[Lnc-business] EMAIL BALLOT 190711-1 MOTION TO CENSURE BENJAMIN LEDER

[Elizabeth Van Horn]

I vote:  No

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Elizabeth Van Horn



On 2019-07-11 13:25, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> BALLOT 190711-1 MOTION TO CENSURE BENJAMIN LEDER
> 
> We have an electronic mail ballot.
> 
> Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by JULY 18, 2019 at 11:59:59 pm
> Pacific time.
> 
> Co-Sponsors:  Harlos, Longstreth, Nekhaila, Phillips, Smith
> 
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> 
> 
> Motion: WHEREAS, Mr. Benjamin Leder (Texas) is currently running to be
> elected as the Libertarian Party's nominee for President of the United
> States;
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, Mr. Leder has continually engaged in behavior that goes 
> directly
> against our core principles and is antithetical to the mission of any
> representative of the Libertarian Party;
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, He has made direct violent threats and approval of domestic
> terrorism against the Libertarian Party, including its National 
> Committee
> members, conventions, candidates, and members of local affiliates, in 
> cases
> not in self-defense, but in blatant aggression to achieve political 
> goals;
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, As examples of the above, he has published articles, appeared 
> in
> media, and  posted on social media clear threats of violence and 
> advocate
> of domestic terrorism on peaceful people,  including calling for an
> ""Oklahoma City style"" ending to not only the Democratic and 
> Republican
> conventions, but also of the 2020 Libertarian National Convention, thus
> putting in danger our staff, delegates, and family members;
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, He has made public, violent statements about killing peaceful
> people and ""leaving their bodies in contractor bags at the curb for 
> the
> garbage man"";
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, He has called for members who support the official Libertarian
> Party position of being anti-war to be physically battered;
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party absolutely repudiates non-defensive 
> violence
> and all aggression against peaceful people, and associating such 
> statements
> with our Party defames its members and brand; and
> 
> 
> RESOLVED, That the Libertarian National Committee condemns these 
> actions by
> Mr. Leder as completely abhorrent to the mission, platform, and 
> principles
> of the Libertarian Party.
> 
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> THRESHOLD REQUIRED: Majority.
> 
> 
> You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
> https://tinyurl.com/ballot190711-1.  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.
> 
> *  In Liberty,*
> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperberger's 
> Syndrome
> (part of the autism spectrum).  This can effect inter-personal
> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social 
> faux
> pas), please contact me privately and let me know.  I am asking you to 
> help
> me - in a diverse world, we must work to meet each other halfway.*