[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2018-03: Censure of Arvin Vohra

[Daniel Hayes]

Joshua, there is one Email ballot for censure.  This is the one.

Daniel

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> On Jan 20, 2018, at 9:48 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
> 
>   I agree Joshua.
> 
>   On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 8:42 PM, Joshua Katz
>   <[1]planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>        I will figure out which email ballots to cosponsor (again,
>     without
>        saying I'll vote for them) if it turns out there are no longer 6
>        members agreeing to an electronic meeting.  I much prefer to
>     discuss
>        this by electronic meeting, and I think the email thread I am
>        responding to demonstrates why.  Issues of wording can generate
>     long
>        threads without resolution (as we've amply demonstrated) but be
>        resolved in a few minutes through motions to amend.  A meeting
>     will be
>        more efficient, more focused, and more decisive, in my view.
>        Joshua A. Katz
>        On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 9:33 PM, Alicia Mattson
> 
>      <[1][2]agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:
>           Words matter, and this is a perfect example of someone who
>   might
>           support a generic concept of censure having to oppose the
>   details
>        of
>           the motion wording.
>           Censure (and more) is warranted here, however, I cannot vote
>   for
>        a
>           motion which claims the outrageous comments which were made by
>        Mr.
>           Vohra are "libertarian ideas", and that our leaders and
>        candidates are
>           trying to win hearts and minds for those ideas espoused by Mr.
>        Vohra,
>           just stated in a different way.
>           Our platform says "consenting adults" and that our recognition
>   of
>           parental roles does not condone abuse.  Our platform does not
>        say, "If
>           your having sex leads to kids that you can't afford, and we
>   have
>        to pay
>           for, please don't have sex.  Else: not our business."  Etc.
>           I still seek cosponsors for yesterday's proposed wording of a
>        motion
>           for suspension.
>           I will formally cast my vote on this motion later, as timing
>   may
>        matter
>           if there is to be an electronic meeting.
>           -Alicia
>         On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 7:03 PM, Alicia Mattson
> 
>           <[1][2][3]agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:
>           We have an electronic mail ballot.
>           Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by January 30, 2018 at
>           11:59:59pm Pacific time.
>           Co-Sponsors:  Hayes, Hewitt, Demarest, Hagan
>           Motion:  to censure LNC Vice Chair Arvin Vohra for repeated
>     public
>           comments which have presented libertarian ideas in an
>     inflammatory
>        and
>           sometimes offensive manner not conducive to Libertarian
>     leaders and
>           candidates for public office winning hearts and minds for
>     those
>        ideas.
>           -Alicia
>          References
>             1. mailto:[3][4]agmattson at gmail.com
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>     References
>        1. mailto:[7]agmattson at gmail.com
>        2. mailto:[8]agmattson at gmail.com
>        3. mailto:[9]agmattson at gmail.com
>        4. mailto:[10]Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>        5. [11]http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
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> References
> 
>   1. mailto:planning4liberty at gmail.com
>   2. mailto:agmattson at gmail.com
>   3. mailto:agmattson at gmail.com
>   4. mailto:agmattson at gmail.com
>   5. mailto:Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>   6. http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
>   7. mailto:agmattson at gmail.com
>   8. mailto:agmattson at gmail.com
>   9. mailto:agmattson at gmail.com
>  10. mailto:Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>  11. http://hq.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business
>  12. mailto:Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
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