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May 21–25, 2020 — Page 13 October 2019 The Official Newspaper of the Libertarian Party Volume 49, Issue 3

In This Issue: Chair’s CornerLP...... 2 David News Bergland dies at 83 Donor Appreciation...... 2–3 Author, 1984 LP presidential nominee championed effective libertarian communication Farewell to Eric D. Dixon...... 3 avid Bergland, one of the most accom- For four decades, Bergland played a key role Platform Committee Allocation....4 plished Libertarians in party history, in building the Libertarian Party. He was co- A Call to Black Americans...... 5 died June 3 of cancer, one day shy of his chair of the 1996 Harry Browne presidential 84thD birthday. campaign, served three terms as national chair, Zoning Hurts Poor Most...... 6 Bergland was the 1984 Libertarian nominee and served on the Libertarian National Com- Truth About Impeachment...... 7 for president, where he was known for nailing mittee for twelve years. media interviews with wit, charm, and a thor- A co-founder of Advocates for Self-Govern- Kraus Wins Award...... 7 ough grasp of issues. He was the party’s second ment, Bergland was a leader in identifying the Libertarian Frontier Project...... 8–9 vice-presidential candidate, running with Roger need for libertarians to be effective communica- Teen Suspended After Target McBride in 1976, and also ran for attorney gen- tors. He helped develop the group’s first Liberty Practice with Mother...... 10 eral, state senate and U.S. Senate between 1974 Communicator Course and trained thousands and 1980 in California. of activists at workshops and LP conventions. Councilman Switches to LP...... 11 His book "Libertarianism In One Lesson" Bergland was a business attorney and an ad- Activist Creates Council...... 12 brought activists into the party and remains a junct professor at Western State University Col- staple for educating new members. lege of Law. An exemplar of fitness, he practiced 2020 LP National Convention.....13 “There is no utopia” is one of the key concepts his book ad- kickboxing into his 80s. Affiliate News...... 14–15 vances, preempting accusations that libertarianism can’t solve ev- Nicholas Sarwark, chair of the Libertarian National Media Buzz...... 16 ery human problem (no political system can) while pointing out Committee, recounted meeting David Bergland in 2017. that it produces far better results than every other option. continued on page 5 Libertarians, vaping industry unite to oppose Trump vaping ban ibertarian Party officials joined vap- Tyler Burdis, president of the Dakota The latter substance, sometimes used as a said. “It’s already illegal for kids to vape. ing industry members in criticizing Vaping Association and co-owner of three thickening agent by unscrupulous or un- What we’re talking about is lifesaving com- President Donald Trump’s plans to vaping outlets, worries the ban will have an trained counterfeiters, are not safe for inha- merce for adults.” recommendL a ban on the sale of flavored unintended effect of raising tobacco-relat- lation, experts say. Burdis agreed, adding that flavoring is a vaping products, a decision he announced ed mortality rates by taking away alterna- “Lipids [i.e., oils] in the lung are highly major component in helping adults make Wednesday morning. tives to traditional combustible cigarettes, toxic and have been associated with lung the switch from combustible cigarettes to Flavored vaping liquids — known col- known to cause cancer, heart disease, lung injury for years,” retired California pulmo- e-cigarettes. loquially as “e-liquids” — have come un- conditions and pregnancy complications. nologist Dr. Howard Mintz said in an inter- To the Libertarian Party, whose philoso- der attack from critics citing concerns that “It’s important to keep in mind the view with cannabis resource website Leafly. phy rejects government interference in the underage consumers could be attracted to 480,000 preventable deaths from tobacco Reputable vaping retailers do not carry lives of individuals, prohibition of an entire the multitude of available flavors, as well use each year,” Burdis said, citing an esti- such dangerous products, Burdis said, yet class of products is problematic. as recent questions about the safety of e- mate by the Centers for Disease Control will take the full brunt of the ban. “Once again, we see government step- cigarettes after six lung-related deaths were and Prevention. “That number is only go- As to the claim that eliminating flavored ping on the rights of the many in response reportedly connected to vaping. ing to increase because of this ban.” products will reduce accessibility to minors, to the actions of a few,” said Daniel Fish- Members of the vaping industry dispute Burdis also pointed to evidence that the Kevin Quick, owner of Down Ohm Vapors man, Libertarian Party Executive Director. the concerns about safety, suggesting vap- publicized deaths appear to be linked to in Rapid City, S.D., said the argument for “This kind of knee-jerk reaction skips past ing does significantly more good than harm counterfeit cartridges containing tetrahy- additional regulation is a moot point. bad policy and right into state control of for cigarette smokers who make the switch. drocannabinol (THC) and vitamin E oil. “Let’s quit talking about kids,” Quick continued on page 4 Page 2 The Libertarian Party — LP.org October 2019

As doors close, so do they open DONOR APPRECIATION Chair’s Corner By Nicholas Sarwark, LNC Chair The following individuals became Chairman’s Circle contributors:

he summer of 2019 Meeting with those local activists, candidates, and William Perkins brought some big party leaders, I was reminded of just how much Lib- changes for the Liber- ertarians around the country are doing to make their Melodie K. Rufer Ttarian Party and for the Sar- communities better. Working on campaigns from city wark family. council up to president, party members are making The following individual became a Select Benefactor contributor: On Aug. 21, the party lost the most out of our unique role in the liberty move- a stalwart friend and a talent- ment as the only political party that represents liber- Steven Fox ed colleague, Eric D. Dixon. tarian ideas on every issue, all of the time. As you know, unless this is Never forget that without you Libertarians, there The following individuals became Beacon of Liberty contributors: your first issue of LP News, Nicholas Sarwark would be nobody standing up for the rights of those Eric served as this publica- people forgotten and left behind by Republican and Pamela E. Potter tion's editor as well as working on countless other Democratic politicians. Nobody to stand up for gun projects for the party. Eric was kind, brilliant and a rights, gay rights and all the other rights every indi- John Stagliano true lover of liberty. He will be missed by all who had vidual inherently has. The old party politicians like George A. Zsidisin the pleasure of knowing him. nothing better than not having to talk about Liber- At the end of July, the Libertarian National Com- tarian issues and positions. Our candidates are taking The following individual became a Pioneer of Freedom contributor: mittee said a less permanent goodbye to Development that message directly to the voters, showing them that Director Lauren Daugherty. Her dedicated service to there is a real alternative to make their communities Gary T. Fagg the party has helped us accomplish things that would better. have never been possible without her and every party Whether you are moving across the country to be member owes her a debt of gratitude. As we move into part of an intentional community of liberty lovers, or The following individuals became Lifetime Founder contributors: the fall and the presidential election year, the party running