A9ft 2ooT~H WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW 900 FIFTH THIRD CENTER III LYON STREET NW
OeORGE L. WHITFIELD WILLIAM R. JANSEN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN 49503-2487 WELDON H. SCHWARTZ MARGARET D. KHAYAT BR ATT WALLSON O. KNACK CRAIG N. MEURLIN TELEPHONE (616) 752-2000 KAREN J. VANDERWERFF MARK D. MANTAY CHARLES E. MeCALLUM TRACY T. LARSEN FAX (616) 752-2500 RHONDA L. ROSS BRIAN T. LANO JEROME M. SMITH SUE O. CONWAY CAR IN L. OJALA DAVID DEGROOT WILLIAM K. HOLMES CAMERON S. BELONG MICHAEL K. MOLITOR RUSSELL D. SHURTZ* I. JOHN SNIDER. II JEFFREY B. POWER GERARDYNE M. DROZDOWSKI KURT D. OYKSTRA JACK B. COMBS SCOTT D. HUBBARD STEPHEN E. SELANOER BRANDON M. MACK JOSEPH F. MARTIN STEPHEN B. GROW ROBERT A. DUBAULT AMIE L. VANOVER JOHN R. MAROUIS RICHARD L. BOUMA EDWARD J. BARDELLI PRIYA MARWAH DOORNBOS JOHN H. MARTIN DANIEL R. GRAVELYN DANIEL P. ETTINGER G. CHARLES GOODE IV JAMES H. BREAV ROBERT J. JONKER 400 TERRACE PLAZA JAMES L. SCOTT II DANIEL P. LENNINGTON ROBERT H. SKILTON III DEVIN S. SCHINOLER CHRISTOPHER J. PREDKO JANET L. RAMSEY P.O. BOX 900 ERNEST M. SHARPE MICHAEL H. SCHUBERT BRIAN J. MASTERNAK ELIZA R. MeCART VERNON P. SAPER VALERIE P. SIMMONS MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN 49443-0900 CHRISTIAN E. MEYER RICHARD D. DAMSTRA HUGH H. MAKENS WILLIAM C. FULKERSON TELEPHONE (231) 7 27-2600 DEAN F. PACIFIC TROY M. CUMINGS GORDON R. LEWIS ANTMONT J. KOLENIC, JR. FAX (831) 727-2699 TASHIA L. RIVARD HANS J. WEINBURGER ROBERT J. CHOVANEC JAMES MOSKAL GREGORY E. SCHMIDT JENNIFER P. FERRAOUT PETER L. OUSTAFSON MARK K. HARDER JARON J. NYHOF SARAH M. RILEY J.A. CRAGWALL. JR. JEFFREY S. BATTERSHALL JOSEPH A. KUIPER ANNE M. BARTISH 300 CURTIS CENTER STEPHEN R. KRETSCHMAN JEFFREY A. OTT JOHN J. BURSCH W. MICHAEL VAN HAREN MARTHA W. ATWATER 170 COLLEGE AVENUE ANGELA M. JENKINS COUNSEL MICHAEL L. ROBINSON RODRICK W. LEWIS HOLLAND, MICHIGAN 49423-2920 MICHAEL G. BRADY JOSEPH M. SWEENEY EUGENE E. SMART KEVIN O. DOUGHERTY CHRISTOPHER R. UZPEN TELEPHONE (616) 396-9600 JERRY D. HANSCUM DOUGLAS E. WAGNER MELVIN G. MOSELEY, JR. BRIAN M. ANDREW PAX (616) 396-3658 DEBORAH M. SCHNEIDER ROBERT W. SIKKEL JAMES J. RABAUT JAMES A. KROGER JEFFREY O. BIRKHOLO TIMOTHY L. HORNER GREGORY P. BONOARENKO TIMOTHY HILLEGONDS R. PAUL GUERRE DAVID L. SKIOMORE OF COUNSEL JOHN G. CAMERON. JR. LOREN M. ANDRULIS 2000 TOWN CENTER, SUITE 2700 MARK B. PERIARD LAWSON E. BECKER JOHN H. MCKENDRY. JR. SUSAN GELL MEYERS SOUTH FIELD, MICHIGAN 48075-I3I8 KIMBERLY L. THOMAS CONRAD A. BRAOSHAW PAUL T. SORENSEN GORDON J. TOERING TELEPHONE (248) 784-5000 ANDREW C. SHIER CHARLES C. LUNOSTROM THOMAS R. WINOUIST CARL W. OUFENDACH R. SCOTT KELLER FAX (248) 784-B005 RACHEL R. KARP STEPHEN C. WATERBURY FREDRIC A. SMITH NATHANIEL R. WOLF PAUL K. GASTON RODNEY D. MARTIN KENNETH W. KINOMA MARK E. SPITZLEY ROGER H. GETTING RICHARD E. CA8SARD JAMES J. STEFFEL STEPHEN J. WOLMA ROGER M. CLARK 4595 BROADMOOR, 8.E., SUITE IOO ALEX J. OcYONKER KENNETH W. VERMEULEN MARCO O. DC SANTO DONALD J. VELOMAN CHARLES E. BURPEE NORBERT F. KUGELE KENTWOOO, MICHIGAN 49SI2-S300 BRIAN M. KUBICKI JOHN D. TULLY JOHN D. DUNN MARK J. WASSINK TELEPHONE (616) 752-2300 BRIGETTE L. HALSETH JOHN H. LOGIE WILLIAM W. HALL DENNIS J. DONOHUE FAX (616)752-2500 AMY M. SZILAGYI MARK E. SCHLUSSEL BRUCE C. YOUNG WILLIAM P. OANI LAWRENCE R. DUTHLER SHANE B. HANSEN ANDREW D. HAKKEN LISA R. HARRIS DAVIO A. WARNER F. WILLIAM MCKEE ANDREA J. BERNARD CHRISTOPHER W. CHAPPUS 1883-1966 LOUIS C. RABAUT LORI L. GIBSON WWW.WNJ.COM REBECCA B. MCDOWELL GEORGE S. NORCROSS IBSB-IBSO PAUL R. JACKBON MICHAEL P. LUNT STEPHANIE J. NYMAN SIEGEL W. JUDD JONATHAN P. KOK DOUGLAS A. DOZEMAN DANIEL K. DlWITT IS9B-IBS8 JOHN V. BYL MELISSA N. COLLAR TIMOTHY E. FOLEY JANET P. KNAUS MOLLY E. MeFARLANE J.B.^ACLEN ' LICENSED IN OEOROIA KATHLEEN M. HANENBURG
October 24,2002
-2 o of Pi3D SENT VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL omosopi Rosemary C. Smith Acting Associate General Counsel XI Federal Election Commission > o 999 E Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20463
