[Lnc-business] Fwd: The impending purge of Arvin Vohra
Caryn Ann Harlos
caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
Sat Jan 20 02:48:28 EST 2018
Copying this for the LNC list.
I spoke briefly with Mr. Boman on social media. Regional Representatives
should do the will of their Region, and Mr. Boman is not in my region.
Regional Representatives are accountable to their state chairs as per our
Bylaws unless the regional agreement says otherwise. I promised at my
election to follow the procedure I am following and thus upon which I was
elected. I do not betray my promises.
Some points though need to be addressed.
1. There isn't a "poorly publicized meeting" as no meeting has been set.
One cannot publicize something that is not scheduled. Our discussions are
far from poorly publicized. Any member can read every single LNC
discussion if they avail themselves of it.
2. One thing the LNC is not is operating under a cover of darkness. That
is unwarranted hyperbole that is not cognizant of the tremendous
transparency we do have compared to LNC subcommittees and other
organizations.
3. No, Mr. Vohra was not elected on this agenda. He is forcing unwilling
people to be associated with his pet topics because he has decided he knows
what is good for everyone. That is not acceptable to me.
4. The Bylaws give this option. The Bylaws that were not changed last
convention and represent the rules of this Body. The same Bylaws that
delegates voted to give this Body the discretion to do. I will be
campaigning for a change to have a direct right of recall but that does not
exist right now, and thus, this is properly in our purview.
5. As far as diversity and "not them." I beg to differ. I am a radical
anarchist. Just like Mr. Vohra. This has nothing to do with "not them"
and factionalism for me.
I await the final instruction from my Regional Chairs.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Scotty Boman <scottyboman at hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 12:21 AM
Subject: The impending purge of Arvin Vohra
To: "chair at lp.org" <chair at lp.org>, "vicechair at lp.org" <vicechair at lp.org>, "
treasurer at lp.org" <treasurer at lp.org>, "secretary at lp.org" <secretary at lp.org>,
"william.redpath at lp.org" <william.redpath at lp.org>, "sam.goldstein at lp.org" <
sam.goldstein at lp.org>, "starchild at lp.org" <starchild at lp.org>, "
daniel.hayes at lp.org" <daniel.hayes at lp.org>, "joshua.katz at lp.org" <
joshua.katz at lp.org>, "caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org" <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>, "
steven.nielson at lp.org" <steven.nielson at lp.org>, "ed.marsh at lp.org" <
ed.marsh at lp.org>, "steven.nekhaila at lp.org" <steven.nekhaila at lp.org>, "
elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org" <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org>, "dustin.nanna at lp.org"
<dustin.nanna at lp.org>, "jeffrey.hewitt at lp.org" <jeffrey.hewitt at lp.org>, "
aaron.starr at lp.org" <aaron.starr at lp.org>, "james.lark at lp.org" <
james.lark at lp.org>, "trent.somes at lp.org" <trent.somes at lp.org>, "
david.demarest at lp.org" <david.demarest at lp.org>, "sean.otoole at lp.org" <
sean.otoole at lp.org>, "whitney.bilyeu at lp.org" <whitney.bilyeu at lp.org>, "
erin.adams at lp.org" <erin.adams at lp.org>, "patrick.mcknight at lp.org" <
patrick.mcknight at lp.org>, "larry.sharpe at lp.org" <larry.sharpe at lp.org>
Honorable LEC Members:
I recently learned that you will soon be voting on the removal of Arvin
Vohra from his office as Vice Chair. In researching what actions by Arvin
justified this, I have learned that there is nothing new or exceptional
about his conduct that would warrant said removal. I base this conclusion
primarily on the words of the very people who want him removed.
While there were some disturbing labels being pasted on him, all examples
of substance showed that his critics wanted him to be removed for being the
same person he was when he was elected by the delegation in 2016. He is
philosophically purist (AKA consistent). He is abrasively direct. He
doesn't avoid third-rail issues. So there is no new heinous sin that calls
for an exceptional action as the one being voted on. If there was, I would
have a different opinion than the one I'm expressing now.
What we have then is a faction of LNC members who hope to have the numbers
to purge someone who is other then them. This is the kind of in-fighting
that has been eating away at our party from the inside. It is also a slap
in the face to the delegates who elected a diverse LNC with the hope that
you could all advance the Party together rather than trying to undo the
will of the body.
