[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2018-11: ACKNOWLEDGE ELECTION OF JC

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

I vote no

Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee

> On Jul 14, 2018, at 1:48 PM, john.phillips--- via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>   I hear all the arguments and understand them all.  I even have some
>   level of agreement.  My region is still unanimously if favor, and keep
>   stating that the top 7 is what they intended/thought/wanted/would have
>   supported.  So I will be maintaining my Yes vote.
>   Honestly, also, sometimes shit happens and you jast have to do your
>   best to fix it and move on, even if your choices suck. IMHO having NO
>   JC sucks more if shit hits the fan, and if it does not then it is a non
>   issue.
>   John Phillips
>   Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
>   Cell [1]217-412-5973
> 
>   ------ Original message------
>   From: Tim Hagan via Lnc-business
>   Date: Sat, Jul 14, 2018 1:36 PM
>   To: [2]lnc-business at hq.lp.org;
>   Cc: Tim Hagan;
>   Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2018-11: ACKNOWLEDGE ELECTION
>   OF JC
> I change my vote to No.
> 
> After reading Mr. Brown's & Ms. Mattson's analyses and contemplating on
> the issue, I've come to the conclusion that the Judicial Committee is
> vacant with no one having the authority to fill the vacancies. Part of
> this is also considering the phrase "as specified" in Rule 9 to refer to
> the manner specified that is written in the Convention Special Rules of
> Order.
> 
> This is sub-optimal as it leaves no committee for suspended affiliates,
> officers, or at-large members to appeal their suspension to, thus
> potentially violating their rights to an appeal. The best solution is
> for no one to take any action that's suspension-worthy. :)
> 
> I'll throw out an idea for the rare event that an appeal of an LNC
> action may be needed. The LNC could create an ad-hoc Advisory Committee
> that can hear appeals over the items specified in Bylaws Article 6,
> Section 2, Parts a, b, & c. The LNC commits to reverse a suspension if
> the Advisory Committee, after hearing an appeal, advises that the
> suspended affiliate, officer, or at-large member should be reinstated.
> The committee's members will be D. Frank Robinson, Chuck Moulton, Darryl
> Perry, Ruth Bennett, Geoff Neale, Jim Turney, and Tricia Sprankle.
> 
> ---
> Tim Hagan
> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
> 
>> On [3]2018-07-08 20:47, Tim Hagan wrote:
>> I vote yes.
>> 
>> ---
>> Tim Hagan
>> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>> 
>>> On [4]2018-07-07 22:23, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
>>> We have an electronic mail ballot. Votes are due to the LNC-Business
>>>   list by July 14, 2018 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time. Co-Sponsors:
>>>   Bishop-Henchman, Goldstein, Hagan, Merced, Van Horn Motion: Move
>>> that
>>>   the Libertarian National Committee acknowledge the election of the
>>>   following to the Judicial Committee for a four-year term: D. Frank
>>>   Robinson, Chuck Moulton, Darryl Perry, Ruth Bennett, Geoff Neale,
>>> Jim
>>>   Turney, and Tricia Sprankle. You can keep track of the Secretary's
>>>   manual tally of votes here: [1][5]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>>   --
>>>   --
>>>   In Liberty,
>>>   Caryn Ann Harlos
>>>   Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>   Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
>>> Washington)
>>>   - [2][6]Caryn.Ann.[7] Harlos at LP.org
>>>   Communications Director, [3]Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>   Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>>>   A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>>>   We defend your rights
>>>   And oppose the use of force
>>>   Taxation is theft
>>> 
>>> References
>>> 
>>>   1. [8]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>>   2. mailto[9]:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>>>   3. [10]http://www.lpcolorado.org/
> 
> References
> 
>   1. tel:217-412-5973
>   2. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>   3. tel:2018-07-08 20
>   4. tel:2018-07-07 22
>   5. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>   6. http://Caryn.An/
>   7. mailto: Harlos at LP.org
>   8. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>   9. mailto::Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>  10. http://www.lpcolorado.org/