[Lnc-business] Motion to suspend Arvin Vohra

[Patrick McKnight]

Thank you Elizabeth. I will co-sponsor this motion.

Patrick McKnight
Region 8 Rep
Chair, NJLP

On Jan 14, 2018 9:17 AM, "Daniel Hayes" <daniel.hayes at lp.org> wrote:

> The reality is that people choose to quit.  Arvin doesn’t make them quit.
> Personal responsibility and all.  He sure is encouraging the hell out of
> them though.
>
> I sure wish those 50 people got this pissed off at Ohio State Government.
> It probably would have save us $100,000
>
> Daniel Hayes
> LNC At Large Member
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 14, 2018, at 8:07 AM, Dustin Nanna <dustin.nanna at lp.org> wrote:
>
> The possibility and reality that he HAS made people quit is why I support
> this motion. That and the 50 or so Ohio members who are completely
> disgusted.
>
> Dustin Nanna
> LNC Region 3 Alternate
>
> Vice Chair/Deputy Communications Director
> Libertarian Party of Ohio
>
> (740) 816-9805
>
> On Jan 14, 2018 9:05 AM, Dustin Nanna <dustin.nanna at lp.org> wrote:
>
> Motion, not amendment. Typo
>
> Dustin Nanna
> LNC Region 3 Alternate
>
> Vice Chair/Deputy Communications Director
> Libertarian Party of Ohio
>
> (740) 816-9805
>
> On Jan 14, 2018 9:04 AM, Daniel Hayes <daniel.hayes at lp.org> wrote:
>
> In Louisiana, we have been through some legendary infighting.  We’ve seen
> the wear and tear it puts on people and the organization.
>
> We had a SCC meeting yesterday and I brought the subject of Arvin’s latest
> statement up and asked if we wanted to create a response.  The “No” was
> palpable.  We discussed it further and everybody seemed to think that with
> the convention 5 1/2 months away, allowing the delegates to handle it by
> not voting for Arvin if he runs again was the way it should be handled.
>
>
> I suspect that after a 3 year period of grievances and attempts to remove
> people we maybe have a different perspective than others do.  What we
> learned the hard way was the infighting/attempts at discipline was probably
> much more destructive than anything anybody actually did.
>
> I see a LOT of opportunistic and hypocritical behavior going on relative
> to Arvin.  I find those people whipping up the mob to be the bigger
> problem.  I think a lot of it likely violates the LP “Pledge”.  Attempting
> to use “force” for political gain.  I don’t mean people don’t have a right
> to be upset. I just find it curious that people that seem to think everyone
> should have a platform coming out against Arvin, or groups that advocate
> against age of consent laws doing the same.
>
> I am also disturbed but not surprised by the lynch mob calling Arvin a
> pedophile/pro-pedophile when he has very clearly stated he definitively
> opposes pedophilia. This more so applies to people that know the
> distinctions.
>
> All that said, I am bothered by what seems to be Arvin’s  desire to
> “purge” the party of the impure.  The possibility that he is trying to get
> people to quit is the bigger issue.
>
>
> Daniel Hayes
> LNC At Large Member
>
>
>
> Daniel Hayes
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 14, 2018, at 7:28 AM, David Demarest <david.demerest at lp.org> wrote:
>
> The first stone has been cast.
>
> This motion is not about ideology. It is about the crass politics of
> avoiding scaring voters in order to get elected to top-down authoritarian
> positions and hiding the dictates of one's conscience 'between the sheets'
> instead courageously proclaiming one's convictions 'on the streets'.
>
> This motion will sort out those who have political, ideological and moral
> courage. We will soon see whether the LNC chooses to differentiate the
> Libertarian Party from the Republican and Democratic parties. The future of
> the LP could be in the balance.
>
> I will expressly NOT co-sponsor this motion. If it comes to a vote, I will
> proudly, publicly, and emphatically vote "NO"!
>
> Who among you is willing to cast the second stone?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> ~David Pratt Demarest
>
> On Jan 14, 2018 4:52 AM, Elizabeth Van Horn <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org>
> wrote:
>
> I make a motion to suspend Arvin Vohra from his position as Vice Chair under Article 6, Section 7 of our Bylaws.
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________________________
>
> Three of the four state affiliate chairs in Region 3 are now backing this motion. I told Region 3 that I'd need at least 3/4 of the region in accord to make the motion to suspend Arvin.  That percent was reached last night.
>
> When I volunteered my time and energy to be a Regional Rep on the LNC, I didn't do it under the circumstances of, "only if convenient".
>
> I'm doing this because I care about giving a voice to the many LP members who are running for office, getting out the vote, and spending their hard-earned money working toward electing libertarians.
>
> These are the people that make up the Libertarian Party. It is their voice that I represent.
>
> So, it is with calm resolve that I make this motion.
>
>
> --
> Elizabeth Van Horn
> LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
> Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
> Chair-LP Social Media Process Review Committee
> Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
> http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>
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