[Lnc-business] EMAIL BALLOT 190906-1 RESOLUTION ON DREAM AND PROMISE ACT

[Joe Bishop-Henchman]

I vote no.

I am not totally against passing resolutions endorsing specific 
legislation, although (as I wrote in April) I understand and respect 
those who prefer the LNC generally not take policy positions on 
anything, or at least things outside of ballot access and electoral 
issues. We aren't a legislative body and we aren't set up to evaluate 
legislation nor is there much evidence that we add anything by doing so.

Someone suggested instead passing a generalized statement on the issue, 
which I do not favor because it (a) is puts us at cross-purposes with 
the Platform Committee and (b) shows us as disconnected from the actual 
issues of the current day. I would prefer that if we are going to 
endorse and lobby for things, that we have something of a strategy 
rather than random one-offs. But I have no doubt immigration and the 
terrible situation the DACA recipients are in would make any top issues 
list.

However, if I was a congressperson or a Senator, I would vote against 
H.R. 6. The poison pill for me is Section 111(c)(3) of the bill, which 
gives the Secretary of Homeland Security total discretion to deny green 
cards (and thereby begin deportation proceedings) to any Dreamer he/she 
decides are a threat to public safety, concludes have ever been placed 
in a juvenile facility, or decides is or was a member of a street gang. 
You better believe this President would love that power, which he 
currently does not have. The status quo is that these people are staying 
and he can't kick them out. This provision was why Rep. Amash voted 
against this bill when it was considered by the House.

There is also the provision, Section 122, flagged by Ms. Adams at our 
last meeting, which requires DACA recipients to submit biometric 
information or else face deportation, a government power we should be 
rolling back, not expanding.

As a pragmatist, I know the importance of not letting the perfect get in 
the way of the good. But in my opinion, the status quo is preferable to 
this bill passing.

JBH

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Joe Bishop-Henchman
LNC Member (At-Large)
joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837

On 2019-09-06 04:49, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> We have an electronic mail ballot.
> 
> Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by September 13, 2019 at 
> 11:59:59 pm
> Pacific time.
> 
> Co-Sponsors:  Harlos, Longstreth, Merced, Phillips
> 
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> 
> *Motion: *Resolved, until such time that the immigration process in the
> United States of America acknowledges the human right of peaceful 
> people to
> move freely across national borders, the Libertarian National Committee
> supports the passage of the American Dream and Promise Act by the US 
> House
> and urges the US Senate to pass same.
> 
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> 
> THRESHOLD REQUIRED: 3/4 as per the following Bylaw:
> 
> ARTICLE 7: NATIONAL CONVENTION
> 
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> 
> 11. The National Committee may adopt public policy resolutions by a ¾ 
> vote
> with previous notice or
> 
> by unanimous consent without previous notice.
> 
> 
> You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
> https://tinyurl.com/ballot190906-1.  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.
> 
> Attached is the information also that is from the One Note from last
> meeting.
> 
> Also here is the link from congress.gov:
> https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6
> 
> *  In Liberty,*
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