Re: Libertarian National Committee, Inc. ("LNC") Request for Advisory Opinion
Dear Ms. Smith:
Thank you for your letter of October 3,2002, that I received October 8,2002.
You asked the following questions: Federal Election Commission October 24,2002 Page 2
(1) Describe in detail how the list was developed. Your description should include, but not be limited to, the purchase of the list, the purchase of additional names, the development of new names by the LNC in the course of its campaign activities or through use of the list, and the development of new names through the exchange of lists.
Answer: The mailing list was developed in the course of the LNC's political activities, primarily from the following sources: (a) the names and addresses of members of the Libertarian Party and contributors to the LNC; (b) direct mail prospecting; (c) inquiries from persons interested in the Libertarian Party; (d) exchanges of lists with other organizations; and (e) names and addresses of interested persons provided by members of the Libertarian Party. Typically, in its direct mail prospecting activities, the LNC rents lists at fair market value in the market place, and when it receives a positive response to its direct mail solicitation, adds the name and address of the person responding to the LNC's list. Similarly, the LNC may exchange lists on a limited or one time basis with another organization, use the list for direct mail prospecting for new members for the Libertarian Party, and those who positively respond will be added to the LNC's mailing list. Generally, the LNC does not purchase or exchange more than a limited or one time use of a mailing list. Rather, a limited or one time use of another's list is made for the purpose of generating more names and addresses to add to the LNC list. Occasionally, the LNC will purchase the perpetual use of a voter registration list.
(2) State whether the LNC has used this list primarily for leasing to others for non-campaign purposes to gain revenue, primarily for leasing to others for their campaign purposes, or primarily for its own campaign purposes (e.g., the distribution of campaign messages or the solicitation of contributions or donations that are not purchases). If one type of use is not substantially greater than the other, please explain generally the relative amounts of the use of the list.
Answer: The mailing list was developed primarily for use by the LNC for its own campaign purposes, and is primarily and substantially used for those purposes. Approximately once a month the LNC will rent or exchange a portion of the mailing list with another organization for non- campaign purposes. Approximately once every two months (more during election years), the LNC will rent or provide free or at a reduced rate a portion of the mailing list to a Libertarian Party candidate or ballot Federal Election Commission October 24,2002 Page 3
initiative committee for political or campaign purposes. Approximately three times a month, the LNC or one of its affiliates will use the mailing list for Libertarian Party political or campaign purposes. For example, the LNC publishes LP News once a month, and uses the mailing list to send LP News to Libertarian Party members, and a relatively small number of persons who are subscribers, but not members.
(3) State whether you also intend to ask about the sale by the LNC of its used furniture or the disposition of other used items.
Answer: No. This was intended merely as an example of an activity similar to those activities for which an advisory opinion was requested.
I note that many of the answers I made to your questions regarding the mailing list development and use are similar for the third area of business activity discussed in my original letter to you - licensing by the LNC, in arms length transactions, of Libertarian Party trademarks to t-shirt vendors and vendors of other campaign items. The trademarks were developed for the LNC's political campaign activities and are used primarily and substantially in those activities. The licensing activities are merely incidental to the uses for political purposes.
