[Lnc-business] notice of motions

Caryn Ann Harlos caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
Wed Sep 19 22:19:42 EDT 2018


It seems the thing passed explicitly did not entirely age restrict and thus
we cannot do that - it would be out of order - in spirit at the very least.

No issue with making it larger.

On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 5:44 PM Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> Attached is a motion to carry out the motion adopted on the convention
> floor directing us to create a Youth Engagement Committee. We may have
> already executed that at our last meeting (I forget) but this makes two
> major changes: (1) expanding its membership to seven members, instead of
> the five originally envisioned, and (2) requiring that all its members,
> aside from the LNC representative, be either under the age of 27 or a
> current college student. It also corrects some grammar errors in the
> original motion as to its purpose:
>
>   ---------------------
> Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Libertarian National Convention,
> there is established a Youth Engagement Committee to make
> recommendations to the LNC on conducting outreach to younger voters,
> consisting of seven (7) members appointed by the LNC:
> At least one member shall be on the LNC;
> The remaining six members shall be under the age of twenty-seven and/or
> a current college student.
> The committee shall elect from its members a chair.
>   ---------------------
>
> I've also attached it in DOC format.
>
> I'd like us to consider the expansion of the committee's membership from
> five to seven due to the enormous number of applicants we received, and
> a desire to accommodate at least two more of the dozens and dozens of
> young people eager to help steer our outreach to this important
> demographic. I've gotten the blessing of the original sponsor (Mr. Long)
> on this; he said he limited it to five because he honestly didn't think
> there would be many applicants. He'll be very glad to have been proven
> wrong on that.
>
> The second change is to ensure that this committee serves a purpose of
> being young people advising us (the LNC). Aside from the LNC liaison, I
> see no reason for any of the other members to be non-youth.
>
> I'd also appreciate time on the agenda for this motion's consideration.
>
> For reference and comparison, the language adopted on the convention
> floor was:
>   ---------------------
>     Resolved, this convention seeks to recognize and promote young
>     libertarian activists;
>     Resolved, the convention instructs the Libertarian National Committee
>     (“LNC”) to create a Youth Engagement Committee (“the Committee”);
>     Resolved, the committee shall consist of five (5) members, of which;
>     At least one shall be on the LNC,
>     At least two shall be under the age of twenty-seven, and at least one
>     shall be a current college student;
>     Resolved, the LNC shall appoint the members of the committee;
>     Resolved, the committee shall elect from its members a chair;
>     Resolved, the committee shall make recommendations to the LNC on
>     conducting outreach to younger voters and education such on what the
>     party stands for; and
>     Resolved, this resolution shall take effect after the first meeting
> of
>     the LNC.
>     ------------------------
>
> Thank you!
>
> JBH
>
> ------------
> Joe Bishop-Henchman
> LNC Member (At-Large)
> joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
>
> On 2018-09-15 18:34, Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business wrote:
> > I'm giving previous notice for the four attached motions and requesting
> >    agenda items for each.
> >    1.  Restore LNC review of director contracts - This provision had
> > been
> >    in the policy manual for quite some time.  During the 6/30/18
> >    pre-convention LNC meeting, to avoid a one-day delay in the
> > effective
> >    date of a proposed contract, it was deleted from our policy manual.
> >    However, it is a good policy.  It was put there for good reason so
> > that
> >    the LNC could have time to object and act, should a proposed
> > contract
> >    obligate us to absurd financial commitments, and the policy should
> > be
> >    restored for future contract decisions.
> >    2.  Apply ending date to email ballot 2018-19 - I brought up the
> > need
> >    for this amendment while the email ballot was underway.
> >    3.  Provide for Blockchain Committee permanent chair - The motion we
> >    adopted provided only for an interim chair for this committee, but
> > said
> >    nothing of how a permanent chair would be chosen.
> >    4.  Rescind Geoff Neale rule for APRC - This one is a little more
> >    complex, and I will provide further explanation before we vote on
> >    this.  The LNC Policy Manual has established some operational rules
> > for
> >    the APRC (also attached for convenience).  During the 2012-2014 term
> >    when Geoff Neale was chair, he issued a directive to staff that
> > changed
> >    the way the APRC operates.  This rule is still in effect and still
> >    influences how the APRC functions.  I think it creates a number of
> >    serious problems, sometimes releasing publications too quickly, and
> >    sometimes holding them up for too long.  My motion is for the LNC to
> >    rescind the Geoff Neale rule (not the one in the policy manual).
> >    Chair's directives to staff are subject to the policies and
> > directives
> >    of the LNC, per our bylaws, so it is within our purview to rescind
> >    this.
> >    You may recall that this came up during our brief post-convention
> >    meeting on 7/3/18 in New Orleans.  A staff member raised an issue
> > with
> >    delays on time-sensitive-subject publications.  Mr. Bishop-Henchman
> >    expressed that he and I had experienced inordinate delay in getting
> > the
> >    survey out for the Bylaws and Rules Committee.
> >    I actually had made a motion to rescind this provision during the
> > prior
> >    term, at the August 2017 LNC meeting.  After there was a suggestion
> >    that staff might have other undocumented rules that we'd need to
> > also
> >    consider, the LNC chose to postpone the agenda item indefinitely.
> > No
> >    such additional rules were ever forwarded to the LNC, only this.  I
> >    requested an agenda item for the December 2017 meeting, but then my
> >    flight to that meeting was canceled due to weather conditions, and
> > the
> >    LNC again punted the agenda item in my absence.  The April 2018
> > meeting
> >    was during an incredibly busy time for me, and I didn't request an
> >    agenda item for it.  We have never gone back an finished this
> > subject.
> >    -Alicia

