[Lnc-business] BALLOT 190628-1: DIRECTIVE REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND WEB PAGE

Mon Jul 1 11:29:28 EDT 2019

I would not have sponsored this email if something IN MY OPINION did not
concern me in the APRC discussion. Almost none seem to have a slightest
care.  Despite my own joking, I don’t make motions and rub my hands in
delight at an email ballot for fun.

But of course I can’t tell you.

Are you guys okay with this ridiculous state of affairs that is protecting
no candidate?

I’m not.  There are a lot of things going on right now that you (as a
group) should not be happy with.

I’ll start new threads  - though honestly the constant blind trust in a
chair or committees makes me convinced it’s wasted air.

This isn’t about Nick. I’ve said a billion times he’s the best chair this
party ever had - it’s the principle and the precedent.  There are
functionally no officers in this party but the chair, and that is a recipe
for abuse.  My two fellow officers might be okay with that.  It seems the
rest of the LNC is.  I’m not.

And I want to know that the next LNC will be far more balanced because Nick
is not going to be chair for life.  If Nick disappeared tomorrow is Alex
being prepared to seamlessly step in?  No.  And Tim and I know even less.

Something has subtly changed institutionally and it’s unhealthy in its lack
of checks and balances.

I’m going to do what I need to to be able to competently tell members that
things are being ran well.

Mr. Fishman, I’d like to make a phone appointment with you at your
convenience.

On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 9:01 AM Joe Bishop-Henchman <
joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org> wrote:

> I vote yes.
>
> I'm torn. The message on the website and the tweet promoting it aren't
> good messaging, although I question whether many are actually upset by
> it instead of just scenting blood in the water to attack the LP for its
> marketing efforts yet again. This is also a matter the APRC and the
> Executive Director can deal with instead of it being rushed to the LNC.
> But if we are sending mixed messages through our failure to adopt a
> marketing strategy and identify who is responsible for it, and we are,
> it is up to us to resolve the conflicts that come from those crossed
> wires. I do worry about the LNC-micromanagement-of-staff implications of
> this: I am a firm believer that the LNC sets the vision and goals, hires
> staff to develop a strategy that we approve, and the staff executes. But
> we haven't done our part yet, so things like this will keep happening
> until we do.
>
> I will be coming forward, perhaps at the next meeting, with some
> sketches for reconstructing our committee structure, a process for
> long-range planning and goal-setting, and ideas for staff objectives and
> accountability. I recognize there is a problem here and want to help the
> LNC pursue constructive solutions rather than a bunch more votes like
> this one.
>
> But since the question has been put to me as whether the tweet should be
> deleted and the language rewritten, yes, both of those things should
> happen. It's tough to be accurate while being pithier than Burke's "The
> only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
> nothing" but "silence is consent" didn't hit the mark.
>
> JBH
>
> ------------
> Joe Bishop-Henchman
> LNC Member (At-Large)
> joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
>
> On 2019-06-28 12:05, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> > BALLOT 20190628-1:  DIRECTIVE REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND WEB PAGE
> >
> > We have an electronic mail ballot.
> >
> > Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by JULY 5, 2019 at 11:59:59 pm
> > Pacific time.
> >
> > Co-Sponsors:  Harlos, Longstreth, Phillips, Smith
> >
> > =============================================
> >
> >
> > Motion: Move that the tweet made on the Party on the official Twitter
> > account including the quote that “silence equals consent” be deleted
> > and
> > that the corresponding text on LP.org be removed.  The Executive
> > Director
> > is instructed to rewrite that text to address member and LNC concerns
> > and
> > submit to the LNC for final approval/amendment.
> >
> >
> > =============================================
> >
> >
> > You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
> > http://tinyurl.com/ballot190628-1.  Votes are noted with a link to the
> > actual ballot cast for verification. You can find the time that the
> > manual
> > tally was last updated at the bottom of the sheet.
> >
> >
> > Please notify me of any discrepancies.
> >
> > --
> >
> > *  In Liberty,*
> >
> > *Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary *-
> > Caryn.Ann.
> > Harlos at LP.org <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
> > facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/
> >
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*  In Liberty,*

*Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary *- Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <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
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 http://www.LP.org <http://www.lp.org/>*
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