[Lnc-business] I am confused

Caryn Ann Harlos carynannharlos at gmail.com
Sat Mar 14 20:47:35 EDT 2020


I don't like to say I told you so, but the whole "no big deal we don't have
a JC" may come to bite us in the ass over this convention.  I don't want to
be right.

*  In Liberty,*
* Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
(part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
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On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 8:32 PM <john.phillips at lp.org> wrote:

> So that answers the question.  So it can be done if the steps are followed.
>
> Whether it should I will leave to others.
>
> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973
>
> On Mar 14, 2020 6:20 PM, Sam Goldstein <sam.goldstein at lp.org> wrote:
>
> John,
>
> The delegates in convention can do pretty much whatever they want within
> the bound of the Bylaws and Roberts.  We have had Bylaws and/or Convention
> Rules that take effect immediately, the change to Approval Voting for At
> Large and JC at Columbus that turned into a major fiasco, for instance.
>
>
> ARTICLE 17: AMENDMENT
> 1. These Bylaws may be amended by a 2/3 vote of the delegates at any
> Regular Convention.
> 2. Article 3, Section 1, or this Section, shall not be amended by a vote
> of less than 7/8 of all
> registered delegates at a Regular Convention.
>
>
> ---
> Sam Goldstein, At Large Member
> Libertarian National Committee
> 317-850-0726 Cell
>
>
> On 2020-03-14 17:07, john.phillips at lp.org wrote:
>
> Thank you for the clarification.
>
> However, they could consider a bylaws change at convention to allow it?
>
> At this point this is low on my things of concern, just engaging in a
> conversation brought up.
>
> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973
>
> On Mar 14, 2020 2:57 PM, Sam Goldstein <sam.goldstein at lp.org> wrote:
>
> The solution would be a Bylaws change allowing an immediate election of a
> JC that will hold office until 2022 when the regular cycle would resume.
> Caryn Ann is correct in that the Bylaws cannot be suspended.  We cannot
> resume the election as unfinished business because all business terminated
> at the end of the convention, we didn't table it until the next meeting.
> ---
> Sam Goldstein, At Large Member
> Libertarian National Committee
> 317-850-0726 Cell
>
>
> On 2020-03-14 15:46, john.phillips--- via Lnc-business wrote:
>
> I am unsure why it would take a bylaws change?
>
> Could we not just continue the election as unfinished/old business from
> the last convention?
>
> Not an expert on this as we know, but would seem to be the simplest
> solution.
>
> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973
>
> On Mar 14, 2020 2:28 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> I keep hearing discussions about how we can fix the JC issue this
> convention through a suspension of the Rules but the JC is under the
> Bylaws
> not the Rules and Bylaws cannot be suspended.  Am I missing something
> here?
>
> *  In Liberty,*
> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
> (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) in an actual email, please contact me privately and let me know.  *
>
>
>


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