[Lnc-business] proposed amendments to 07/03/18 minutes

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I am headed out to the fundraiser and will provide a written response later
this evening.

On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 5:48 PM Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

>    At the beginning of the term, our Secretary indicated that her draft
>    minutes had more content than has been included in the past, and she
>    acknowledged that it's up to the LNC to decide whether it wants our
>    minutes to include those things.
>    My comments on the 07/03 minutes advocated for returning closer to the
>    RONR p. 468 rule of thumb that "In an ordinary society, the minutes
>    should contain mainly a record of what was done at the meeting, not
>    what was said by the members."
>    This meeting gives the LNC an opportunity to weigh in on the question.
>    Rather than me simply stating a generic concept and you guessing about
>    what would be different, attached are two documents to propose those
>    changes.  The first shows what content I would suggest be removed, and
>    the second shows what the text of the minutes would be in the style I'm
>    advocating.  I didn't re-create the formatting or include the text of
>    all footnotes, only the footnotes that would be impacted by the
>    changes.
>    The content in question accounts for almost 30% of the minutes, though
>    most of it is in the "prelude" section or Appendix A.
>    The prelude contains mostly just informal chatter prior to the
>    meeting's call to order.  This was not part of the meeting, and it
>    results in this document redundantly containing three copies of the
>    agenda.  That repetition serves no value.
>    The material removed from Appendix A is the summary of public comments,
>    which is nothing but the opinions of individuals.  Our minutes should
>    be a record of the official business conducted by the LNC, not a
>    listing of people's opinions and debate commentary.  This can be
>    problematic in various ways that I previously noted.
>    -Alicia
>


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   I am headed out to the fundraiser and will provide a written response
   later this evening.

   On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 5:48 PM Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business
   <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

        At the beginning of the term, our Secretary indicated that her
     draft
        minutes had more content than has been included in the past, and
     she
        acknowledged that it's up to the LNC to decide whether it wants
     our
        minutes to include those things.
        My comments on the 07/03 minutes advocated for returning closer
     to the
        RONR p. 468 rule of thumb that "In an ordinary society, the
     minutes
        should contain mainly a record of what was done at the meeting,
     not
        what was said by the members."
        This meeting gives the LNC an opportunity to weigh in on the
     question.
        Rather than me simply stating a generic concept and you guessing
     about
        what would be different, attached are two documents to propose
     those
        changes.  The first shows what content I would suggest be
     removed, and
        the second shows what the text of the minutes would be in the
     style I'm
        advocating.  I didn't re-create the formatting or include the
     text of
        all footnotes, only the footnotes that would be impacted by the
        changes.
        The content in question accounts for almost 30% of the minutes,
     though
        most of it is in the "prelude" section or Appendix A.
        The prelude contains mostly just informal chatter prior to the
        meeting's call to order.  This was not part of the meeting, and
     it
        results in this document redundantly containing three copies of
     the
        agenda.  That repetition serves no value.
        The material removed from Appendix A is the summary of public
     comments,
        which is nothing but the opinions of individuals.  Our minutes
     should
        be a record of the official business conducted by the LNC, not a
        listing of people's opinions and debate commentary.  This can be
        problematic in various ways that I previously noted.
        -Alicia

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     In Liberty,
   [uc?id=1DeRjq-L8dvRZabgEG94VkkUvjoHatcfP&export=download]
   Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee
   Secretary - [2]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
   Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
   Call me at 561.523.2250 and follow my public figure page
   at [3]facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/
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   ==
   Peaceful Commerce With All Nations * Non-interventionism * Re-Legalize
   All Drugs * End Government Intrusion In The Bedroom * Repeal All Gun
   Laws * Abolish All Taxation * Sound, Free-market Money * Abolish The
   Fed * End Corporate & Individual Welfare * Abolish The IRS and Repeal
   the Income Tax * Privatize Transportation Infrastructure * Free-market
   Emergency Services * Open Migration * Transfer Government Schools To
   The Private Sector * Eliminate Regulation *
   VOTE LIBERTARIAN * 800-ELECT-US or [4]http://www.LP.org
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References

   1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   2. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
   3. http://facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/
   4. http://www.lp.org/