for office in the town you grew up in, every Kenneth M. Bates Kes Luchini will have to work hard to find people to step into some Libertarian is making a difference in their community Douglas F. Cannon David Merwin very big shoes and continue the work of growing the by showing up and standing up for the rights of every- Paul Christian Anna Mosashvili party’s financial support. one to live their life the way they see fit, as long as they Austin Donoho Jeff Nix Also at the end of July, our family made the deci- don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff. Reed S. Ebarb Adam Nutter sion to move to New Hampshire as part of the Free Robert Daniel Goodwyn Walter C. Preston William Grdanski John Robertson State Project. I had signed up (signer #461) back in Yours in liberty, Shahriyar Haque Jeffrey C. Rose June of 2002, but it was a family decision to make the Joseph Hauptmann Jim Schell move with our four children to arguably the most lib- Hank J. Holland Archie W. Trawick Jr. ertarian state in the country. The quality of life, lack Mike Hutchings Scott R. Webster of income or sales tax, and cost of living also factored John Knecht into our decision. During our trip from Phoenix to New Hampshire, we stopped to visit Libertarian Party members and Thank You! friends in Oklahoma, Indiana, and Massachusetts. Nicholas J. Sarwark

The Libertarian Party (LP) and its state NATIONAL CHAIR affiliates work to advance the right Nicholas Sarwark Send news, articles, of individuals to be free, so long as PUBLICATIONS EDITOR essays, or photographs: they do not forcibly interfere with the Gideon Oakes [email protected] equal rights of others. ADVERTISING & PUBLICATION LPLibertarian News Party News REVIEW COMMITTEE Address changes: The party runs candidates for public (ISSN 8755-139X) is the official Whitney Bilyeu, Joseph Bishop- (202) 333-0008 newspaper of the Libertarian Party office, elects Libertarians, supports Henchman, Caryn Ann Harlos, Steven and opposes ballot measures, [email protected] of the United States. Opinions Nekhaila, Brent Olsen lobbies, and takes positions on CONTRIBUTORS and articles published in this public policy aimed at removing, 1444 Duke St. newspaper do not necessarily Amber Beltran, Scotty Boman, Andy Alexandria, VA 22314 reducing, and nullifying government Craig, Daniel Fishman, Caryn Ann Harlos, represent official party positions Phone: (202) 333-0008 laws, regulations, prohibitions, Carla Howell, Dr. Aaron Lewis, Nicholas unless so indicated. taxes, spending, debt, and foreign Sarwark, Jay Stooksberry, Michael H. interventions. Wilson, State Affiliates Vol. 49, Issue 3 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 3 A sad farewell to LP staffer Eric Dixon By Daniel Fishman his passing. A copy editor par excellence, Eric also had LNC Executive Director the gift of language. He edited many things in his tenure at the LP, but he also created wonderful original pieces n Aug. 21, LP Headquarters lost a valued staff that were widely shared. member and the liberty movement lost a great Wordsmith that he was, I often had conversations ally. Eric D. Dixon, longtime staff member at with Eric about passages that I enjoyed and he would LPHQO left us all to carry on without him. refer me to pieces that he liked. A truly rapier wit and Eric held a bachelor’s degree in journalism from a tremendous sense of humor made conversations with Brigham Young University, and although he originally Eric a pleasure, and I regret that we have none left. planned to pursue a life in newspapers, he never got I cannot see off the craftsman of beautiful passages over his 1997 internship at the Cato Institute. without one in tribute to him: He kept a foot in both journalism and public policy, working for Atlas Network, the Show-Me Institute, U.S. Sunset and evening star, Term Limits, Americans for Limited Government, the And one clear call for me! Eric D. Dixon Cascade Policy Institute, Liberty Magazine, the Oregon And may there be no moaning of the bar, Newspaper Publishers Association, the Idaho Freedom When I put out to sea, 1972 - 2019 Foundation, and the Idaho Press-Tribune. In that time, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, he worked as a writer or editor on dozens of academic Too full for sound and foam, policy studies; hundreds of op-eds, articles, briefings, When that which drew from out the boundless deep and press releases; thousands of blog entries; and much Turns again home. David F. Nolan Memorial Office Fund more. He also was an early adopter of new technology, designing and maintaining websites since the mid- Twilight and evening bell, 1990s, ranging from complex data-driven institutional And after that the dark! Friends of Liberty: And may there be no sadness of farewell, Dr. Edward C. Olson sites to smaller nonprofit and e-commerce sites. Eric was a film and music buff with impracticably When I embark; Advocates of Liberty: sprawling collections that made him a coveted mem- For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place Donald I. Crews ber of local trivia teams. He recently had moved to Falls The flood may bear me far, Michael G. Poppe Church, Va. I hope to see my Pilot face to face Eric began working for the Libertarian Party in De- When I have crost the bar. Contribute today: LP.org/office-fund cember of 2012, and in one form or another remained involved in keeping the LP looking professional until – Alfred, Lord Tennyson Page 4 The Libertarian Party — LP.org October 2019 Process of earning seats on National Platform Committee explained By Caryn Ann Harlos Bylaws Article 11: Other Committees tain) a seat on the 2022 platform commit- LNC Secretary 3. The Platform Committee shall consist tee. Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, of 20 members selected as follows: Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Montana, New ave you a. One member by each of the five af- Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylva- e v e r filiate parties having the greatest per capita nia, Texas, Virginia, and Washington are won- sustaining membership as determined for the affiliates who have earned seats for the deredH what other Convention delegate allocations at the 2020 convention. Is your state there? You advantages there most recent Regular Convention. can help them earn a spot in 2022 by be- are to boosting b. One member by each of the ten af- coming a national member by Oct. 31. your state af- filiate parties having the largest sustaining If you have any questions about this filiate’s national memberships, excluding those affiliates process, please do not hesitate to email me membership from (a), as determined for Convention at [email protected] or call (561) 523-2250. numbers besides delegate allocations at the most recent Reg- earning additional delegate seats at the ular Convention. national conventions? One of them is the c. Five members selected by the Nation- privilege of appointing representatives to al Committee. the national platform committee. At each As these numbers are determined by the regular convention (have you bought your counts used for delegate allocation from the packages yet at libertarianconvention.org?) immediately prior Regular Convention, the Platform Committee Calcuations: The per-capita ranking method, left, and the national the national platform committee presents 2018 allotment numbers are used to calcu- membership ranking method are both used to determine state affiliate platform committee allocations. proposals for consideration by the del- late the seats for the 2020 convention, but (Note: National membership numbers used are from figures used for delegate allocations for the egates and is comprised as follows: there is time for your state to earn (or re- 2016 Libertarian National Convention. Population numbers used are from the 2010 census.)

