<div dir="ltr">Hey so here's the constitution with statutes and stuff:<div><br><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:396px;height:18px;max-height:18px;background-color:#f5f5f5;padding:5px;color:#222;font-family:arial;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;border:1px solid #ddd;line-height:1"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IZOFaRD14xNwwR3Fr4IS0gqwmdqCMuXCn57Mkgu64V8/edit?usp=drive_web" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;padding:1px 0px;border:none;width:100%"><img style="vertical-align: bottom; border: none;" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_document_list.png"> <span dir="ltr" style="color:#15c;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:bottom">Pirate Party of New York Constitution</span></a></div><br><div>Let us know if you need anything else.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, I would like to state for the record Andrew Norton is a right-wing anally regurgitated cum bubble who works for the feds. </div></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Jay</div><div>Interim Administrative Officer of the NYPP</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 10:08 AM, carlo von lynX <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lynX@pirate.my.buttharp.org" target="_blank">lynX@pirate.my.buttharp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello, just went through the applications for membership.<br>
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1. I have some worries regarding the request from the<br>
"Democratic Pirates of Australia":<br>
<br>
According to the statutes of this organisation...<br>
- the board consists of only 3 people and has the power to overrule<br>
any party decision with a 2/3 majority (art. 1B 2)<br>
- the president can do everything the board would be able to do<br>
*alone* if the board "ceases to function" (whatever that means)<br>
(art. 1B 4)<br>
- the president runs the assemblies<br>
- the policy committee has to "coordinate" with the president<br>
(what if the president ignores them?)<br>
- the party member has only duties<br>
- two articles indicate that the president alone has the power<br>
to expel any party member.<br>
- there is no internal justice system.<br>
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For me one or two of these points are enough not to consider<br>
this a democratic organisation. If I look at the statutes more<br>
closely I may find more criticalities.<br>
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2. Pirate Party of NRW<br>
<br>
I don't need to look up the statutes as German laws impose<br>
internal democracy and justice on any national or regional<br>
political party.<br>
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3. "Internet Party of Serbia"<br>
<br>
- the board has the power to impede changes to the statutes by the assembly (art. 41)<br>
- the board of only three people meets only every 4 months and is elected for 4 years (art. 29, 31)<br>
- the vice president has to do everything the president tells him to do, so factually the president can do whatever they like for 4 months straight.<br>
- the president also decides who organises the assembly (possibly themselves) (art. 22)<br>
- error: 51% is NOT a simple majority (art. 21 and elsewhere)<br>
- there is no internal justice system.<br>
<br>
Same considerations as for (1).<br>
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4. Pirate Party of New York<br>
<br>
Possibly lucky for them (excuse me making fun of myself at this<br>
point), I was not able to access the statutes. They are protected<br>
by a surveillance+javascript-enforcement shield (Google Drive).<br>
What about using the wiki's file upload facility?<br>
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Hope this is useful to everyone. Thanks for your attention.<br>
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</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Jay Emerson<br><br></div></div>
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