I also note, in reviewing the advisory opinions you sent to me with your letter dated October, 3, that one other item of information must be stressed in regard to the LNC's business activity of selling advertising in its monthly newspaper, LP News. Some of that advertising is sold to political committees, such as the campaign committees of Libertarian Party candidates seeking election to federal or non-federal office. The primary purpose of those advertisements is to solicit contributions and support, and educate readers on political issues. The second category of advertisements, are advertisements placed by non-profit or public policy organizations. The primary purpose of those advertisements is to publicize issues of particular importance to those organizations, and solicit contributions and/or memberships. The third category of advertising is advertisements placed by for-profit businesses, who wish to sell goods and services to readers of LP News. The first two categories of advertisers are engaged in core political speech, and thus to the extent you interpret the FECA, as amended, to prohibit such advertising, you are interpreting the FECA to prohibit core political speech, and you are directly restricting the ability of the LNC to promote core political speech. Federal Election Commission October 24,2002 Page 4
Please contact me if you have any additional questions. I look forward to your response.
Very truly yours,
William W.Hall
WWH/md 807844-1 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Washington, DC 20463
October 3,2002
William W.Hall Warner, Norcross & Judd 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street, N.W. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2487
Dear Mr. Hall:
This refers to your letter dated September 20 2002, on behalf of the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. ("LNC"), concerning the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended ("the Act"), and Commission regulations to activities of the LNC that you characterize as "business," rather than "political," activities.
In particular, your concern pertains to the inability of the LNC, which is a national committee of a political party, to maintain a non-Federal account under 2 U.S.C. 441i(a) and 11 CFR 300.10. These sections will be effective on November 6,2002, pursuant to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 ("BCRA"). You describe several types of Libertarian Party sales or leases, made at arms-length and at fair market rates, whereby the LNC has received funds in the past and deposited those funds into its non-Federal accounts. LNC wishes to continue to engage in such transactions. Some or all of the receipts, if accepted by the Federal account, may be treated as contributions. Since the LNC will not be able to maintain a non-Federal account under BCRA, the issue arises as to whether these transactions may include payments from prohibited sources such as corporations, and whether such payments may exceed the Act's contribution limits.
The transactions you list are: (1) rental of the LNC's mailing list on a commercial arms-length basis; (2) sale of advertising space in the Libertarian Party News ("LP News ")\ and (3) licensing Libertarian party trademarks to t-shirt vendors and other manufacturers of campaign items. In making an argument that the Commission could not have intended that new section 300.10 would prohibit the LNC from receiving funds resulting from a sale of goods or services in an arms-length transaction, you also cite the example of an effort to upgrade the LNC's furniture and the consequent sale of its used furniture. You state that, if the Commission decides to allow a national committee to sell such used assets without a contribution resulting, such an allowance would not be different from the other transactions you describe. Letter to William W.Hall Page 2
The Act authorizes the Commission to issue an advisory opinion in response to a "complete written request" froman y person with respect to a specific transaction or activity by the requesting person. 2 U.S.C. §437f(a). The regulations also explain that such a request "shall include a complete description of all facts relevant to the specific transaction or activity with respect to which the request is made." 11 CFR 112.1(c). The Office of General Counsel shall determine if a request is incomplete or otherwise not qualified as an advisory opinion request. See 11 CFR 112.1(d). In view of the above requirements, please respond to the following questions:
(1) Describe in detail how the list was developed. Your description should include, but not be limited to, the purchase of a list, the purchase of additional names, the development of new names by the LNC in the course of its campaign activities or through use of the list, and the development of new names through the exchange of lists.
(2) State whether the LNC has used this list primarily for leasing to others for non- campaign purposes to gain revenue, primarily for leasing to others for their campaign purposes, or primarily for its own campaign purposes (e.g., the distribution of campaign messages or the solicitation of contributions or donations that are not purchases). If one type of use is not substantially greater than the other, please explain generally the relative amounts of the use of the list.
(3) State whether you also intend to ask about the sale by the LNC of its used furniture or the disposition of other used items.
For your information and guidance, this Office is enclosing advisory opinions pertaining to the sale of items by a political committee, including mailing lists and advertising space. They are Advisory Opinions 1992-40,1992-24,1990-3,1988-12, 1986-14, and 1981-53.
Upon receipt of your responses, this Office will give further consideration to your request. If you have any questions about the advisory opinion process, the enclosed opinions, or this letter, please contact Jonathan Levin, a senior attorney in this office, at 202-694-1542.
