If we go to proxies, which I don't think is a good idea, the person voting a proxy should do something more than pay $35 per year. Perhaps having to turn in a certain number of signatures on any petition which the LP or affiliate is circulating would show that the member cared.
For life and liberty, David Macko ----- Original Message ----- From: "terry12622000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:01 PM Subject: [Libertarian] Re: The LP and Conventions > At least stockholders can vote a proxy and one bright fellow over on > the Approval Voting board has suggested Proxies for New England Town > meetings. > > How would proxy voting work for the state and national party?--- > In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> --- In [email protected], "David Macko" <dmacko@> wrote: >> > >> > The people who attend the conventions are the people who care. >> > It is quite proper to give them more decision making power >> > >> > For life and liberty, >> > David Macko >> >> >> I disagree. Most people have a job or a business or other > obligations >> and thus are not going to attend a convention because they can't get >> the time off from their job or do not believe they can afford the > time >> away from the business during the time the convention is held. Ther >> maybe situations in which one was planning to go to the convention > but >> instead attended a family members wedding that took place during the >> convention or a family member's funeral etc... There are a number of >> reasons why many party members do not attend a convention. Some >> members simply can not afford the travel expense and hotel expense. >> The convention this year is in OR which is way the hell on the other >> side of country from FL where I am. That is a long distance to > travel >> by car or bus and the airfare is more than many other parts of the >> country from the southeast region of the country. If I wanted to go > to >> the convention I could afford it but I have other priorities I'd >> rather spend that much money on. I suggest that you check your >> premise. Party members imo should be able to vote for officers and >> issues voted on at the convention by proxy if they are not able to >> attend. Most of us are not independently wealthy and can go anywhere >> we want to whenever we want to. >> $ ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
