[Lnc-business] Mr Chair, a question.

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I believe by necessity this is held in abeyance for the delegates.

I will be writing up a very detailed reason why the argument that the
silence of the bylaws (they are not silent) gives us this wild, easily
abused, authority is wrong and dangerous.

Mr. O'Donnell is correct.  This is a shitstorm of the making of a few, and
over the holidays no less.  A few years ago I was angry with Arvin with
dragging our holidays through the mud.  It appears that Arvin is holding
some beers right now.

-Caryn Ann

*In Liberty,*

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(part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
pas), please contact me privately and let me know. *



On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 9:17 AM justin.odonnell--- via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> I believe the bigger issue, is that the LNC, a board responsible for the
> financial well being of a national organization of 15,000 members, is
> concerning itself with the impact of a single individual $25 membership.
>
> Had the confidential emails remained confidential, this would not have
> been a public relations issue at all. But now that it is, we just consider
> our course of action very very carefully.
>
> The actions of the individual, while reprehensible, are in the past, and
> we are discussing judging him as if he is incapable of reforming. The
> argument we are having for the motion at hand is in fact a slippery slope,
> and one that would set a horrendous precedent for ideological purges based
> on an interpretation of principle and alleged past actions.
>
> So unless we plan to increase the cost of memberships to include the
> increased overhead of running a background check on each and every last
> membership application, I suggest we drop the issue at hand and everyone
> enjoy their holidays, rather than making mountains out of mole hills amd
> fanning the fires of social media outrage in their quest to virtue signal
> to the echo chamber ahead of the 2020 LNC Elections.
>
> Justin O'Donnell
> LNC Region 8 Representative
>
> On Dec 24, 2019 10:52 AM, "john.phillips--- via Lnc-business" <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> A separate thread to not muddy the other.
>
> Is there a wording that would address your objection while still
> addressing the concerns of the body and membership?
>
> Perhaps rather than denying membership placing the membership in abeyance
> until the convention, where the delegates could decide if they wished to
> address it?
>
> Such a solution would potentially not require the refund either, and imho
> skirt the issue that is your concern.
>
>
> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973
>
>
>