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CLiPboard \ ' Election Time in Denver Doug Anderson Mike Zink Geoff.Lloyd for Election Commission for Election Commission for City Council, District 7 TV are runnin on channels 4 9 The AZTEC '91 April fundraising TV ads are running on channels 4, 9, Volunteers are needed to hold signs pany was a success, with about 60 and 31 - and will run on other at busy intersections on Election Day. people showing up in spite of poor channels if more money can be Call Doug at 757-8896 if you can weather. raised. help. A total of more than $11,000 has Send contributions to AZI'EC '91, Remember to VOTE, Tuesday been raised so far for the Anderson/ PO Box 61114, Denver, CO 80206. 21 May, if you live in Denver!!! Zink campaign! Gingell Announces for National Chair COME TO THE National LP Vice Chair Mary Gingell campaign for liberty,'' Gingell says. PEOPLE'S FAIR! has announced that she will seek the "We must have specific plans to strengthen the party's organization, This year the Capitol Hill People's Fair will be held from 10am until office of Chair at the LP National 7pm on Saturday, June 1st, and from 10am until 6pm on Sunday, June Convention in Chicago Labor Day our education of our members and the 2nd at Denver's Civic Center Park (Bannock to Broadway, between weekend. Incumbent Chair Dave public, and our campaigns. I will be Colfax and Fourteenth Avenue). More than 250,000 people are Walter has indicated that he does not discussing my ideas for improve expected to attend the two day gala intend to seek another term. ments and new programs with LP members between now and the elec The Denver affiliate of the CLP will sponsor a booth at the fair. Our "I am proud to have been part of tion for chair Labor Day weekend.'' goal is to raise money for the Party, and to talk to people about Chair Dave Walter's Performance Libertarianism. Team, which has built a solid founda During Gingell' s term as the national Stop by the booth. Buy a T-shirt, take a political quiz, or read a book! tion from which the LP will grow and LP's Affiliate Parties Committee Spend an hour or two working as a volunteer - we have a lot of free influence America's future. I want to Chair (December 1988-April 1991), literature to distribute to the crowd. The People's Fair is always fun, help the party expand so that we can she concentrated on increasing com with food to eat, games to play, and opportunities to make new further educate the American people munication among state and local friends. and restore this country's heritage of activists, and between these activists For more information about the Fair, please call Ron Bain at freedom.'' and the national party, in an effort to 321-6780, David Bryant at 744-6577, or T. J. Scranton at 759-1603. help local LP leaders do a better job "If our country is going to advance organizing at the grass roots. We're hoping to see you at the People's Fair this year! to liberty, Libertarians must organize for liberty, educate for liberty, and Continued on page 4 Colorado Libertarian Party Non-Profit Organization 720 E. 18th Avenue, #309 U.S. Postage Denver, Colorado 80203 PAID Forward & Address Correction Permit No. 675 Denver, CO CLiPboard May 1991 what their money is being spent on. To address these concerns, the LNC adopted a LNC Meets in Atlanta policy that requires a detailed proposal, a budget, and identification of a person respon The Libertarian National Conunittee, meeting sible for carrying out the plan before a new in Atlanta 27-28 April, heard reports from the project may be publicized or made the subject Chair and various conunittees that outlined of fundraising appeals. significant advances being made in many Steve Dasbach was appointed as the new ....,s Libertarians! for us by our own Rex May), we areas, but also a number of problems. chair of the Affiliate Parties Conunittee. Ron stood by the night drop boxes from The period since the last meeting saw a Crickenberger was appointed chair of the I hope this missive finds you all well. 1O:OOpm until midnight and shared continuation of the revenue decline observed Affiliate Campaigns subconunittee. Regional representatives from six regions provided We '11 need your energy in the year our tax laments with the late-comers. earlier, leading to something of a financial crunch in mid-winter. Don Ernsberger, written reports on the status of the affiliate ahead! parties in their regions; all eight regions Talk about a receptive audience! appointed as the new Finance Chair in Most people were very interested in February, reported on volunteer and contrac provided oral reports. The Affiliate Parties Some happenings in the last month Conunittee reported on work now being might be good to share with you. our literature, and were genuinely tor work being done to rebuild the direct mail, Liberty Pledge, and other revenue programs. contracted to MKR Associates, and reports Several weeks ago I participated in appreciative of the anti-tax cartoons. from several conunittee chairs indicated that Wheat Ridge High School's Political (It's no small task getting a laugh out Two recent initiatives, the Bill of Rights affiliate parties appear to be increasingly of a reluctant taxpayer at midnight on project and the Tax Cut Action project, are satisfied with the services provided by the Awareness Week, and set up an now underway, providing themes for activities national LP. exhibit containing Libertarian litera April 15.) I'd like to hear if there on both the national and local levels, as well The LNC adopted a new policy manual, ture and a large, stand-up version of were any more tax protests around as significant potential for increased coop eration between the LP and groups who share entirely replacing the previous collection of the state - let's get some creative numbered resolutions. A change was made to the diamond chart (a.k.a. Nolan our interest in these issues. _ Chart; you know, the one on the ideas for next year. the rule concerning the inclusion of arguments On the ballot access front, the good news is in mail ballots, and a number of wording World's Smallest Political Quiz). I It's little things like these that can that due to a number of factors we now have changes were made in other policies. had all the young people that stopped ballot status in more states than at a compar make a difference in our own per Several items relating to the upcoming at the booth take the quiz and place a able point in any previous presidential cycle; sonal contribution to the fight for the bad news is that unless ballot access national convention were discussed, including star on the chart corresponding to speaker selection, publicity in the LP News Liberty. I know what it's like to be contributions increase significantly soon, we for the convention itself and for related whatever their score was. The result? busy, and how hard it can be to find will miss opportunities in several states to complete petitioning before the convention, activities, and things that could be done to You guessed it - there's a lot of improve the appearance of the convention on time to "get involved". You will leaving more work to be done in the final young Libertarians out there! So television. Members of the three convention never "find" the time: you have to year of the cycle. conunittees were appointed, as were tempor don't lose hope; many students are make the time. No, it's not easy, but savvy enough to know that their There was discussion of a recent dip in the ary conunittee chairs: Steve Givot for Plat it is worth it. If you don't do it, no number of dues-paying members, following form, Toni Black for Bylaws and Rules, and political needs are not being met by· one else will. Please do whatever you the record set in January. No conclusion was Joe Dehn for Credentials. Indications of Republicans or Democrats. In fact, can to get involved, and if you need reached as to how much of the limit on interest in holding the 1996 convention have growth in recent months was due to transient been received from Williamsburg, Virginia my booth was placed right next to the help figuring out what to do, give me Republican and Democrat booths, factors, such as early renewals for the and from Los Angeles. a call, or call our office in Denver. It convention deadline and dissatisfaction with and I had at least three times the the Party's stand on the Gulf War, and how Presidential candidate Dick Boddie addressed really will be worth the extra effort. the meeting, providing an outline of his number of visitors. But then again, much might be related to the introduction of In the words of Ben Moreel: the new dues structure. Several ideas for background and his campaign approach. He how can you attract attention if you changing dues policy, including a proposal to showed a tape of his appearance on a WGBH-TV news program, and answered don't have a message ... "Freedom is never free. The fires of place life membership funds in a trust, were freedom are fed by the sacrifices of considered, but no significant changes were questions about such topics as choice of a running mate, auditing of his campaign's A group of us Fort Collins Uber those who love it.'' made at this meeting.