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

[Susan Hogarth]

 In the case my region’s rep chooses not to vote, I cast a ‘no’ vote as alternate.   
  
  
  
  
  Susan Jane Hogarth
  
  Region 5 Alternate
  
  919-906-2106 (tel:919-906-2106)
  
  
  
  

  
  
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> On Jul 11, 2019 at 1:25 PM,  <Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business (mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org)>  wrote:
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>  BALLOT 190711-1 MOTION TO CENSURE BENJAMIN LEDER  
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> We have an electronic mail ballot.  
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> Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by JULY 18, 2019 at 11:59:59 pm  
> Pacific time.  
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> 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;  
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> 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;  
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> 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;  
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> 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;  
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> 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"";  
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> WHEREAS, He has called for members who support the official Libertarian  
> Party position of being anti-war to be physically battered;  
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> 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  
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> 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.  
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> 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.  
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> Please notify me of any discrepancies.  
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> * 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.*  
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