiring all contract The move was lauded as a “model for the state” in anOrange fire service cities to pay for three-person engine companies, despite County Register op-ed by the R Street Institute’s Steven Greenhut, au- the already high-quality level of service provided under the previous thor of Plunder: How Public Employee Unions are Raiding Treasuries, arrangement,” Hewitt explained. “Calimesa was never asked if there Controlling Our Lives, and Bankrupting the Nation. The following are was an actual need for increased staffing, and never agreed to upgrade highlights from the Jan. 6 article, “Tiny Calimesa’s firefighter changes because the associated costs were simply unsustainable … .” Hewitt should be model for state”: feared his city was being pushed toward bankruptcy. ———————————————————————————————— By taking control of fire services, and starting fresh with a new de- Mayor Jeff Hewitt led the city to curtail its contract with Cal Fire partment, the city can get its cost under control and actually expand (the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) and create the level of service — including building a new fire station to serve the Jeffrey Hewitt its own fire department. The main reason is to get out from under the Western neighborhoods and purchasing a new $411,000 fire truck. Page 2 The Libertarian Party — LP.org March 2018

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We need you to run as a Libertarian The following individuals became Pioneer of Freedom contributors: By Nicholas Sarwark, LNC Chair “wasted votes” when a person goes into a polling place ready to vote Libertarian and doesn’t have a candidate to David R. Mason Kyle Varner hat kind of impact vote for. With such an ambitious goal as 2,000 candidates Emily H. Salvette will it have on the in 2018, I’m adding another role for myself: candidate. country when we The mayor of Phoenix has announced that he will step Whave 2,000 Libertarian can- down before the end of his term to run for Congress, which The following individuals became didates running nationwide? will trigger a special election in 2018. After an encourag- Will it inspire more people to ing conversation with my wife, Valerie, I decided to take Lifetime Founder contributors: leave the old parties and re- the advice I’d been dispensing for years and stepped up to Carol Brooks David Hostetter register as Libertarians? Will run for mayor. Our municipal elections are nonpartisan, Shane Christian Warren H. Knight it attract more candidates to but being a Libertarian has been prominent in the early Michael Collins Randy Peters seek our nominations in 2020? news coverage. Please visit SarwarkForPhoenix.com if Kieran J. Fitzgerald Edward Rutledge Will it push the elected politi- Nicholas Sarwark you would like to follow the campaign. Edward Fochler Michael Vogt cians currently in office to start As this issue goes to press, we are already more than a addressing Libertarian concerns for fear of losing their quarter of the way to our goal of 2,000 candidates, thanks seats? to the incredible work of Cara Schulz, our candidate re- If you can predict accurately what will happen at the cruiting specialist. She has been working in close coopera- David F. Nolan Memorial Office Fund end of the 2018 election cycle, you should probably buy tion with state and local party leaders to recruit an army a lottery ticket. None of us has a crystal ball, but based of Libertarian candidates nationwide, drawing from her Hero of Liberty: on previous experience I can tell you one thing that will experiences as a two-time candidate and elected Libertar- David R. Mason happen: The Libertarian Party will be stronger than ever ian to show Libertarian Party members how they can step before. up to serve their communities like she has done. When people like you step up to run for office, it There may be one very important candidate we Defender of Liberty: doesn’t just give your friends and neighbors a real choice haven’t been able to recruit yet … you! Whether you Robert Falk when they vote. It inspires volunteers to work on your have thought about it in the past or have never even campaign, helping you gather petition signatures and considered running for office, we need you to run as a Advocate of Liberty: knock on doors. It shows people who may not have known Libertarian in 2018. The seeds that you plant with your James Ball about the Libertarian Party that there is a political home campaign will grow and bear fruit in the years to come. for them where they don’t have to pick and choose which Just visit LP.org/run to answer the call. freedoms they support. It strengthens state and local Lib- Plaques recognizing our top building-fund donors ($1,000 ertarian Party affiliates as some of the campaign volun- Yours in liberty, or more) are now on display at the Libertarian National teers stay actively involved in the party after the campaign Committee building in Alexandria, Va. To have your name appear on a plaque, or if you’d just like to help pay off the signs are all picked up and the votes cast. mortgage, mail in your donation or visit LP.org. For two full election cycles, I’ve played the role of a recruiter and a cheerleader for Libertarian candidates, Contribute today: LP.org/office-fund asking people to step up to run for office to avoid the

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Vol. 48, Issue 1 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 3 Leave a legacy of liberty by designating LP as a beneficiary By Wes Benedict the Libertarian Party as a beneficiary: Executive Director Beneficiary name: ave you con- Libertarian National Committee, Inc. Address: sidered des- TM ignating the 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314 HLibertarian Party in Tax ID number: 52-1170810 your will? Many Libertar- I hope that you will consider becoming ians have done this a Legacy Libertarian. and we are very Party as a beneficiary in their will. that case is still pending. As always, thank you for your support thankful for their The Libertarian Party will honor these But the important point is that there is of the Libertarian Party! Wes Benedict generosity. Their be- generous supporters by listing their names no maximum limitation on the amount quests have done tre- on a permanent plaque at our headquarters. of money you can leave to the Libertarian mendous good by growing the Party and Please know that current law places lim- Party in your will. spreading the timeless and precious mes- itations on the amount we accept per year If you have any questions about in- Wes Benedict sage of Liberty. from any donor, including estates. cluding the Libertarian Party in your will, Executive Director To better honor these special folks, we So, when generous Libertarians leave please email Head of Development Lauren ———————————————————— are starting a new program called Legacy sums larger than the yearly limitation, the Daugherty at [email protected] or Those who would like more information Libertarians. remainder goes into a trust that then trans- call 1-800-Elect-Us. about the Legacy Libertarians program Legacy Libertarians are Libertarians fers funds each year until all the money has But, you don’t have to contact the Lib- should contact Lauren Daugherty, the Lib- who want to leave a legacy of liberty and been transferred. ertarian Party if you don’t wish to. You can ertarian National Committee's head of de- are doing so by designating the Libertarian We have sued the FEC over this law but simply use the information below to name velopment, at: [email protected] Senate reaches budget deal to clean out your wallet enate Majority Leader Mitch McCon- Medicare drug coverage. nell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck “Per capita health care spending in the Schumer made a deal on Feb. 7 to pre- United States is already more than double Svent yet another government shutdown. If the that of the average country in the Organiza- rest of Congress votes for their new spending tion for Economic Cooperation and Develop- agreement, the American people will ulti- ment (OECD),” Sarwark said. “What we need mately foot a much larger tax bill. in the health care delivery system is not more “In order to reach a ‘bipartisan’ deal, government spending, but more competition. McConnell granted the Democrats their As just one example, Certificate of Need laws wish list and Schumer granted the Repub- in 35 states effectively prevent opening new licans their wish list,” said Libertarian Na- competitive hospitals in a community un- tional Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark. less the state consents — and only after it has “We get stuck with the credit card debt.” sought the advice of existing hospitals. This The Republicans want $165 billion more in defense tary adventurism is a deadly waste of both money and lives. process explicitly reduces competition and results in higher spending over the next two years. The Democrats want “Libertarians favor actual defense,” Sarwark said. “Ac- hospital bills.” $131 billion in extra domestic spending. Both parties cording to Forbes, though, the United States spent $611 The recent government shutdown occurred largely want another $90 billion in disaster aid funding. billion on military spending in 2016. That’s more than the because Democrats wanted to prevent the deportation of “The ‘bipartisan deal’ means that the politicians get combined defense budgets of the next nine largest coun- Dreamers, who had previously been protected by Deferred what they want,” Sarwark said. “We, as taxpayers, will tries: China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, India, France, the Unit- Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The McConnell/ pay an extra $400 billion according to the Washington ed Kingdom, Japan, Germany, and South Korea. Many Schumer deal does not address these concerns, and House Post. More precisely, ecause nearly all this extra spending of those countries are our allies. There is simply no need Speaker Paul Ryan has not yet agreed to a vote on allow- will be funded by borrowing more money, our children, to bust the budget caps to increase military spending by ing children of undocumented immigrants, brought here grandchildren, and great-grandchildren will pay. In in- more than 25 percent. It’s not the safety of the American by their families, to remain in the country with a path to dividual terms, this means that every man, woman, and people that’s being protected, but the security of defense citizenship. child in the United States will have $1,238 added to their contractor1444 profits.”Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314 “Not dealing with DACA is deplorable,” Sarwark con- federal tab. When we combine that with the GOP taxPhone: cut 800-ELECT-USThe grab bag of goodies Fax: for202-333-0072 the Democratic [email protected] in- cluded. “Both parties should be ashamed.” of $1.5 trillion, which was not accompanied by reduced cludes billions in infrastructure spending and a raft of Libertarians want to end the political brinkmanship spending, our additional federal credit charge adds up to medical expenditures, including opioid treatment pro- that benefits politicians and bureaucrats at the expense of $5,880 per person.” grams, community health centers, a 10-year extension of taxpayers. To that end, the Libertarian Party plans to run Although Republicans often pretend to be the party of fis- the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), extra more than 2,000 candidates for local, state, and federal of- cal responsibility, their enthusiasm for funding endless mili- funding for the National Institutes of Health, and more fice in 2018. 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Of course we did.” Sessions for overriding state marijuana laws According to the ACLU, black people are ten times more likely to be imprisoned for drug offenses than are n Jan. 4, acting against the advice of his own Task white people, and three times more likely to be arrested. Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, A 2016 Sentencing Project study found that “Harsh drug U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the laws are clearly an important factor in the persistent racial OCole Memorandum. This Obama-era memo had allowed and ethnic disparities observed in state prisons. … Blacks states to set their own cannabis rules and regulations, with are … 2.5 times as likely to be arrested for drug posses- minimal intervention by the federal government. In re- sion. This is despite the evidence that whites and blacks scinding the memo, the Trump administration has flouted use drugs at roughly the same rate.” the U.S. Constitution’s provision to reserve most powers Unequal protection under the law isn’t the only sinister to the states, a precept that the Libertarian Party holds aspect of the Sessions policy change. It also opens the door, as fundamental to the federalist structure the country’s wide, to more civil asset forfeiture. Last July, Sessions told a founders crafted. crowd of Minneapolis law-enforcement professionals, “We “Sessions’s move to reinstate excessive power at the fed- plan to develop policies to increase forfeitures.” Civil asset eral level is like opening hunting season,” said Libertar- forfeiture can be literal highway robbery. For example, if a ian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark. “Now drug-sniffing dog “alerts” to the odor of marijuana during a federal prosecutors may fire their regulatory ‘shotguns,’ at routine traffic stop, under the ruling in Illinois v. Caballes, a will, at anybody in the pot business, whether medical or search warrant is not required. The search may yield as little recreational, whether operating legally under state laws or as a gram of marijuana, and the officer can seize the vehicle not. It is high time for Congress to act. They should im- “While these efforts seem encouraging, Libertarians — no need for civil or criminal charges. mediately end prohibition: that means repeal all drug laws expect the men and women we have elected to represent With its lure of increasing revenue, the tactic of civil and grant amnesty to federal prisoners found guilty solely us to stop dawdling, fulfill their oath to defend our rights, asset forfeiture is far too great a temptation — one which of nonviolent drug offenses.” and comply fully with the constitution as the law of the federal government agents should never be offered. The Since 2014, the bipartisan Rohrabacher–Blumenauer land,” Sarwark said. “Republicans should support end- LP calls upon Congress to remove that temptation imme- amendment (formerly Rohrabacher–Farr) attached to ing marijuana prohibition at the federal level as a ‘states’ diately by passing a bill to end the unconstitutional mari- all federal spending bills has served to prohibit the use of rights’ issue, if nothing else. But both Democrats and Re- juana prohibition, and upon President Donald Trump, federal funds on medical-marijuana prosecution, thus of- publicans should join with Libertarians in supporting its who campaigned on empowering states to be responsible fering individuals and businesses only a veneer of protec- repeal, as a fundamental issue of individual, civil rights.” for their own cannabis laws, to sign such legislation. tion. In 2015, Rep. Tom McClintock (R–Calif.) proposed a It turns out that the empirical data support the prin- In 2018, the Libertarian Party has plans to field at least stronger amendment that would also apply to recreational ciple held by the LP since its 1971 founding, that all people 2,000 candidates for federal, state, and local offices nation- marijuana and would codify into law that spending ban, have an inherent right to medicate or recreate however wide. Americans can count on their Libertarian elected of- but which unfortunately has not yet been passed. they choose, so long as they respect the rights of others. ficials to honor their oath of office and make the moral, -sen Libertarians appreciate that other representatives from Since Colorado legalized medical and recreational use of sible decision to put an end to prohibition, once and for all. the older parties have also been moving toward the repeal cannabis, teen use of marijuana there has of prohibition. declined by more than 18 percent, accord- On the Senate floor on Jan. 4, Sen. Cory Gardner (R– ing to the National Survey on Drug Use and Colo.), who actually opposed marijuana legalization in Health. A study published by the American Colorado, blasted Sessions: “Prior to his confirmation, Journal of Public Health showed no change then-Senator Sessions … told me there were no plans to in rates of auto accident fatalities in the reverse the Cole memorandum. … One tweet later … [the states of Washington and Colorado after le- policy was] completely reversed.” Gardner vowed to put galization, compared to similar states. all Justice Department nominations on hold until the Cole Attitudes have shifted, as well. Gallup’s memo rescission is reversed. latest survey from 2017 shows that 64 per- In December, Sen. Ron Wyden (D–Ore.) joined as co- cent of Americans, including a majority of sponsor of Sen. Cory Booker’s (D–N.J.) Marijuana Justice Republicans, support legalization of mari- Act (S. 1689), which would remove cannabis from the fed- juana. Americans are no longer respond- eral list of controlled substances, making it legal at the fed- ing to the racist divide-and-conquer tactics eral level. This bill, however, is saddled with a $500 million of the early years of the drug war. In 1994, annual price tag, and, according to Jim Moore of the Tom Richard Nixon’s domestic-policy chief, John McCall Center for Policy Innovation, it has little chance Ehrlichman, admitted to author Dan Baum, of passing. “We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be In February 2017, Reps. Tom Garrett (R–Va.) and Tul- either against the [Vietnam] war or black, si Gabbard (D–Hawaii) introduced the Ending Federal but by getting the public to associate the Marijuana Prohibition Act (H.R. 1227), which would re- hippies with marijuana and blacks with her- move cannabis from the federal controlled substances list oin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we although still impose federal criminal penalties for trans- could disrupt those communities. We could porting cannabis into a state that prohibits it. arrest their leaders … and vilify them night Vol. 48, Issue 1 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 7 Libertarian Party response to 2018 State of the Union The following is the transcript for a video address recorded by Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark on the evening of Jan. 30. View the full address here: LP.org/sotu2018