Sincerely, •P Rosemary C. Smith Acting Associate General Counsel
Enclosures AOs 1992-40,1992-24,1990-3,1988-12,1986-14, and 1981-53 WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW 900 FIFTH THIRD CENTER III LYON STREET NW GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN 49503-2487 GEOROE L. WHITFIELD WILLIAM R. JANSEN TELEPHONE (616) 752-2O0O WELDON H. SCHWARTZ MARGARET D. KHAYAT BR ATT WALLSON 6. KNACK CRAIG N. MEURLIN KAREN J. VANDERWERFF MARK O. MANTAY CHARLES E. MeCALLUM TRACY T. LARSEN FAX (616) 752-2500 RHONDA L. ROSS BRIAN T. LANG . JEROME M. SMITH SUE O. CONWAY CAR IN L. OJALA DAVIO DEGROOT WILLIAM K. HOLMES CAMERON S. OCLONG MICHAEL K. MOLITOR RUSSELL O. SHURTZ* I. JOHN SNIDER, II JEFFREY B. POWER GERARDYNE M. OROZDOWSKI KURT D. DYKSTRA JACK B. COMBS SCOTT D. HUBBARD STEPHEN E. SELANDER BRANDON M. MACK JOSEPH F. MARTIN STEPHEN B. GROW ROBERTA. DUBAULT AMIE L. VANOVER JOHN R. MAROUIS RICHARD L. BOUMA EDWARD J. BARDELLI PRIYA MARWAH DOORNBOS JOHN H. MARTIN DANIEL R. GRAVELYN DANIEL P. ETTINGER G. CHARLES GOODE IV JAMES H. BREAY ROBERT J. JONKER 400 TERRACE PLAZA JAMES L. SCOTT II DANIEL P. LENNINGTON CHRISTOPHER J. PREDKO JANET L. RAMSEY ROBERT H. 3KILTON III OCVIN S. SCHINDLER P.O.'BOX 900 ERNEST M. SHARPE MICHAEL H. SCHUBERT BRIAN J. MASTERNAK ELIZA R. McCART VERNON P. SAFER VALERIE P. SIMMONS MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN 49443-0900 CHRISTIAN E. MEYER RICHARD O. DAMSTRA HUSH H. MAKENS WILLIAM C. FULKERSON TELEPHONE (231) 727-2600 DEAN F. PACIFIC TROY M. CUMINGS GORDON R. LEWIS ANTHONY J. KOLENIC, JR. FAX (231) 727-2699 TASHIA L. RIVARD HANS J. WEINBURGER ROBERT J. CHOVANEC JAMES MOSKAL GREGORY E. SCHMIDT JENNIFER P. FERRAGUT PETER L. GUSTAFSON MARK K. HARDER JARON J. NYHOF SARAH M. RILEY JOSEPH A. KUIPER ANNE M. SARTISH J.A. CRAGWALL, JR. JEFFREY S. BATTERSHALL 300 CURTIS CENTER STEPHEN R. KRETSCHMAN JEFFREY A. OTT JOHN J. BURSCH W. MICHAEL VAN HAREN MARTHA W. ATWATER 170 COLLEGE AVENUE ANGELA M. JENKINS COUNSEL MICHAEL k. ROBINSON RODRICK W. LEWIS HOLLAND, MICHIGAN 49423-2920 MICHAEL G. BRADY JOSEPH M. SWEENEY CHRISTOPHER R. UZPEN EUGENE E. SMART KEVIN G. DOUGHERTY TELEPHONE (616) 396-9BOO JERRY D. HANSCUM BRIAN M. ANDREW DOUGLAS E. WAGNER MELVIN O. MOSELEY, JR. FAX (616) 396-36S6 DEBORAH M. SCHNEIDER ROBERT W. SIKKEL JAMES J. RABAUT JAMES A. KROGER JEFFREY O. BIRKHOLD TIMOTHY L. HORNER GREGORY P. BONDARENKO TIMOTHY HILLEOONOS R. PAUL GUERRE DAVID L. SKIDMORE OF COUNSEL JOHN G. CAMERON, JR. LOREN M. ANORULIS 2000TOWN CENTER, SUITE 2700 MARK B. PERIARO LAWSON g. BECKER JOHN H. McKENORY, JR. SUSAN GELL MEYERS SOUTHPIELD, MICHIGAN 48075-I3IB KIMBERLY L. THOMAS CONRAD A. BRADSHAW PAUL T. SORENSEN GORDON J. TOERING TELEPHONE (248) 7S4-SOOO ANDREW C. SHIER CHARLES C. LUNDSTROM THOMAS R. WINOUIST CARL W. DUFENDACH R. SCOTT KELLER FAX (248) 784-5005 RACHEL R. KARP STEPHEN C. WATERBURY FREDRIC A. SMITH NATHANIEL R. WOLF PAUL K. GASTON RODNEY O. MARTIN KENNETH W. KINGMA MARK E. SPITZLEY ROGER H. OETTING RICHARD E. CASSARD JAMES J. STEFFEL STEPHEN J. WOLMA ROGER M. CLARK 4595 BROADMOOR, S.E.. SUITE IOO ALEX J. DCYONKER KENNETH W. VERMEULEN MARCO G. DC SANTO DONALD J. VELDMAN CHARLES E. BURPEE NORBERT F. KUGELE KENTWOOD. MICHIGAN 49512-5300 BRIAN M. KUBICKI JOHN D. TULLY JOHN D. DUNN MARK J. WASSINK TELEPHONE (616) 752-2300 BRIGETTE L. HALSETH JOHN H. LOG IE WILLIAM W. HALL DENNIS J. DONOHUE FAX (616) 752-2SOO AMY M. SZILAGYI MARK E. SCHLUSSEL BRUCE C. YOUNO WILLIAM P. OANI LAWRENCE R. DUTHLER SHANE B. HANSEN ANDREW O. HAKKEN LISA R. HARRIS DAVID A. WARNER F. WILLIAM MeKEE ANDREA J. BERNARD CHRISTOPHER W. CHAPPUS iee3.i9ee WWW.WNJ.COM LOUIS C. RABAUT LORI L. GIBSON REBECCA B. MCDOWELL GEORGE S. NORCROSS PAUL R. JACKSON MICHAEL P. LUNT STEPHANIE J. NYMAN iae»-ieeo DOUGLAS A. DOZEMAN DANIEL K. DtWITT JONATHAN P. KOK SIEGEL W. JUDD JOHN V. BYL MELISSA N. COLLAR TIMOTHY E. FOLEY IS9S-I9B2 JANET P. KNAUS MOLLY E. McFARLANE J.B. ALLEN a LICCNBCD IM OCOROIA KATHLEEN M. HANENBURG
September 20,2002 3 £ ' gSSSS SENT VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL Federal Election Commission Ssoffm Oftlce of General Counsel 999 E Street, N.W. en £ s Washington, DC 20463
Re: Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Business (Not Political) Activities of Libertarian National Committee, Inc., FEC Identification Number C00255695
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am the General Counsel of the Libertarian National Committee, Inc., the National Committee of the Libertarian Party® in the United States ("LNC"). I am writing this request for advisory opinion on its behalf.
