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

[erin.adams at lp.org]

I dont get to vote on this but would have voted Yes. A motion to censure 
should have been made some time ago imo



On 2018-01-29 15:04, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
> So in short.  Arvin acted horribly - will continue to act horribly and
>    we have zero backbone to handle it.  He breached his fiduciary duty 
> HE
>    COST OUR AFFILIATES DONORS, he insisted that our staff could rise to
>    the occasion of raising that extra money and then broke their legs.
> 
>    My opinion.
> 
>    I don’t care if I’m the sole yes.
> 
>    I KNOW communicating radical ideas in a non-asshole way works.  I do 
> it
>    every day.  IT TAKES MORE COURAGE to do that than be an unempathic
>    edgelord.
> 
>    And we bought it hook line and sinker.
> 
>    Literally shaking my head.
> 
>    On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 1:59 PM Caryn Ann Harlos
>    <[1]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
> 
>    I maintain my position as what the majority of my regional Chairs 
> want.
> 
>    I hear the concerns about the wording and will communicate those to 
> my
>    state Chairs to see if that influences their decision.
> 
>    However the case in region 1 was cumulative and not just about this
>    incidence and like it or not age of consent is an issue this Party 
> has
>    argued about since the beginning and I see politicking here in this
>    body to deny that and makes this body the arbiter when the line is
>    drawn and not the delegates.
> 
>    This it seems to me that this has become less about Arvin’s reckless
>    behaviour and more and factional jockeying.
> 
>    It seems that yes this is a continuation of 2006 where people were
>    assured that the platform was simply streamlined and not changed - 
> so
>    trying the change the meaning of adult here to be an arbitrary state
>    law when IT NEVER MEANT THAT in the old platforms is showing a hand.
>    IMHO.
> 
>    Which is a shame.  Because Arvin’s behaviour was abominable but it’s
>    obvious this Body can’t do a thing about it.
> 
>    I will report to my regional Chairs and act accordingly.
> 
>    The 2/2 meeting will be a farce because of the will here to have a
>    Libertarian Purity test.
> 
>    Which I find so ironic.
> 
>    On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 1:19 PM Sam Goldstein 
> <[2]sam.goldstein at lp.org>
>    wrote:
> 
>      Please change my vote to "No" on this motion.  I tend to agree 
> with
>      those who have pointed out that the wording of the censure seems 
> to
>      imply approval of ideas that are abhorrent to me and to the LP.
>      ---
>      Sam Goldstein
>      Libertarian National Committee
>      317-850-0726 Cell
>      On 2018-01-29 14:26, Alicia Mattson wrote:
>      > I have to vote no.
>      >    As I wrote previously, 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.
>      >    -Alicia
>      >
>      >    On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 7:03 PM, Alicia Mattson
>      >    <[1][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:[4]agmattson at gmail.com
> 
> References
> 
>    1. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
>    2. mailto:sam.goldstein at lp.org
>    3. mailto:agmattson at gmail.com
>    4. mailto:agmattson at gmail.com