[Lnc-business] Various items of interest

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Dr. Lark:

Thank you.  Your expression of concern for one of the core issues I had
with the eternal secrecy aspect of the contract are deeply appreciated.

On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 10:13 PM, James Lark <jwl3s at eservices.virginia.edu>
wrote:

> Dear colleagues:
>
>     I hope all is well with you.  I am writing to offer comments about
> various items of interest.  I hope you find my comments worthy of your
> attention.
>
> 1)  In a separate message I shall abstain on the motion regarding the
> allocation of $5,000 from the "legal offense" budget line.  I believe the
> LNC should help the Libertarian Party of Arizona concerning the ballot
> access burden it faces; also, it is frequently appropriate to make an
> explicit financial commitment before the funds are needed.  However,
> ceteris paribus I would have preferred that we wait until more information
> regarding the particulars of the situation (e.g., the expected cost of a
> legal challenge) is available to us.
>
> 2)  I share many of the concerns that have expressed regarding the
> proposed contract between the LNC and the Johnson-Weld campaign.  I would
> appreciate it if Mr. Sarwark would indicate whether both parties have
> signed it.  (If the signing of the contract by both parties has been
> announced, I did not see the announcement.)
>
>     As of this moment, I have not seen the contract; in particular, I have
> not decided whether I should request the contract.  While I believe that
> discretion and confidentiality are appropriate for certain aspects of our
> activities, it is not clear to me that confidentiality-in-perpetuity is
> appropriate for an agreement of this type.  If such a
> confidentiality-in-perpetuity requirement is part of the agreement, such a
> requirement raises questions about the ability of LNC members to uphold
> their responsibilities to the LP membership.
>
>     Frankly, I am unsure as to the best way for the LNC to proceed in this
> matter.  In any event, I believe there are aspects of this matter that we
> should address at the December meeting, if not before.
>
> 3)  Allow me to offer some remarks about Mike Fellows.  I had the pleasure
> of meeting him at a meeting of libertarians in Missoula, Montana in May
> 1986.  The meeting was organized as part of an effort to build a local
> Advocates for Self-Government "Seminar 1" group. (Over the course of
> roughly two weeks I drove from Evanston, Illinois to Crooks, South Dakota
> via Omaha (NE), Casper (WY), Boise (ID), Eugene (OR), Portland (OR),
> Vancouver (BC), Seattle (WA), Tacoma (WA), and Missoula to help build such
> groups.)
>
>     Mike always impressed me as a fine gentleman: he was a man of
> intelligence, wit, and generous spirit who represented the Libertarian
> Party (and the liberty movement in general) very well. Moreover, I found
> him to be a tireless worker for liberty and a great team player.  As far as
> I could tell, he always put the interests of the Libertarian team ahead of
> any parochial interests. Because of his team spirit and humility, I suspect
> many people do not know of the substantial contributions he made to the LP.
>
>     I anticipate that within the next two days, I shall prepare a
> resolution of appreciation for Mike.  I hope my words will express
> appropriately our appreciation for his good works and friendship, and that
> you will find my resolution to be worthy of your support.
>
>     As always, thank you for your work for liberty.  I look forward to
> speaking with you soon.
>
>     Take care,
>     Jim
>
>     James W. Lark, III
>     Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering
>     Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society
>     Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
>     University of Virginia
>
>     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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