[Lnc-business] LP Puerto Rico motion

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I am in agreement with that analysis - and I reiterate my concern over
changes that would be suggested that effect delegate apportionment

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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
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>




On Friday, August 12, 2016, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:

> In general, I'm supportive.  A few thoughts:
>
> "Shall" is a confusing word.  It generally expresses something mandatory,
> which is what differentiates it from "may."  Sometimes, it's less clear,
> though.  For example:
>
> Every citizen shall, upon viewing a murder, call the police.
>
> Am I in violation if I never see a murder?  Of course not, the shall only
> kicks in when the hypotheses is met.
>
> The bylaws say that the LNC shall charter as affiliates any qualifying
> organization requesting such status.  If no such organization requests such
> status, do we need to go looking for one, or calling upon them to request
> it?  I think not, unless the rule above means I need to go find a murder.
>
> However, there's also nothing wrong with doing so.
>
>  I am concerned about the instructions to the Bylaws Committee, though.
> We can ask our appointees to consider something; we can even select
> appointees on the basis of their inclination to do it.  I don't think the
> latter is a good idea, but we could do it.  Can we make the committee
> create and support an amendment, though?  How will it work?  If the
> committee votes against it, what will we do against it?  What if the
> committee votes in favor, but puts it last in the report?
>
> I think I could support this more easily if the committee were simply
> directed to consider the idea.
>
> Joshua A. Katz
> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
>
> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Patrick McKnight <
> patrick.joseph.mcknight at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','patrick.joseph.mcknight at gmail.com');>>
> wrote:
>
>> I make the following motion on behalf of Dr. Phillies:
>>
>> "Whereas, our Bylaws provide "The National Committee shall charter
>> state-level affiliate parties from any qualifying organization
>> requesting such status in each state, territory and the District of
>> Columbia (hereinafter, state)" and
>>
>> Whereas no affiliate is currently recognized from any of the inhabited
>> Territories of the United States,
>>
>> Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Libertarian National Committee
>> encourages the Partido Libertario de Puerto Rico (Libertarian Party of
>> Puerto Rico) to prepare for and apply to become an affiliate of our
>> Libertarian Party, and
>>
>> Be It Further Resolved, that the Libertarian National Committee
>> encourages the Libertarians in America's other Territories to organize
>> themselves as Libertarian political groups that advance to apply for
>> affiliate status,
>>
>> and Be it Further Resolved, that the Libertarian national Committee
>> directs its appointees to the 2018 National Convention Bylaws Committee to
>> create and support a Bylaws amendment establishing delegate representation
>> for all Party Sustaining members who do not live in a current affiliate."
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Patrick McKnight
>> Region 8 Rep
>>
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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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