[Lnc-business] Electronic Balloting For POTUS/VP

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Mr. Wendt, you have broken the curse however.  I wish I had you as my
alternate when I was regional.  My life would have been immeasurably easier.

*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 11:31 PM Francis Wendt <francis.wendt at lp.org> wrote:

> 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
> >>>
> >>>
>