By Nicholas Sarwark LNC Chair ello, I’m Nicholas Sarwark, chair- man of the Libertarian Party. To- night, the president gave a speech Hon the state of the Union to Congress. It was a mixture of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Sadly, more of the latter, too. Let’s start with the good stuff. The presi- dent called for Congress to pass right-to- try legislation. That would be legislation that would let terminally ill people get ex- perimental medications that would poten- tially save their lives, and get government out of the way. That’s good. He called for reducing regulations, and actually pointed out that this administra- tion has reduced regulations more than any other administration in history. That’s also good, because every government regulation that goes away is another rule about how you live your life or run your business or raise your family that’s no lon- not going to be paid for now, that means two world wars without losing sight of our ents — not through their choice, but their ger standing between you and your pursuit that you and I won’t pay for it. It’ll be our values. We gave trials to literal Nazis. If we parents’ choice. They’ve gone to school of happiness. children and our grandchildren crippled can do that, we can win the war on terror here; they’ve worked here; they’re part of He talked about the booming econo- with a national debt that’s completely un- without losing the values that we’re fight- the fabric of America. And those millions my, which is really good, although not re- tenable, that will crush their dreams. So, ing for in the first place. It’s time to close of people should not be held hostage to ally the government’s fault. That’s the fault that’s probably not so good. Guantanamo. It’s time to deal with things an immigration scheme that would build of people like you, working hard to feed Another bad thing: The president talk- like Americans. a wall, cripple our economy, and break up your families and build a better life for ed about trying to fix the VA — fix the sys- The president talked about the opioid families. It’s time for Congress to act to yourselves. But we’ll give him credit for tem that deals with our injured vets — and crisis. The opioid crisis in this country re- protect these millions of Dreamers who that, because there’s not really that much that’s a noble goal. But the best thing that ally has been made worse by the war on are just looking for their own home. With- else. we could do as a country for our injured drugs. When the government prohibits out any preconditions. Without giving in There were tax cuts, and a lot of Ameri- vets is to stop making so many of them. drugs, it makes people into criminals — to immigration schemes that are bad for cans are going to spend less on their tax It’s time to end our overseas wars, and stop not just addicts. When it gets in-between our country. bill. The Libertarian Party supports that. bringing home our sons and daughters doctors and patients, what we’ve found is The Libertarian Party has a vision for That shifts us into the bad a little bit, broken and injured. that by stopping doctors from prescribing America where government barriers are though, because with those tax cuts there The president called to expand the mili- legal medications the patients turn to ille- taken down. Where every American has were no government spending cuts. And tary. That’s terrible. Now we’re getting into gal medications like heroin and fentanyl. the right and the freedom to pursue hap- everyone knows the simple math that if the ugly, because every dollar that would They become addicted, and then they’re piness however they choose, to raise their you don’t bring in as much money, but you be spent to expand the military takes food afraid to get help because they’re afraid family, to run their business, to live the keep spending as much money, you’re go- off of your table to send our sons and that they’ll be in the criminal justice sys- American dream without government tell- ing to add to the national debt. daughters overseas to fight and die in other tem; they’ll be locked up; they’ll be unable ing them what to do. If you share that vi- Even worse, the president called for countries’ civil wars, rather than raise their to find a job. sion, join us at LP.org. a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill — $1.5 children and build a life here at home. We heard a story tonight of an addict- We’ll be running over 2,000 candidates trillion. There’s not going to be any more The president called to keep Guanta- ed mother who gave her daughter Hope nationwide who share this vision for a bet- money to spend on that, and the govern- namo Bay open, to continue to have un- up for adoption so that she would have a ter America. People like you and me stand- ment only gets money by taxing, so what lawful enemy combatants that are not chance to live a life that was safe, in spite ing up to create a freer America, where that really means — to break it down into treated to the same legal standards that of her mother’s choices. There are mil- government is less involved in our life and terms that are meaningful to you or me we treat everybody under the American lions of Americans right now, millions of the state of our union is even stronger. — is $4,658 for every man, woman, and system of justice. That’s ugly. America is people in this country who’ve grown up Thank you for watching. Good night, child in this country. Since that money’s built on American values. America won here, who were brought here by their par- and good luck. Page 8 The Libertarian Party — LP.org March 2018 DHS announces plans to deport Salvadorans who have 192,700 US-born children emporary Protected Status (TPS) allows immi- grants to live and work legally in the United States if they would face extreme hardship after being Tforced to return to their countries of origin. Immigrants from El Salvador, which has been ravaged by natural di- saster and poverty, have been TPS-eligible since 2001, and today there are 262,500 Salvadorans with that status in the United States. Collectively, they are the parents of 192,700 American-born U.S. citizens. On Jan. 8, the federal gov- ernment announced that it would end the TPS program for Salvadorans by September 2019, forcing immigrants who have built a long-term life in the United States to re- turn to a poor and violence-wracked El Salvador or join the ranks of unauthorized U.S. immigrants living fearfully in the shadows. When asked whether DHS proposes that Salvadoran parents must leave their U.S. citizen children behind, a senior administration official replied, “We’re not getting involved in individual family decisions.” There’s no ques- tion, though, that the policy will tear countless families and individual lives apart. “The deportation of hundreds of thousands of Sal- vadorans — as well as Sudanese, Nicaraguans, Haitians, and Hondurans — is objectionable on multiple levels,” migrants made this country great in the first place, and If freedom works for us — and it does — what possible said Libertarian National Committee Chair and Phoenix, they continue to do so today. We need to move in the di- moral reason do we have to say it applies to people born in Ariz., mayoral candidate Nicholas Sarwark. “Salvadorans rection of more open, legal immigration, not in the direc- San Diego, but not to those born inches away in Tijuana? are exceptionally well-integrated into American society, tion of militarized borders fit only for a police state. The Libertarian Party plans to field more than 2,000 with 85 percent speaking some English and 48 percent “The entire debate about immigration results from a candidates for public office in 2018. You can count on speaking English very well or exclusively. Their labor force misapplied concept of property rights,” said Sarwark. Libertarian officeholders to champion the common-sense participation rate is 88 percent compared to the U.S. aver- “When we refer to ‘my car, my clothes, or my toothpaste,’ policies of fairness and individual rights for all, no matter age of 63 percent, and 45,000 Salvadoran TPS holders have few would argue that the word ‘my’ does not imply a prop- where they were born. mortgages. They are not part of the problem of welfare erty right. But we also use dependency. They are part of the solution. People who are the word ‘my’ in the context obviously contributing members of society should be wel- of ‘my street, my neigh- comed with open arms. The comparatively few who have borhood, and my country.’ criminal backgrounds should be dealt with separately.” We obviously don’t have a In her announcement, Department of Homeland Secu- property right in the en- rity Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen argued that the 18-month tire country, but opponents delay before deportations become effective will allow of immigration use argu- Congress to come up with a “permanent solution.” Immi- ments that imply we all do gration isn’t a problem in need of a solution, though. Im- have a collective right to our migration is an asset to the United States, one that grows country — and, therefore, a the economy and improves the lives of not only those right to exclude foreigners. people who move here, but also those who were already We don’t. We each have an here. Ultimately, the only way to deter immigrants is to individual moral right to destroy the market economy that draws people here from hire, do business with, or throughout the world. sell a house to any willing The United States had no quantitative immigration person from anywhere. We laws until 1921, and no qualitative laws until 1875 when also have the moral obliga- convicts and prostitutes were barred from entry. “Mental tion not to interfere with defectives” and Chinese were prohibited in 1882 for bla- our neighbor’s right to do or tantly racist reasons. One of the complaints in the Decla- not do the same.” ration of Independence for the revolt against King George The issue of immigration III was that “He has endeavoured to prevent the Popula- has been obscured by layers tion of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws of cynical campaign rheto- for the Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass oth- ric, but it comes down to ers to encourage their Migrations hither.” whether individual liberty The U.S. economy suffered not at all from our accep- applies only to native-born tance of the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Im- Americans or to everyone. Vol. 48, Issue 1 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 9 Do gun-free zones actually encourage more mass shootings? arly on the morning of Jan. 23, pointed out in his book Hidden Order: The a 15-year-old allegedly opened Economics of Everyday Life that violent fire with a pistol and killed two criminals tend to avoid situations in which Eother students at Marshall County they suspect their victims may be able to High School in Benton, Ky. He report- fight back. edly wounded 14 others by gunshot, and “Suppose one little old lady in ten car- five more suffered injuries during their