[Lnc-business] Fwd: Re: An article that may be of interest to the members of the Libertarian National Committee

[Francis Wendt]

My point, Madam Secretary, is that you yourself utilized the same
opportunity that myself and the Chair utilized as a member of this party
to address the Bylaws committee during public comments. It is a right of
members that does not go away without specific citation, as the bylaws
committee is a committee of the convention, and not that of the LNC. In
other words, the LNC Chair has no jurisdiction, nor undue influence over
the Bylaws committee, and the Bylaws committee, to their credit,
operated outside of that influence. 

To further answer your question: yes, I do request the citation that you
are referencing in regards to impartiality of the Chair as I would like
to review your claims for accuracy. 

Further, I respectfully request the citation to RONR that you gave in
the meeting yesterday to suppress the customary vote of the chair of the
LNC. If we have been doing it wrong, yes, I want to know, as this will
be valuable information to inform the Bylaws for future amendments. 

Parliamentary authority should not be wielded as a bludgeon, we are all
here to serve the members. Let's not lose sight of that goal. 

---
FRANCIS WENDT
LNC Region 1 Alternate
 406.595.5111 

On 2020-05-03 19:39, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:

> Nothing that affects the business of this party is outside my purview. 
> 
> Are you asking for citations on the fact that the chair is required to be impartial while a session is ongoing? 
> 
> We have not adjourned the session sine die.  We are still in that session.  The chair must maintain impartiality until sine die. 
> 
> Circle the wagons when someone raises concerns of impropriety.  That's what most governing bodies do. 
> 
> On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 7:10 PM Francis Wendt via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote: 
> 
>> I would ask respectfully that the Secretary resume impartiality on 
>> matter that are outside of her purview, such as the actions of a member 
>> of this party. If there is a specific decorum that is required of the 
>> officers of this party I request citation. I request the Secretary 
>> outline her view of what is proper and improper in the outside dealings 
>> of this party. Further, I request that every member of this committee 
>> use their own judgement, and prudence in their dealings with each other, 
>> and the public.
>> 
>> Of course my requests mean nothing, because I am just an alternate. Such 
>> is the way we roll.
>> 
>> ---
>> FRANCIS WENDT
>> LNC Region 1 Alternate
>> 406.595.5111
>> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] An article that may be of interest to the 
>> members of the Libertarian National Committee
>> Date: 2020-05-03 11:49
>> From: Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org>
>> To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>> Cc: Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
>> Reply-To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>> 
>> I would ask respectfully that the chair resume the impartiality required 
>> of
>> a presiding officer.  Including on social media.  The lobbying to change
>> votes seems highly improper.
>> 
>> On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 7:34 AM Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear All,
>>> 
>>> This article may be of interest to you in advance of our adjourned 
>>> meeting
>>> this coming Saturday.
>>> 
>>> https://hbr.org/1987/03/knowing-when-to-pull-the-plug
>>> 
>>> Yours in liberty,
>>> Nick
>>> 
> -- 
> 
> IN LIBERTY, 
> 
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