[Lnc-business] MOTION: No robocalling without specific authorization

[Norm Olsen]

Thank you, Starchild . . .

 

. . . for addressing this issue.  I will co-sponser you motion providing a
simple change be made.  In view of the fact that getting approval of the
entire LNC is a long process (at least 10 days, typically more), may I
suggest an addition along the lines of:

 

Given a declaration by the Chair of an extraordinary circumstance requiring
communication urgency, a two thirds majority of the Executive Committee
shall be sufficient to authorize such a project.

 

I find robo calling to be terribly offensive.  Especially since there is no
urgency involved in any of the messages I receive.  Robo calls effectively
diminish the effectiveness of communication.  For example, my land line
phone now suggests that there exists "New voicemail" and that I have missed
20 calls.  I  will not checking my voice mail today, nor looking at missed
call phone numbers, as my experience has shown that the probability is about
95% that all of these calls are robo calls.  If one of those voice mail
messages is a real message, it might be a week before I become aware of it.

 

Let's try to solve problems rather than creating them.

 

Norm

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Norman T Olsen

Regional Representative, Region I

Libertarian National Committee

7931 S Broadway, PMB 102

Littleton, Colorado  80122-2710

303-277-9967

Norman.Olsen at lp.org

 

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then
you win." -- Gandhi

 

From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of
Starchild
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:59 PM
To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
Subject: [Lnc-business] MOTION: No robocalling without specific
authorization

 

            I was pleasantly surprised when I got a call from Geoff Neale
today -- until I realized that it wasn't actually Geoff, but a robocall with
his and Carla Howell's voices on it. Worse than being receiving a "call from
the chair" when the chair won't actually pick up the phone and call me is
that there wasn't even anything particularly important about the message. It
was simply an announcement advising me to watch my mail for some mailing
being sent out.

 

            Personally I don't think we should *ever* use robocalling. I
think it is disrespectful to our members or other persons we are contacting,
and annoying and offputting to many of them. Therefore my preference would
be to simply ban it outright, but in the interests of compromise and getting
this motion passed, I'll leave the door open to robocalling in a situation
where a majority of LNC members feel it is important enough to do that they
are willing to put their names on record in a vote to authorize it.


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MOVED: It shall be binding policy of the national Libertarian Party
unless/until such time as this motion may be repealed in the future, that
neither the LNC nor its employees nor independent contractors calling on our
behalf shall use automated calling unless that particular "robocalling"
campaign has first been approved by a roll call vote of the full LNC on a
motion addressing only approval of said campaign and no other matters.
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            I believe this policy will be in line with how our members wish
us to operate. Namely, it is my belief that most of our members do *not*
want us robocalling them, and would prefer that we do so extremely sparingly
if at all. 

 

            I am seeking co-sponsors for this motion.

 

Love & Liberty,

                                   ((( starchild )))

At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee

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