ries a gun,” Friedman wrote. “Suppose that efforts to escape. The shooter was cap- one in ten of those, if attacked by a mugger, tured by sheriff’s deputies after he ran will succeed in killing the mugger instead out of ammunition. of being killed by him … The number of On the afternoon of Feb. 14, a 19-year- muggers declines drastically, not because old suspect is alleged to have shot and they have all been killed but because they killed 17 people at Douglas High School have, rationally, sought safer professions.” in Parkland, Fla., injuring at least 12 others David Kopel, a self-identified life-long before being taken into custody. Democrat who is research director at the “As we consider this unspeakable, Independence Institute in Colorado and avoidable violence, it’s hard to understand associate policy analyst at the Cato Insti- what could compel such an evil action,” tute, has written prolifically on gun con- said Libertarian National Committee trol. “Simply put, if not for gun control, Vice-Chair Arvin Vohra. “Our thoughts Hitler would not have been able to murder and prayers are with the families of those 21 million people,” Kopel wrote in Nation- killed or wounded; our hearts break as al Review. we imagine what they are going through. The work of R. J. Rummel, a political In this time of sorrow, we must ask our science professor at the University of Ha- representatives: How long will we let this waii, documents 169,202,000 people who continue? How many more times will were killed during the 20th century by well-advertised ‘gun-free’ school zones governments practicing democide — de- predictably allow for these horrors? Don’t fined as politically motivated genocide, the young people in America deserve bet- mass murder, or other purposeful killing. ter than to be sent to a disarmed killing According to Rummel’s scholarly research, field every day, hoping that no one takes in a defensive position. The 2017 Suther- law school shooting in Grundy, Va., came the Soviet Union killed 61,911,000. Maoist advantage of it today? Don’t they deserve land Springs church shooting ended when to an abrupt conclusion when students China killed 35,236,000. The Nazis killed not just to feel safe, but actually to be safe? the shooter was confronted by an armed carrying firearms confronted the shooter. 20,946,000. Other smaller totalitarian dic- Let’s make this the last tragedy of its kind, defender — not before that confrontation. A 2007 mall shooting in Salt Lake City, tatorships killed the rest. These numbers by ending gun-free school zone laws now.” There are many other cases in which re- Utah, ended when an armed off-duty po- do not include casualties of war. All these Statistics on whether more mass killings sponsible gun owners have prevented mass lice officer intervened. A 2009 workplace countries were turned into gun-free-zones take place in gun-free zones or elsewhere shootings from occurring or escalating. A shooting in Houston, Texas, was halted before the killing began. vary, usually depending on the ideologi- 1997 high school shooting in Pearl, Miss., by two coworkers who carried concealed Countries like Switzerland and the cal agenda of the compiler of the statistics. was halted by the school’s vice principal handguns. A 2012 church shooting in Au- United States, which have both historically What is known is that killers motivated by after he retrieved the Colt .45 he kept in rora, Colo., was stopped by a member of had a well-armed populace, did not suffer a desire for infamy, or with terrorist intent, his truck. A 1998 middle school shooting the congregation carrying a gun. A 2012 this kind of fate. The same principle ap- frequently choose to inflict their mayhem ended when a man living next door heard mall shooting in Portland, Ore., ended plies in smaller settings. Those who wish in locations where few people, if any, are gunfire and apprehended the shooter with when the gunman took his own life min- to harm others tend to be deterred when armed. Common sense indicates that it’s his shotgun. A 2002 terrorist attack at an utes after being confronted by a shopper people have the capability of fighting back. easier and faster to shoot fleeing victims in Israeli school was quickly stopped by an carrying a concealed weapon. That is why gun-free-zones and, indeed, all the back than to shoot an armed adversary armed teacher and a school guard. A 2002 The economist David D. Friedman forms of gun control should be opposed.

New Mexico land commissioner cent of the vote in New Mexico. co. In November, U.S. News and World Report said that ...continued from page 1 That was a strong enough finish to win Libertar- “Albuquerque-based attorney Blair Dunn said … that his ians a designation as a major party in the state, os- father … is giving ‘heavy consideration’ to … [running] Democrat Martin Heinrich is running for re-elec- tensibly making it easier for its candidates to get on for New Mexico governor as a Libertarian candidate or tion to the Senate. The only Republican candidate is Al- the ballot. independent.” buquerque businessman Mick Rich. Whether or not a Libertarian could win, Dunn could At the time of Dunn’s switch to Libertarian Party (LP) It would be an unprecedented win for Libertarians. still shake up the race. registration, the LP of New Mexico appears confident But the party has access to the ballot this year. —————————————————————————— enough that it’s U.S. senate that Dunn will be seeking, to Former Republican Gov. Gary Johnson ran for presi- Since last fall, Dunn has been actively weighing his op- have listed him as a candidate on their website. The Feb. 6 dent as a Libertarian in 2016 and received about 9 per- tions for other state-level offices to pursue in New Mexi- filing deadline will be here soon. Page 10 The Libertarian Party — LP.org March 2018 Relieved by Roy Moore’s defeat in Alabama? Thank a Libertarian epublican candidate Roy Moore lost to Democrat among U.S. voters. Thanks to the efforts of both Repub- Doug Jones in the Dec. 12 special election for U.S. lican and Democratic state politicians, Alabama has long Senate in Alabama. The Moore campaign was been subject to state ballot access laws that keep third Rplagued by allegations of sexual impropriety, and voters parties off the ballot in a special election this one. This turned away in droves from what was once considered a prevents Libertarian voters from easily expressing their safe GOP seat. The race was so close, though, that Jones preferred electoral choice and ensures that Republicans won by a margin of only 1.5 percent — less than the 1.7 and Democrats will retain a stranglehold on the political percent of votes for write-in candidates, including Liber- process. tarian Ron Bishop. “In 2018, the Libertarian Party aims to challenge the “If you’re happy that Roy Moore was not elected to Democratic/Republican duopoly across the country,” the Senate, thank write-in candidates like Libertarian Sarwark said. “We plan on fielding more than 2,000 Ron Bishop,” said Libertarian National Committee Chair candidates nationwide. Libertarians don’t care whether Nicholas Sarwark. people are liberal or conservative. We welcome both lib- Bishop and other independent candidates received erals and conservatives with open arms. What we do care 22,780 votes in the election according to the latest figures about is when conservatives force their views on others, from the Alabama secretary of state, while the margin of for instance, by trying to ban gay marriage. Or when difference between the Jones and Moore was a razor-thin liberals try to force their views on others, for instance, 20,715. Even President Donald Trump acknowledged in a by mandating the intricate details of health insurance tweet that “The write-in votes played a very big factor” in contracts and then forcing people to buy them or pay determining the outcome. draconian fines.” According to Bishop campaign staffer Jim Albea, it The Libertarian Party also stands in opposition to the will be several weeks before we know how many of the strain of populism that dominates in the United States to- write-in votes went to Bishop. Libertarian candidates day, which seeks to restrict people’s ability to do business usually draw equally from disaffected Republicans, with someone on the other side of a line in the sand drawn Democrats, and independents. Considering the slim by dead politicians decades ago. margin of victory in such a heavily Republican state, “We believe that limiting the power and size of gov- though, Bishop probably turned far more voters away Jones, whose long career as U.S. attorney for the Northern ernment is a great first step toward creating a society in from Moore than from Jones. He did so with an un- District of Alabama included a remarkable victory in con- which people of all types accept and get along with each abashed campaign championing free trade, a balanced victing the Ku Klux Klan members who had been respon- other,” Sarwark said. “Instead, our authoritarian regulato- budget, lower taxes, and other common-sense Libertar- sible for a 1963 Baptist church bombing. ry regime encourages combat between blue and red tribes ian positions that would also appeal to fiscally conser- According to a 2015 Gallup survey, 27 percent of the over the spoils collected by taxation and inflation. A bet- vative Republicans — but he didn’t shy away from Lib- electorate is broadly libertarian. That’s more than the 26 ter world of peace and freedom is possible, but cultural ertarian positions on social issues that can make social percent who are conservative, the 23 percent who are change comes before political change. The increase in lib- conservatives uncomfortable. liberal, and the 15 percent who are populist. That’s the ertarian cultural thinking, documented by Gallup, bodes Bishop’s campaign also remained respectful toward highest percentage of libertarians Gallup has ever found well for political change in a libertarian direction.”

