[Lnc-business] Various items of interest

Thu Sep 22 21:57:42 EDT 2016

Dave, you need to indicate that co-sponsorship in my thread asking for
co-sponsors so that Alicia has a clean record.  And thank you.

On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 7:55 PM, David Demarest <dpdemarest at centurylink.net>
wrote:

> Caryn, I will co-sponsor your Motion to Rescind.
>
>
>
> In addition to all the justifications for the Motion to Rescind that have
> been discussed in detail, you make a telling point in one of your more
> recent emails today. Paraphrasing your point, the LNC has abdicated our
> collective responsibility for contract approval by throwing it over the
> wall for Nick to deal with on top of his responsibility for assisting in
> the negotiation of contracts. We as a committee need to shoulder that
> responsibility instead of putting Nick into a lose-lose situation between a
> rock and a hard place. At the same time, the LNC also needs to shoulder our
> collective responsibility for cleaning up our umbrella transparency bylaws
> including those that apply to contracts that the LNC as a body enters into.
> Let’s treat this painful moment as an opportunity to learn and grow both
> individually and also collectively as an organization.
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> Thoughts?
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> *Libertarianism – Transparancy and Principle Before Party *
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> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Caryn Ann Harlos
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 21, 2016 11:39 PM
> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] Various items of interest
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> Thank you Nick.
>
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> -Caryn Ann
>
> On Wednesday, September 21, 2016, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org> wrote:
>
> To respond to a specific question of Dr. Lark's question:
>
> "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.)"
>
> I had executed our copy on behalf of the LNC.  We have not, to my
> knowledge, received the countersigned copy from the campaign.  We are
> presently in discussions about a revised version of the agreement that
> addresses the concerns that have been raised.  I will update the LNC
> if/when either the campaign executes their copy of the original
> agreement or we execute a revised agreement.
>
> -Nick
>
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 9:13 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>
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> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
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> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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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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