I was a delegate to the Convention in Orlando. I was part of the body that
elected many of you. Even if you don't think Arvin Vohra was the best
choice for Vice Chair, he was the choice of the majority of national
convention delegates. The idea that a small committee ( that was elected
the same way ) believes they have the moral authority to over-ride the
people who elected them is repugnant. If you don't respect our choices,
then you have no right to expect our support.
Even regional representatives were chosen by delegates at that convention
(from their region), not just state chairs.
If Arvin is removed by your vote, you will set a harmful precedent. Not
only will delegates be considering the talents, views or outreach styles of
candidates; they will need to avoid giving any faction a majority for fear
that the diversity they voted for will be destroyed by internal purges
after the Convention closes.
The next convention is only a few months away. This is the appropriate
place to remove and elect officers, not under cover of darkness in a poorly
publicized meeting.
Please have that much respect for the delegates. I have publicly, pledged
to actively campaign against the election of any LNC member, who votes
against the choice of the 2016 delegation, to any post in the LNC.
In liberty,
Scotty Boman
Libertarian Party Member
(313) 247-2052
-------------- next part --------------
Copying this for the LNC list.
I spoke briefly with Mr. Boman on social media. Regional
Representatives should do the will of their Region, and Mr. Boman is
not in my region. Regional Representatives are accountable to their
state chairs as per our Bylaws unless the regional agreement says
otherwise. I promised at my election to follow the procedure I am
following and thus upon which I was elected. I do not betray my
promises.
Some points though need to be addressed.
1. There isn't a "poorly publicized meeting" as no meeting has been
set. One cannot publicize something that is not scheduled. Our
discussions are far from poorly publicized. Any member can read every
single LNC discussion if they avail themselves of it.
2. One thing the LNC is not is operating under a cover of darkness.
That is unwarranted hyperbole that is not cognizant of the tremendous
transparency we do have compared to LNC subcommittees and other
organizations.
3. No, Mr. Vohra was not elected on this agenda. He is forcing
unwilling people to be associated with his pet topics because he has
decided he knows what is good for everyone. That is not acceptable to
me.
4. The Bylaws give this option. The Bylaws that were not changed last
convention and represent the rules of this Body. The same Bylaws that
delegates voted to give this Body the discretion to do. I will be
campaigning for a change to have a direct right of recall but that does
not exist right now, and thus, this is properly in our purview.
5. As far as diversity and "not them." I beg to differ. I am a
radical anarchist. Just like Mr. Vohra. This has nothing to do with
"not them" and factionalism for me.
I await the final instruction from my Regional Chairs.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Scotty Boman <[1]scottyboman at hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 12:21 AM
Subject: The impending purge of Arvin Vohra
To: "[2]chair at lp.org" <[3]chair at lp.org>, "[4]vicechair at lp.org"
<[5]vicechair at lp.org>, "[6]treasurer at lp.org" <[7]treasurer at lp.org>,
"[8]secretary at lp.org" <[9]secretary at lp.org>,
"[10]william.redpath at lp.org" <[11]william.redpath at lp.org>,
"[12]sam.goldstein at lp.org" <[13]sam.goldstein at lp.org>,
"[14]starchild at lp.org" <[15]starchild at lp.org>,
"[16]daniel.hayes at lp.org" <[17]daniel.hayes at lp.org>,
"[18]joshua.katz at lp.org" <[19]joshua.katz at lp.org>,
"[20]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org" <[21]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>,
"[22]steven.nielson at lp.org" <[23]steven.nielson at lp.org>,
"[24]ed.marsh at lp.org" <[25]ed.marsh at lp.org>,
"[26]steven.nekhaila at lp.org" <[27]steven.nekhaila at lp.org>,
"[28]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org" <[29]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org>,
"[30]dustin.nanna at lp.org" <[31]dustin.nanna at lp.org>,
"[32]jeffrey.hewitt at lp.org" <[33]jeffrey.hewitt at lp.org>,
"[34]aaron.starr at lp.org" <[35]aaron.starr at lp.org>,
"[36]james.lark at lp.org" <[37]james.lark at lp.org>,
"[38]trent.somes at lp.org" <[39]trent.somes at lp.org>,
"[40]david.demarest at lp.org" <[41]david.demarest at lp.org>,
"[42]sean.otoole at lp.org" <[43]sean.otoole at lp.org>,
"[44]whitney.bilyeu at lp.org" <[45]whitney.bilyeu at lp.org>,
"[46]erin.adams at lp.org" <[47]erin.adams at lp.org>,
"[48]patrick.mcknight at lp.org" <[49]patrick.mcknight at lp.org>,
"[50]larry.sharpe at lp.org" <[51]larry.sharpe at lp.org>
Honorable LEC Members:
I recently learned that you will soon be voting on the removal of Arvin
Vohra from his office as Vice Chair. In researching what actions by
Arvin justified this, I have learned that there is nothing new or
exceptional about his conduct that would warrant said removal. I base
this conclusion primarily on the words of the very people who want him
removed.
