[Lnc-business] Sarwark pressuring COC chair

[Richard Longstreth]

I appreciate your viewpoint and would love if Ms Ryan could share her point
of view as well.

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

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On Tue, Jun 2, 2020, 05:40 dustin.nanna--- via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> While I appreciate the update on CoC activities I have to agree with Ms.
> Hogarth. If Ms. Ryan feels that she is under unnecessary pressure she can
> say so herself or resign.
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> On Jun 2, 2020 6:54 AM, Susan Hogarth via Lnc-business <
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> her head could also be on the chopping block if she does not comply with
> Mr. Sarwark's demands.”
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> This is all speculation about ‘feelings’ of other people. It adds nothing
> but negativity to the discussion, in my opinion. You’re speaking for
> someone else in a manner that I would find offensive if it were me.
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>   Susan Jane Hogarth
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>   Region 5 Alternate
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> > On Jun 2, 2020 at 2:50 AM,  <Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business (mailto:
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> >  I think the LNC needs to know about something that happened during the
> COC meeting tonight. The LNC is currently in the middle of email ballot
> votes, one of which would determine whether Daniel Hayes is still a member
> of the COC, and another of which would change the policy to transfer Mr.
> Sarwark's COC-related powers to the LNC. The new COC chair is being heavily
> pressured by the LNC chair, and I'm sure that after seeing Mr. Sarwark
> remove the prior COC chair, Ms. Ryan feels her head could also be on the
> chopping block if she does not comply with Mr. Sarwark's demands. Tonight
> Ms. Ryan asked the COC members to recommend someone to fill the vacancy.
> She did say she didn't want to bring it up, but she has been painted into a
> corner and ordered by the LNC chair to do it. Several of us explained that
> we do not intend to act until the LNC email ballots play out. I moved to
> postpone the matter until next week's meeting, but because of Mr. Sarwark's
> pressure on Ms. Ryan she said she had to disallow my motion because she's
> been ordered by Nick to get it done. Ultimately the COC refused to act
> under such improper influence by Mr. Sarwark. The LNC policy change about
> COC appointments is poised to pass, and Mr. Sarwark apparently wants very
> much to exercise his power before the LNC reclaims it. Only because the
> majority of us on the COC were appointed by the LNC are we able to stand up
> to Mr. Sarwark's effort. He is in no position to threaten us. No committee
> chair should should be made to feel that if she doesn't disallow legitimate
> motions, she will likely be removed from her position. Ms. Ryan must not be
> subjected to these intimidation tactics. -Alicia
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