Currently, and for many years, the LNC has engaged in a number of business activities, in addition to its political activities. These business activities include: Federal Election Commission September 20,2002 Page 2
1. The rental of its mailing list of members, contributors, and prospects, on a commercial, arms-length basis, either directly, or using the services of a commercial mailing list broker. The mailing list broker, Walter Karl, Inc., is a corporation. Typically, the mailing list broker locates organizations desiring to rent the LNC's mailing list, and enters into contracts with those organizations, some of which may be corporations, political committees or organizations qualified under SO 1(c) or 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, and those organizations pay a fee, at a current market rate for the industry, per name and address rented.
2. The LNC publishes a monthly newspaper, the Libertarian Party® News ("LP News"). The LP News has a substantial circulation, and as a consequence, Libertarian Party® candidates, and organizations both affiliated, and not affiliated with, the LNC, stand ready and willing to purchase advertising space in the LP News. Some of these organizations are corporations. Some are political committees, and some are organizations qualified under Section 501(c) or Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code. The advertising is offered on an arms-length basis, as a business transaction at market advertising rates for publications with the circulation of the LP News. I have enclosed a representative issue of the LP News. As you can see, it includes advertisements for the sale of goods and services, political candidates, ballot initiatives and other causes.
3. The LNC owns the trademarks Libertarian Party® and Party of Principle®. In the past, the LNC has from time to time granted limited licenses to use those trademarks to t-shirt vendors and other manufacturers of campaign items, for a modest consideration. The LNC desires to continue and expand that program. Any license would be entered into on an arm-length basis, as a business transaction at market rates for such licenses.
In the past, the LNC deposited receipts from its mailing list rental, LP News advertising and trademark licensing activities in its nonfederal "soft money" account, and reported those receipts in accordance with FEC regulations regarding nonfederal accounts. However, effective November 6, 2002, the LNC will no longer be able to maintain a nonfederal account for that purpose, pursuant to regulations recently enacted by the FEC, 11 CFR Section 300.10.
However, the LNC finds it hard to believe that the FEC intends by its new regulation to prohibit the LNC from receiving funds that, in common parlance, are not Federal Election Commission September 20,2002 Page 3
"contributions" or "donations", because they are received in return for goods and services provided, at typical and customary market rates.
For example, if the LNC were to upgrade its office furniture, and desire to sell its used furniture, how would it account for the receipt of the proceeds of the sale? Those proceeds will not be collected in accordance with the regulations for fundraising issued by the FEC. Assuming the FEC decides that it is possible for a national committee to dispose of used assets, how is this different from permitting a national committee to sell or lease goods and services at market rates?
The LNC proposes that it be permitted to continue to rent its mailing list, sell advertising in LP News, and license its trademarks as it has in the past. The LNC proposes that it would report its receipts from such activities as "Other Federal Receipts" on its FEC filings.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions concerning this request for advisory opinion. Time is of the essence, as the new regulation takes effect November 6, 2002.
