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[Caryn Ann Harlos]

See David demonstrates exactly what the problem is.... neither of us know
what we can say and it is like walking on eggshells.  Our rights and duties
should be clearly spelled out.

-Caryn Ann

On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 4:20 PM, David Demarest <dprattdemarest at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Daniel, likewise on the Nebraska Unicameral. The Judiciary Committee
> chaired by Laura Ebke is wide open to the public as are all Unicameral
> committees that I am aware. I may have heard that they can optionally use
> executive sessions for votes which sounds dubious to me but I will check
> with Laura. I am not sure if and why the fact that we are a party not a
> legislature should make a difference.
>
> Darned if I know how to answer Whitney's question at this point without
> risk of impropriety until our transparency rules are defined but I do have
> serious concerns with the direction this is going and the possible
> justifications for lack of transparency. Perhaps a minority report will
> shed some light.
>
> Out of curiosity, I wonder how the two major parties handle transparency
> on their Bylaws & Rules committees. I would hope that we compare favorably
> on the side of transparency.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> On May 22, 2017 3:45 PM, <danielehayes at icloud.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> All, and especially Mr. Katz in his role as chairman of the Bylaws
>> Committee,
>>
>>
>>
>> It has come to my attention and my brain momentarily allotted enough
>> bandwidth to really think about this.  Under what authority are our bylaws
>> meetings secret?  (No, Starchild has not hijacked my computer).
>> Specifically Ms. Harlos is acting like she just joined Fight Club.  Ms.
>> 1000 Emails being mostly clammed shut.  I am worried she might end up like
>> the kid from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie that got the
>> experimental candy.
>>
>> These are all the reasons for going into executive session in our rules
>> with a majority vote.
>> • Legal matters (potential, pending, or past)
>>
>> • Regulatory and compliance matters (potential, pending, or past)
>>
>> • Contractual compliance
>>
>> • Personnel matters (including evaluation, compensation, hiring, or
>> dismissal)
>>
>> • Board self-evaluation
>>
>> • Strategic issues (only those requiring confidentiality)
>>
>> • Negotiations (potential, pending, or past)
>> Other topics require a two-thirds vote of LNC.
>> No action can be taken while in Executive Session.
>> Discussion of action which may be taken in Open Session can occur.
>>
>>
>> The reasons for going into Executive session are supposed to be listed if
>> a vote was taken.
>>
>> But when I ask about the vote to go into executive session I am told that
>> there was no vote.
>>
>> I realize that we have rules all over the place and I might be missing
>> something, hence I am asking, Why?
>>
>> Someone enlighten me as to what’s up before I slam big brown(11th ed.)
>> on down.
>>
>> How is this remotely in line with what this organization stands for?
>> I would flip a gasket if the Louisiana Legislature was operating in this
>> manner.   This wouldn’t pass muster under Sunshine Laws for government.
>> Let that sink in.
>>
>>
>> Daniel Hayes
>> LNC At Large Member
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
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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>
Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee

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