[Lnc-business] Other memberships

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Mr. Wendt, oh I understand.  Just giving some - hopefully constructive -
feedback.

-Caryn Ann

Mr. Goldstein, I don’t think you grok Libertarian anarchism, but that’s
okay- keep the scarves coming

On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 2:43 PM <francis.wendt at lp.org> wrote:

> Mrs. Harlos,
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> Let me please reiterate that this is a draft that was my first crack at
> tackling the issues we are seeing currently. I understand that it isn’t
> perfect or even acceptable to some. Regardless of that I did say that I did
> not intend this for debate, because only a handful of LNC members have the
> authority to debate this issue. I would say that that group includes
> neither you nor me.
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> I appreciate that you have your views on this, my input was simply to spur
> members of this committee that are saying we need a bylaw amendment to put
> forward their own language.
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> I fully accept that I may be wrong in my language, and I invite the Bylaws
> Committee to cut it to pieces and find a better product. I encourage
> everyone to forward your own language to the Bylaws Committee, because the
> default of doing nothing doesn’t seem to be doing the party very well.
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> The real point that this brings, which the committee has been dancing
> around, is what are the rights of adults vs. the rights of children, and
> were do you draw that line. I would fully welcome debate on that topic,
> because it is very relevant with the chair’s words of:
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> “the Iraq war is now old enough to be drafted in the Iran war, yet
> apparently not old enough to buy a pack of cigarettes.”
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> If these topics fit better in the discussion of the Platform Committee, I
> would love to see them take a stab at it. The long and the short of it is
> as an alternate I have very little power, so I am exercising that which I
> have, but as I said, I’m fine with being wrong.
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> *Francis Wendt*
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> *LNC Region 1 Alternate*
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> *406.595.5111*
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> *From:* Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 12, 2020 2:02 PM
> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> *Cc:* francis.wendt at lp.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] Other memberships
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> Mr Wendt this would prohibit some freed felons from being members.  That
> would be very contrary to our historic position on this.
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> Further trying membership to voting rights elevates voting in a way that
> would be offensive to many members.
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> And I don’t think it anywhere near majority support that teens cannot be
> sustaining members.
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> If we are trying to avoid babies, it could be to sign and personally
> comprehend the pledge.  That’s very simple - is it subjective?  Yes.  But
> so are arbitrary age lines.
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