[Lnc-business] Sarwark pressuring COC chair

[Sam Goldstein]

Richard,

Since Ms. Ryan is not on the LNC list I forwarded your question to her.

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On 2020-06-02 08:46, Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business wrote:
> 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
> 
> Sent from my Mobile Device
> 
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2020, 05:40 dustin.nanna--- via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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>> 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 <
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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>> “I'm sure
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>> 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.”
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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
>> 
>>   Region 5 Alternate
>> 
>>   919-906-2106 (tel:919-906-2106)
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>> > On Jun 2, 2020 at 2:50 AM,  <Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business (mailto:
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org)>  wrote:
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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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