US Department of Justice should stop persecuting foreign-owned press he Department of Justice de- considering the explicit protection for the state-sponsored foreign media presence, tion when some people’s views are pushed manded in November that the rights to speak and publish guaranteed in the Voice of America. If people don’t like aside by an arbitrary government ruling,” Russia-owned media outlet RT the First Amendment to the U.S. Consti- the news coverage or commentary pub- Sarwark said. “Libertarians understand Tmust register as a foreign agent under the tution, but government officials are -us lished by RT or any other media outlets, what it’s like to be silenced and marginal- provisions of a World War II–era law, even ing the Foreign Agents Registration Act they should respond with their own views ized by powerful interests. We stand up for though it specifically excludes “any news (FARA) in an effort to silence views they and arguments rather than resorting to ef- individual freedom and advocate radically or press service” with primary interests don’t like. fective censorship.” limiting the unjust exercise of authority, so in the United States. After RT registered, “Freedom of speech, especially politi- Allegations that Russia interfered in the people with an entrenched interest in the the Executive Committee of the Congres- cal speech, is essential to a free society,” 2016 U.S. presidential election were “cer- status quo fear our ideas and try to keep us sional Radio & Television Correspondents’ said Libertarian National Committee tainly relevant to our decision” regarding off the ballot. No matter how controversial Galleries withdrew the organization’s press Chair Nicholas Sarwark. “It doesn’t mat- RT, Hickey said in his remarks, but the some ideas may be, though, the govern- credentials, effectively hindering its po- ter if some of that speech is sponsored by allegations are still uncertain and accusa- ment’s ability to silence them is a far larger litical coverage — and Deputy Assistant people in other countries. The BBC isn’t tions of secret hacking are a far cry from threat to freedom.” Attorney General for National Security subject to U.S. government harassment an organization that engages in routine, The Libertarian Party has an ambitious Adam Hickey now insists that, despite the because it’s owned by the United King- public news coverage. This amounts to a goal of running 2,000 candidates for public DOJ’s demand, RT’s compliance was only a dom. France 24, Deutsche Welle, and Al flimsy pretext for the use of government office during 2018, bringing its radical but “voluntary decision.” Jazeera all have a longstanding American power to prevent a particular editorial common-sense ideas of fiscal responsibil- Freedom of the press should be sac- presence despite funding by foreign gov- viewpoints from being heard. ity, social acceptance, and peace to voters rosanct in the United States, especially ernments. The United States has its own “The marketplace of ideas can’t func- throughout the United States. Vol. 48, Issue 1 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 11 Senate should repeal FISA, end warrantless surveillance of all Americans ection 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Trump appeared at first to take Na- Surveillance Act (FISA) enables the politano’s message to heart, responding government to monitor the com- on Twitter, “This is the act that may have Smunications of foreigners, including “in- been used, with the help of the discred- cidental” surveillance of any Americans ited and phony Dossier, to so badly sur- communicating outside U.S. borders. In veil and abuse the Trump Campaign by practice, Section 702 essentially allows for the previous administration and others?” unlimited surveillance of Americans if the Unfortunately, establishment Republicans initial targets of that surveillance are for- yanked his leash and Trump later tweeted eigners. As a result, the NSA and FBI have his support for surveillance, saying, “With used a surveillance program called PRISM that being said, I have personally directed to collect and store vast quantities of user the fix to the unmasking process since tak- information held by Facebook, Google, ing office and today’s vote is about foreign Apple and Microsoft. Section 702 of FISA surveillance of foreign bad guys on foreign was scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, but the land. We need it! Get smart!” House of Representatives voted 256-164 to Sen. Rand Paul has promised that he extend it for another six years — a biparti- “will filibuster and do whatever” to stop san approval of the unlimited surveillance reauthorization of Section 702 while it is state. The reauthorization bill then moved being considered by the Senate. to the Senate, where it passed with a vote “We can only hope that enough Free- of 65-34. dom Caucus Republicans and civil liber- “This is an example of bipartisanship of ties–supporting Democrats unite to allow the worst kind,” said Libertarian National the filibuster to work,” Benedict said. “We Committee Executive Director Wes Bene- cans’ phone calls and emails failed, need- nearly all communications that flow over should encourage whatever libertarian dict. “Republicans and Democrats have ing the support of 26 more. Dems could the infrastructure of the internet. Warrant- tendencies they may have. That’s no sub- joined together to continue a law that al- of swung it, but 55 of them voted with the less searches are specifically prohibited by stitute, though, for electing real Libertar- lows the massive invasion of the privacy Trump camp.” the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Con- ians. The more actual Libertarian Party of all Americans. Democrats could have In 2013, Snowden revealed to British stitution. These warrantless searches have candidates who reach public office, the less killed this bill in opposition to the Don- newspaper The Guardian that the NSA been given the veneer of constitutionality politicians at all levels of government can ald Trump administration, but they chose was collecting and analyzing essentially all by Section 702 of FISA. get away with abusing their power.” to continue enabling mass surveillance of the email, Internet activity, text messages, “Mr. President, this is not the way to In 2018, the Libertarian Party plans their own constituents.” and phone conversations of all Americans, go,” tweeted the libertarian Fox News legal to field more than 2,000 common-sense Edward Snowden, the former National without warrants, for the claimed goal of analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano. “Spying candidates at the local, state, and federal Security Agency (NSA) contractor and combating terrorism. In addition, the NSA is valid to find the foreign agents among levels. All of them can be counted upon to historic whistleblower, tweeted, “The vote uses a surveillance program known as “up- us. But it’s got to be based on suspicion, oppose warrantless spying on Americans to perform warrantless searches of Ameri- stream” to monitor electronic traffic over and not an area code.” by the government.

LP files amicus brief for Supreme Court case on Ohio voter purging oters who are fed up with the two tee suggests that Ohio’s rule also dis- visible to pollsters and others who mea- “Like many states, Ohio has engineered dominant political parties often proportionately affects voters who do sure public opinion by seeking the views its laws and practices to protect its two- decide not to vote out of protest not support the two major political par- of registered voters.’” party system,” the amicus brief explains. Vat the lack of choices being offered at the ties,” writes SCOTUSblog reporter Amy The Ohio state government interprets “Ballot access laws make it extremely ballot. Choosing not to participate in any Howe. “Those voters, it contends, ‘are federal law regarding voter registration costly and difficult for minor political par- election is a fundamental aspect of the particularly likely to engage in princi- in a way that allows the state to purge ties and minor candidates to win space on right to vote, but failing to vote in Ohio pled non-voting,’ but the Ohio rule pun- voters from registration rolls if they Ohio’s ballots. Because of Ohio’s restrictive triggers a process that removes many ishes them for not voting by dropping haven’t voted in the prior two elections. access laws and mechanisms, even minor people from the rolls of registered voters. them from the rolls. When that happens, This creates artificial barriers to achiev- parties in Ohio that are capable of achiev- A recent entry at SCOTUSblog notes that it explains, such voters are not only un- ing and maintaining ballot access, as the ing ballot access are often stripped of their the Libertarian National Committee filed able to vote, but they are also ‘ineligible Libertarian Party of Ohio has unfortu- status. They must begin the whole process an amicus brief in the case Husted v. A. to sign ballot access petitions under state nately found. anew. This is precisely what has happened Philip Randolph Institute, currently being law (i.e., unable to help their preferred The U.S. Court of Appeals for the to the LPO.” considered by the U.S. Supreme Court. candidates, parties, and initiatives make Sixth Circuit, however, has ruled that Read the full SCOTUSblog entry about The lawsuit is being waged over whether it onto the ballot in future elections), Ohio’s interpretation is erroneous, and Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute. Ohio’s voter purge practices violate fed- unable to be identified and contacted the purge from voter rolls can’t take Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot eral law. by candidate campaigns that rely on the place until four years of non-voting have Access News for the information on this “The Libertarian National Commit- state’s voter registration records and in- elapsed. lawsuit. Page 12 The Libertarian Party — LP.org March 2018 Show us your #ProudlyLP membership card selfie photos Join these and thousands of other Libertarians as LP members by joining here, or showing a friend how to join: LP.org/join The Libertarian Party will send you a personalized membership card, an annual subscription to the official mailed newspaper, LP News, and a complimentary gift of your choice. If you want to be featured as a #ProudlyLP member on Facebook, send us an email, with your membership card selfie attached, to [email protected] and we will feature your photo on social media!

