[pp.int.general] [pp-leaders.discussion] [pp-leaders] Call for Donations

Sat Mar 7 13:16:50 CET 2015

Dear Thomas,

I would agree with you, that there is some sort of Catch-22 involved.

But consider this:
1) You are suggesting, that we should not follow out own laws. What do you think the conclusion would be about a political party that is announcing „we will not abide the laws, cause they are stupid“?
This is what distinct the activism from politics - activist may break occasionally some rules to drive attention to the flaws of those (like Greenpeace), political parties are actually in the position to inflict the change on the rules by following the democratic process.

I am not defending the stupidity of the statutes. I also think they are flawed at some aspects. But this are the rules we gave ourselves, and we should abide at least our own rules. How would we suppose to actually govern any matters, should we have success in any elections?

best regards,

Gregory Engels
International Coordinator
Pirate Party of Germany

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> On 05.03.2015, at 22:21, Thomas Goorden - Piratenpartij <thomas at pirateparty.be> wrote:
> 
> By the way, you're also wrong. Let's have a look at those statutes.
> 
> "(3) A Member’s affiliation ceases automatically upon dissolution, disqualification, liquidation or in cases of temporary administration, court-ordered settlement or insolvency. The Membership also ends automatically when this Member does no longer fulfill the criteria that were necessary for its preliminary recognition as a Member.
> (1) The Ordinary Members are the founding Members and those accepted by the General Assembly according to section III, paragraph (4). To Ordinary Membership are eligible Members that
> 
> a) adhere to these statutes and the goals of the association as laid down by these statutes,
> b) use the inflection of the word Pirate in their name, and
> c) have an inner order based on democratic principles.
> 
> (5) The Members are obliged to respect the Statutes, internal regulations and rules of procedure, in particular abide by the decisions of the Court of Arbitration."
> 
> So, by not adhering to the statutes by not sending a registered letter, the PPAU's membership automatically ends. Yes, the statutes are that bad.
> 
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Thomas Goorden - Piratenpartij <thomas at pirateparty.be <mailto:thomas at pirateparty.be>> wrote:
> Dear PPI board,
> 
> This is truly getting ridiculous and unworthy of any organisation that seeks to aspire to global politics.
> 
> 1. Trying to win a pissing match with someone who is leaving your organisation is like pissing in the wind: you'll only get yourself wet and smelly.
> 2. The provision in the statutes is obviously not appropriate as it lands you in the "twilight zone" when people have quit. There is no ambiguity about the decision here, which *might* be the reason the provision that is in there in the first place.
> 3. What are you going to do next GA? Declare that the PPAU is still a member, adjust your quorum towards that and then - possibly even more hilarious - try to force them to pay membership money? How do you see this end, seriously?
> 4. A normal, professional organisation would just provisionally accept the resignation and prepare a special vote the next GA to confirm it, as well as - recommend - a second vote to change this obviously stupidly written of the statutes.
> 5. What the hell is PPBE supposed to do? Send a registered letter to *our own* office? Surely you are not *that* eager to make fools of yourselves.
> 6. In normal organisations, if a board has an internal complaint running between board members, if the co-chair is ousted based on nothing but rumours, if members start quitting in series, in those circumstances most boards would dissolve themselves or even propose to dissolve the organisation.
> 
> So, with this I'm publicly saying it: the PPI cannot be saved from itself. The only logical, sensible solution is to scrap it and start over. You might not like it, I truly understand this, but anyone with a bit of organisational experience can see that this is true. And it's not even a personal matter as obviously there are plenty of people involved and the statutory setup is clearly broken beyond repair.
> 
> There will inevitably be an international pirate organisation and there will always be cooperation, but I cannot imagine that anyone truly wanted to build an organisation that acts like the PPI.
> 
> Regards,
> Thomas Goorden
> (speaking for himself, not the PPBE)
> 
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 9:51 PM, Thomas Gaul <thomas.gaul at pp-international.net <mailto:thomas.gaul at pp-international.net>> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> PPAU has accepted to statutes of PPI.
> 
> The Statutes have been decided upon by the MEMBERS of PPI. The board has to follow these rules.
> 
> Until now PPAU is not following the accepted rules. Blaming PPI and/or the board won't help. In fact PPAU is ignoring the will of more than 2/3 of the members of PPI.
> 
> Thank you for listening.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Thomas
> CAO PPI
> 
> 
> 
> Von: pp.international.general-bounces at lists.pirateweb.net <mailto:pp.international.general-bounces at lists.pirateweb.net> [mailto:pp.international.general-bounces at lists.pirateweb.net <mailto:pp.international.general-bounces at lists.pirateweb.net>] Im Auftrag von Simon Frew
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 5. März 2015 21:15
> An: pp-leaders.discussion at lists.pp-international.net <mailto:pp-leaders.discussion at lists.pp-international.net>
> Cc: Pirate Parties International -- General Talk; pp-leaders at lists.pp-international.net <mailto:pp-leaders at lists.pp-international.net>
> Betreff: Re: [pp.int.general] [pp-leaders] Call for Donations
> 
> Dear Pirates
> PPAU has no intention of sending registered mail to PPI. It isn't the cost, we just won't jump through PPI bureaucratic hoops.
> Save your money for real issues like fighting the TPP and TTIP.
> Kind regards
> On 06/03/2015 4:00 AM, "Bastian" <bastian at piratde.de <mailto:bastian at piratde.de>> wrote:
> Dear pirates,
> 
> the board  has decided on the 21st of February to ask the members for a donation for the Pirate Party Australia, so that the costs are covered for an registered letter to the PPI headquarters in Brussels. We suppose that the total expenses amount to 42.75 AUD = 30.14 EUR.
> 
> http://shop.auspost.com.au/pack-post/registered-post <http://shop.auspost.com.au/pack-post/registered-post>
> 
> I have the job. :-(
> 
> Donations can be transferred to the following bank account:
> 
> Pirate Parties International
> DEXIA BANQUE INTERNATIONAL A LUXEMBOURG
> IBAN: LU950026310080043500
> BIC: BILLLULL
> 
> If the donations higher had to go than the costs, the exceeding amount will be transferred  to the Pirate Party Australia.
> 
> Thank you for cooperation.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Bastian, Treasurer
> 
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