Very truly yours,
William W. Hall WWH/md 795779-1 THE FOLLOWING SIX PAGES ARE EXCERPTS FROM THE OCTOBER 2001
ISSUE OF THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY NEWS. THE ENTIRE ISSUE, WHICH IS 36
PAGES LONG, WAS SUBMITTED WITH THE REQUESTER'S SEPTEMBER 20
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11, 2 0 0 1 LP Response National Committee votes to TeiTorisin to approve strategic plan
The following statement was Issued by Jam^W-Lark £•. in, chairman of the Libertarian Party in r^Bponse tjijugf the September IX terrorist attacks: jfc i ' - :$%&? .ij-.Bpl LPNEWSEDTJOR n behalf of the Libertarian rWfc^&v» he-. Libertarian wish to express our profound sorrow:. ':•' ti9nBJCpm.mjtt.efl and grief for the tragic loss of life and'.., gj^'prriiijijinary, suffering caused by .Tuesday's terrorist, , jproval Jn'. a B%eepmg^. O Istrategic 'plan that' could** attacks. Our hearts go out to the victims and" : their grieving families and friends. Nothing we .. --.cb^rtfthe^olitical course of . th^Lffie^Brian^ "' say can ease the devastation and sense of loss.. . they feel — and that every other American shares. V ^Ita^wnt;^^ '— but we stand with them in mourning the loss.. , :\n- LaslVagas^evMa, 1 of friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, loved •- ' endorsed tne strategic work" on a lfj-1-vote.' '. .„.,..._. ones, and fellow citizens. The plan) the product of six^ The Libertarian Party condemns the , months of work by. the party's M vicious and barbaric attacks on the World i Trade Center and the Pentagon. There is »" Strategic Planning Team, lays outgg. no excuse for such savage acts! No legiti . ant major goatsand 20 'strategies?. mate political or religious ideology can jus -'for the Libertarian Party-joyer a*! tify the murder of thousands of innocent one-, two-, and: throb year time •'' people. The strategic plan is Intended These actions, and the revulsion they to unite LP members behjnd a cause to all decent people around the coherent set of strategies, and world, demonstrate in the starkest'way help the LibertarianlParty be .W LP National Chair James W Lark (eenter) counts votes al passible that the initiation of force is never come mora of a" significant force' the IJbertarian National Committee meeting In LaaVagaa, . en appropriate way to settle political or • in American politics, said LP Na where the LNC voted.to approve this party* strategic plan. social differences. The result of such vio tional Chair James Vf. Lark. lence is more hatred, more grieving rela "My hope is that implemen - The Strategic Plan calls for • Strengthen Libertarian tives and friends, more tombstones — and, tation of the strategic plan) will .the party to focus on six major state and local organizations. ultimately, more violence. help us improve our efforts' to so-. strategic goals; • Increase the Libertarian Libertarians unequivocally reject the initiation of force aa complish the [political] mission of • Increase the number ofLib- Party's support base —members,. a solution to the disagreements between people and between .the LP," he said.. • ,-. • ertarjans holding public office. See snuiEOJCPUlN Page 19 governments. - The Libertarian Party calls for justice to,be.meted out to the terrorists responsible for the attacks. However, we enconr- age the United States government to be aura that any re sponse is appropriate and measured. Action should not be • taken that will cause innocent people in other countries to be , killed because of the actions.of terrorists. Such'aresponse,--' ;-*• I-! would only continue the cycle otoioknce and revenge.- -'• $->-'. The Libertarian Party.calls en all Libertarians to aid our.-,' v compile a list of websites that ev- . 1i fellow Americans who have suffered from this horrible bag-"-,.' '. ery self-respecting Libertarian edy: Donate blood for the victims fighting for that lives jn^-vviy ^should have at their fingertips hospitals in New York end Washington, DC. Contributej^'thM; ^beforV blasting off-into cyber- "- charities that will assist the a™**— and relatives. If yon hve] y. L. spapa:'- -. •,' " •' - near where the attacks took place, volunteer to assist-luliusj«A p ^'^Whst.4ld-It>lM to make it.. cue or recovery efforts, aa appropriate. And if you saow'anyaCJr -mito'thfilbfrTealiBtf'.--" - the victims' families, offer solace end support in any way yoaffi,' ". Of course, every website on. can. Now Is a time for all Libertarians to stand together .toV-?,.. ^., .. i^^i^i,-.-.- .:ta»lu*ha»-adl«tttirtnDsrtaiian'; help those who are suffering .Y, - '-"- _ - •*.-•»£$> '•'• .\v3T;-"-- ' orientation Thatfc a given. They The Libertarian Party calls on all Americana to acti "TA^Given.the'level ofbjoWseN'f' al» feature a broad scope of can-'': ^activity ln^iP.*w«inten t and at least one striking or' • jtit«mUJw'.hal^bJ.tb '". 8mWWmsm*Fagi20 . Libertarian Ballot Initiative to End the Massachusetts Income Tax Biggest TAX REVOLT since the Boston Tea Party! Biggest SPENDING CUT since the End of WWII!