Vaping ban continued from page 1 established businesses by telling them what by the executive branch to unilaterally ban stake in their business for $12.8 billion to nesses, but when he’s put to the test, he they can and can’t sell in their stores. That’s an adult product.” the Altria Group, formerly known as Philip won’t hesitate to throw them under the bus not how business is done in America.” Whitmer's ban goes a step further, also Morris Companies. to serve his cronies,” Fishman said. The announcement of a federal ban prohibiting e-cigarette companies from Altria/Philip Morris is no stranger to Pence also received substantial contribu- comes on the heels of a similar state-level "misleading marketing of vaping prod- Capitol Hill. Between 1998 and 2004, the tions from Altria and other tobacco indus- ban announced by Michigan Gov. Gretch- ucts" by using words like "clear," "safe" or company and its affiliates spent more than try leaders during his Indiana gubernatorial en Whitmer (D) last week which was met "healthy" to describe products, the Detroit $100 million lobbying the federal govern- campaigns. Altria/Phillip Morris, Lorillard, with bipartisan support. A spokeswoman Free Press reported last Wednesday. ment, making it the second most active lob- and R.J. Reynolds combined to contribute for Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike When asked what a federal ban on fla- bying organization in the nation, according at least $63,500 in 2012 and 2016, accord- Shirley (R-Clarklake) affirmed the Gover- vored vaping products would mean to their to the Center for Public Integrity. ing to data from the National Institute on nor’s standing to enact such a ban. industry, neither Burdis nor Quick offered The tobacco behemoth is also no strang- Money in State Politics. “The governor has the authority to de- much optimism. er to Trump, donating $500,000 to his in- Whether the problem exists within the clare a public health emergency, and then to “Everybody in our industry is in a pan- augural celebration. The Wall Street Jour- vaping industry or within decisions made declare rule in response to that emergency ic,” Quick said. “If you take out all but the nal reported donors who gave $500,000 or by its clientele, Fishman believes the answer and we do not intend to challenge the gov- tobacco flavors, I don’t see small shops sur- more to the celebration fund were invited to will not and cannot be found in govern- ernor,” spokeswoman Amber McCann told viving.” a special “candlelight dinner” event during ment, only in individual determination. the Detroit Free Press. “The majority leader Burdis offered a similar outlook, noting inauguration weekend with President-Elect “Our statement of principles speaks to shares her concerns about the impacts of larger e-cigarette companies such as Juul Trump, Vice President-Elect Pence and the very core of this issue,” Fishman said. those products on kids.” would have an upper hand in surviving, their spouses. “‘We hold that all individuals have the right The American Vaping Association took and could even stand to benefit from heavy That cozy financial relationship, viewed to exercise sole dominion over their own special exception to the method of enact- regulation. in the context of Wednesday’s announce- lives, and have the right to live in whatever ment used by Whitmer. The ban — the first “They will have the means to comply ment, doesn’t sit well with Fishman. manner they choose, so long as they do not of its kind in the nation — was not passed with any requirements that come out of “The president loves to claim he’s this forcibly interfere with the equal right of oth- by the Michigan legislature, but is instead this,” Burdis said. “They’ll get rich off it great champion of American small busi- ers to live in whatever manner they choose.’” being enacted through an emergency ad- while the smaller brick-and-mortar stores ministrative rule process. are destroyed.” “In this country, laws are made by leg- Juul, whose brand name is often used keep up to date on vaping ban info islators, not governors desperate for press synonymously with vaping, has earned a sign up for action alerts attention,” AVA president Gregory Conley U.S. market share of approximately 70%, ac- said last week in a statement. “Anyone who cording to marketing research firm Nielsen. @ fears the prospect of an out-of-control gov- At the end of 2018, with annual revenue vape.vote ernment should be appalled by this attempt topping $2 billion, the company sold a 35% Vol. 49, Issue 3 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 5 Freedom: A call for black people to reconsider their loyalty to the Democratic Party By Dr. Aaron Lewis, Ph.D. Since 1945, Hartford, Conn., has had a solidly Democratic leadership, only once he Making of a Slave" is a briefly interrupted by the first woman speech, said to have been de- mayor of Hartford, Antonina “Ann” Uc- livered by Willie Lynch, an au- cello in 1967, a Republican. Today, the "Tthoritarian and strict slave master on the condition of our city as with many cities in James River in Virginia in 1712. A précis the U.S., for minorities and people of col- of his speech urges slaveowners to adopt or, continues to worsen. Hartford has one the “secret” to controlling enslaved Afri- of the highest failing school districts in cans — to set them against one another. the nation. The poverty rate gap between While there has been much debate on the Hartford and its nearby suburban towns is authenticity of this letter and concerning the second worst in the nation and its un- the legitimacy of William Lynch’s exis- employment rate is nearly double the na- tence, few can argue that the contents of tional average. Despite the clear evidence his letter has set a cycle in motion for peo- of how we fare, black people continue to David Bergland, circa 1976. ple of color; of guilt, shame, distrust for cast their ballots for a party that no lon- other people of color, and the insatiable Dr. Aaron Lewis ger serves the interest of black people, and Bergland desire to continue to help build, not the which clandestinely made its way to the quite possibly never has. continued from page 1 American dream, but rather the dream of northern states. After the death of Presi- In my city our local, white, democrat- the oppressor — the Democratic system. dent Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, a man ic politicians have carefully drawn from "We shared a laugh about a favorite Nearly all of my adult life, I have been dealing with his own racial biases, was giv- Willie Lynch’s playbook by intentionally quote attributed to him, running for office a dedicated supporter of the Democratic en the lofty task of completing the work keeping black people against one another. and attending a fundraiser. Someone told Party. For the most part, I’ve mainly voted that Kennedy had begun, first signing in This strategy not only assures a blindly him, 'I want you to know that in my heart, for Democratic candidates in mayoral, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, after which dedicated voting base, but it also ensures I’m a Libertarian.' He reportedly replied, gubernatorial, and presidential races. As designing his “Great Society” initiative, that Hartford’s black people will never be 'That’s great. Let me know when it gets African-Americans in the United States, whose primary goal was the total elimina- free, unless they change. While I fully un- down to your balls.' most of us have been expected to vote on tion of poverty and racial injustice. derstand that there is no one party that is "Let us take his combination of wis- Democratic lines as we have been pro- While I will admit that things have im- perfect, my decision to embrace the Liber- dom, wit, and yes, balls as an example as grammed to do so for now more than 55 proved for African-Americans in America tarian party was firmly based on the LP’s we work toward the vision of a world set years. We believed that our Democratic since the launch of the civil rights move- commitment to maximizing personal and free... Godspeed David Bergland, may elected officials were working for the bet- ment up until today, I do not believe that political freedom, less government control, your memory be eternal.” ter interest of all people, including black government alone was the leading factor and sustaining a model that every person The Libertarian Party honored Ber- people, only to discover that it wasn’t the in those changes. I’ve come to realize that of color should embrace, one where self- gland in 1998 with the Thomas Jefferson case. all meaningful change happens when “We determination, not government controls Award, and in 2018, inducted him into the For many black people, the election of the People” take our rightful position, how you live, learn, and dwell among each party’s Hall of Liberty, which honors “life- President John F. Kennedy symbolized the walking in the freedom and liberties that other peacefully. Any other offer is merely time or significant achievement having a end of an era where people of color were we were born with. We must make it hap- a smokescreen. lasting effect on the