[Lnc-business] Complaint from state affiliate

[Daniel Hayes]

Maybe y’all read a different email than what I read.   I am tired of all the petty little princes of their fiefdoms looking for a slight as they protect their territory that has been arbitrarily defined by men.

I think you are mistaken and I actually fundamentally understand the complaint.

People talk about looking like amateurs. What would have been professional would have been to write privately to staff and ask if assistance was needed.

My inclination is for the National Party to pull out of this event and leave this event to LP New Hampshire.  No need to argue. No need to create some new authoritarian policy.

Sure doesn’t seem like a Free State to me.



Daniel Hayes
LNC At Large Member

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> On May 5, 2018, at 1:05 PM, Justin O'Donnell via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>   Mr Hayes,
>   I think you are fundementally misunderstanding the complaint, and
>   finding malicious intent where there is none. There was never any
>   mention of an authoritarian oversight where the state affiliate should
>   have sway over whether or not LPUS participates in an event, but rather
>   an inquiry as to whether or not it would be proper for LPUS to extend
>   the courtesy of notifying state affiliates of planned events, as to
>   work cooperatively on them, and maximize resources.
>   Had it been considered that perhaps the state affiliates could provide
>   some resources locally tonmitogate expenses of the national party on
>   travel and set up? Perhaps even coordination of manpower to maximize
>   coverage at the event? Or joint publicization of the event to broaden
>   audience appeal?
>   Or perhaps sometimes these events that LPUS attends and participates in
>   could also be beneficial to the state parties. Are we not an affiliate
>   driven, bottom up organization? Should not the responsibility of the
>   national party include increasing the exposure and efficacy of our
>   affiliates and empowering them?
>   Justin O'Donnell
>   LNC Region 8 Representative