Tax rollbacks and tax limitation ballot - • our Libertarian Ballot Initiative • Attorney General - initiatives swept the nation. No tax on wages. No tax on interest or - In Massachusetts, we passed Proposition dividends. No tax'on capital gains. No approves and certifies 2-1/2 - which limited government spending Income Tax.. , Libertarian Ballot growth to 2-1/2% each year. . OurSmaU.GovernmentActtoEnduie . Initiative to Abolish Then stare and local governments . -Massachusetts Income Tax Ballot Initiative .is exploited loopholes. Exceptions. Unfunded a bold first step to make government small.'. the Income Tax in mandates. RelenUessreferendumsto----.-,. . . -We^ve formed The Committee for Small" ',• Massachusetts. override die laws. •'••'*' Government1; 100* UberhWuj,. Politicians, bureaucrats,' and judges ," Ml£s&i.chustttt37'j... Libertarian petitioners are already' undermined Proposition 13 arid.Proposition r : '-**-' - - Ballot Initiative:.'-. •.' 1 •»•• collecting thousands of signatures for this' 2-1/2. Big Goyerjn^ent kept gn>wtag.^; history-making Ballot Initiative. Why didn't tax limitation stopjd^growth ' '' . ofMgGovenuneng.tewasnot A Libertarian Ballot Initiative to End the "_- .• Tax Umui^ does not m ^owwehave'aTP+'V-t Income Tax in Massachusetts? -Tax Umliadon'alkrar£the | of-1 Massachusetts?. government. The Boston Globe b already writing about us. guaranteed to £ow>i/z&ever^y^^dk^ *na So is the Boston Herald. The Salem Evening' • thebm«auciatsandr»Utidansengu^eer;an' ' of Libertarian Activists: News put the following question to their . override-Then. Big Government gro#s even Dream readers: 'Abolish the income tax?" Dozens of CartaHoweffsMU^OoudrPeterI&intt,".". ; J.D.: Edward'McCbrmlck.J.D.i Andrew ' letters to the editor weighed in on the issue. This happened in every state diat passed , LaRpoco; gay Plrrello; R. Dennis Corrlgan; This is just the beginning of our tax limitation. newspaper coverage. Who else will cover us 3WMCV tfT^' • Dave.Rbatb; Muni Savyon; Celeste Parent; soon? USA Today? The Watt Street Journal? .•'../ .DoeYthls go too far?>.»::-.; . Kamal Jain; Lance Romanoff, Peter Cuff; and •..manymore. •.. ••y—^Ui'i.K-.- . •....• The Washington Post? Or magazines like r-EndingthcMassachusettSmcomeTax.. - ,' Growuig Libertarian Impact: 308,860 Time? Newsufeek? National Review? would cut the state budget back to '— Will Carta Howell's recent TV appearance Republican Governor William Weld's first • votes fot'CartaHowel l for US. Senate against. on The O'Reilly Factor be the first of many term. Early 1990s. Still .more than Governor Ted Kennedy; 40% name recognition, 726 National TV appearances? Michael Dulcakis'-bloated1980's • • • / • • : campaign volunteers, 5,106 campaign Will Carta Howell be invited to make our Massachusetts budgets.' " •. donors, $821,'362 raised, The Most case on Nighdine with Ted Koppel? Face the ~ ', "Spending rises to meet income,* says -Successful libertarian 11,5. Senate Campaign Nation? Meet the Press? Hardball? .Crossfire? ' Parkinson's Second Law. Government. -- j'in IP history'.:' '". , *-.;'•. Politically Incorrect? spending rises to meet government income. Will John Stossel of ABC's 20/20 do a .. .-- ," Extraordinary Opportunity '• High taxes, mean Big Government.''-' We must collect over 100,000 raw • nationally televised story about our End the, • The only way tomake government small' Income Tax Ballot Initiative? ' petition signarurcs.by.eariy November. is to dramatically reduce government''' -• - • We heed;volunieer pensioners. Biit Why not tax limitation? income. Dramatically.reduce all taxes'. Or trained, skilled, professional petitioners are Tax limitation got popular in die late' removethe biggest taxes, indispensable.' They cost money. 1970s in California. - Reduced taxes always grow back. '"' We are thrifty and frugal and carefuL Remember Proposition 13? Remember Sometimes slowly. Usually quickly. - Dollar for dollar, we give you the most value how it rolled back property taxes and tried But when you pull up a weed by the '.' for your donation. to put a lid on Big Government growth In ; roots, it can't grow back. When we end a' y . There are no limits to how much you can tax, it doesn't grow back. " California? • donate!. No limits on how much your r————————-————————r—?-———— SLP1001J ' business can donate! Help End the Massachusetts Income Tax' • - Several generous Libertarian donors are - -Q*^ :. .\ rand^.a'Challenge.Grant for oiuvUbertarlan.. Most'first-time donors start I Ballot PedtionDrive. They will match every with a donation in this range. q$fe' . 