Libertarian Party or authorized and sanctioned by the federal pen. Many black people have not taken an ——————————————————————— libertarian movement.” government to harsh treatment and of- analysis, to reflect on whether we’ve really Aaron Lewis is an educator, publisher and David Bergland’s eloquence and pas- fered substandard jobs, wages, and living made progress or not, especially under a ghostwriter. Lewis is the Libertarian candi- sion for liberty are summed up in this pas- conditions under southern Jim Crow laws, Democratic form of government. date for mayor of Hartford, Conn. sage from his book Libertarianism In One Lesson: “Libertarianism is what you probably al- ready believe: Libertarian values are Ameri- can values. Libertarianism is America’s heritage of liberty, patriotism and honest work to build a future for your family. It’s Need holiday gift ideas? the idea that being free and independent is a great way to live. That each of us is a unique individual, with great potential. That you own yourself, and that you have the right to decide what’s best for you. Americans of all Shop LPStore.org races and creeds built a great and prosper- ous country with these libertarian ideals. Let’s use them to build America’s future.” Page 6 The Libertarian Party — LP.org October 2019 Zoning regulations harm poor the most By Michael H. Wilson cause of these regulations. percent higher than similar blocks that in- homelessness. Jason Furman, chairman of the Obama clude residential uses." Foreclosure affects local government n February 14, 2008, a Seattle Administration Council of Economic Ad- We can expect to see similar problems from the schools to the courts, all of which Times article showed that almost visers, was critical of land-use regulations. in areas where a number of homes have bear some financial part of the burden im- 45 percent of the price of a home In a speech at the Urban Institute in 2015, been foreclosed on. posed by inflexible zoning laws. Owas to cover the costs of “land-use regula- he mentioned a number of problems that Then there are the families that are af- "We can work together to break down tions.” To be clear, those are zoning regu- result from zoning, from higher costs for fected by the foreclosures. It isn’t always rules that stand in the way of building new lations. On a $447,800 home, $200,000 of potential homeowners to environmental just dollars and cents. housing and that keep families from mov- that price was for regulations. issues. A study from the American Journal ing to growing, dynamic cities," President For most people graduating from of Public Health, as reported on the web Obama, remarked to the US Conference school, getting a job with a livable wage, Zoning artificially site Citylab, "[found] that suicides spurred of Mayors in January 2016. developing a relationship, and perhaps inflates value by severe housing stress—evictions and The costs of the regulations may reduce starting a family are big steps in life. How- foreclosures—doubled between 2005 and the supply of homes, driving up the cost ever, the government has its hand in your Zoning regulations and urban renewal 2010." of existing homes that are on the mar- pocket all the way, as many young, first- have greatly reduced low-cost opportu- With zoning limiting the supply and ket. Those who can afford to buy will pay time homebuyers are finding out. nities such the price of a higher cost. Others who can’t will do as boarding housing in- without and continue to rent or even be- Housing costs houses and creasing, the come homeless. As a result, homeowners residential chance of fore- may pay higher property taxes, and the According to a US Department of La- hotels, where closure goes local business community will miss the bor study, in 1901, families in the United 30 percent or up during disposable income local homeowners no States spent 23.3 percent of their income more of the an economic longer have. on housing. By 1934-1936, families were urban popu- downturn. The Repealing the mandatory single-family spending 32 percent of their income on lation once stress on fami- style of housing found in many cities will housing. found shelter. lies increases, allow a greater variety of housing to be Today, housing consumes over 30 per- When the which can lead built. This will provide low-income work- cent of our income for most of us, and supply of marriages to ers with an opportunity to find housing those in the lowest 20 percent of income housing is re- break up. In closer to work and reduce their travel ex- bracket are paying almost 40 percent of duced, job op- turn, we see an penses. their income toward housing. Costs de- portunities are increase in do- Those selling homes will certainly ben- cline from there, with the wealthiest quin- also lost by mestic prob- efit thanks to the artificially inflated val- tile paying 29.9 percent of their income crafts workers lems, suicide, ues of their homes. toward housing. and laborers and children In turn, that should mean less pressure In 2002, economists Edward L. Glaeser in the housing with problems to build freeways and lower long-term ex- (Photo: Tony Webster, Cupertino, Calif.) and Joseph Gyourko authored “The Im- industry. in school. All penses to maintain those freeways. There pact of Zoning on Housing Affordability.” Rigid applications of zoning regula- of this often leads to more government are also environmental benefits since In their conclusion, they noted that "… tions drive up home values. Then, when a involvement, from simple things like un- people won’t have to travel so far to get to reducing the implied zoning tax on new downturn occurs, homeowners who find employment benefits to child services work; fossil fuel consumption is reduced, construction could well have a massive it difficult to sell because of the artificially agencies. and with that, so are auto emissions. impact on housing prices." inflated value of their home abandon their Theoretically, both sides benefit in any Then, in 2015, economists Chang- homes, but they may still end up paying Trickle-down effects deal, but sometimes some benefit more Tai Hsieh and Enrico Moretti published to cover any difference between what the than others. Those are the rent-seekers a study on land use laws that gave us an home eventually sells for and the mort- One estimate suggests "More than 8 who enjoy the benefits of government idea as to what the financial impact is on gage note. million children were affected by the re- policies. Those selling homes will certain- homeowners and the nation as a whole. In A report on foreclosures prepared for cent foreclosure crisis." ly benefit thanks to the artificially inflated a New York Times op-ed they wrote: the US Senate listed a cost to homeowners During the Great Recession, “… food values of their homes. The real estate busi- "The creeping web of these regulations of $7,200. Neighboring homeowners may stamp program--renamed the Supple- ness may benefit because of higher com- has smothered wage and gross domestic experience costs averaging $3,000, while mental Nutrition Assistance Program missions. The city planners will keep their product growth in American cities by a the cost to lenders may be as much as (SNAP),” grew from “$30.4 billion in 2007 jobs. And the mortgage banking industry stunning 50 percent over the past 50 years. $50,000. And the city may end up paying to $71.8 billion in 2011,” the Federal Re- worldwide will appreciate the higher pay- Without these regulations, our research for police services because of increased serve Bank of Boston noted in 2012. ments they get thanks to the increased shows, the United States economy today crime in the area, as well as other services When the supply of housing is re- value of the notes they are holding. would be 9 percent bigger — which would ranging anywhere from $400 to $34,000 duced, job opportunities are also lost by ———————————————————————— mean, for the average American worker, while seeing property taxes decline. crafts workers and laborers in the housing Michael H. Wilson has a B.A. from the an additional $6,775 in annual income." A Rand Corp. study "…found that industry. That loss of workers will have an Evergreen State College where he studied Higher housing costs are not the only single-use commercially zoned blocks in impact if the industry rebounds, and the history and presently researches urban eco- costs that people are burdened with be- Los Angeles have crime rates that are 45 loss could lead to other problems, such as nomic issues. Vol. 49, Issue 3 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 7 The truth about impeachment inquiries By Daniel Fishman Party, challenge the cult of the omnipo- point. People get to know our platform LNC Executive Director tent state and defend the rights of the in- and start to discover they, too, were al- dividual. We have to do everything we can ways Libertarians. ast month, to put liberty and individual rights out in So the Rs and the Ds have a massive H o u s e front of the public. If we flag or fail, the distraction planned? They are going to Speak- concept of a new nation, conceived in lib- take American eyes off the political