Document:National Party Email 10 March 2020 Platform Committee Meeting tonight
Dear Libertarian,
There is a national Platform Committee meeting tonight, March 10, 2020 at 9:00pm eastern time. You can log-in via zoom using this link: XXXXX This does require downloading a small app on your computer. The meeting ID is XXXXXXX. Or you could listen in via phone as follows:
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Meeting ID: 708 820 559
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The Agenda is as follows:
1. Call to Order and Attendance
2. Opportunity for Public Comment (10 minutes)
3. Motion:
We support self-determination for the territories of the United States. The Federal government should accept the results of a referendum of each territory regarding preferences for statehood, independence, or to maintain their current status. For as long as the United States maintains territories, we support a constitutional amendment granting their full representation in the US House of Representatives.
4. Motions (dependent on passage of the former motion and will become part of that proposal):
The immediately passed plank shall be entitled ______________.
The immediately passed plank shall be numbered ___________.
*Please refer to RONR pages 162-167 regarding filing blanks.
5. Motions to amend Omissions 4.0:
Primary
4.0 Omissions
Our silence about any other particular government law, regulation, ordinance, directive, edict, control, regulatory agency, activity, or machination, should not be construed to imply approval. In every matter, we adhere to the consistent application of the principle of the non-initiation of physical force or fraud.
Substitute
4.0 Omissions
Our silence about any other particular government law, regulation, ordinance, directive, edict, control, regulatory agency, activity, or machination, should not be construed to imply approval. In order to achieve our goal of a world set free in our lifetime, we support reducing the size, scope, and power of government at all levels and on all issues, and oppose increasing the size, scope, or power of government at any level or for any purpose.
*Please refer to RONR pages 153-162 regarding the handling of substitute motions.
6. Separate proposal that is not dependent upon the passage of either of the previous proposals:
4.0 Omissions
Our silence about any other particular government law, regulation, ordinance, directive, edict, control, regulatory agency, activity, or machination, including the existence of any particular governmental system, should not be construed to imply approval.
*On these proposals on 4.0, please be advised that the chair is likely to exercise their right to debate, but will not vote unless vote needed to cause or break a tie.
If there is time remaining, the floor will be open for public comment. Additionally, the room will remain open for informal discussion with the public for at least 15 minutes if there is are any members remaining with comment.
9. Adjournment (Meeting time is limited to two hours)
NOTICE: All meetings are recorded from the call to order and adjournment and will be made available. Guests are requested to put “ZZ” before their names so that they appear at the bottom of the attendance list. Zoom allows name change by hovering cursor over the name at which point a drop-down will appear with that option.
In between meetings you can always view the Platform committee discussions here: https://www.lp.org/platform-2020/
In Liberty,
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