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When MkAad Cloud gives speechstp B -i*-"i* J- "-v * BU'L.. * Gun ownanftGiiii fraedoin acllirlsts, National Committee gi approval to Continued from Pagu IS • Target existing groups .to ' act in support of LP efforts, "and. provide opportnnitiee-nr the liP to spread ita message. • "BuUdihgai • Encourage state, local, and campus LP organisations — and the party's entire' support base <- ^"•"••••"'Sr'piGW to be involved in the political pro cess, outside of just campaigns • :. be done from* ;sta^"andlo^^Vorganixations.',. • Focus resources to achieve - "Bufld^ograiisrootB politi ' the repeal of drug prohibition at Washington, DC." cal party cannot be done from" ? the federal level by Z010, and get ' WaeMiigton'i B6."At' Bio same substantial credit for it time, realisationof the potential • Increase LP activism by ning Team — and different strat of the plan cannot be done' entirely libertarians offer 'Build Indiana' solution at the state and-local leveL" recognising and rewarding effort egies con be used to accomplish ndiana LP Executive Director Brad Klopfenstein 0) and success, and make LP- in one or mare goala. and State Chair Mark Rutherford apeak at a press Define activities volvement more enjoyable. For example, the strategy of conference at thelndlnnapolla Press Club on July 9. • Develop an awareness that promoting the Libertarian Party The strategic planning pro I At the event, the two Libertarlana asked the state* political success requires ad "brand" should help accomplish cess was launched after the LNC governor to appoint an LP member to oversee the BuUd equate recourses of all aorta. the goals oflncreasuig the partya . voted at Ita December 2000 meet Indiana Fund, a trust that finances public works projects. The strategies and goala are support base; increasing public. ing to begin a formal planning However, over the peat few years, Democrat and Re interconnected, said LP Secretary awareness; and increasing the process to develop en "integrated publican iro""^1*"* have given millions of dollars of Givot — who also facilitated the LP's market share among youth. strategic plan which will form the Build Indiana Fund money to nonprofit organisations meetings of the Strategic Plan- To achieve the goals and basis to define the activities of the • and religious groups. Several for-profit organizations [party] until 2004,' said Givot also received money, including a daycare center and two The SPT began the process by restaurants in Indianapolis, said Rutherford. - brainsforaing-wita LP state _ ."Allocating money from the fund for activities not re . duun, and creating a list of more-'. lated to infrastructure clearly violates the intent of the . than 700 success-oriented ideas, law," he said. "Ibe fund baa turned into a oouroe of pork- ' which were then refined at six fol barrel apending for leglalatora'In an attempt to buy votoa." low-up meetings across the USA. To end the corruption, Rutherford aald the state '.The pluming teem included •hmM appoint hmwr *•** gw'wrna*"*1"1 —^*M«*» *«*— a novel by s'.more.thanadottn members of the Horninjg to oversee 'the fund —'-thus'giving it an "ovm* -..-.. -ffitcjlaa well as stafi^members' -tjfc* ——l,.^—i IffffVI-s; mt tktr \tMwpafrmrtf) late—k* - JAMES RUSHIN '.. .Atom die parly's Washington, DC: : ' The press oonferenceV' and si series of Indiana LP "office, ele^cW.Libartarians, and • pressmlqanDs ' attractednriltnaMtnfmadianttirntfrrn .•.ststechaim.1 ^*'^x*i* '•• "..Your rights are guarded fitr thr rr~*T **— *v" —•—••— —a* i-M Tfrill«rllMd. . .' 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Libertarians dont advocate partial really cared about the protect children from gaining pos — LARRY NICKEBSON the initiation of force! Its right poor, why do we still have poverty session and use -of drugs that us. Drug use Fort Worth, Texas . there in the pledge in we all after so many decades of waiting adults find eaay to obtain .and for Republicans and Democrats to imbibe." among children • Bsst ever ISSDB -JntLBSCHNBKI fix the problem? I would like to point out to Mr. I just wanted to write to say New York, New York If a voter really cares about GroiT that the drug war has not is rampant What that the August issue atLP.Newt the poor, shouldn't she vote protected us, and in fact drug use was one of the best ever. • Another federal chock against a system that has per among our children is rampant is it about the I dont know if you're doing While I totally agree with petuated poverty? . The evidence of this is fre anything diflerently, but Ithought Steven Sess that the tax code These are the kinds of ques quently in the news. In August,. this month was Just Jam-packed •' needs serious overhauling, I ques tions Libertarian candidates need die National Center on Addiction current policy that ' with usefiil articles and eoounss- "tio n the wisdom ot another gov- to ask voters, BEFORE they're and Substance Abuse, at Colum tary:and great news stories and ' enunent bureaucracy sending out cast as "selfish." bia University released the re . U so'successful*? [features< . lAactuaDyusefidasan^ Virginia gubernatorial candi sults of a survey. These results 'outreach piece'. '• ,:' • *" • Who is going to dedde how date Bill Redpath's campaign slo show that 60% of high-schoolers. rlI plan ra showing itjio a few'. Jnnvd).maney a family, or person gan is "Anything Thaf• Peaceful." and 40% of ndddle-eehoolers said f frtia^i^'mrittingm^pb-^needs %'ge$.byZ The sanje ibDcs • I think that's a good start drugs were used, kept-and sold Uttcal{e;n:ee.. Kpep_({p^the good * whoibrmight you the Post'Office towards repositioning the LP as on their campuses. V..-«7 ,SL".*j W^.X'.--\->t-*^ ' -i-. ^andtoileta that don't flush. the only truly compassionate po- . I would iike'Mr.' Graff to. ex" rtOMA880;..*'7*^r • '• rthink,the flat tox idea'has litical party. plain tome what.It is about the "•\- Nashuai.New Hampshire more merit, £ut I'm not'going to — NOELLE SlETTNEK current U.S. policy ofprohibition / >.'- Py£hat*our. social 'poIdmybVoiith. 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