di- Ler Pelosi an- erty, shall indeed vanish from this earth. saster that government has become, and nounced a I am asking you to help us now! As the get the two sides to rage and fume, 'till formal impeach- R&D kabuki takes the stage, can we be they raise their political bonfires as high ment inquiry of waiting in the wings with a sensible alter- as they can. President Donald native? We are indeed the fastest growing Lost in the smoke will be the contin- Trump. political party in the country — but we ued expansion of government and the Of course, are still so small compared to the Rs and erosion of the power of the people. she knows the Republican Senate will Ds. We have to get bigger, better and more We must fight. We must win. Help us not remove the President. She thinks the effective now. be better armed. Your generous donation Democrat-led House can impeach him We’ve got issues that resonate. Four pays for Libertarian activists travelling all and force a trial in the Senate where Chief months ago the federal government ap- over the country helping to train Liber- LP Operations Director Robert Kraus Justice Roberts will preside. And Ameri- proved Altria (Philip Morris) to sell e- tarian volunteers and candidates. cans will watch. cigarettes. All this hoopla you have heard And it's working. I’m old enough to remember the run about death from vaping is prelude to There are 12 elected Libertarian may- up to Nixon’s impeachment that never more regulations around vaping. And ors. And when they tell the people of their Kraus named happened. I also remember Clinton’s im- who do government regulations hurt? town that taxes don’t have to be raised be- peachment that did happen, only to see The entrepreneur. Right now the vaping cause government is going to spend less nothing actually occur in the Senate. An- industry is a $40B industry with 15,000 money this year, thousands of people are Planner of drew Johnson’s impeachment in 1868 was small-business owners running the trade. learning that they too have always been a century before I was born — but again, When people become aware of those Libertarian. nothing happened. numbers, and then aware of how the pro- Your donation pays for ads on social the Year And already the Rs and Ds are sending posed regulations are going to shut down media, where Millenials, turned off by the out fundraising letters because this is how small vape stores, they look for a way to ideas of socialism, are coming to realize he Libertarian Party is proud they work their base up into a froth get involved. there is a political party that believes that to announce Operations Direc- Here in Washington, D.C., I can see And the LP is there. With sites like your life belongs to you. They see an ad tor Robert Kraus was recently Tnamed Planner of the Year for 2019 by the gleeful chatter on Twitter from the lp.org/vape and vape.vote we are rally- from the Libertarian Party and join one of lobbyists and professional politicians ing the vaping community. And they are our groups. And they learn that they too the Association for Meeting Professionals as they think of the windfall this brings shocked when they find us, and read our have always been a Libertarian. (AMPs), a nonprofit association that rep- them as they further polarize our nation. platform and discover that they were Lib- Help us get that message out. Your do- resents and fosters the educational and Friends, we must fight fire with wa- ertarians all along. nation now is critical in this very frenzied professional needs of people working in ter. Republicans and Democrats are con- The Saudis are beating the drums of media blitz. Already I am getting calls at meeting management industry. vinced that if they build their pyre higher war, calling for Americans to give their the D.C. office asking me what the Liber- Robert has been active with AMPs and produce a greater blaze that they will lives in the Middle East. When old folks tarian response will be. since 2012 and a member of the Member- outshine the other party. like me talk about Vietnam and the anti- I want it to be a bold second declara- ship Committee for over five years. But all that happens is that the people war movement, we get blank stares from tion of liberty. I want a very visible re- His initial start in the meeting indus- get burned as politicians throw their lib- the youth. But when we start to spread sponse to the people of the country saying try was on the sales side where he gener- erty into the blaze. the word through sites like lp.org/antiwar that the Libertarian Party is here to offer ated a 22% revenue increase as key per- We, the members of the Libertarian and americaatpeace.com we create a rally an alternative. Please give what you can. son in charge of events, theater rentals & catering at Visions Bar Noir and Sirius Coffee in Washington DC. Republicans and Democrats Kraus has been Operations Direc- see impeachment as a tor at the Libertarian National Commit- gold mine for fundraising. tee since 2005 and has been the primary meeting and conference planner for quar- terly board meetings, training seminars, Will you help us stand up VIP events & often is the “go to” person against their tricks? for site selection of their biennial national conventions. Robert mastered his negotiation skills Donate today at back in the 90’s when he was in the fur- LP.org/impeachment niture industry on both the wholesale & retail side. Page 8 The Libertarian Party — LP.org October 2019 Libertarian Frontier Project LFP introduces fresh game plan for getting Libertarians elected By Andy Craig produced tangible results. Some wins, some almost-wins ey isn’t being wasted. It’s demonstrating that Libertarians and some real moving the needle over the usual peren- are capable of professionalizing, running nuts-and-bolts o, why am I spending Labor Day weekend traipsing nially failed “paper candidate vanity campaign” model. It practical campaigns, and seeking out and making the across the country to Cheyenne, Wyo.? It’s pretty and was a successful small-scale proof of concept. An impor- most of real electoral opportunities. charming and all, but I’m not here for the scenery. tant part of this strategy has been going to states that are This meeting was to plan the next phase of this proj- SOver the years I’ve been to umpteen dozens of state already favorably inclined towards libertarian policy pref- ect. In some sense, these moves are obvious. One friend I and national party conventions, campaign rallies, com- erences, which also have small and cheap legislative races described it to was surprised the party hasn’t been doing mittee meetings, canvassing drives and other assorted and most of all by recruiting strong candidates who are such things before. If this isn’t what the national party’s events for the Libertarian Party. I have never seen any- already well-known and respected in their communities. been doing, what have they been up to all these years? thing like what’s going on here at what’s been dubbed the Today, several of those 2018 targeted candidates are Good question. But better late than never. Libertarian Frontier Project. I’ve found Libertarians do- now state party chairs, most of whom are here. In Wyo- It’s been incredible to see this kind of gathering: a ing the work, not of clownish performance art, trolling ming in particular, the party is on the verge of a genu- dozen pragmatic-minded state affiliate leaders, several silly protests or doing keyboard warrior throwdowns, but ine breakthrough on state legislative candidates, and the incumbent elected officials, and major donors, all com- instead being a political party strategizing about how to excitement is palpable. Voters here not only know what ing together with the goal of establishing a Libertarian win some elections. What a radical idea! I’ve never seen so Libertarians are — impressive enough on its own! — but electoral beachhead. Tom Mahon compared it to the Al- much of the best of the LP assembled under one roof, and even more remarkably, they have a positive impression lies first taking on the “soft underbelly” in North Africa, with so little of the worst. of the party and its candidates like Bethany Baldes, who which is not a bad analogy. In 2018, the party did something new and different came within a hair’s breadth of unseating the incumbent This is a sea-change in the LP’s strategic focus. I’m under Apollo Pazell’s lead. He picked target races for the majority leader last year. There really hasn’t been anything fairly cynical after having seen high hopes come and go most viable Libertarian candidates and provided those like it since the party had a boomlet of sorts in Alaska in several times, but I am quite confident that there will be campaigns with door knocking teams and sound strate- the 1980s. Libertarians (plural!) elected to state legislatures in 2020, gic advice. It was a deliberate pivot towards practical elec- Major donors who’ve been burned on LP shenanigans and they will be candidates who are part of this project. It’s tioneering over solo paper-candidacy campaigns, and it in the past are coming back, finally shown that their mon- been great to be a small part of it.

