[Lnc-business] Forwarding a message for Ms. Ryan

[Alicia Mattson]

I agree with Mr. Goldstein that Ms. Ryan's recollection is inaccurate.  I
assure you that the relevant part of the conversation went like this:

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Ms. Ryan:  The last order of business is something I didn’t want to bring
up, but I’ve been painted into a corner by the chair.  He has requested
that we send him our recommendation for the seat that’s on the COC.  If you
feel the seat is not available, I urge you to abstain from the vote.  So,
any…?

COC member:  Why don’t we take a consensus here of who thinks that the seat
is not open?
Ms. Ryan:  It doesn’t matter.  I have to do this.  This is my order from
the chair.
[...]
Me:  The chair can’t give you orders like that.  This is under…
Ms. Ryan:  I work at the pleasure of the chair.
[...discussion of whether there is a vacancy, the ongoing LNC email
ballots, and our desire to wait for email ballot results...]
Me:  So to deal with the agenda item, I’ll move to postpone it to next week
so we can see how the email ballots play out.
(second)
Ms. Ryan:  I’m not going to do that.  I’ve been ordered.  I will pass on…
Me:  Nick can’t order me not to postpone.
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-Alicia


On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 7:01 AM Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Apparently the Chair of the Convention Oversight Committee responded to a
> number of LNC members about representations that were made by certain LNC
> members. Ms. Ryan had requested that her response be shared with the
> business list, but her Regional Representative did not do so.
>
> Her response is below:
> ***
> “Can you post this for me? If there are things in it that you feel
> shouldn't be on the thread, go ahead and remove it - that is except for the
> first sentence.  Robert sent me a note asking about this same issue but I
> think may answer didn't fit the narrative as I didn't see it post.  The
> committee refuses to recommend someone, even Daniel because that will prove
> there is a vacancy.  I need to get back to work but thank you for
> everything.
>
>
> I, Ms. Ryan was never bullied by the Chairman. He asked me to call for a
> vote last weekend but the committee had other things on our plate. I
> brought it up as the last order of business and said Mr. Sarwark would like
> a vote of the committee. I did say I serve at the pleasure of the Chair
> because I do.
>
> Someone motioned that we table the question although there was no motion
> made to table.  Besides we rule by consensus. rarely taking a "vote".  I
> said I was fine telling the Chairman that there was no recommendation from
> the committee at this time.
>
> I do feel the Chairman was correct in his request and his reading of the
> policy manual.  The Chairman has the right to unilaterally seat and
> therefore the right to remove the non-LNC members of the committee.
> Therefore there is a vacancy on the committee, which the members of the
> committee refused to accept.
>
> Changing the policy manual is up to the LNC but I caution doing that in the
> heat of a controversy.”
> ***
>
> Yours in liberty,
> Nick
>