[Lnc-business] Electronic Balloting For POTUS/VP

[Francis Wendt]

I can only speak for myself and not Ms. Sexton. It is my opinion that 
alternates may have served a distinct purpose when the were incorporated 
into the bylaws. Debate is relevant, but incomplete, thus I must 
disagree with your assessment. Their purpose is merely a fail-safe to an 
inoperable LNC. In a word, alternates are insurance.

Before COVID-19 I had submitted amendments to the Bylaws Committee to 
attempt to rectify this situation the proper way with full respect to 
the bylaws, delegates, and history of the party. Now that we are in the 
environment we are in, I do not believe it is imperative to the survival 
of the party to consider them this term. You have mused that the Region 
1 alternate seat is cursed. My assessment is that it is a factor of 11 
states of work with little recognition or meaningful voice. I do not 
mean any of this as a derogatory statement to any members of this 
committee past or present. It is just the nature of the beast.

My main opinion is that when a custom, rule, or law becomes obsolete or 
hindering as the environments change, we must have the personal courage 
to change that failing into a workable success. I applaud the members of 
this committee that have done the sincere work to find that workable 
success in this new, changed environment.

Sincerely,

---
FRANCIS WENDT
LNC Region 1 Alternate
  406.595.5111

On 2020-05-04 23:08, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> To Ms. Sexton and Mr. Wendt - please let me know if the committee has 
> done
> anything to make  you feel diminished by your alternate status.  The
> several comments today made me feel as perhaps we have done something
> wrong, and if I have ever made you feel like your voice was lesser, I
> apologize.  While it is true that you cannot vote as a matter of right, 
> I
> also found that debate rights are far more important, and that you have
> equal to everyone else on this list.
> 
> *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), please contact me privately and let me know. *
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 11:06 PM Caryn Ann Harlos 
> <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Ms. Sexton, I think the large contours everyone is in agreement with.  
>> The
>> "hybrid" option is fully in the delegates hands.
>> 
>> It is unfortunate that different opinions here have led to slurs that
>> amount to accusations of evil on the part of others.  I am learning 
>> the
>> hard way there are few to no friends in politics.  Not even 
>> Libertarian
>> politics.
>> 
>> *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), please contact me privately and let me know. *
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 9:04 PM Victoria Paige Lee via Lnc-business <
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> As a measly alternate I would like to say I agree with this option. I
>>> think it may be the best compromise we will be able to have.
>>> 
>>> V. Paige Sexton BSN,RN
>>> Region 2 Alternate
>>> Libertarian National Committee
>>> 901-390-0578
>>> 
>>> > On May 4, 2020, at 20:09, joshua.smith--- via Lnc-business <
>>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > 
>>> > Good afternoon,
>>> >
>>> > I want to give notice that myself, Joe Bishop-Henchman, John Phillips
>>> Jr., Caryn Ann Harlos, Bill Redpath, Alex Merced, Steven Nekhaila, 
>>> and
>>> Richard Longstreth intend to offer and support the following motion 
>>> to
>>> amend something previously adopted at the meeting this Saturday and 
>>> ask
>>> that it be placed first on the agenda.  The motion is as follows:
>>> >
>>> > Move to add the following to the end of the motion postponing our
>>> regular convention already adopted:
>>> >
>>> > "with the exception of the nomination of our Presidential and
>>> Vice-Presidential candidates which will take place electronically on 
>>> June
>>> 6-7 via a method and procedure to be finalized by the LNC prior to 
>>> May
>>> 18th.  All other business will take place at the previously adopted
>>> in-person meeting in accordance to article 10 of The Libertarian 
>>> Party
>>> Bylaws and Convention Rules."
>>> >
>>> > Immediately following adoption of this motion, the LNC shall take up
>>> the procedure with a proposal to be submitted by members of the 
>>> bylaws
>>> committee prior to this meeting.  That procedure will be submitted to 
>>> the
>>> LNC as soon as possible prior to the meeting.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Your friend in liberty,
>>> > Joshua D. Smith
>>> 
>>>