[Lnc-business] Fw: Language in Carney v. Adams brief

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I’m fine with either.  For a court document the additional info isn’t
necessary IMHO and might be unnecessarily complicated.

-Caryn Ann

On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 9:57 AM Oliver Hall via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> ‎Please see the request below from Starchild.
>
> Please advise if I should use his suggested language describing the LNC in
> future briefs and related materials.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Oliver
> *From: *Starchild <RealReform at earthlink.net>
> *Sent: *Monday, March 2, 2020 11:39 AM
> *To: *Oliver Hall
> *Cc: *Starchild
> *Subject: *Re: Language in Carney v. Adams brief
>
>
> Thanks, Oliver. Will you ask them which language they prefer you use, so
> that they make a choice and don't just go with the existing language by
> default or inertia?
>
> Love & Liberty,
>
> ((( starchild )))
>
>
> On Mar 2, 2020, at 7:54 AM, Oliver Hall wrote:
>
> Hi Starchild,
>
> I have no objection to the language you suggest but I would take direction
> on this issue from the LNC. The language used in the brief is the language
> we have used in the past. If the LNC accepts your recommendation I'll be
> happy to use the language you suggest in the future.
>
> Thanks,
> Oliver
>
> Oliver B. Hall
> Special Counsel
> Libertarian National Committee
> 202-280-0898
>
> On 2/29/2020 10:31 AM, Starchild wrote:
>
>
> Hi Oliver,
>
> I forgot to copy you on this email, which I meant to do as you're the one
> who wrote the brief, yes?
>
> What do you think of this suggested change?
>
> Love & Liberty,
>
> ((( starchild )))
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Starchild <realreform at earthlink.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 27, 2020 8:40 PM
> *To:* Nick Sarwark <chair at lp.org>; Jeff Lyons <jeff.lyons at lp.org>; Steven
> Nekhaila <Steven.Nekhaila at lp.org>; John Phillips <john.phillips at lp.org>;
> Elizabeth Van Horn <evanhorn99 at gmail.com>; Pat Ford <
> pford at coalitionradio.us>; Whitney Bilyeu <whitney.bilyeu at lp.org>; Justin
> O'Donnell <justin.odonnell at lp.org>; Phillip Anderson <
> phillip.anderson at lp.org>; Kenneth Brent Olsen <kenneth.olsen at lp.org>;
> William Redpath <wredpath at bia.com>; Alicia Mattson <alicia.mattson at lp.org>;
> Victoria Paige Sexton <victoria.paige.lee at lp.org>; Tim Hagan <
> timhagan-tyr at yahoo.com>; Alex Merced <alex.merced at lp.org>; Francis Wendt <
> francis.wendt at lp.org>; Jeff Hewitt <hdigger2004 at aol.com>; Joe
> Bishop-Henchman <joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org>; Susan Hogarth <
> susan at ncliberty.net>; Erin Adams <erinadams at thefeldmanfoundation.org>;
> Sam Goldstein <goldsteinatlarge at gmail.com>; Joshua D. Smith <
> joshua.smith at lp.org>; Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>; Dustin
> Nanna <dustin.nanna at lp.org>; Richard Longstreth <tietjen002 at gmail.com>;
> Jim Lark <jwlark at lp.org>
> *Cc:* Starchild <RealReform at earthlink.net>
> *Subject:* Language in Carney v. Adams brief
>
>
> Dear LNC members,
>
> The opening sentence of the brief states that,
>
> *"The Libertarian National Committee (“LNC”) is the governing body of the
> Libertarian Party, the third-largest political party in the United States."*
>
> However it is Libertarian Party members, as represented by delegates at LP
> national conventions, who are the party's true governing body. The LNC is
> *subordinate* to the membership acting in convention, and is the party's
> governing body only when convention delegates are not in session. This is
> important to the credibility and leadership accountability that comes from
> our being a bottom-up, grassroots organization, and the above sentence
> should be revised accordingly. Here is some suggested replacement language:
>
> *"The Libertarian Party is the third largest political party in the United
> States and the leading alternative to the two-party Democrat/Republican
> cartel. Between conventions, when its delegates are not in session, the
> Libertarian National Committee (“LNC”) is the party's governing body."*
>
> This said, the case itself appears worthy, and I'm glad the LNC is
> weighing in to support the elimination of anti-democratic requirements that
> certain elected officials be Republicans or Democrats.
>
> Love & Liberty,
>
> ((( starchild )))
> Chair, Libertarian Party of San Francisco
> (415) 625-FREE
> www.LPSF.org
> @SanFranciscoLP
> P.S. – I request my LNC representative Jeff Hewitt forward this message to
> the LNC list, or if this does not happen promptly, that any other committee
> member do so.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --

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