[Lnc-business] MOTION (updated version): Truth in advertising / building fund

[Geoffrey Neale]

Nice try, but since it's in the form of a resolution, it's still debate.

Try something like:

I move that  . . . then a bunch of ACTION words.

Geoff

-----Original Message-----
From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of
Starchild
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 7:26 AM
To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
Subject: [Lnc-business] MOTION (updated version): Truth in advertising /
building fund

	Here is my motion again, reintroduced with the phrase "prior to any
such purchase" added in accordance with Scott Lieberman's recommendation.
Please disregard previous language.

Love & Liberty,
                                  ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative,
Libertarian National Committee



MOTION:
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Whereas it is important that the Libertarian Party act with integrity and
fulfill any promises made in fundraising appeals to donors concerning how
their donations will be spent, and

Whereas donors have a right to expect this of the Libertarian Party when
making donations to the party, and

Whereas LP secretary David Blau as head of the building fund has
acknowledged the "mistake" of having been "a bit lax informing the donors
that we were investigating an office condo, rather than a full building",
and

Whereas fundraising appeals for the project to purchase a new LP
headquarters building repeatedly referred to purchasing a building, rather
than only purchasing space in a building, examples of which language can be
seen in the fundraising letter published
athttp://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2013/04/libertarian-party-put-yo
ur-name-on-the-david-nolan-memorial-building/;

Therefore if the Libertarian Party purchases the office space at 1101 King
Street #160, in Alexandria, Virginia, which the Executive Committee voted to
authorize the Building Committee to enter into negotiations concerning, or
any other office space not comprising an entire building, the committee in
charge of the building fund shall, prior to any such purchase, send all
donors to this fund, by email or printed letter, a written explanation and
apology for using the funds to buy a part of a building, rather than an
entire building as was repeatedly described in fundraising letters seeking
donations for the project. This letter shall ask each donor to send an email
to LP secretary and building fund point man David Blau (secretary at lp.org),
stating the donor's preference that his or her donation be (a) spent on
office space in a building purchased under the authorization of the LNC in
lieu of actually buying a building, (b) refunded, in which case a full
refund shall be issued to that donor as soon as reasonably possible, or (c)
put toward another Libertarian Party budget item of the donor's choice,
which should be specified in the donor's email to the secretary; and inform
them that if they have any further questions or concerns about the project
to purchase a new office or how their donation is being handled they are
welcome to contact one of their LNC representatives (listed at
http://www.lp.org/lnc-leadership).
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