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Girl on Fire: Bethany Baldes addresses the crowd at the 2019 Libertarian Frontier Summit. Baldes came within 55 votes of beating Wyoming's House Majority Leader in 2018. (Photos: Sid Daoud) Vol. 49, Issue 3 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 9 kicks off with Wyo. summit Speakers included elected officials, party leaders and issues advocates By Amber C. Beltran followers on our page has continually in- Utah State Chair creased. This collaborative effort makes our message both broad and inspiring. Over Labor Day weekend, Libertar- South Dakota LP State Chair Gideon ians from across the Intermountain West Oakes presented tips and tricks on effec- and around the country met in Chey- tively branding campaign messaging. His enne, Wyo., for the first annual Libertar- 2018 state senate race was the most suc- ian Frontier Summit. cessful three-way state senate race for a It was two days filled with speakers, Libertarian in the country that year, and trainings and breakout sessions. The second in party history. In addition to summit was also a great networking op- traditional media, digital marketing and portunity. The topics focused on candi- social media, Gideon's team knocked on date recruitment, campainging, fundrais- about 3,500 doors in his district which ing and governing as Libertarians once is geographically larger than the state of elected. Connecticut. There was a panel discussion on Gov- LNC Executive Director Daniel Fish- erning as Libertarians, which included man spoke on the importance of stick- presumptive Kalispell, Mont., Councilor ing to our principles. He emphasized the Sid S. Daoud; Copperton, Utah, Vice need for the non-agression principle and Mayor Apollo Pazell; Casper, Wyo., Vice that we truly are the party of peace. Mayor Shawn Johnson; Copperton, Utah, Christine Stenquist, advocate with City Councilor J.P. Baxter; and Former Utah’s TRUCE association, presented on Neb. State Senator Laura Ebke. The panel the Medical Cannabis Initiative in Utah, shared policies they were able to pass and also known as "Prop 2." She answered some they are hopeful to pass in the fu- questions about working with legisla- ture. The panel members noted it would tors and starting a people-lead initiative. be helpful to have a platform to share Many other attendees had questions for victories and unique struggles for elected Christine about helping cannabis become libertarians. legal in their states. Bethany Baldes, Libertarian candidate Utah State Auditor John "Frugal" for Wyo. House District 55, spoke on her Dougall also spoke. He began by saying “Republicans and 2018 campaign efforts. She was narrowly he was born in Hollywood, Calif., and Democrats have been defeated by 55 votes in her race. She con- raised in Portland, Ore., so he had seen burning down our tinues to campaign and will be running what doesn’t work. He talked about the collective house for more again in 2020. Bethany expressed the importance of transparency and remain- importance of getting involved in your ing principled in government. than a century. It’s up to community. She began a “Local Ladies” No article about the summit would be us to save the country.” Facebook page that grew quickly and in- complete without a large “thank you” to troduced her to many more people in her Apollo Pazell. He championed the Fron- town. Bethany explained the effectiveness tier Summit to the LNC and planned the of door knocking in her 2018 campaign, entire event. Many individuals shared noting her team accomplished three full over the weekend it was one of the most rounds of knocks. organized Libertarian event they had at- I had the pleasure of presenting on ef- tended. fective uses of social media. The Utah LP As Libertarians begin to get elected has a team of people that run our Face- on city councils, county boards and state book page, Messenger and Twitter ac- legislatures, we will begin to show others count. This team is crucial in identifying that freedom is not scary, and principled The Fellowship of the Frontier: LP Campaigns Adviser Apollo Pazell poses in front of the Wyoming state capitol with four of the party's 2018 targeted candidates. After achieving diversity in topics but also in providing people can be found. There are many quantifiable success, the targeted races program evolved into the Libertarian Frontier Project. important spelling and grammar checks. great things ahead for the LP, and I’m From left: Pazell, Gideon Oakes, S.D.; Bethany Baldes, Wyo.; Amber Beltran Christiansen, Utah; Over the past few months the number of grateful to be on Team Liberty! and Sid Daoud, Mont. (Courtesy photo: Jared Baldes) Page 10 The Libertarian Party — LP.org October 2019 Colorado teen banned from school for going shooting with mother By Jay Stooksberry phone calls, they informed Justine that "Why we're upset is this should have fiscal year, Safe2Tell recorded 19,861 "ac- (reprinted with permission she needed to attend a "threat assessment been squashed on Tuesday night," says tionable" tips — 4,400 more than the pre- from Reason.com) hearing" on August 29 where she would Justine. "It should have never gotten to this vious year. The calls are organized into cat- defend her son in front of a seven-person point." egories to determine the issue addressed. o Justine Myers and her 16-year- panel, comprised of school administration, School officials claimed that they did The most frequently addressed issues in- old son, Nathan, their casual Tues- counselors, teachers, and law enforcement. not receive the official clearance from clude suicide (3,668), drugs (2,164), and day afternoon of shooting guns out Before the hearing, the Myers' story police, which occurred on the evening of bullying (1,871). Tin the woods of northern Colorado was went viral after Rally for our Rights, a Col- August 27, until the following day, August Despite the high volume of calls con- just a fun-filled mother-son outing. To lo- orado-based pro-gun rights group, broke 28—18 hours after the fact. (Thompson cerning suicide, Safe2Tell is not the ideal cal law enforcement and school adminis- the news. As a result, school officials back- Valley School District did not respond to resource for those struggling with self- tration, this event was considered a threat. pedaled. The assessment hearing, which requests for comment.) If true, law en- harm or depression. Colorado's Depart- On August 27, Justine picked up Na- traditionally last about an hour, was over forcement failed to communicate the ex- ment of Human Services also operates than from Loveland High School to drive in five minutes, according to Justine. The istence of a potential threat to the town Colorado Crisis Services, a hotline that outside of town for an afternoon of shoot- panel seemed to be in a hurry to clear Na- square that was already abuzz with gos- focuses primarily on mental health issues. ing practice. Nathan posted a video to than's name. sip. If false, the school fumbled the com- The crisis line—which received 173,547 Snapchat, documenting the five pistols and "They were really trying hard to get us munication handoff, suggesting some calls, texts, or chats last year—operates a rifle he was preparing to shoot. (The rifle, out of there quickly," says Justine. institutional blindspots that need to be ad- separately from Safe2Tell. Confusion an AR-15, cannot be made out in among students, not only regard- the video, because it was stored ing which service they should use, in a case.) Evans also typed out but also the existence of either in the message, "Finna be lit." (For the first place, is common, accord- anybody under 30, this roughly ing to mental health professionals. translates to "About to have a fun This confusion has resulted in time.") incongruous responses to sensi- Upon reentering cellphone tive issues. Safe2Tell has been range, the two discovered sev- criticized for its inability to appro- eral missed calls, voicemails, and priately address the complicated text messages. One of the callers, situations occurring on the other Justine's ex-husband, had been end of the phone line. Sarah Davi- approached by police about the don, research director for Mental video. According to the police, Health Colorado, shared an anec- a message was received through dote with The Colorado Sun about "Safe2Tell," a Colorado-based re- a troubled student, who called Saf- porting platform that allows indi- e2Tell in need of mental health as- viduals to submit anonymous tips sistance. "She needed a crisis line," to alert law enforcement of poten- said Davidon. Instead of deploy- tial threats or risks. Once received, ing a mental health specialist to the reporting mechanism auto- assist the troubled student, police matically triggers an immediate were dispatched to her home. review by local law enforcement to assess During the hearing, the school's prin- dressed—especially if an actual threat were Bringing law enforcement into the pic- the validity of the threat. cipal, Peggy Johnson, alluded "to the story to occur. ture also increases the risk of "swatting," Loveland Police reviewed the video, in- that was already out there," suggesting that Neither should make parents and stu- or intentionally filing false reports with terviewed the parents, and quickly deter- school officials were well aware of the pub- dents feel safe. law enforcement as a means of harassing mined that Nathan was not a threat. lic backlash they were facing online before Founded in 2004, Safe2Tell was created people. Of the total number of tips re- "We thought it was done," Justine tells the hearing started. in response to the Columbine High School ceived last year, Safe2Tell estimates that Reason. Upon completion of the hearing, Na- shooting in April 1999, in order to "pro- 2.4 percent, or roughly 