[Lnc-business] Bylaws-Rules Committee Transparency

[David Demarest]

Dear LNC members,

 

For your consideration, here is the text on an email I received this morning
regarding Bylaws & Rules Committee transparency:

 

"William Trew Merrick william at trewmerrick.com
<mailto:william at trewmerrick.com> 

 

Dear Dave Demarest,

 

As an entrepreneur, I understand genuine needs for secrecy and closed doors
- even in organizations such as this Libertarian Party. However, in my
professional and personal life, I have always considered these as exceptions
that come with good reason.

 

It is with this understanding that I am writing to you out of concern for
the lack of transparency in the Libertarian Party's Bylaws committee. It was
my belief as I joined this part that I was joining a party of openly active
people sharing such a fundamental common ground that transparency would
naturally be the rule, not the exception, of such an important committee.

 

Needless to say it is troubling to find out that there are people on this
committee who refuse to define to the members of the party those reasons for
closed door sessions as a standard.

 

What is the reason? Do they think we will not understand calls for closed
sessions? It is even more concerning that those who stand for the status quo
are not (so far as I know) making a public case for their position, opting
instead to simply maintain this position without clarification.

 

The Bylaws Committee is very important and its proceedings ought to be open
by default. If there are discussions that need to happen in a closed
session, the reasons should be clear and therefore party members will
understand. I believe that this approach will build trust and can only work
to strengthen the Libertarian Party. If there are those on the Bylaws
Committee who see otherwise, I humbly ask they forgive my ignorance and
enlighten me to their reason.

 

Sincerely and with the Best Personal Regards,

William Trew Merrick"

 

Thoughts?

 

~David

 

2018 Omaha Roads to Liberty Un-Convention

 

~David Pratt Demarest

LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)

Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee

Cell:      402-981-6469

Home: 402-493-0873

 

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