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

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Nay

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Aye on wulfric's amendment.

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A vote will begin on these amendments. Please select Aye, Nay, or Abstain and use this official ballot.

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.

[X] 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
[X] Nay
[] Abstain

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

[X] 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.

[X] 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.

[X] 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.

[X] 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
[X] 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
[X] 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.

[X] Aye
[] Nay
[] Abstain

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

[] Aye
[X] 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.

[X] 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.

[X] Aye
[] Nay
[] Abstain

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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 5
Nay 6
Abstain 8

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 14
Nay 3
Abstain 2

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

Aye 9
Nay 7
Abstain 3

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 15
Nay 3
Abstain 1

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 7
Nay 10
Abstain 2

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 19
Nay 0
Abstain 0

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 12
Nay 5
Abstain 2

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 4
Nay 8
Abstain 7

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 15
Nay 2
Abstain 2

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

Aye 5
Nay 9
Abstain 5

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 17
Nay 1
Abstain 1

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

Aye 17
Nay 0
Abstain 2

Some of you really like the abstain option. The amendments to planks 22, 23, 27, and 29 pass, and those to 10 and 28 fail. New planks 32, 34, 36, and 37 pass, and 33 and 35 fail.

Since 23 has been eliminated plank 32 will take its place so I don't have to edit all the numbers.

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!

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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!

So much for wanting to prosecute George W Bush and other people for war crimes when a influential member is willing to be a war criminal.

This is absolutely not true. It is not forbidden to maintain peace at home, only forbidden in an armed conflict between two countries.

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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?

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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."

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?

We didn't use tear gas in the LA Riots in 1992, why should we do it today?

You are both making the role of the police harder to keep order. There is a big difference between tear gaz being used during riots and the king of tear gaz being used during world wars.


And then this is me who is a "war criminal". You are giving up on the state's duty to maintain peace.

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It seems to me Tedbessel would be the most natural choice for chair. I backed him 4 years ago because I believe he would be good at this job, and I'm still sticking to what I said.

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The best ticket to me:
Chair: Tedbessel
Vice chair: OBD
General Secretary: Sev