Labor Party Convention Fall 2020 - Portland, Maine (voting on convention site)

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x Governor R2D2

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Nay.

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Objection to S019's proposal

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Also objecting to DTC’s amendments

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10. Drugs, aside from ones deemed as "very dangerous" by the DEA such as heroin, should be federally decriminalized and anyone convicted of drug possession should be pardoned.

[] Aye
[] Nay

• Abstain

22. The right to free speech should be protected - including in schools and in the workplace. The right to assemble should not be hindered by fees or permits., permits, or inhumane "control" tactics, including tear gas, rubber bullets, sound machines, or similar projectiles.

• Aye

[] Nay
[] Abstain

23. The means of production should belong to the workers who use them.

[] Aye

• Nay

[] Abstain

27. A progressive tax system must exist to fund   The Labor Party is committed to the idea of a strong welfare state that provides an economic safety net for the less fortunate citizens of Atlasia.

• Aye

[] Nay
[] Abstain

28. Atlasia is not the world's policeman, and our military spending should be drastically reduced. The presence of Atlasia's armed forces abroad, except where absolutely necessary, should be eliminated used sparingly.

[] Aye

• Nay

[] Abstain

29. Emissions regulations must be tightened to protect the Earth from damage brought upon by greenhouse gases. Additionally, the government should facilitate new renewable energy construction and work with the private sector to create new renewable energy solutions and phase out fossil fuels. In our efforts to de-carbonize the power sector, Labor's energy approach is inclusive of all zero-carbon technologies, including hydroelectric power, geothermal, existing and advanced nuclear, and carbon capture and storage.

• Aye

[] Nay
[] Abstain

32. The Labor Party supports the territorial integrity of Palestine and of the Kurdish people, and endorses diplomatic efforts to establish independent states for both groups.

• Aye

[] Nay
[] Abstain

33. The Labor Party recognizes the growing influence of China, a nation with no regard for human rights and freedom of speech and religion. Labor endorses all non-military efforts to weaken China's political and economic influence abroad, and supports removing China from the United Nations Human Rights Council as well as the World Trade Organization.

[] Aye
[] Nay

• Abstain

34. The Labor party is a big tent party that caters to ideologies all over the left wing spectrum and is not inclined towards any one specific ideology.

• Aye

[] Nay
[] Abstain

35. Regressive taxes, including tolls and sales taxes, should be abolished.

• Aye

[] Nay
[] Abstain

36. Police are to be the keepers of peace, not the instigators of violence. The scope of policing should be reined in in order to protect our citizens from brutality.

• Aye

[] Nay
[] Abstain

37. The government should invest in research aimed towards developing technology which will curb or prevent natural disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.

• Aye

[] Nay
[] Abstain

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I know you all have some "peaceful" demonstrations in mind but it is a really wrong idea to ban tear gaz. Like you know, when the nazi were demonstrating in Virginia, tear gaz would have been quite useful!

The idea of reserving tear gas, something banned under international law as a war crime, only for one's political opponents seems like an incredibly slippery slope.

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I know you all have some "peaceful" demonstrations in mind but it is a really wrong idea to ban tear gaz. Like you know, when the nazi were demonstrating in Virginia, tear gaz would have been quite useful!

The idea of reserving tear gas, something banned under international law as a war crime, only for one's political opponents seems like an incredibly slippery slope.

How would you stop a KKK riot that could lynch blacks then?

Well, first of all, if there is such a significant insurrection that the KKK (or any group) is showing up en masse with the legitimate ability to "lynch blacks" then a state of emergency would be declared and the national guard would be brought in--they're not going to try to disperse those people, they're going to try to arrest those people. That is no longer a law enforcement issue, it's a national security issue.

Second of all, the job of our intelligence community is to (allegedly) monitor events such as the one you're describing and stop them before they even get there--so many of these people would be arrested for inciting terrorism before such an event would even take place.

Third of all, if international law dictates that it is a war crime to use tear gas on foreign enemy combatants, no matter the circumstance, then we should not allow an exception for domestic terrorism either--no matter how heinous and vile their ideology may be. Because when the tide inevitably turns and fascists come to power, they will use it against people who believe that, yknow, it's BAD to "lynch blacks."

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[1] MB/Ted Bessell
[2] R2D2/Tack50