Labor Party Standing Committee thread: Endorsement voting

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Sorry, guys!!

I un-nominate Napoleon for V-C.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Well, I appreciate the offer but Nathan is right. Sort of. Im actually the deputy leader of that other party.

Really? Who's the Liberal leader, then? I could've sworn it was you.

[Napoleon]

Well, I appreciate the offer but Nathan is right. Sort of. Im actually the deputy leader of that other party.

Really? Who's the Liberal leader, then? I could've sworn it was you.

Scott, which of course makes the confusion understandable.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Well, I appreciate the offer but Nathan is right. Sort of. Im actually the deputy leader of that other party.

Really? Who's the Liberal leader, then? I could've sworn it was you.

Scott, which of course makes the confusion understandable.

One of the best things about the JCP dissolution is that now people can more easily distinguish me from you two.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Well, I appreciate the offer but Nathan is right. Sort of. Im actually the deputy leader of that other party.

Really? Who's the Liberal leader, then? I could've sworn it was you.

Scott, which of course makes the confusion understandable.

One of the best things about the JCP dissolution is that now people can more easily distinguish me from you two.

Well, now we can't distinguish them from each other!

[Sbane]

I hope the Labor party will endorse me for the Pacific senate seat. Just hours after their victory, the right is already threatening programs we have recently passed. I fought against flat taxation, something that could be re-introduced. Rest assured, in me you have a friend in the Senate and I ask you for your endorsement.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Thank you, Sbane. I at least would love to see you stay in the Senate.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

I don't see why we shouldn't endorse you.

[LastVoter]

I would like to take a caucus vote on cross-endorsing the Napoleon/Kalwejt ticket.

In return, Napoleon has agreed to help us elect or reelect Labor candidates in seats where we have a shot at winning and recruit a broad slate of leftist and center-leftist members across the country to build a bench and serve as political operatives.

In essence, this vote is the first step towards a medium-term electoral nonaggression pact, while keeping our distinct Labor and Liberal party identities and platforms.

This vote begins immediately and will end in twenty-four hours' time or after either the Ayes or the Nays command a majority (11) of the whole caucus, whichever happens first.

We can discuss second preferences and finding a new Vice-Chairman after this.

VOTE ON ENDORSING NAPOLEON AND KALWEJT FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT

[X] Aye
[ ] Nay

That's not a lot of time.

[LastVoter]

But really what is our plan to winning elections again and becoming relevant. The senatorial election was not a good one. I don't think we've ever had a majority or a plurality in Senate yet. And it seems like this is the second election where presidency will be out of our hands.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'm extending the vote another twenty-four hours. Jesus, people.

[LastVoter]

Nay

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

I wish to return to my spot as Vice Chair.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

aye

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Come on, vote yah lousy deadbeat bastards! 

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I wish to return to my spot as Vice Chair.

All right, we'll take that up after this vote.

[Fritz]

While I am leaning towards the ticket being voted on, I am not prepared to make an endorsement at this time.

Abstain.

[Хahar 🤔]

Nein

[Pyro]

Abstain.
I want to wait for some debates or discussions between the candidates before we start endorsing, even if we support Napoleon already.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Voting has closed. The vote on endorsing the Napoleon/Kalwejt ticket is 3 in favor, 2 opposed, 2 abstentions, and 13 not voting.

As such, the Napoleon/Kalwejt ticket is tentatively endorsed, with official announcement if any to come later.

Shall we discuss the Vice-Chairmanship? Snowstalker is interested in resuming the position; I'd additionally like to nominate Alfred as a possibility. Is it the sense of the party that when Snowstalker briefly deregistered he in fact vacated the position?

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

I personally think that Snowy quit the VC when he deregistered, but he can have it back if he wants.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Hmm. Let's see what a few more people think.

[© tweed]

Voting has closed. The vote on endorsing the Napoleon/Kalwejt ticket is 3 in favor, 2 opposed, 2 abstentions, and 13 not voting.

quite a ringing endorsement.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Voting has closed. The vote on endorsing the Napoleon/Kalwejt ticket is 3 in favor, 2 opposed, 2 abstentions, and 13 not voting.

quite a ringing endorsement.

Yeah. I'm very disappointed right now.

[Pyro]

Disappointed because of the dismal turnout or the fact that the resolution just squeezed by?