Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 19:09:31 -0700
From: ernesthancock@home.com ("Ernest Hancock")
Subject: Re: [lpaz-discuss] ballot status
To: lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com
Reply-To: lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com
Is your lawyer, Thomas
Rawles, a volunteer or has someone been paying him? Is he a member of
this
list?
Ernie Says:
I meet with Tom Monday. But he has been a reluctant participant from t
he beginning since the Kat Galant campaign branded him a criminal with the
media. He has nothing but bad experiences with Libertarians from all around
the country. Browne was rude to him Schmerl did everything he could to des
try him as a political figure for freedom and if it wasn't for the fact tha
t he liked John Buttrick so much and enjoyed working with him he would have
dropped off of the case after the Superior Cout ruling I'm sure. He has n
ot been getting paid and I don't think his law firm that he works for would
be very sympathetic to his being our free attorney forever as John was (if
John hadn't been appointed to the bench the ruling from the appeals court
may have been different :)
I will welcome Tom's continued efforts but I will understand if he choo
ses to let us all rot in hell :) There are others that have shown some intr
est for various reasons. We all have time to digest this and decide what wo
uld be best.
I can't get out of my nind the comment from the judge that, since we al
lowed the Statuatory Committee to exist in our bylaws (with the governing b
oard as boss per Myers) then the statute couldn't be all that repulsive to
us. This is exactly the argument that the Yavapai County chair made of many
many years. She resigned rather than be part of a party that would comply
in any way. Now she gets to say, "I told you so".
Lot's of info to go over before we make a more informd decision. That'
s why I've been very curious as to the state of ballot status for any liber
tarian entity.
Time to be patient fro a few days or even weeks,... (while I prepare :)
Ernie