Well I think the new rules done away with the annual fee which I do not think was a good idea because a fee for membership does push more the right to gripe and voting rights should come along with the membership without having to go several hours away from home to vote. The LP is not just a regular private group like a social club or church group, it is a political party, every member should be able to vote and it should not be a hardship to vote. Now i'm not for a simple majority carrying the vote either, it should be a super majority as close to unanminty as possible. Sociocracy is one method that comes to mind, which could fit in quiet well with a local grass roots party / up which is what the LP should be. The national LP could set the basic rules, the platform and the pledge, otherwise the party would be controled from the bottom/ up.--- In [email protected], "David Macko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" <HRearden@> 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. > >> > $ >
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