470 incidents, were The following morning, Justine re- than was allowed to return to school, vide an anonymous venue for parents, stu- intentionally false reports. (Sadly, Saf- ceived a voicemail from the Thompson which he did. According to Justine, her dents, teachers, school administrators, and e2Tell has earned the pejorative nickname Valley School District, stating that, until son endured significant taunting upon his law enforcement to share information," ac- "Safe2Swat" among Colorado students.) further notice, her son was not allowed return, with students calling him a "school cording to its website. Safe2Tell sought to In this age of ever-present fears of to return to school. Justine contacted the shooter." The mockery was bad enough break "the code of silence" that leaves pos- school shootings, efforts to prevent such school to try to make the same case that that Nathan begged his parents to be sible risks and threats unreported, as well tragedies run the risk of undermining she did to the police, but the school proved homeschooled. remove the stigma that surrounds being a the civil liberties of the falsely accused or, to be more difficult. Both mother and son This incident sheds light on how local "snitch." worse, dropping the ball when responding attempted to request the homework that authorities respond to tips of potential According to the Colorado attorney to an actual threat. Nathan was missing in his absence, but to threats or risks, especially through anony- general's office, which oversees the pro- ———————————————————————— no avail. mous platforms like Safe2Tell. "It is defi- gram, use of Safe2Tell has steadily in- Jay Stooksberry is a freelance writer based When school officials returned the nitely a flawed system," says Justine. creased each year. During the 2018–2019 in Delta, Colorado. Vol. 49, Issue 3 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 11 NY councilman makes switch Leave a Legacy of Liberty to Libertarian

AMESTOWN, N.Y. — City Coun- cilman At Large Andrew Liuzzo an- nounced he had left the Republican PartyJ to join the Libertarian Party during a press conference Sept. 22. Liuzzo, cur- rently a candidate for mayor, appeared alongside 2018 N.Y. gubernatorial candi- date Larry Sharpe. “I ran for City Councilman At Large to represent all the citizens of Jamestown. I am running for Mayor to continue to serve you,” Liuzzo said, as reported by Have you considered designating WRFA radio. “My values for less govern- ment restrictions and interference, lower taxes, making decisions openly, reducing the Libertarian Party in your will? expenditures, and admission of mistakes have not changed. I appreciate the support Many Libertarians have done this and we are very thankful for their I have received from Republican, Demo- crats, and everyone that see my efforts for generosity. Their bequests have done tremendous good by growing the what they are. I will continue as Mayor Party and spreading the timeless and precious message of Liberty. to listen to everyone that has concerns or questions. I care about individuals, busi- nesses, big or small, manufacturing, and To better honor these special folks, we have created a program called schools. I firmly believe we can do better if we do things together.” Legacy Libertarians. The Libertarian Party will honor these generous Liuzzo was elected to the Jamestown supporters by listing their names on a permanent plaque at our head- council in 2017 as a Republican. He un- successfully sought the Republican Party’s quarters. endorsement for mayor earlier this year. “I am grateful that the Libertarian Party recognized me as an individual that cares Please know that current law places limitations on the amount we about the residents and holding our elect- accept per year from any donor, including estates. So, when generous ed officials accountable,” Liuzzo added. “Because of their support, I can now rep- Libertarians leave sums larger than the yearly limitation, the remain- resent all parties and all people that want der goes into a trust that then transfers funds each year until all the to work hard to restore a community that is one city.” money has been transferred. “I want to thank Larry Sharpe for join- ing us for this important occasion,” said Andrew Martin Kolstee, Chair of the But the important point is that there is no maximum limitation on the Chautauqua County Libertarian Party. amount of money you can leave to the Libertarian Party in your will. “This is an important and historic election Use the following information to include the party in your will. Benefi- for the city of Jamestown, and everyone in this city should be heard and represented. ciary name: Libertarian National Committee, Inc. Address: 1444 Duke This isn’t about one party or the other. This St., Alexandria, VA, 22314. Tax ID number: 52-1170810 is about all the people of Jamestown and their concerns and ideas that we can ex- change to make our community a better place.” Liuzzo will face off with Chautauqua Learn more at LP.org/legacy County legislator David Wilfong and Jamestown attorney Eddie Sundquist in the mayoral election. Page 12 The Libertarian Party — LP.org October 2019 Detroit Libertarian establishes community council t first glance it may seem ironic that a cil representative receive prior consultation ALibertarian would create a governing from the Community Advisory Council on body of any kind, but this one receives no all issues which relate exclusively to that tax revenue and makes no laws. It has no district. This makes the city council more enforcement powers either. transparent and helps residents to become Detroit is divided into seven districts. better informed about what their local gov- District Four will be the second of those ernment is doing. In some respects it’s a districts to establish a Community Adviso- watchdog group of the city council. ry Council (CAC). This is thanks to the ef- Boman made it clear that the CAC won’t fort of perennial Libertarian candidate and get a dime of tax money. “Some people former state chair Scotty Boman. He spent were concerned that creating an organiza- his summer collecting 1,570 signatures on tion with seven office holders would strain a petition to create a Community Advisory the city’s limited budget at a time when Council for Detroit’s fourth District. Only many retirees continue to suffer from lost 1,141 signatures must be validated for the benefits in the wake of Detroit’s bankrupt- petitions to be approved. cy. I wouldn’t have undertaken this effort Boman filed the petitions on Tuesday, if it would add an additional burden on Oct. 1, following a brief news conference taxpayers. The Charter is clear on this. It with Detroit’s Fourth District Councilman says, ‘Community Advisory Councils shall Andre Spivey. Spivey and Boman met at receive no appropriations from city funds, 9:30 a.m. to answer questions at the Cole- but may accept donations or grants in ac- man A. Young Center, then walked the cordance with state, federal or local law.’” petitions down to the city clerk’s office. Ac- Boman said one thing that may interest cording to the Detroit City Charter, “The Libertarians about the CAC is that it is the purpose of these Councils is to improve cit- only governing body in Detroit to have a izen access to city government.” And “The seat reserved for a person under 18. The City Council member elected from the non Libertarian Party has no minimum age for at-large district in which a Community delegates or officers and a 14-year-old dele- Advisory Council resides, or their desig- gate almost became national chair in 1993. nee, shall attend all official meetings of that According to the Charter, “Each Com- Community Advisory Council.” Spivey and munity Advisory Council shall consist of Boman also addressed the topic in the citi- five (5) members elected from a single non zen comment portion of the Detroit City at-large district, who shall be residents and Council meeting held the same day. qualified and registered voters of the dis- [Editor's note: Boman received notifica- trict; one (1) youth member between the tion Oct. 7 confirming a sufficient number of ages of thirteen (13) and seventeen (17); valid signatures.] and one (1) member selected as a repre- Boman commented, “In the course of sentative for senior issues.” The five elected circulating petitions to constituents I found members of the Fourth District Commu- that one of the most popular provisions was nity Advisory Council will be chosen in the Power to the People: Activist Scotty Boman collected more than 1,500 signatures to establish an that a CAC may require that the city coun- 2020 general election. advisory council to foster better citizen access to government in his Detroit district. 