<div dir='auto'>I vote aye and hope that the rest of my colleagues will see the value in making a statement that says we are willing to protect our brand. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">In Liberty,</div><div dir="auto">Joshua Smith</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 11, 2019 10:25 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">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
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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
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elected as the Libertarian Party's nominee for President of the United
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States;
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WHEREAS, Mr. Leder has continually engaged in behavior that goes directly
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against our core principles and is antithetical to the mission of any
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representative of the Libertarian Party;
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WHEREAS, He has made direct violent threats and approval of domestic
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terrorism against the Libertarian Party, including its National Committee
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members, conventions, candidates, and members of local affiliates, in cases
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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
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media, and posted on social media clear threats of violence and advocate
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of domestic terrorism on peaceful people, including calling for an
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""Oklahoma City style"" ending to not only the Democratic and Republican
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conventions, but also of the 2020 Libertarian National Convention, thus
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putting in danger our staff, delegates, and family members;
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WHEREAS, He has made public, violent statements about killing peaceful
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people and ""leaving their bodies in contractor bags at the curb for the
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garbage man"";
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WHEREAS, He has called for members who support the official Libertarian
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Party position of being anti-war to be physically battered;
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WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party absolutely repudiates non-defensive violence
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and all aggression against peaceful people, and associating such statements
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with our Party defames its members and brand; and
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RESOLVED, That the Libertarian National Committee condemns these actions by
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Mr. Leder as completely abhorrent to the mission, platform, and principles
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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:
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https://tinyurl.com/ballot190711-1. Votes are noted with a link to the
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actual ballot cast for verification. You can find the time that the manual
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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,*
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* Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperberger's Syndrome
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(part of the autism spectrum). This can effect inter-personal
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communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If anyone
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found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
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pas), please contact me privately and let me know. I am asking you to help
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me - in a diverse world, we must work to meet each other halfway.*
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