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

[James Lark]

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
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of 
Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:26 PM
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Cc: Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
Subject: [Lnc-business] EMAIL BALLOT 190711-1 MOTION TO CENSURE BENJAMIN 
LEDER

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.*