[Lnc-business] Complaint from state affiliate

[Daniel Hayes]

For people that seem to snub their nose at the concept of National borders, Libertarians sure are petty in their defense of their own territories arbitrarily delineated by man.  

The PorcFest planners sent us requests for MONTHS.  They wanted to have a table at our NatCon.  There is NO authoritarian policy that exists that says the National Staff must kiss the ring of a state affiliate in order to do business with a private entity pursuing a relationship with the NATIONAL PARTY in a particular territory arbitrarily defined by men. 

Daniel Hayes
LNC at Large Member



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> On May 5, 2018, at 10:37 AM, Daniel Hayes via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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> Ya know what makes people look like amateurs? Petty little emails like this.  
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> Daniel Hayes
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 5, 2018, at 9:23 AM, Justin O'Donnell via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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>>  All,
>>  I've copied and pasted below, a request from one of my state chairs,
>>  asking why the state party received no notice of an event being planned
>>  in their state by national, and no invitation to help out or to
>>  participate.
>>  Do we not have such a policy to involve the state affiliates in our
>>  outreach events?
>>  Justin O'Donnell
>>  LNC Region 8 Representative
>>  Hi Justin,
>>  I have a request for my LNC regional representative.
>>  The other day, LPUS sent out a tweet about how they are planning to
>>  attend PorcFest this
>>  year: [1]https://twitter.com/LPNational/status/991687794702606336
>>  Now as far as I know, there was no notification about this to the
>>  leadership of the state party prior to the announcement. It's possible
>>  something got lost because of the transition of leadership, or
>>  something was sent a long time ago, but as far as I know, no
>>  notification was sent from LPUS to LPNH regarding their plans at
>>  PorcFest.
>>  I'm trying to remember whether or not Rachel mentioned anything to me a
>>  while ago - it's possible but I don't remember such a notification.
>>  Regardless of whether or not that happened, I don't think it's a lot to
>>  ask that the state party leadership receive notice from LPUS when they
>>  are planning to attend a notable event in our state. Coordination
>>  between the national and the state party is a useful thing, especially
>>  so that efforts are not duplicated and we can make the most of our
>>  outreach efforts.
>>  Can you please investigate as to whether or not any notice was sent
>>  out, and if not, why it was not. I'd also like to know if there is any
>>  policy that exists that requires LPUS to inform the state party of
>>  notable events taking place. It's not unreasonable to expect that state
>>  parties will participate in fairs and festivals, and if the LPUS is
>>  also planning to participate in one it should absolutely be talking to
>>  the state party so that both can make the most of the effort.
>>  It makes us look like amateurs when we're caught off guard not knowing
>>  that something like this will be happening. Please investigate; thank
>>  you for your help.
>>  - Chip Spangler
>>  Chair, Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
>> 
>> References
>> 
>>  1. https://twitter.com/LPNational/status/991687794702606336
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