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Plumber for her work in getting the con- committee contacts, etc. vention committee running and for mak- The second thing I want to discuss has AFFILIATE UPDATES ing sure it runs smoothly. to do with the work our elections commit- We currently have four working affili- tee has been doing! Dr. Charles Moulton, ates and three active development groups. who came up with what I have dubbed: judge and the appeals court have denied I am very grateful to the affiliate and DG “The Moulton Maneuver,” went to work Arizona the state’s request to stay the injunction. So leadership and am excited of what the fu- searching many counties looking for, and SCOTUS petition filed over ballot reqs. for now, the Libertarian Party has met the ture brings. finding offices where no person was on the ZLP is working on developing a requirements for full ballot access in 2020. Victoria Reynolds, LPCO State Chair ballot. Once that portion was completed, Amonthly newsletter in order to stay The party will be holding a special nomi- Wes Benedict came on board to help find in contact with registered Libertarians and nating convention on October 26. Libertarians in those districts. Along with others. It anticipates the first issue to be Michael Pakko, AZLP State Chair Oklahoma this, Jennifer Moore started working to published in September. First LP gov. candidate seeks council spot reach out to Libertarians in an effort to re- AZLP is also filing a petition with the cruit candidates, Wes Benedict helped or- U.S. Supreme Court to have it override a Colorado New board hits the ground running n 2018, Chris Powell became the first ganize letters to be mailed, Jennifer Moore lower court's decision that supported the Iofficial Libertarian Party gubernato- spent a great deal of her own money, and method by which the state of Arizona re- ounty parties have the focus this sum- rial nominee in Oklahoma. He is follow- personally sealed and mailed 2300 letters quires candidates to obtain signatures on Cmer with efforts underway to build ing that historic race by running for a re- to prospective candidates! a petition when running for office. The core leadership teams in Adams, Delta, cently vacated city council seat in Bethany, "When I need to do something that re- Arizona state legislature passed a law a few and Elbert counties. Jefferson County re- a community of over 19,000 that has been quires money, I can’t stop and wait for the years ago changing the number of required cently achieved affiliate status, and it is home to his family for over twenty years. board to approve funding, it needs to be signatures to a number so large that Liber- expected that Denver County will follow Powell has already personally canvassed done now!" – Jennifer Moore tarians must now have independents sign shortly. over half of the open ward and has several Reaching out to Libertarians is difficult, their petitions to get on the primary ballot. The 2020 convention has been ten- volunteers on hand from local LP chapters because most of us look at these letters and Show Low Days was held June 7-9 with tatively set for the first weekend in April hitting the pavement with him in order to think: “SCAM!” However, in addition to about 2,000-5,000 attending. AZLP had a in Glendale Springs. LPCO also resolved spread the message of liberty at the local the candidates running for office, we have presence trying to obtain Libertarian voter to support Constitution Day with many level. A win for Chris, who is confident of added another 25 to the ballot, and these registrations. board members committing to contact lo- success in the November 12th special elec- 25 are running uncontested! On a sadder note, long time Libertar- cal schools to offer presentations. tion, would make him the fourth Libertar- The third thing I would like to dis- ian supporter and Pima County Libertar- Since the new board took over in CO ian to hold public office in the state. More cuss has to do with the membership drive ian Party Chair, Chris Cole, passed away we have had several accomplishments that information on the campaign can be found promoted by Executive Director Kevin unexpectedly last month. could not have happened if the previous at www.chris4council.com. Gaughen. Having donated close to $3,000 Howard Blitz, AZLP State Chair leadership had not set the foundation for Cherise Norton, LPOK Secretary to the party since April, having worked for our continued success. weeks sorting out a mailing list so that his Arkansas I would like to thank our former com- membership mailing would be the most LP on the ballot in Arkansas! munications director, Mr. Cayko, for the Pennsylvania effective, he managed to increase LPPA Adding CRM, members, 37 candidates work he did in making sure we kept up the membership by over 40% to include close n a letter to the Chair of the Libertar- following in our Facebook page, and for he LPPA has realized a large number to 10 new lifetime members! The most Iian Party of Arkansas dated July 29, the working with the writers in getting sev- Tof milestones! recent board meeting, Kevin offered to Arkansas Secretary of State acknowledged eral articles a month published. I am very The first, and this is in no particular donate another $3,000 in order to con- that petitions submitted by the party on happy Ms. Petty stepped up and took over order, because everything that has been tinue the membership drive, and when the June 28 were sufficient for recognizing the as interim communications director after going on has been truly awesome, and board voted to spend another $6,000 with LPAR as a new political party. Of 18,702 Mr. Cayko resigned from the position on the efforts of everyone involved has been him on that project, it became clear that petition signatures checked, 12,749 were Sept. 9. nothing less than top notch. I am excited we are all very excited to see him continue found to be valid. I would like to thank Mr. Hale, previ- to formally announce that our new web- with his work! The letter noted that the number of sig- ous outreach director, for the willingness site is up and running, and this is thanks to Please bear in mind, that when the can- natures did not reach the threshold estab- to put together several events. I am grate- several individuals who have been work- didate recruitment drive was going on, and lished by recent legislation (26,746) but it ful for Mr. Wark for stepping in and tak- ing tirelessly on the project since the LPPA while the membership drive has been go- did satisfy the requirement of 10,000 valid ing over when the position became vacant. Board voted unanimously to migrate to ing on, the Libertarian Party of Pennsyl- signatures, as specified by a preliminary in- He is doing an outstanding job and book- the National Libertarian CiviCRM Proj- vania did not have much to offer overtly. junction from the U.S. Court for the East- ing new events and getting volunteers in- ect. Andy Burns, who has been working on Other than being the third largest politi- ern District of Arkansas, issued on July 3. volved. this project from national, Greg R. Perry cal party in Pennsylvania, and a number The LPAR had requested and been granted I would like to thank Mr. and Ms. Har- and David Jahn, who have both taken on of elected Libertarians that was somewhat the injunction from the court, arguing the los for the hard work they put in in calling the job of making this the best it can be unclear at the time, we now have some- increase in the signature requirement was lapsed national members and thanks to from the Libertarian Party of Pennsylva- thing to sell. I am very proud to announce unnecessary and unwarranted, and rep- that we went from #10 to #8 in LNC mem- nia’s side. As of August 28, the new page that the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania resented an infringement of the constitu- berships. is up and running, and while this is awe- has the largest number of elected Libertar- tional rights of its members and the voters Thanks to Mr. Pickeril, Ms. Poague some, there was so much that went into the ians of any state affiliate in the nation, and of Arkansas. and Ms. Harlos for making sure we have project, like database management, e-mail, come this November, with 37 candidates Lawyers for the State of Arkansas are content for the newsletter and for ensur- reaching out to members, enabling our (25 of whom are running unopposed) we appealing the judge’s decision, but both the ing it is published regularly. Thanks to Ms. members to reach out to county contacts, may just triple that number! Vol. 49, Issue 3 The Libertarian Party — LP.org Page 15

Looking toward 2020, our finance com- interested patrons. At this event, UTLP of- mittee will be working hard to bring in fered face painting. Two individuals made money for activities such as ballot access, cash donations to the Party. and when we tell people that their money In Ogden, Weber County Libertarians is going to help the cause, we will have the and the UTLP hosted a booth at the Og- beginning of a large body of work / results den Pride Festival on Aug. 3. They had a to show what we will be doing with their great opportunity to speak to many people money! and several people completed the World’s Ladies and gentlemen, when any of you Smallest Political Quiz. go to LPPA.org and click the donate but- The Libertarian Party of Utah had a ton, consider making a recurring dona- booth at the annual, Halloween in Sum- tion. It does not need to be huge, but ev- mer Festival in Magna, Utah, June 29. erything helps! If you see a project that you We received a lot of positive feedback. feel needs to be funded, write out what that One attendee even filled out a voter reg- project is in the note section, and we will istration card at the booth, and updated see that your money goes to your project. his party registration to Libertarian on the Regardless, I am thrilled to see how much spot. has been done this past summer, and as Another highlight was when a wom- we head into election season, we are just an walked over to our booth and said, warming up! “I thought I was the only Libertarian in Thank you for your support! Utah.” She provided her contact informa- From left, David Raine and Jacob Bosen. (Courtesy photo: UTLP) Steve Scheetz, LPPA State Chair tion. Several volunteers signed up for vari- Utah ous shifts throughout the day. It was a UTLP represented at visibility events great outreach event and a chance to edu- cate the public on the benefits of limited he UTLP had a booth at Provo Pride government. Tthis year. Thanks to the volunteers Amber Christiansen Beltran, UTLP who participated and met with the many State Chair

From left, volunteers Justin Bake and Donald Small. (Courtesy photo: UTLP)

UTLP members at a Provo, Utah, Pride event, Sept. 14. (Courtesy photo: UTLP)

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