[Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting

[Scott L.]

It is not the job of the LNC to "reward" state affiliates for their
"activism" by holding an LNC Session in their state.





Since we have a limited number of finalists for our 2018 Convention site,
and WE, the LNC, are the ones who make the final decision as to which hotel
gets our Convention, we have an obligation to our members to gather as much
information about those finalists as possible.

 

I will note that the LP of California has retained ballot access without a
single dollar of National LP money since the early 1980's, and we have 17
Elected Libertarians.   The LP of Oklahoma has never retained ballot access,
and they have 0 Elected Libertarians.

 

Which state affiliate deserves more "recognition" from the LNC?

 

Do you REALLY think that having 3 or 4 LNC Members at a Friday or Monday
press conference will increase the number of media outlets that cover the
press conference?  Again - if the Chair wants to attend such a press
conference, 

that is a perfectly reasonable thing for him to do.

 

Note - I argued against having an LNC Meeting in conjunction with the
upcoming Activist Training just outside of San Francisco because it would
make LNC members choose between attending one or the other, and because the
hotel for the Training is not a finalist for the site of our 2018
Convention.

 

I have to wonder if the hotels in AZ, LA, NJ, and WA could have come up with
better offers if they had been contacted in October instead of late
December.

 

 

   Scott Lieberman

 

 

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To: 

Joshua Katz  <mailto:jalankatz at gmail.com> <jalankatz at gmail.com>, Wes
Benedict  <mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org> <wes.benedict at lp.org>, James W. Lark,
III  <mailto:jwl3s at virginia.edu> <jwl3s at virginia.edu>, Kevin Ludlow
<mailto:ludlow at gmail.com> <ludlow at gmail.com>, Daniel Hayes
<mailto:danielehayes at icloud.com> <danielehayes at icloud.com>

 

Please share with LNC. 



Dr. Lark wrote


"*  If I understand correctly, the LP Oklahoma is allowed to conduct only
one submission of signatures in its petitioning effort.  If so, then if the
deadline for submission of signatures is at least a week later than Feb. 22,
my gut feeling is that the signatures should not be submitted on or about
Feb. 22.  Thus, it is not clear to me that one of the possible benefits of
an LNC meeting in OKC (a press conference associated with the submission of
the signatures) would materialize."

p] Fri Feb 19 should be plenty late enough to submit to the state. If we
still have any doubt that we have enough signatures on Feb 19, hopefully at
least some of the LNC members (obviously not all and I don't expect most)
will pick up a few signatures themselves while they are here instead. But I
think we are well on track to have more than enough signatures well before
then, with the only question being at what point LNC wants to cut the
funding to get additional padding. 

p] I realize not all, and quite likely not most, of the LNC will be here in
time for the turn-in, but even having a few of the key LNC members here
would add to the impact. More so even than if Nick Sarwark flies out here by
himself. 

p] The Oklahoma Party has had to overcome ballot access barriers like no
other state. They could use a shot in the arm. The ballot access barriers
here should get maximum possible publicity. OKLP is doing well with
prospective candidate recruitment. They have also done a lot given the
ballot access circumstances to be publicly visible with issue coalitions and
public events. Tina told me they are on the cusp of winning the support of a
large chunk of the small-l and generally-POed-at-poor-duopoly-choices
communities here. A shot in the arm could go a long way. 

p] I am trying to put together an event or several with several of the
campaigns for the presidential nomination. Liberty on Tap OKC is that
Thursday (Feb 18). If LNC meeting is 20-21 and the state turn in is Feb 19
that would give us a core of dates to try to plan around. Johnson of NM,
Kerbel and Petersen all expressed tentative interest in personal
conversation but dates have not been worked out or specific events 

but what I had in mind was a college appearance or several (mini-tour?),
maybe some debates/joint appearances between the campaigns. I was hoping for
January but Tina and Larry Kelly think it's not enough time to promote and
organize the events that quickly. In conjunction with the state turn in and
the LNC meeting would be good as well. I can try to fit in a few college
dates right before or after. 

p] It could also serve as the official kickoff for some of the state and
local candidates' campaigns. Plus, maybe we can get more of them if the LNC
shows up, as some people haven't decided whether to run or not yet. 

p] We are one day or less drive for many active nearby state parties, such
as much (probably most) of the Texas membership and some others. Dallas is
about 3 hours drive from OKC. 

p] Finally, and I am sure this will be THE top consideration for the LNC on
where to have its meeting, for once I won't have to travel to cover the LNC
meeting for IPR because the meeting will come to me. Please, no "in Soviet
Russia" or "in Soviet Oklahoma" jokes. 

 

 

Thanks everyone, 

-paulie
205-534-1622

 

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