[Lnc-business] Removal of Convention Oversight Committee Chair

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Let me express my cynical side.  Our chair was completely opposed to the
very reasonable cancellation fee.  Riddle me this?  When does that come
into play?  When we cancel for other than force majeure.  I suspect the
chair is going to suppress participation and then cancel with a fee he is
comfortably with.  If we are going to remove people for failure to support
the will of the delegates, it is the chair who should be removed as he
refuses to even chair an online convention.

If there is will on the LNC to make such a motion I would support.  There
has been more than enough abuse.

In the meantime, I am next posting a request for co-sponsors to change the
policy manual.  This is beyond authoritarian nonsense.

*In Liberty,*

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(part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
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On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 8:51 AM Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
wrote:

> This is wrong.  This is a political abuse of power.
>
> I suggest the rest of the LNC consider a policy manual change immediately.
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 8:40 AM Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
>> That is your right as chair although I do echo the notes of Mr. Phillips.
>>
>> The timing seems odd to me but our rules are fairly clear on this.
>>
>> In the court of public opinion, I hope the LNC as a whole is not judged,
>> for better or worse, by the seemingly unilateral decision here. I also
>> hope
>> this does not hurt contract negotiations or delay our process in anyway.
>> The delegates want us to wrap this up so that we can tackle whatever the
>> next issue is and, more importantly, focus on some of the campaigns up for
>> election in November including our own POTUS run.
>>
>> Richard Longstreth
>> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
>> Libertarian National Committee
>> richard.longstreth at lp.org
>> 931.538.9300
>>
>> Sent from my Mobile Device
>>
>> On Fri, May 29, 2020, 06:55 joshua.smith--- via Lnc-business <
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>
>> > This is not ok Mr. Chair. You are obstructing the will of 92% of the
>> > delegates, and the majority of this board. You have overstepped your
>> > authority.
>> >
>> > I demand that you let our most succesful convention committee chair
>> finish
>> > his duties as was the will of the members.
>> > This is a personal grudge because you didn't get your way. Mr. Hayes has
>> > been amazing at the job, and there is no reason to unseat him other than
>> > your own emotional tantrum.
>> >
>> > Do the right thing here Nick, because this certainly is not it.
>> >
>> >
>> > -Joshua
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On May 29, 2020 8:05 AM, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
>> > lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Dear All,
>> >
>> > It has become clear that my vision for a second sitting of the
>> Libertarian
>> > National Convention that maximizes the participation of all delegates
>> from
>> > the first sitting who wish to participate is no longer shared by Mr.
>> > Hayes.
>> >
>> > In failing to plan for meaningful remote participation by any delegates
>> > who
>> > are unable or unwilling to attend in person and in failing to accurately
>> > communicate my contractual concerns with the convention contract being
>> > negotiated with the Rosen hotel group, Mr. Hayes has made it clear that
>> he
>> > is no longer able to serve effectively in his role as Chair of the
>> > Convention Oversight Committee. As such, I am removing him from the
>> > Convention Oversight Committee and from the Chair of that Committee,
>> > effective immediately.
>> >
>> > I would like to publicly thank Mr. Hayes for his dedication and service
>> to
>> > the Libertarian Party and all of the hard work he has put in to planning
>> > the convention to this point.
>> >
>> > His replacement on the Committee as well as the new Convention Oversight
>> > Committee Chair will be announced under separate cover.
>> >
>> > Yours in liberty,
>> >
>> > Nick
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
> --
>
> *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. *
>
>