[Lnc-business] EMAIL BALLOT 190419-1 Opposition to Conversion Therapy Resolution

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Hello all.  Voting is closed on this ballot.  I am a zombie at this moment
at the LPCO convention, will post the official tally later.

On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 3:34 PM Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> I vote nay.
>
> Richard Longstreth
> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
> Libertarian National Committee
> richard.longstreth at lp.org
> 931.538.9300
>
> Sent from my Mobile Device
>
> On Fri, Apr 26, 2019, 12:32 James Lark via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> > Dear colleagues:
> >
> >      I hope all is well with you.  I am writing in my capacity as Region
> > 5 representative to vote "nay" on the motion.
> >
> >      As always, thanks for your work for liberty.
> >
> >      Take care,
> >      Jim
> >
> >      James W. Lark, III
> >      Professor, Dept. of Engineering Systems and Environment
> >      Professor, Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and
> > Society
> >      Affiliated Faculty, Department of Statistics
> >      University of Virginia
> >
> >      Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
> >      University of Virginia
> >
> >      Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
> > -----
> >
> > On 4/19/2019 11:12 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> > > We have an electronic mail ballot.
> > >
> > > Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by April 26, 2019 at 11:59:59 pm
> > > Pacific time.
> > >
> > > Co-Sponsors:  Harlos, Longstreth, Merced, O'Donnell, Phillips
> > >
> > >
> > > =============================================
> > >
> > > Resolution:
> > >
> > > WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party asserts that all individuals have the
> > right
> > > to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to
> > live
> > > in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly
> interfere
> > > with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose;
> > >
> > > WHEREAS, although children have not reached sufficient maturity to be
> the
> > > full custodian of their rights which are temporarily entrusted to their
> > > parents or guardians, their rights to bodily integrity and intimate
> > > personal identification, are inalienable and coerced action that would
> > > fundamentally deny these rights is abusive;
> > >
> > > WHEREAS, parents, or other guardians, have the right to raise
> > > their children according to their own standards and beliefs, provided
> > that
> > > the rights of children to be free from abuse and neglect are also
> > protected;
> > >
> > > WHEREAS, conversion therapy has been used in the past as a form of
> > > punishment for homosexuality and gender identity which does not conform
> > to
> > > traditional expectations; and the rights to gender and sexual identity
> > are
> > > fundamental rights;
> > >
> > > WHEREAS, this conversion therapy has it's roots in unethical treatment
> > used
> > > since the 70's in issues such as drug use, psychiatric disorders, and
> > > learning disabilities, that describe humiliation, sleep deprivation,
> > sexual
> > > abuse, starvation, and isolation as "treatment techniques";
> > >
> > > WHEREAS, children are often subjected to this type of therapy against
> > their
> > > will, even by loving and well-intentioned parents who are unaware that
> > the
> > > methods used in conversion therapy are extremely forceful and abusive,
> > and
> > > that any therapy similar to this has been shown to result in
> > > suicide attempts by 20% of these patients: a five-fold increase in the
> > risk
> > > of suicide attempts compared to other teens;
> > >
> > > THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that therapy modeled off these abusive
> > > institutions, protected and/or funded by the State, constitutes
> consumer
> > > fraud and forceful abuse, which the Libertarian Party opposes, and we
> > > oppose all laws allowing such.
> > >
> > > FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, the Libertarian Party opposes subjecting
> > unwilling
> > > participants through force or coercion, especially children, to any
> > therapy
> > > that violates the non-aggression principle through any method that
> would
> > be
> > > considered abuse or torture.
> > >
> > > =============================================
> > >
> > > You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
> > > https://tinyurl.com/190419-1.  Votes are noted with a link to the
> actual
> > > ballot cast for verification. You can find the time that the manual
> tally
> > > was last updated at the bottom of the sheet.
> > >
> > > Please notify me of any discrepancies.
> > >
> >
> >
>


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