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   It seems the thing passed explicitly did not entirely age restrict and
   thus we cannot do that - it would be out of order - in spirit at the
   very least.

   No issue with making it larger.

   On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 5:44 PM Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business
   <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

     Attached is a motion to carry out the motion adopted on the
     convention
     floor directing us to create a Youth Engagement Committee. We may
     have
     already executed that at our last meeting (I forget) but this makes
     two
     major changes: (1) expanding its membership to seven members,
     instead of
     the five originally envisioned, and (2) requiring that all its
     members,
     aside from the LNC representative, be either under the age of 27 or
     a
     current college student. It also corrects some grammar errors in the
     original motion as to its purpose:
       ---------------------
     Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Libertarian National
     Convention,
     there is established a Youth Engagement Committee to make
     recommendations to the LNC on conducting outreach to younger voters,
     consisting of seven (7) members appointed by the LNC:
     At least one member shall be on the LNC;
     The remaining six members shall be under the age of twenty-seven
     and/or
     a current college student.
     The committee shall elect from its members a chair.
       ---------------------
     I've also attached it in DOC format.
     I'd like us to consider the expansion of the committee's membership
     from
     five to seven due to the enormous number of applicants we received,
     and
     a desire to accommodate at least two more of the dozens and dozens
     of
     young people eager to help steer our outreach to this important
     demographic. I've gotten the blessing of the original sponsor (Mr.
     Long)
     on this; he said he limited it to five because he honestly didn't
     think
     there would be many applicants. He'll be very glad to have been
     proven
     wrong on that.
     The second change is to ensure that this committee serves a purpose
     of
     being young people advising us (the LNC). Aside from the LNC
     liaison, I
     see no reason for any of the other members to be non-youth.
     I'd also appreciate time on the agenda for this motion's
     consideration.
     For reference and comparison, the language adopted on the convention
     floor was:
       ---------------------
         Resolved, this convention seeks to recognize and promote young
         libertarian activists;
         Resolved, the convention instructs the Libertarian National
     Committee
         (“LNC”) to create a Youth Engagement Committee (“the
     Committee”);
         Resolved, the committee shall consist of five (5) members, of
     which;
         At least one shall be on the LNC,
         At least two shall be under the age of twenty-seven, and at
     least one
         shall be a current college student;
         Resolved, the LNC shall appoint the members of the committee;
         Resolved, the committee shall elect from its members a chair;
         Resolved, the committee shall make recommendations to the LNC on
         conducting outreach to younger voters and education such on what
     the
         party stands for; and
         Resolved, this resolution shall take effect after the first
     meeting
     of
         the LNC.
         ------------------------
     Thank you!
     JBH
     ------------
     Joe Bishop-Henchman
     LNC Member (At-Large)
     [2]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
     [3]www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
     On 2018-09-15 18:34, Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business wrote:
     > I'm giving previous notice for the four attached motions and
     requesting
     >    agenda items for each.
     >    1.  Restore LNC review of director contracts - This provision
     had
     > been