While there were some disturbing labels being pasted on him, all
examples of substance showed that his critics wanted him to be removed
for being the same person he was when he was elected by the delegation
in 2016. He is philosophically purist (AKA consistent). He is
abrasively direct. He doesn't avoid third-rail issues. So there is no
new heinous sin that calls for an exceptional action as the one being
voted on. If there was, I would have a different opinion than the one
I'm expressing now.
What we have then is a faction of LNC members who hope to have the
numbers to purge someone who is other then them. This is the kind of
in-fighting that has been eating away at our party from the inside. It
is also a slap in the face to the delegates who elected a diverse LNC
with the hope that you could all advance the Party together rather than
trying to undo the will of the body.
I was a delegate to the Convention in Orlando. I was part of the body
that elected many of you. Even if you don't think Arvin Vohra was the
best choice for Vice Chair, he was the choice of the majority of
national convention delegates. The idea that a small committee ( that
was elected the same way ) believes they have the moral authority to
over-ride the people who elected them is repugnant. If you don't
respect our choices, then you have no right to expect our support.
Even regional representatives were chosen by delegates at that
convention (from their region), not just state chairs.
If Arvin is removed by your vote, you will set a harmful precedent.
Not only will delegates be considering the talents, views or outreach
styles of candidates; they will need to avoid giving any faction a
majority for fear that the diversity they voted for will be destroyed
by internal purges after the Convention closes.
The next convention is only a few months away. This is the appropriate
place to remove and elect officers, not under cover of darkness in a
poorly publicized meeting.
Please have that much respect for the delegates. I have publicly,
pledged to actively campaign against the election of any LNC member,
who votes against the choice of the 2016 delegation, to any post in the
LNC.
In liberty,
Scotty Boman
Libertarian Party Member
[52](313) 247-2052
References
1. mailto:scottyboman at hotmail.com
2. mailto:chair at lp.org
3. mailto:chair at lp.org
4. mailto:vicechair at lp.org
5. mailto:vicechair at lp.org
6. mailto:treasurer at lp.org
7. mailto:treasurer at lp.org
8. mailto:secretary at lp.org
9. mailto:secretary at lp.org
10. mailto:william.redpath at lp.org
11. mailto:william.redpath at lp.org
12. mailto:sam.goldstein at lp.org
13. mailto:sam.goldstein at lp.org
14. mailto:starchild at lp.org
15. mailto:starchild at lp.org
16. mailto:daniel.hayes at lp.org
17. mailto:daniel.hayes at lp.org
18. mailto:joshua.katz at lp.org
19. mailto:joshua.katz at lp.org
20. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
21. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
22. mailto:steven.nielson at lp.org
23. mailto:steven.nielson at lp.org
24. mailto:ed.marsh at lp.org
25. mailto:ed.marsh at lp.org
26. mailto:steven.nekhaila at lp.org
27. mailto:steven.nekhaila at lp.org
28. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
29. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
30. mailto:dustin.nanna at lp.org
31. mailto:dustin.nanna at lp.org
32. mailto:jeffrey.hewitt at lp.org
33. mailto:jeffrey.hewitt at lp.org
34. mailto:aaron.starr at lp.org
35. mailto:aaron.starr at lp.org
36. mailto:james.lark at lp.org
37. mailto:james.lark at lp.org
38. mailto:trent.somes at lp.org
39. mailto:trent.somes at lp.org
40. mailto:david.demarest at lp.org
41. mailto:david.demarest at lp.org
42. mailto:sean.otoole at lp.org
43. mailto:sean.otoole at lp.org
44. mailto:whitney.bilyeu at lp.org
45. mailto:whitney.bilyeu at lp.org
46. mailto:erin.adams at lp.org
47. mailto:erin.adams at lp.org
48. mailto:patrick.mcknight at lp.org
49. mailto:patrick.mcknight at lp.org
50. mailto:larry.sharpe at lp.org
51. mailto:larry.sharpe at lp.org
52. tel:(313) 247-2052
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