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connection enabled people in Hilo and to do better to fill out a respectable roster Honolulu to participate. Attendance was by the June deadline. Ideally, one or two of down slightly from the last convention two these folks will make a serious time and AFFILIATE Updates years earlier, but the chair was happy to an- fundraising commitment in a small win- nounce that, with the day’s renewals, cur- nable race. rent dues-paid membership had reached victimless crimes to be given to charity rath- 100 for the first time in decades. Arizona er than the state. Another has the potential Iowa New Arizona LP officers elected for 2018 Dr. Kyle Varner gave the featured speech for a huge tax reform simplification, which of New LPIA caucus will aid organization on health care and the government. He out- he Libertarian Party of Arizona held course will not make taxes “fairer” — as there owa Libertarians are pleased to announce lined many areas where government inter- its annual meeting on Jan. 28, and new is no such thing — but it will make them our first caucus as a major party. The T vention into medical practice had made it I officers were elected. The following indi- slightly less theft-y and complicated. LPIA has coordinated 15 regional caucus difficult to give quality care to patients. viduals will serve for the next year as offi- The LPCO has also made it easier for sites around the state for electing county Since there were no declared candidates cers of the Arizona State Libertarian Party: Colorado Libertarians to lobby their legisla- committee persons on Feb. 5. In many for public office this time around, most of • Chairman: Howard Blitz tors through a portal at LPColorado.org/lob- counties, this will be the first formation of the time was given over to dividing into fo- • Secretary: Jeff Daniels by that is updated every Monday morning. local party affiliates, helping Iowa Libertar- cus groups. This networking helped ensure • Treasurer: Robert Pepiton Emails are sent out on select bills to people ians organize locally and be better prepared that everyone had a chance to talk and give • 1st Vice Chairman: Kevin McCormick who are registered in the districts of the sena- to support and run Libertarian candidates. their ideas on how to improve the party. • 2nd Vice Chairman: Jonathan Winder tors who are voting on important bills. We will also be holding our county Several ideas involved better use of • Assistant Secretary: Emily Goldberg The LPCO is also proud to be selected conventions at the same sites for county the Internet. This is one area in which the • Assistant Treasurer: Laila Aussie to be the host state for the next LNC meet- convention delegates selected during the party has had some success, so getting our AZLP will also be selecting its 23 del- ing, to take place over the 4/20 weekend. caucus proceedings. qualified people to push harder here seems egates to the national convention. Very apropos. During these conventions, in addition worthwhile. This year, Arizona is allowing candi- to the regular order of business, we will More meetings and better recruitment dates to collect 100 percent of their ballot conduct a straw poll for the Libertarian Connecticut and vetting of candidates were clearly iden- access signatures online. In less than five Party of Iowa gubernatorial primary be- LPIL ticket gaining ground with press tified needs. Several weeks later, it continues minutes, you can sign multiple petitions. tween Marco Battaglia and Jake Porter! he Libertarian Party of Connecti- to be one we are trying to focus on. Please visit our new website at AZLP.org to They are participating in their first -gu cut will hold its state convention on Lastly, participants put forward more learn more. T bernatorial primary as major party can- March 10 at the Deck in Westbrook. We general public activities that involve LP didates. This means that they have been had 80 people attend last year, and we ex- members talking to folks at the legislature, included in polling and forums with the Colorado pect at least double that this year. going to neighborhood meetings, and Exciting petition projects under way other political parties’ candidates, and that We’re nominating candidates for gover- being involved in single-issue advocacy their teams are monitoring for post prima- he Libertarian Party of Colorado nor, Senate, and Congress. Contact heath- groups. ry debate inclusion. Tis gearing up for its convention on [email protected] for the final schedule. None of these were particularly revela- March 23–25, during which we will also be tory. They come up again and again. The hosting the Libertarian State Leadership desire to have a fixed campaign headquar- Kansas Alliance (LSLA) convention. Hawaii ters was another suggestion. This is a mon- Working with 2018 candidates for office There are multiple exciting petitioning Focusing on how to improve the party ey issue, which may be resolved in time. andidate Recruitment Director Rob projects going on. One of them, “Stop the he Libertarian Party of Hawaii had As of the end of January, we have less Shakedowns,” will require fines from certain its convention on Dec. 3. A Skype CHodgkinson is working with a num- T than five likely candidates. We will need ber of Libertarians who are considering running for office, both at the state and local levels. Announcements will be made when the candidates file with the secretary of state. Nebraska Sen. The Kansas State LP Convention will Laura Ebke, an elected be held in Wichita the weekend of April Libertarian, 20–24. speaks to the Third District Libertarians (Kansas quarterly meeting City) are planning a Tax Day protest at the of the Libertarian Party of Kansas Mission, Kansas, post office at 3 p.m. on on Jan. 14 April 17. in Mission. The Jackson County LP (Kansas City) is Mission City planning a mixer for Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in Councilman Nick Schlossmacher, Lee’s Summit. also an elected Here are some of the legislative items Libertarian, that the LPKS is actively involved in: spoke at the • Kansas Safe Access Act (medical canna- event as well. bis), SB187 and HB2348 • Regulation of Cannabidiol Investiga- tional Products, HB2029 continued on page 14... Page 14 The Libertarian Party — LP.org March 2018

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...continued from page 13 April 26 for the business session, but you can register for the business session at the • Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and For- door if you miss this deadline. You will feiture Act, Restriction on County or NOT be able to buy a lunch or banquet District Attorney, HB2003 session ticket at the door. • Kansans for Hemp, HB2182 If you are a member of the LPNH, this • Kansas School Funding Constitutional is your chance to vote on any bylaws, con- Amendment, SCR1609 stitution, and platform changes, as well as • Kansas Child Welfare Task Force 2018 elect the Executive Committee. Legislative Preliminary Report and Rec- We welcome both LPNH members and ommendations nonmembers to both sessions of the con- vention, but only LPNH Members who are Nevada inhabitants of New Hampshire and have Numerous volunteers keep LPNV busy been a state party member in good stand- ing for at least 30 days may vote during the anuary was a busy month for LP Nevada. business session. In Elko, Libertarians opposed the City Two candidates for the Libertarian Party of New Jersey, candidates Jim Tosone (House J District 5) and Murray Sabrin (Senate) attended the Young Americans for Liberty New York Council’s resolution to issue a four-year Regional Conference on Feb. 17. moratorium on the issuance of business New Jersey Murray Sabrin to seek U.S. Senate office licenses for marijuana establishments. In so they can elect at last a common-sense in- January, and made a splash in the media. Las Vegas, Libertarians opposed the Clark fter weighing the pros and cons with dividual who will not only pay lip service to Our convention will be held on March County School District’s attempts to evade Ahis wife and many close friends and our state motto, “Liberty and Prosperity,” but 3 at the DoubleTree in Albuquerque, and it financial accountability. colleagues, Murray Sabrin has decided to will work tirelessly to become the most effec- is (more or less) mandatory for candidates County conventions were hosted in both seek the New Jersey Libertarian Party’s tive U.S. Senator for our core principles. to attend. Clark and Washoe counties; additionally, nomination for U.S. Senate at the March Consider joining the New Jersey Lib- social events were held in Las Vegas, North 24 convention, which will be held at Rut- ertarian Party so you can help me become Las Vegas, Henderson, Reno, Sparks, Car- gers University: NJLP.org/convention the LP candidate at the convention: NJLP. Ne w York Finding, vetting candidates for NY office son City, Minden, Virginia City, and Elko. Sabrin won more than 114,000 votes org/membership February is shaping up to become more of (4.7 percent) when he ran as a Libertarian Consider changing your voter registra- he Libertarian Party of New York is the same, thanks to the help of our numer- Party