<div dir="ltr"><div>Let me make sure that I understand what you're saying. </div><div><br></div><div>You're saying that the Libertarian Party believes in defending the First Amendment rights of Julian Assange, even though, in one narrow legalistic sense, Julian Assange has no First Amendment rights, since he is not a citizen or resident of the United States? </div><div><br></div><div>If that is the position of the Libertarian Party, I salute the Libertarian Party for having a principled position. </div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps the Libertarian Party could give a workshop on being a principled defender of the First Amendment to the people who are persecuting Max Blumenthal and Nina Paley. </div><div><br></div>===<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Robert Reuel Naiman<br>Policy Director<br>Just Foreign Policy<br><a href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><div><span style="text-align:left">(202) 448-2898 x1</span></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 12:14 PM Dianna Visek via Peace-discuss <<a href="mailto:peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net">peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp3910e55dyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:"times new roman","new york",times,serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div>The Libertarian Party does upport Assange, Snowden et al. E.g.:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.lp.org/libertarians-honor-the-bill-of-rights/" rel="nofollow" class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648enhancr_card_5968614051" target="_blank">Libertarians honor the Bill of Rights | Libertarian Party</a></div><div><br></div><div id="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89enhancr_card_5968614051" class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89yahoo-link-enhancr-card gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89ymail-preserve-class gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.lp.org/libertarians-honor-the-bill-of-rights/" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-wrapper gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;border:1px solid rgb(224,228,233);border-top-left-radius:2px;border-top-right-radius:2px;border-bottom-right-radius:2px;border-bottom-left-radius:2px" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-primary-image-cell" style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0);background-size:cover;border-top-left-radius:2px;border-top-right-radius:2px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;min-height:175px" valign="top" height="175" bgcolor="#000000"><table class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-overlay-container-table gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89yahoo-ignore-table" style="width:100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-overlay-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border-top-left-radius:2px;border-top-right-radius:2px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;min-height:175px" valign="top" bgcolor="transparent"><table class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89yahoo-ignore-table" style="width:100%;min-height:175px" height="175" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0px 0px 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top"><div class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-share-container"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-info gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89yahoo-ignore-table" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);background-image:none;background-size:auto;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:2px;border-bottom-left-radius:2px;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(224,228,233)" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:16px 0px 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:2px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px"><h2 class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(38,40,42)">Libertarians honor the Bill of Rights | Libertarian Party</h2><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648ydp1fd58f89card-description" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151,155,167);word-break:break-word">Happy birthday to the Bill of Rights! These 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution were ratified by the states o...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, April 11, 2019, 9:32:50 AM CDT, David Johnson via Peace-discuss <<a href="mailto:peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net" target="_blank">peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967"><div><div class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967WordSection1"><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Well said Bob !</span></p><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span></p><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">David J.</span></p><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><div class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967yqt4532071908" id="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967yqt55919"><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"> Peace-discuss [mailto:<a href="mailto:peace-discuss-bounces@lists.chambana.net" target="_blank">peace-discuss-bounces@lists.chambana.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 11, 2019 8:27 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Peace-discuss List<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [Peace-discuss] First they came for Julian Assange's First Amendment rights...</span></p><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">First they came for Julian Assange's First Amendment rights.</p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">The liberals and the libertarians did not speak up, because they were not Julian Assange. </p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Besides, the liberals and the libertarians argued, Julian Assange has no First Amendment rights. </p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Julian Assange is an Australian. Only Americans have First Amendment rights. </p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">So argued the liberals and the libertarians, when they came for the First Amendment rights of Julian Assange...</p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">===</p></div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br clear="all"></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Robert Reuel Naiman<br clear="none">Policy Director<br clear="none">Just Foreign Policy<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a></p><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">(202) 448-2898 x1</p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p></div><div><div><p class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yiv8064085967MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yqt4532071908" id="gmail-m_6574282291717094648yqt14579">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Peace-discuss mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net" target="_blank">Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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