[Lnc-business] Seeking co-sponsors

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

I’m going to have to weight both sides on this one. For what it is worth, In the future it might be more prudent and fair to have the resolution focus on the sentiment than the condemnation.

Instead of calling out Northham by name and making him a center of debate in the motion, just condemning the basic idea. 

So condemning bigotry and condemning bigotry among publicly elected officials who should be limited in power but be of a character to represent their diverse constituents in good faith.  

This would still be seen clearly as addressing the issue and still be useful to refer back to for future situations.

Alex Merced
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP

> On Feb 2, 2019, at 8:49 AM, Steven Nekhaila via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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>  I did not become a Libertarian Party member to participate in mainstream gossip or to judge politicians for their pasts, as dispecable as most of them are. I became a member to fight for freedom and liberty for all, and to replace those politicans with Libertarians. Joining the mob against a racist governor is not productive of those ends. The mob may be correct in their scrutiny, but why must we join them like everybody else? To what purpose does this serve us?   
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> Speaking to members of my affiliates, they all seem much more disturbed by things Northam has done recently as governor, not a decision he made 30 years ago. I will not insult the intelligence of our members or potential members by supporting a feel good resolution designed to illict a purely emotional response.
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> We can all agree that racism is dispecable, but a formal motion to reaffirm that is redundant, unecessary, and does not promote our Party or ideology as it gets lost in the ether of others who obviously feel the same way. Shall we reaffirm that the sun shines or that fish swim? I will not ask the DNC or GOP for any favors, I do not trust their words or affirmations and do not care for their feigned sympathy for minorities.
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> My Great Grandfather was held in a Japaense concentration camp in California during WWII, my significant others homeland of ex-Yuglosavia was bombed while she was in a refugee camp, and many millions more share similar stories that were caused by Partisan politics. I care not what politicians think or say, only what they do. They have done enough, its time to take their seats.
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> In Liberty,  
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> Steven Nekhaila
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> Region 2 Representative
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> impotentes defendere liberatum non possunt
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> “Those without power cannot defend freedom”
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>> On Feb 1, 2019 at 11:23 PM,  <john.phillips--- via Lnc-business (mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org)>  wrote:
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>> I m in on that one. I will cosponsorJohn PhillipsLibertarian National Committee Region 6 RepresentativeCell 217-412-5973------ Original message------From: Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-businessDate: Fri, Feb 1, 2019 10:18 PMTo: lnc-business at hq.lp.org;Cc: Joe Bishop-Henchman;Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] Seeking co-sponsorsWith whereas clauses:  
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>> Whereas, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has belatedly acknowledged that  
>> he and another adult dressed in blackface and a Ku Klux Klan outfit,  
>> took a photo of this, and published this photo in his medical school  
>> yearbook spread in 1984, long after such conduct was even arguably  
>> acceptable; and  
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>> Whereas, engaging in actions that intimidate or threaten individuals on  
>> the basis of race should disqualify that person from holding any office  
>> of trust; and  
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>> Whereas, Governor Northam fails to understand the deep pain that such  
>> images evoke for many Americans; and  
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>> Whereas, the Libertarian Party condemns bigotry as irrational and  
>> repugnant; and  
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>> Whereas, many Virginia and national Democrats are demanding the  
>> resignation of their Party’s governor, and their national committee  
>> should put partisan loyalty aside and do the same; and  
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>> Whereas, Republicans should join this stand as well;  
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>> Therefore, be it resolved that the Libertarian National Committee calls  
>> upon the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National  
>> Committee to join us in condemning the behavior of Virginia Governor  
>> Ralph Northam and demanding his resignation.  
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>> JBH  
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>> Joe Bishop-Henchman  
>> LNC Member (At-Large)  
>> joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org  
>> www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837  
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>>> On 2019-02-01 21:07, Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business wrote:  
>>> This editorial by the Richmond Times-Dispatch should catch anyone up:  
>>> https://www.richmond.com/opinion/our-opinion/editorial-northam-must-resign/article_76151583-9954-5720-9f66-2f86ab689e9c.html  
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>>> I am open to any suggestions about whereas clauses but ultimately it  
>>> is the resolved portion that is operative and binding.  
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