wbilyeu
Guest
Mr. Wilford’s motion to censure Mr. Ash has been sufficiently co-sponsored, so a vote is in order at this time. The vote will be open for up to 96 hours, and may be closed after 48 hours if the required threshold (majority of SLEC) is met.
As always, please refrain from debating/discussing in this thread. There is another thread (at least one) for that. This thread is for voting only.
Motion to censure as follows:
Whereas an article was published under Mark Ash’s name in The Amarillo Pioneer under the title “Libertarian Candidate for Attorney General Recommends Democrat Rochelle Garza” on October 26 2022;
Whereas the article contains the passage
Whereas compelling evidence has emerged that Mark Ash did in fact write these words;
Whereas the Libertarian Party of Texas nominates candidates for the purpose and with the expectation that they run for office against the entire duopoly and not as an accessory to either side of it;
Whereas our membership has adopted bylaws explicitly prohibiting the endorsement of any candidate for public office who shall appear on a partisan election ballot either as an independent or as the nominee of another party;
Whereas candidates of the party are also representatives of our party;
Whereas the State Libertarian Executive Committee of Texas finds this statement unacceptable from representatives of our party;
Therefore the State Libertarian Executive Committee of Texas censures Mark Ash for his statements sent to The Amarillo Pioneer and published under the title “Libertarian Candidate for Attorney General Recommends Democrat Rochelle Garza”
Censure Candidate Mark Ash
As always, please refrain from debating/discussing in this thread. There is another thread (at least one) for that. This thread is for voting only.
Motion to censure as follows:
Whereas an article was published under Mark Ash’s name in The Amarillo Pioneer under the title “Libertarian Candidate for Attorney General Recommends Democrat Rochelle Garza” on October 26 2022;
Whereas the article contains the passage
Whereas the text of this passage indicates intent, premeditation, and a realization that this behavior was “extraordinary”;
Whereas compelling evidence has emerged that Mark Ash did in fact write these words;
Whereas the Libertarian Party of Texas nominates candidates for the purpose and with the expectation that they run for office against the entire duopoly and not as an accessory to either side of it;
Whereas our membership has adopted bylaws explicitly prohibiting the endorsement of any candidate for public office who shall appear on a partisan election ballot either as an independent or as the nominee of another party;
Whereas candidates of the party are also representatives of our party;
Whereas the State Libertarian Executive Committee of Texas finds this statement unacceptable from representatives of our party;
Therefore the State Libertarian Executive Committee of Texas censures Mark Ash for his statements sent to The Amarillo Pioneer and published under the title “Libertarian Candidate for Attorney General Recommends Democrat Rochelle Garza”
Censure Candidate Mark Ash
- Aye
- No
- Abstain