candidate for governor of New Jersey tion to Libertarian if you are a Republican, Tanxiously awaiting its fate. At the time ous volunteers throughout the state. in 1997. Democrat or Independent. And if you will of this writing, we are anxiously awaiting The Libertarian Party of Nevada will be If Sabrin is successful at the convention, be registering for the first time, you can additional action on pending litigation re- hosting its state convention at Alexis Park he plans the most out-of-the-box U.S. Sen- join a political party that supports civil garding the use of paid petitioners who are Resort in Las Vegas on March 3. Our con- ate campaign in the history of New Jersey liberties, a peaceful foreign policy and op- not registered New York state voters. We vention is free to attend for all registered Lib- and possibly U.S. history. He has “tested” poses crony capitalism. are also awaiting the final action on New ertarian voters. For more information, visit: his strategy with many people across the If you don’t join the NJLP, you could York state legislation that will move the LPNevada.org/2018_state_convention political spectrum, and they were, to a still attend the convention as a nonvoting petition period for state and federal candi- person, enthusiastically supportive. His attendee. dates forward to 24 weeks before the gen- New Hampshire approach included a “signature” proposal We hope to see you at the NJLP conven- eral election — potentially giving the state LPNH convention to be held on April 28 that would resonate again with individuals tion on March 24. the earliest petition period in the nation. no matter their party affiliation. If the proposed schedule holds, we could he LPNH Convention is coming up on In addition, at the convention Sabrin will be petitioning as soon as two days after the TApril 28, and will include two business outline our path to victory in November New Mexico convention. sessions; a lunch with speaker Lily Tang Wil- against the ethically challenged, pro-war, LPNM reaches major party status On a brighter note, there is a new county liams, who grew up in communist China; pro–big government incumbent. We will he Libertarian Party of New Mexico chapter on the horizon in Steuben County, and a dinner banquet with keynote speaker take our message of “Peace, Liberty, and Thas hit major party status after the and before this article is published Steu- Caryn Ann Harlos, LNC Region 1 represen- Prosperity’ to all of New Jersey’s 21 counties. state's former governor, Gary Johnson, at- ben will already have held their inaugural tative and chair of the Historical Preserva- For nearly five decades, Sabrin has been tracted 9.34 percent of the vote in the 2017 convention and be waiting for its charter tion Committee, who will speak about the advocating these principles in letters to the presidential election. to be issued. It is anticipated that several history of the LP’s Statement of Principles. editor, op-eds, essays, and lectures, and as LPNM is running candidates for Sen- more county chapters will be formed in All candidates for LNC chair and vice a guest on radio and cable talk shows and ate, House, secretary of state, land com- the coming months. chair are welcome to attend the conven- in several political campaigns. missioner, and attorney general, as well Also, on the brighter side, LPNY’s new tion, and any who attend will be given time By becoming the NJLP nominee for the as several candidates for city and county political director, Rich Purtell, will have to speak. U.S. Senate this year, Sabrin will get the op- commissions and one for sheriff. his hands full finding and vetting candi- Lunch and banquet tickets must be portunity to take these principles to all the The sitting land commissioner, Aubrey dates for the four statewide offices — gov- purchased by April 13. 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...continued from page 14 off I-270 in Worthington. Guest speak- ernor, lieutenant governor, atorney gener- ers (so far) include party favorites Larry al, and comptroller — and the U.S. Senate. Sharpe, Caryn Ann Harlos, Adam Kokesh, He is also in charge of vetting candidates Joshua Smith, and Jesse Fullington. Spaces for New York state Senate and Assembly, are filling up fast. For more information or as well as Congress. Rich stated he would to make reservations, visit: www.LPO.org like to find as many candidates as possible Last, but far from least, the party is in in those districts that cross county lines. the homestretch of a long, arduous, and With February as candidates’ month, Rich costly petition drive to put the party back will have his hands full. on the Ohio ballot. As of the end of January, Lastly, the LPNY annual convention, the party had 50,000 validated signatures The Libertarian Party of Tennessee turned in a batch of signatures on Feb. 13 for its ballot where all the action will be, will be held at (80,000 raw signatures) toward the needed access petition that brought them to just shy of 9,000 signatures — well on the way to the 33,844 the Comfort Inn on 99 Miller Road in East total of 55,000. The party hopes to file early signatures it has as its goal. Greenbush, Rensselaer County (i.e., Albany this year. The party is also lining up pro- area). A reception will be held on Friday spective candidates for office, starting with Tennessee went to work. trator of elections, whose office is in place evening, April 20, with the convention on a candidate for governor, who will need to We lobbied for countless hours with to ensure free and fair elections — even Saturday, April 21, and a continuation of the win at least 3 percent of the vote in Novem- dozens and dozens of senators and repre- though he did his best to illegitimize our business meeting (if necessary), training ber to keep the LPO on future ballots. sentatives to move this bill through. In the bill. The Senate voted to move it to the next sessions, and breakout sessions for organiz- midst of all of this, a fiscal note was added fiscal year (2018). This bought the election ing petitions and the petition drive, and for to the bill in excess of $1 million. The state commission time to put the bill behind the the candidates to meet and organize with Oklahoma of Tennessee, with no documentation to budget, which they did on April 12. State convention to be held on March 31 LPNY members around the state. back it, added a cost to our bill that lowers Since the legislature opened in 2018, we he 2018 OKLP convention will be the threshold of signatures and retention have been up here working to kill the fis- Theld March 31 at the Reynolds Well- for a political party to become legitimized cal note. A few changes have been that Sen. Ohio ness Center in Seminole. This is an historic at the ballot box. Mae Beavers resigned her seat. Picking up New headquarters; convention in May year for our party, and many big decisions As the law currently stands, we must her seat and our bill is Sen. Mark Pody. t’s been a busy and exciting few months about the direction we’re headed will be gather 2.5 percent of the total gubernatorial We started with Sen. Pody on a strategy to Ifor the Libertarian Party of Ohio. After made there including: elections of all four votes in the previous gubernatorial election kill the fiscal note. Since the note is added more than a decade in our old offices, the state leadership positions, changes to the (33,844 signatures) and must retain that on the House side, we moved to speaking party has a new headquarters at 6230 Busch bylaws, and the election of 14 national by a 5 percent vote in a statewide election. with Rep. Bud Hulsey. Blvd., Suite 102, Columbus, OH 43229. The convention delegates. (Gary Johnson obtained 5 percent in 2016, Rep. Hulsey has taken this fight more party also has a new mailing address: P.O. All registered Libertarians who are also so we were forced to list him as an indepen- personally now. The more the state digs in Box 29193, Columbus, OH 43229-0193. dues paying OKLP members are eligible dent.) The bill proposed would lower that its heels, the more he is digging in his. He The new office is much more spacious, and to be delegates at the state convention and number to 5,000 signatures to get on the has officially requested documentation for will accommodate party meetings that have run for office. ballot and retain our ballot rights with a 1.5 the fiscal note. He has also asked what the had to be held elsewhere recently. More details coming soon. percent vote in a statewide election. current fiscal impact is as the law stands. Since our esteemed governor and his So, fiscally, nothing changes. Why the fis- Additionally, he will be asking how the Republican cronies successfully conspired cal note? We ask why and get zero answers. law changes the current fiscal impact. The to deprive the party of its deserved ballot Tennessee As a party, we decided to first attack the answer is, it doesn’t. If we can get this pre- Fighting to change petition requirements access, the LPO has had to make do with- House and Senate local government com- sented to the fiscal review board, we hope out the ability to elect its Central Commit- ast year, the Libertarian Party of Ten- mittees to