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

[Alicia Mattson]

I vote no.

Having reviewed the material provided to us, there are some concerns there,
and for some of it I have questions about context, but I don't believe the
provided materials prove the full language of the resolution.

-Alicia


On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 10:25 AM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> 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.
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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;
>
>
> 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"";
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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.
>
> *  In Liberty,*
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