[Lnc-business] Comments about various items

[James Lark]

Dear colleagues:

     I hope all is well with you, and that you enjoyed a wonderful 
Independence Day celebration.  I am writing to offer comments about 
various items; I hope you find my comments worthy of your attention.

1)  In a separate message I shall vote "aye" on the motion currently 
before us.  Frankly, I share the concerns regarding micromanagement and 
other potential problems that may arise from approval of the motion.  
Also, I would have preferred that the APRC be responsible for final 
approval of revised material.  (The argument in favor of the LNC 
exercising that duty in this situation is reasonable.)

     However, given that the original material in question can 
reasonably be viewed as being in conflict with the LP platform, I 
believe the actions specified in the motion are appropriate.

2)  Shortly after receiving the message from Dan Fishman last Friday 
(June 28) in which he announced the resignation of Lauren Daugherty, I 
contacted her to thank her for her tremendous service to the LP and the 
liberty movement.

     I also informed her in my capacity as chair of the Employment 
Policy and Compensation Committee (EPCC) that my EPCC colleagues and I 
consider it appropriate to conduct a post-employment interview with her 
if she is so inclined.  I indicated that the EPCC would respect her 
preferences concerning how she would like to proceed, such as whether to 
conduct the interview with the EPCC or/and other groups of people, the 
date of the interview, and so forth.

     As you may have seen, she indicated in a message to the LNC on 
Sunday (June 30) that she felt the EPCC is the best entity to conduct an 
exit interview, and expressed a preference that the EPCC do so.  She 
also indicated that she is happy to address the LNC during the upcoming 
meeting, albeit with the understanding that there are topics upon which 
she will not comment.  Given that there has been subsequent discussion 
by the LNC regarding this matter, I hope she will contact the LNC soon 
to confirm how she wishes to proceed.

3)  Thanks to Mr. Longstreth for his message on Wednesday (July 2) 
regarding requests for links on LP.org to debates among people seeking 
the LP presidential nomination.  I strongly agree that we should have a 
discussion soon about this matter.  However, I prefer that the 
discussion focus upon the broader issue of requests from others (by both 
individuals and organizations) for various types of promotion via our 
several media.

     Since developing policies regarding the broader issue may take a 
great deal of time, it may be appropriate for us to take action at the 
upcoming meeting on the more specific (and timely) issue regarding links 
to debates.  However, we should be careful to ensure that a decision 
involving the more specific issue does not place us in an uncomfortable 
position when we consider the broader issue.

4)  Thanks also to Mr. Fishman for circulating his proposal this morning 
for putting Mr. Sarwark to work as a contractor to conduct fundraising 
activities.  While benefits may accrue if the proposal is approved, for 
various reasons (some of which have already been mentioned by other 
people) I am not willing to support it.

     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.  I look forward to 
seeing you again soon.

     Take care,
     Jim

     James W. Lark, III
     Professor, Dept. of Engineering Systems and Environment
     Professor, Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and 
Society
     Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
     University of Virginia

     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
     University of Virginia

     Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee