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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Considering their first decision, adopting new rules of procedure with retroactive effect to be able to toss out of the window without having to examine on its merits my complaint about Statutes breaches on irregularly accepting Pirates de Catalunya as full member of the PPI...<br><br>... I would not expect too much of such pirate scum.<br><br>Either you are naieve... or willingly playing that role.<br><br>Both the PPI GA's of 2012 in Prague and 2013 in Kazan/Brussels are COMPLETELY to be voided.<br><br>And the one purportedly starting tomorrow can be nothing more than a bad joke.<br><br><br>Any real pirate attending WILL MAKE A FOOL OF HIMSELF.<br><br><br>Antonio.<br><br><br><div>> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:13:24 +0200<br>> From: internationaal@piratenpartij.nl<br>> To: pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net<br>> Subject: [pp.int.general] On the legitimacy of the upcoming General Assembly<br>> <br>> Dear members of PPI,<br>> <br>> As the accompanying letter shows, Piratenpartij (Pirate Party <br>> Netherlands) has requested a ruling from the Court or Arbitration on the <br>> matter of the legitimacy of this General Assembly.<br>> <br>> We have not taken this decision lightly, or spitefully, but to ensure <br>> sound democratic practices are upheld.<br>> <br>> As the statutes show, under Article X the General Assembly has a wide <br>> array of responsibilities within PPI. In order for the General Assembly <br>> to address these responsibilities, there must be due time for <br>> deliberation. Furthermore, time must be provided for the constitutuent <br>> parties to inform themselves of the alternatives available and the <br>> decisions at hand. There is not a single stipulation to be found under <br>> article X which does not suffer fatally from this late notice and <br>> general air of non-communication.<br>> <br>> To our dismay we observe that a mere two days before the start of the <br>> event, there are just six candidatures, and still no proposals to be <br>> found on the wiki aside from Nuno's. How can there be any informed <br>> decision making process under these conditions, let alone transparent <br>> and inclusive decision-making? It is a tale fit for the sort of <br>> politicians we hope to uproot.<br>> <br>> Furthermore, we note that the late notice has robbed members of the <br>> opportunity to propose statute amendments, and potential members from <br>> applying for membership.<br>> <br>> We are concerned about the air of non-communication that surrounds PPI. <br>> If things are as quiet as they seem from a distance, there is little <br>> reason for PPI to exist. If there are things happening, we propose these <br>> are moved into an inclusive and transparent modus operandi as soon as <br>> possible. Particularly, discussions surrounding the policies and <br>> strategical goals of PPI and tactical methods of achieving those are <br>> nowhere to be found, even though they form the essential building blocks <br>> of any organisation. This is a concise way of saying that there is no <br>> plan or direction to be found.<br>> <br>> We are equally concerned that most candidatures hitherto are from the <br>> German Pirate Party, which does little to establish the view of PPI as <br>> an international organisation. Here too, it is essential that PPI does <br>> not constrict itself to a handful of information bubbles, and that <br>> inclusive and transparent practices are fundamental to maintaining an <br>> international organisation of our nature.<br>> <br>> With this we hope to have adequately informed you of our motivations.<br>> <br>> On behalf of Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands),<br>> <br>> Henk Heslinga<br>> Chairman<br>> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)<br>> <br>> Steven Russchenberg<br>> Board member International Affairs<br>> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)<br>> <br>> Gijs Peskens<br>> Acting International Coordinator<br>> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)<br>> <br>> <br>> Mail to CoA:<br>> <br>> Dear Court of Arbitration,<br>> <br>> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands) requests a ruling on the matter <br>> of the legitimacy of the General Assembly to be held in Paris on the <br>> 12th and 13th of April 2014.<br>> <br>> Piratenpartij believes the statutory requirements were not met in the <br>> organisation of this event, namely:<br>> <br>> 9.7: Meetings of the General Assembly will be announced at least <br>> five weeks prior to the meeting. The invitation will be sent out by the <br>> Board to all Members and published on the homepage of Pirate Parties <br>> International website.<br>> <br>> Our motivation will be stipulated in an accompanying letter.<br>> <br>> Yours sincerely,<br>> <br>> Henk Heslinga<br>> Chairman<br>> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)<br>> <br>> Steven Russchenberg<br>> Board member International Affairs<br>> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)<br>> <br>> Gijs Peskens<br>> Acting International Coordinator<br>> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)<br>> <br>> ____________________________________________________<br>> Pirate Parties International - General Talk<br>> pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net<br>> http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general<br></div> </div></body>
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