[Lnc-business] Resolutions Passed By States Within Region 3 Over the Weekend Regarding James Weeks II

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

And FWIW, an affiliate can do as it wishes (not sure of Michigan's rules)
but the reasons cited here are setting a very bad precedent.  There are
some really good reasons that could have been cited IMHO.  But these are
wide open.  Get ready for a claim that having a pink-haired endorsement
speaker isn't "professional" etc.  These things needs to be handled much
differently IMHO but not my affiliate.  I wouldn't have passed such wording
in CO.

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com
> wrote:

> A regional resolution? Really?  This whole thing is getting out of hand.
> I am glad he isn't in my region.
>
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Brett Bittner <brett at brettbittner.com>
> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I present the following for informational purposes from states
>> represented by the geographic subdivision known as Region 3.
>>
>> *From the Libertarian Party of Ohio on Saturday: *
>>
>> WHEREAS Mr. James Weeks II (Michigan), through his on-stage actions
>>> during the Libertarian Party National Convention’s Chair nomination
>>> process, did serious harm to the reputations of the National Libertarian
>>> Party, and collectively and separately harmed the representative States of
>>> Region 3;
>>>
>>
>>
>>> WHEREAS Mr Weeks resides in one of the member states of the Region 3
>>> Compact, therefore a unified regional message would be a good-faith measure
>>> to show our collective states’ positions on those actions; and
>>>
>>
>>
>>> WHEREAS the Libertarian Party of Ohio firmly believes in free speech,
>>> but does not ascribe to the belief that speech is excused from consequences
>>> or response; therefore be it
>>>
>>
>>
>>> RESOLVED that the Libertarian Party of Ohio officially and vehemently
>>> REPUDIATES the actions of Mr. Weeks;
>>>
>>
>>
>>> RESOLVED that the Libertarian Party of Ohio shall request a meeting with
>>> our Regional Representative and the collective States which have joined the
>>> Region 3 compact;
>>>
>>
>>
>>> RESOLVED that the Libertarian Party of Ohio shall introduce (or support
>>> if another acceptable document is introduced prior) a regional resolution
>>> at that meeting, which also repudiates Mr. Weeks’s actions, but neither
>>> recommends nor discourages any further action by state, region, or the LNC.
>>
>>
>> *From the Libertarian Party of Michigan on Sunday:*
>>
>> Motion to suspend James Weeks II from the LP of Michigan for a period of
>>> 2 years with a starting date of May 29, 2016. This motion is being made as
>>> a consequence for his actions at the LP National Convention. During his
>>> nomination speech for chair of the LPUSA, Mr. Weeks inappropriately
>>> disrobed on stage in front of a nationally televised C-SPAN audience.
>>> This motion is being made for the following reasons:
>>>
>>>    - The incident reflected poorly on the public image of the
>>>    Libertarian party
>>>
>>>
>>>    - The incident was unprofessional for a political organization
>>>    seeking to influence an upcoming election and gain credibility with the
>>>    voting public
>>>
>>>
>>>    - The incident has been cited by at least one member as a reason to
>>>    relinquish affiliation with the LP of Michigan
>>>
>>>
>>>    - The incident has been officially rebuked via resolution by at
>>>    least one other state level Libertarian Party (Ohio)
>>>
>>> This suspension will ban Mr. Weeks from participation as an LPM member
>>> in any LPM events, functions, or candidacies until May 29, 2018. In
>>> addition, the LP of Michigan disassociates itself from the James Weeks II
>>> for Sheriff campaign for 2016. Furthermore, the Michigan Libertarian
>>> Executive Council requests that Mr. Weeks author a letter of apology for
>>> his actions addressed to both the LPUSA & LPM.
>>
>>
>> Brett C. Bittner
>>
>> brett at brettbittner.com
>> 404.492.6524
>>
>> "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much
>> liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." -- Thomas Jefferson
>>
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>>
>
>
> --
> In Liberty,
> Caryn Ann Harlos
> Region 1 Representative
> (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
> Washington)
>



-- 
In Liberty,
Caryn Ann Harlos
Region 1 Representative
(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
Washington)
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