     >    in the policy manual for quite some time.  During the 6/30/18
     >    pre-convention LNC meeting, to avoid a one-day delay in the
     > effective
     >    date of a proposed contract, it was deleted from our policy
     manual.
     >    However, it is a good policy.  It was put there for good reason
     so
     > that
     >    the LNC could have time to object and act, should a proposed
     > contract
     >    obligate us to absurd financial commitments, and the policy
     should
     > be
     >    restored for future contract decisions.
     >    2.  Apply ending date to email ballot 2018-19 - I brought up
     the
     > need
     >    for this amendment while the email ballot was underway.
     >    3.  Provide for Blockchain Committee permanent chair - The
     motion we
     >    adopted provided only for an interim chair for this committee,
     but
     > said
     >    nothing of how a permanent chair would be chosen.
     >    4.  Rescind Geoff Neale rule for APRC - This one is a little
     more
     >    complex, and I will provide further explanation before we vote
     on
     >    this.  The LNC Policy Manual has established some operational
     rules
     > for
     >    the APRC (also attached for convenience).  During the 2012-2014
     term
     >    when Geoff Neale was chair, he issued a directive to staff that
     > changed
     >    the way the APRC operates.  This rule is still in effect and
     still
     >    influences how the APRC functions.  I think it creates a number
     of
     >    serious problems, sometimes releasing publications too quickly,
     and
     >    sometimes holding them up for too long.  My motion is for the
     LNC to
     >    rescind the Geoff Neale rule (not the one in the policy
     manual).
     >    Chair's directives to staff are subject to the policies and
     > directives
     >    of the LNC, per our bylaws, so it is within our purview to
     rescind
     >    this.
     >    You may recall that this came up during our brief
     post-convention
     >    meeting on 7/3/18 in New Orleans.  A staff member raised an
     issue
     > with
     >    delays on time-sensitive-subject publications.  Mr.
     Bishop-Henchman
     >    expressed that he and I had experienced inordinate delay in
     getting
     > the
     >    survey out for the Bylaws and Rules Committee.
     >    I actually had made a motion to rescind this provision during
     the
     > prior
     >    term, at the August 2017 LNC meeting.  After there was a
     suggestion
     >    that staff might have other undocumented rules that we'd need
     to
     > also
     >    consider, the LNC chose to postpone the agenda item
     indefinitely.
     > No
     >    such additional rules were ever forwarded to the LNC, only
     this.  I
     >    requested an agenda item for the December 2017 meeting, but
     then my
     >    flight to that meeting was canceled due to weather conditions,
     and
     > the
     >    LNC again punted the agenda item in my absence.  The April 2018
     > meeting
     >    was during an incredibly busy time for me, and I didn't request
     an
     >    agenda item for it.  We have never gone back an finished this
     > subject.
     >    -Alicia

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   Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
   Call me at 561.523.2250 and follow my public figure page
   at [5]facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/
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   Fed * End Corporate & Individual Welfare * Abolish The IRS and Repeal
   the Income Tax * Privatize Transportation Infrastructure * Free-market
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References

   1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   2. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
   3. http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
   4. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
   5. http://facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/
   6. http://www.lp.org/


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