Meeting comes to order at 8PM exactly.
49 people are present. There are public comments. The arguments for and against adopting the SIC report have been heard before, many times.
Martin objects to adopting the agenda. There is a roll-call vote to adopt. Shaw and Martin vote against. Vote is 16-2. Agenda is adopted.
Knebel moves to appoint Rich Bowen as Assistant Treasurer. Bowen is a retired CPA. Knewel speaks in favor. Nekhaila speaks in favor. Bowen sent a vita. He says he had spoken to a few members. He hopes that people had a chance to examine his vita.
Hannoush confirms that Bowen supports the rule that we should support our own candidates. LNC advances to a vote. Griffiths abstains; there was no nomination period. Nguyen – No. Robson abstains; there was no nomination period. Thompson – Abstain. There were 14 votes in favor.
Discussion on the overall report. McGee speaks as to what the Special Investigatory Committee did. He emphasizes that the report is a set of charges; votes today do not inflict penalties. Martin says most of the charges are political opinions only. He emphasizes a claim that the LNC cannot remove or suspend him though lack of authority. He says his quotes should have had context supplied. Nekhaila says Martin has been grossly abusive and report is good. Feintech says that some contention is good. He says that theLNC lacks the authority to remove Martin. The action is dilatory. This is retaliation that will hurt the LNC. Shaw says the action is a waste of time.
Move to adopt Charge 1, Specification 1: Martin claims that the government threatens to throw the LNC into a concentration camp. Vote to adopt: No-Shaw, Feintech. Vote is 16-2 to pass.
Move to adopt Charge 1, Specification 2: Martin says that the truly offensive statement was made by someone else. Shaw asks if the SIC reached out to the 11 state chairs from the region. They did not. Roll call vote: No – Feintech, Shaw Motion passes 16-2.
Move to adopt Charge 1, Specification 3: Martin apparently claimed that LNC members committed FARA violations. No-Shaw, Feintech. Vote was 16-2 motion passes.
Move to adopt Charge 1, Specification 4: No-Shaw, Feintech Vote was 16-2 motion passes.
Move to adopt Charge 2, Specification 1: Martin endorsed candidate of another party. No-Shaw, Feintech.
Motion to adopt Charge 2, the entire charge: No-Feintech, Shaw. Motion passes 16-2.
Motion to adopt Charge 3, Specification 1: No-Shaw, Feintech, Hogarth, Longstreth, McMahon Motion passes 12-5-1
Motion to adopt Charge 3, Specification 2: No – Feintech, Shaw Motion passes 16-2.
Motion to adopt Charge 3, Specification 3:
We seem to have lost some motions from the file, but all specifications of Charge 3 and the Charge as a whole passed.
Move to adopt Charge 4 item 3P. More to extend time for debate No-Hannoush, Hogarth, Longstreth, Nguyen, Redpath, Robson, Thompson, Motion Vote is 9-7-2. 2/3 is required Motion to extend fails.
Vote on Charge 4: No – Shaw, Motion passes 16-1.
Move to adjourn to a date certain, November 21, for the trial. There may be other special meetings before then. Redpath – No with respect to date and time. Motion passes 16-1-1.
Motion to order Martin to appear for the trial. No-Shaw Motion passes 16-1-1.
Martin point of order — the LNC lacks the authority to go beyond removing a member from a given meeting. Shaw – Martin is right. Griffiths – Region 1 agreement gives us the authority. Feintech – claims Roberts does not allow this. We advance to a vote. No-shaw, Feintech Ruling of the chair is sustained by 14-2-1.
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