show that the bill had legitimacy. to eliminate this note and bring it back be- tee in primaries like the other, recognized, Lnessee worked with legislators on On March 24, the bill passed the House fore the Senate so we can put it up for vote. parties. So the party will be holding elec- both sides of the aisle to introduce a bill, subcommittee 4-2. This was a win for the While we are working on gaining ballot tion meetings all across the state between HB0662/SB0770, which revises the num- battle, with many more battles to fight in access through legislation, we are also fight- April 2 and May 8 to select CentComm ber of signatures that a petition must bear this war for ballot access. Our next battle ing this battle as the law currently stands, members from each of the state’s 16 Con- for the purpose of qualifying as a recog- came on April 4, when the bill passed the working on gathering a net of 33,844 sig- gressional Districts. The new CentComm nized minor party. House local committee with a 9-3 vote, natures. We currently have gathered close will take office at the state convention. For The bill was filed by Representative Bud with Reps. David Alexander, Barbara Coo- to 7,500 signatures as of this writing and more information on times and locations, Hulsey in the House and Sen. Mae Beavers per, John Crawford, Marc Gravitt, Dan expect another 3,000 signatures to be re- as well as instructions on mail-in voting, in the Senate on Feb. 8, 2017, and intro- Howell, Larry Miller, Antonio Parkinson, ported within a matter of days. These signa- visit the party website: www.LPO.org duced in both the House and Senate the Cameron Sexton, and Jerry Sexton voting tures have been gathered or paid for on an Speaking of the convention, plans are next day. It was then assigned to the House in favor. Reps. Dale Carr, Tim Wirgau, and all-volunteer basis. well under way for a get-together that Local Government Committee and the Jimmy Eldridge voting nay. The LNC noticed our efforts and voted looks to be the best and biggest in years. Senate State and Local Government Com- Pumped on that victory, we headed in favor of assisting us with our goals. We The convention will be held from May 18 mittee on Feb. 13, 2017. Once these assign- over to the Senate where we testified are very thankful for their assistance, and through 20 at the Holiday Inn Columbus ments were made, the Libertarian Party of strong against Mark Goins, the adminis- continued on page 16... LP Contact Upcoming LP conventions Media Buzz “According to the national L.P. ® LIBERTARIAN PARTY March 2–4: Alabama March 30 or 31: Wyoming* office, New Mexico now joins 1444 Duke St. March 2–3: Illinois April 13–15: Texas 22 other states (or the District Alexandria, VA 22314 March 2–3: New Mexico April 14: South Dakota of Columbia) in essentially hav- Phone: (202) 333-0008 March 3–4: Pennsylvania April 14: Utah* Fax: (202) 333-0072 ing the same requirements for Website: www.LP.org March 10: Connecticut April 14: Wisconsin ballot access for the Libertar- March 10: Maryland April 20: New York ians as for the Democrats and NATIONAL CHAIR March 10: Michigan April 27–29: California Republicans. Those states are Nicholas Sarwark March 10: Virginia April 28: New Hampshire Alaska, California, D.C., Ha- March 17: Tennessee May 4–6: Indiana waii, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, STAFF March 23–25: Colorado May 18–20: Ohio Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, March 24: Delaware May 18–20: North Carolina EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Wes Benedict March 24: New Jersey June 23: Idaho New Hampshire, North Caro- March 31: Oklahoma June 30–July 3: National LP OPERATIONS DIRECTOR lina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Robert Kraus For updates, visit: LP.org/events * tentative South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wis- EDITOR & consin. (State election ballot TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPER the Saturday banquet, and Larry Sharpe and Eric D. Dixon Affiliate News access law is complicated and ...continued from page 15 Kevin Fortune are headlining a candidates’ nuanced and singular, part of PRESS SECRETARY fundraiser on Friday night. Tickets are on sale Richard Fields what makes running for office knowing that national is willing to in- now at LPWI.org and everyone is invited! without the protective coloration CANDIDATE & AFFILIATE vest in the state of Tennessee has driven The LPWI has a strong field of candidates of a major party such a pain.)” SUPPORT SPECIALIST up our membership and volunteer ef- running for office in 2018. In spring elections, Bob Johnston Reason, 1/30/2018 forts across the state. Brian Defferding is running unopposed for CANDIDATE RECRUITING The war for ballot access is far from Winnebago County Board, and is also running SPECIALIST over, but we continue to fight and win for Neenah City Council. In the fall, Phil An- “The New Mexico land commis- Cara Schulz battles, and we feel well-supplied with derson, LPWI chair, is challenging incumbent sioner has filed to run for the CAMPAIGNS ADVISOR volunteers and funding on many fronts. GOP Gov. Scott Walker. Anderson and lieuten- Libertarian Party’s nomination Apollo Pazell The people of Tennessee are realizing ant governor candidate Patrick Baird and sec- to the U.S. Senate. SPECIAL PROJECTS that the two-party system is no longer retary of state candidate Rich Reynolds form Nick Dunbar “Aubrey Dunn has recently the answer, and there is another way: “Team Guv,” a team-based approach to cover- changed his voting registration ASSISTANT EDITOR Less Government, More Freedom. ing the state and maximizing visibility. LPWI Elizabeth C. Brierly from Republican to Libertarian We will continue to live up to our is also fielding candidates for state Senate, state to run against incumbent Demo- STATE AFFILIATE state nickname, the Volunteer State. Assembly, and various county and local elec- crat Martin Heinrich and Repub- DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST tions. A fundraiser for the campaigns is be- lican candidate Mick Rich. Andy Burns ing held on Feb. 17 in Wauwatosa, with many HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT Washington more to follow. Visit LPWI.org and TeamGuv. “Dunn joins a list of Libertarians ‘Home Grown’ state convention in Feb. Lauren Daugherty org for more information. who filed declarations of candi- GRAPHIC DESIGNER ur state hosted a Libertarian day Last, but not least, LPWI continues a path dacy Tuesday to run for state Denise Luckey Oat the capital on Jan. 31 with great toward better organizational practices and and federal offices after the Sec- DEVELOPMENT MANAGER speakers and elected reps attending. sustainability. We now include a subscription- retary of State’s Office last week Jess Mears We held our state convention on Feb. based membership dues system, and have ad- gave the Libertarian Party major party status in New Mexico.” MEMBERSHIP SERVICES 17, and our theme this year was “home opted NationBuilder as our website and con- MANAGER grown,” with more great speakers. tact management platform. We are constantly KRQE News 13, 2/7/2018 Matthew Thexton We are also taking our state head on striving to represent the entire membership with regards to damaging gun laws and of our party, by maximizing engagement and “Can a juror, faced with clear Contact info for state affiliates: many more freedom-eroding pieces of discussions on the issues of the day, while not evidence that a defendant is www.LP.org/states legislation. sacrificing our core principles. Our member- guilty, still vote to acquit if he or You can read about all of this and ship continues to grow. More people are hear- she feels the law is unjust? Contact info for Libertarian more on LPWA.org and our Facebook ing our message of liberty and see our state National Committee: page: FB.com/libertarianpartyofWA “Yes, say backers of ‘jury nul- www.LP.org/lnc-leadership affiliate as a means toward throwing off the coercive bonds of government. lification.’ This courtroom tac- LPWI looks forward to participating in the tic was the focus of a Kalispell Wisconsin event organized by the Flat- Thinking of running for office? Strong field of candidates for 2018 LP National Convention with a full slate of Just want to learn more? delegates, participating in various ways. Our head County Libertarian Party. he Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Presentations on nullification by Go to LP.org/run and send us your members hold leadership positions in LP cau- is looking forward to a very suc- Kirsten Tynan and Roger Roots inquiry. You’ll receive information from T cuses, and other groups within our party and cessful 2018. Our state convention will movement. We expect to be present, active, drew about two dozen guests to your state LP affiliate or from the national be held April 13–15 at the Park Hotel engaging, and leading the discussion, leading The Museum at Central School LP headquarters that you need to get on the Capitol Square in Madison. Jef- up to and throughout the convention. Friday night.” started on your campaign. frey Tucker is the keynote speaker at See you in NOLA! Daily Inter Lake, 2/11/18