[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-11: Military Members

[Alicia Mattson]

Voting has ended for the email ballot shown below:

*Voting "aye":*  Bilyeu, Goldstein, Hagan, Harlos, Hayes, Katz, Lark,
Mattson, McKnight, Moellman, Nekhaila, Redpath, Starr, Vohra

*Voting "nay":*  Demarest, Starchild

With a final vote tally of 14-2, the motion PASSES.

-Alicia



On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>
>
> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by May 30, 2017 at 11:59:59pm
> Pacific time.*
> *Sponsor:*  Hayes, Hewitt, Hagan, Mattson
>
> *Motion:*
>
> Whereas, We support the maintenance of a sufficient military to defend the
> United States against aggression and believe that the United States should
> both avoid entangling alliances and abandon its attempts to act as
> policeman for the world;
>
> Whereas, We oppose any form of compulsory national service and recognize
> that many members of the military
> were unjustly conscripted in the past;
>
> Whereas, Most voluntary members of the military joined with the idea
> and/or goal of defending the United States
> and, thereby, their property, families, and friends;
>
> Whereas, The United States Military-Industrial-Complex has used many
> well-meaning military service members for
> purposes other than defense against aggression and further involved them
> in foreign entanglements during attempts
> to act as the world’s policeman; and
>
> Whereas, Many current and former military service members are able to
> relate, identify, and speak out on the ways
> in which the United States military mission has been expanded and
> corrupted beyond a legitimate role of defense
> against aggression; now, therefore, be it;
>
> Resolved, Present and former members of the military who give such unique
> and powerful voice to the libertarian
> principles of peace and the non-initiation of force add great value to the
> Libertarian Party, and are welcomed as a
> vital part of our membership.
>
>
> -Alicia
>
>
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