[Lnc-business] Various items for your consideration

Wed Jul 6 23:00:53 EDT 2016

Dr. Lark,

As always, thank you for very detailed and thoughtful remarks, and your
gracious well wishes.

However, I have to disagree quite strongly on one point you made and that
being that anyone who did not receive a majority in the At-Large
nominations should not be considered.  I believe that is extraordinarily
unfair to the candidates and the delegates.  They were not allowed an
opportunity to even attempt, within approval voting, to obtain a majority-
and that was not their fault.  I can speak as someone who intended upon
running for At-Large if I did not secure the Region 1 position, if I were
any of those candidates and did an active and thorough campaign, I would be
(justifiably I think) indignant if I were excluded based upon the LNC's
failure (for the buck stops with us) to adequately plan and prepare for
Party elections.  This is ripe for the appearance of LNC over-reach since
it could be ensured that at least a number of positions would be
self-populated merely by allowing circumstances to arise in which the
delegates and candidates are denied their due.

I heartily concur with your suggestion of a status report from the
Johnson/Weld campaign.

*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:34 PM, James Lark <jwl3s at eservices.virginia.edu>
wrote:

> Dear colleagues:
>
>     I hope all is well with you, and that you and your loved ones enjoyed
> a wonderful Independence Day celebration earlier this week. I am writing to
> mention various items for your consideration.  I hope you find my comments
> helpful.
>
> 1)  Thanks to those of you who responded to the messages I sent last week
> for the purpose of initiating discussions regarding LNC goals and a process
> for developing and approving new and revised literature.  I greatly
> appreciate the kind comments offered in response to my messages; I am
> always delighted when colleagues find value in my efforts.
>
> 2)  In a separate e-mail, I shall vote "nay" on the motion concerning the
> allocation of funds to the Libertarian Party of Colorado.  There are
> several reasons for this, including the point that it appears the
> Libertarian Party of Colorado should be able to proceed with the project
> regardless of whether the LNC provides funds.
>
>     Incidentally, I believe that once the Affiliate Support Committee is
> populated, decisions of this type concerning allocation of LNC resources
> should typically be handled by the ASC.
>
> 3)  The untimely passing of Dr. Feldman and the associated discussion
> about selecting a replacement has made it necessary to comment upon an
> action of the LNC taken during our meeting on May 30.  Specifically, since
> that meeting I have moved toward the position that the LNC should not have
> selected at-large members in the manner chosen.
>
>     After additional consideration, I believe the most appropriate
> interpretation of Rule 8, paragraph 2, subparagraph c (Convention Special
> Rules of Order of the Libertarian Party) implies that a candidate for
> at-large representative who fails to receive a majority should not be
> elected by the LNC to serve in that position.  As a consequence, I believe
> the LNC should now seek applicants for the open at-large position, and that
> we should not elect anyone who sought an at-large position in Orlando and
> failed to receive a majority.
>
>     In the interest of full disclosure, please note that I voted in favor
> of the motion during the meeting to elect Dr. Feldman, Mr. Hayes, and
> Starchild; after reflection I now believe the better course of action would
> have been to vote against the motion.  Allow me to emphasize that my
> comments about this matter should not be construed as reflecting upon the
> character, competence, or performance of those gentlemen.  In addition, my
> position regarding the process the LNC should use to select Dr. Feldman's
> replacement should not be construed as reflecting upon the character,
> competence, or qualifications of those who sought an at-large position in
> Orlando and failed to receive a majority.
>
>     Perhaps when the LNC selects the members of the 2018 Bylaws and Rules
> Committee, the Committee members should be asked to develop bylaws language
> that would provide clear guidance concerning election of at-large members
> should a situation of this type occur again.
>
> 4)  If Mr. Sarwark has not already done so, I suggest that he ask the
> Johnson-Weld campaign to provide someone to deliver a status report and
> answer questions during the meeting.  (The report can be delivered
> in-person or by telephone.)  I suggest that the report be scheduled for a
> period of 30 minutes at a time certain (preferably during the morning).
>
> 5)  Regarding Mr. Sarwark's inquiry about a change of dates for the
> December meeting, I should be available for a meeting on Dec. 10-11.
> Indeed, as of this moment, I have a weak preference for holding the meeting
> on Dec. 10-11 rather than Dec. 3-4.
>
>      As always, thanks for your work for liberty.  I look forward to
> seeing you in Las Vegas.
>
>     Take care,
>     Jim
>
>     James W. Lark, III
>     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
>     University of Virginia
>
>     Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>
>
>
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-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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