[Lnc-business] Comments regarding draft minutes

Sun Dec 31 17:22:02 EST 2017

On the Oxford we agree.  On the other, I take a perverse joy out of
wantonly splitting them and in starting sentences with "but" and "and."

On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I advocate the splitting of infinitives when (and only when) it is
> necessary, as Orwell put it, to prevent saying anything barbarous.  On
> Oxford commas, though, I see no good argument for ever omitting them
> (unless you are a cannibal and do, in fact, enjoy eating Grandma).
>
> Joshua A. Katz
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> > wrote:
>
>> PS:  if split infinitives terribly bother Dr. Lark (like the lack of an
>> Oxford comma does me), for stylistic purposes, I have no issue changing
>> that.  However, I note, that it is perfectly acceptable to split
>> infinitives, and I do so with reckless abandon.
>>
>> -Caryn Ann
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 2:09 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>> caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Starchild, I was under the impression you had just arrived in New
>>> Orleans.  Can you please let me know if you were there on Friday?
>>>
>>> Mr. Lark, yes, on that number Mr. Hagan and I had an off-list discussion
>>> to be sure the numbers were right as I did not have that in my notes either
>>> and when I ran the numbers they did not add up.
>>>
>>> -Caryn Ann
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 1:00 PM, James Lark <james.lark at lp.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear colleagues:
>>>>
>>>>     I hope all is well with you.  Thanks to Mr. Hagan for his message
>>>> regarding the draft minutes; I greatly appreciate his taking the time and
>>>> trouble to dig through my long list of comments and suggestions.
>>>>
>>>>     I do not recall a discussion during the meeting of changing the
>>>> bequests receivable number from $66,800 to $67,800.  In reviewing my
>>>> recording and notes, it is possible I was out of the room when Mr. Sarwark
>>>> made a comment regarding the amount.  (As they say in Hollywood, "Timing is
>>>> everything.")  Specifically, roughly 25 minutes after the beginning of the
>>>> 2018 budget discussion, Mr. Sarwark indicated that the $66,800 bequests
>>>> receivable figure may be too low.  There was a very brief discussion among
>>>> Mr. Hagan, Mr. Sarwark, and Mr. Kraus, from which the $67,800 figure
>>>> emerged.
>>>>
>>>>     Thus, allow me to propose a modification of the draft minutes. On
>>>> p. 11, the text under the heading Adoption of 2018 Budget currently reads
>>>> as follows:
>>>>
>>>> Mr. Hagan had distributed a proposed budget in advance, gave an oral
>>>> overview, and fielded questions.  He noted the previously discussed
>>>> increase on the ballot access line (Program Expense line “70-BallotAccess
>>>> Voter Reg & Related Exp”) from $202,000 to $250,000.
>>>>
>>>> Ms. Daugherty was requested to speak on fundraising efforts and costs.
>>>> As previously agreed, each LNC member took turns to briefly comment,
>>>> request information, express concerns, and/or state intent to offer
>>>> amendment(s).
>>>>
>>>>     I suggest the draft minutes be amended so that the text reads as
>>>> follows:
>>>>
>>>> Adoption of 2018 Budget
>>>>
>>>> Mr. Hagan had distributed a proposed budget in advance, gave an oral
>>>> overview, and fielded questions.  He noted the previously discussed
>>>> increase on the ballot access line (Program Expense line “70-BallotAccess
>>>> Voter Reg & Related Exp”) from $202,000 to $250,000.
>>>>
>>>> Ms. Daugherty was requested to speak on fundraising efforts and costs.
>>>> Mr. Sarwark suggested that the Bequests Receivable number of $66,800 in the
>>>> draft budget may be too low.  After a brief discussion, the number was
>>>> changed to $67,800.
>>>>
>>>> As previously agreed, each LNC member took turns to comment briefly,
>>>> request information, express concerns, and/or state intent to offer
>>>> amendment(s).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please note that in the third paragraph, I have changed the phrase "...
>>>> to briefly comment ..." to the phrase "... to comment briefly ...."  (I
>>>> prefer that we not split infinitives.)
>>>>
>>>>     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.  As always, thanks for
>>>> considering my comments and suggestions.  Best wishes to you for a great
>>>> 2018.
>>>>
>>>>     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
>>>> -----
>>>>
>>>> On 12/31/2017 12:42 PM, Tim Hagan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Concerning your comments on the budget table on page 15, Draft 5 of
>>>>> the spreadsheet had a former number for the Bequests Receivable. The FEC
>>>>> raised the contribution limit to $33,900 per individual, so we can withdraw
>>>>> $67,800 from the bequests. (See https://transition.fec.gov/pag
>>>>> es/brochures/contriblimitschart.htm for contribution limits.) I
>>>>> believe the Bequests Receivable got corrected toward the beginning of the
>>>>> budget discussion, before the budget was moved.
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> Tim Hagan
>>>>> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2017-12-30 19:51, James Lark wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear colleagues:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     I hope all is well with you.  I have enclosed several comments
>>>>>> regarding the draft minutes of the December LNC meeting.  I hope you
>>>>>> find these comments to be helpful.  A goodly number of the comments
>>>>>> involve substantive issues (e.g., corrections); many of the comments
>>>>>> involve suggested wording.
>>>>>>
>>>>> <SNIP>
>>>>
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