[Lnc-votes] [Lnc-business] Example of How Libertarianism works and a call for Attention/Help
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I am not sure if everyone is aware of what's going on in Louisiana right now. We have a major disaster on our hands. It's kind of surreal for me because while the NOLA area has gotten some moderately heavy rain, it's not even the hardest rain I have seen in the last 3 months. Yet, only 40 or so miles to the west we have whole towns virtually underwater. I suspect NOLA got spared by a sliver though we have an advanced flood control system that might have mitigated some of it. I don't watch the news hardly ever, so when I see friends of mine talking on Facebook about the water in their homes and businesses, or having to be rescued in a boat, it's kind of stunning. So many of them are so close, but things are so normal over in my direction.
I'd like everyone to keep in mind what's going here. If the opportunity arises for some assistance, please lend a hand however you can. In the meantime, I wanted to share this story written by Kevin Boyd. Kevin keeps writing things that surprise me and that tell me his inner libertarian is struggling to break free of his "conservatism". I am not remotely close to him but members expect to meet Kevin in 2018 as I suspect he will be lurking around our convention. This particular story shows the "We can do it, who needs the government" attitude that pervades Louisiana. Most of them are libertarians at their core and Libertarians waiting to happen. Here's Kevin's story about the "Cajun Navy" getting out and saving the lives of people and animals.
Don't forget to pay attention and do what you can to help out, we have a lot of Libertarians that lost everything. Some had insurance but others were not in flood zones and got caught by surprise.
There have been more than a few libertarians that have asked for Gary Johnson to address what is going on. This is being called a 500 year flood. What is know as a monsoon depression sort of parked over the Baton Rouge area resulting in historic flooding. A monsoon depression is like a hurricane without the wind. It draws the water from the gulf and dumps it in the affected areas.
Once again, just letting people know what is going on as I have seen more than one request for attention from the National LP and our nominee. I realize we are a political party in the midst of doing what parties do, and we don't have a ton of resources but anything helps.
Here's Kevin's short article.
http://thehayride.com/2016/08/meet-the-heroes-of-the-cajun-navy-who-are-saving-many-lives-as-louisiana-floods/
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My parent's home in Baton Rouge was spared, but my 86 year-old
uncle's apartment took on 4 inches of flood water, and he
stubbornly never left of course. Many of my friends and a few of
my wife's in-laws flooded as well.
One of our primary yard sign vendors just happens to be in Baton
Rouge and was surrounded by flood waters but stayed dry (I had my
father drive out to see them because they weren't returning calls
or emails). We have over 5,000 signs on order with them. Many of
their employees were unable to work due to their own homes
flooding or road closures so those orders are delayed. I've added
more suppliers since then and expect only minor interruptions due
to the flood. We were already behind on filling sign orders but I
have been ordering heavily and hiring packaging temps rapidly
lately and hope to be to the point again where we are able to pack
and ship orders within 48 hours of receiving them soon. But it may
take 10 days for us to work through our backlog and get to that
point. Map of road closures a few days ago around that sign
company is below.
As usual, the Libertarian Party of Louisiana waited until the
last minute to turn in electors to the Secretary of State and just
got them in on the very last day. 2012 was turned in on the last
day after I made calls to the state chair to personally meet him
at the S.O.S. office (that year the delay was blamed on electors
not returning calls, gasoline bills, etc. I think in 2008 they
missed the deadline due to hurricane (as the excuse that time) and
our nominee failed to make the ballot.
Too many states are waiting till the last minute to finish
petition drives or turn in paperwork. It is very frustrating and
burns up critical staff and LNC committee time and adds unneeded
stress and cost. Floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes,
riots, heart attacks and family emergencies happen routinely and
the odds of problems are especially high when you consider 50
states involved. We've got to figure out how to get our
affiliates to work ahead. Maybe we can recruit some "preppers" to
petition in advance and turn in paperwork or at least to instill
the sense of urgency. I have a financial incentive idea for the
future.
Give my best to all struggling to overcome the natural disasters
in Louisiana and a kick in the derriere to my friend Rufus for
waiting till the last minute to get the paperwork in.
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My parent's home in Baton Rouge was spared, but my 86 year-old uncle's apartment took on 4 inches of flood water, and he stubbornly never left of course. Many of my friends and a few of my wife's in-laws flooded as well.
One of our primary yard sign vendors just happens to be in Baton Rouge and was surrounded by flood waters but stayed dry (I had my father drive out to see them because they weren't returning calls or emails). We have over 5,000 signs on order with them. Many of their employees were unable to work due to their own homes flooding or road closures so those orders are delayed. I've added more suppliers since then and expect only minor interruptions due to the flood. We were already behind on filling sign orders but I have been ordering heavily and hiring packaging temps rapidly lately and hope to be to the point again where we are able to pack and ship orders within 48 hours of receiving them soon. But it may take 10 days for us to work through our backlog and get to that point. Map of road closures a few days ago around that sign company is below.
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