[Lnc-business] Addressing some false statements

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I have nothing to add to that except once again to point out the continued
use of threats.  And threatening from the dias is a gross abuse of power.

To me it is clear why there is a refusal to chair and it is to have the
freedom to make good on those threats.

I don’t share the opinion that are delegates are stupid and believe they
will see such politically motivated action for what they are.

We need a whistleblower policy in this party badly

On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:36 PM john.phillips--- via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> Fair enough.
>
> Some of us have been pretty disappointed in your lies as well. Some
> direct, and some by implication. Implication that as I have pointed out
> before you are far too versed in language usage to not be aware of.
>
> As for that email from a caucus, it is both an example of the crap I have
> called out before from them, AND an example of what happens when our chair
> decides to not share his reasoning and information with the board.
>
> As for your assertions that questions could be asked directly, do I need
> to point out the many times they were on this list? By a variety of
> people.  Just recently in fact to get you to directly answer one of those
> Mr Bishop-Henchman had to pin you down on it on front of the delegates on a
> matter that affected wide swaths of membership.  Additionally given your
> often vague answers, denials, prevaricating, and what I perceive to be
> outright falsehoods when you do bother to answer, your indignation at
> people not asking is unwarranted at best, and honestly as gaslighting as
> many of your other statements recently.  Why would someone directly ask
> when they have been shown time and time again they cannot expect a straight
> and honest answer.
>
> Your public statement regarding Mr Hayes removal did not reference things
> you mention in this email. It did contain vague statements that along with
> your other lack of participation, information sharing, and statements you
> made elsewhere left conclusions to be drawn.  I make no statement on the
> accuracy of those conclusions drawn by others at this time.  I will however
> point out the absolute ridiculousness of expecting people to act on
> information they were not given.  Even moreso when statements are given by
> people who, while they have their own flaws dishonesty has not been among
> them, contraindicate your assertions.  As well as, going back to the
> previous statement about asking questions, one has to have some information
> about concerns to ask questions about them.  Even if we look aside from
> that, how would previous ignoring of similar concerns by you lead anyone to
> believe that suddenly action would be taken? Not just ignoring, but
> engaging in similar tactics yourself?
>
> Additionally given your own actions the hypocrisy of your diatribe is
> astounding.
>
> Your own attempt to hold the convention hostage for example, a failure
> that led to Mr Hayes being able to ram through his motion.  Every bit as
> bullying as his actions at that event that people are complaining about.
> Arguably moreso.  Your continued use of the 105k number in misleading
> fashions.  Your denial of things that you said directly to me, not even
> implication.  Your excuses regarding your statements about the ASC.  Your
> refusal to fulfil the role you were elected to.
>
> Lastly, your implication in this thread that our delegates are stupid is
> not well taken from an elected officer of this party.
>
> All this from me who, again, agrees with you for the most part on much of
> the direction the party should go, and I would argue would have been more
> likely to do so without all these games played from all sides.
>
>
> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973
>
> On Jun 6, 2020 12:53 PM, Victoria Paige Lee via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> Mr. Sarwark,
> I appreciate you breaking all of this down from your perspective. However,
> I do have one more question that the answer might of gotten lost in the
> length of the message.
> I see where you said you would participate as a NH delegate in Orlando.
> Will you be chairing the Orlando portion of the convention or will Mr.
> Merced be doing that?
>
> V. Paige Sexton BSN,RN
> Region 2 Alternate
> Libertarian National Committee
> 901-390-0578
>
> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 12:38, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > There are a number of false statements circulating on social media and
> > among members of this board. While this email will be of no help to
> those
> > LNC members who have said I am dishonest and acting in bad faith, it may
> be
> > of some use to people who have not yet sunk that low.
> >
> > Let's begin with ones from an email that an internal caucus sent to all
> of
> > their members:
> >
> > “I’m sure most of you know that current LNC Chair Nick Sarwark tried to
> > kill the in-person Orlando convention during the online presidential
> > nomination proceedings over Memorial Day weekend.”
> >
> > False. I successfully presided over my third convention as Chair,
> working
> > through obstruction and delay to get through the nomination of President
> > and Vice President. When that work was over, I took the opportunity to
> let
> > the body know that I would not preside over the second sitting, and that
> if
> > they wanted to select a replacement, they could do so. Since that was a
> > statement on the issue of whether to adjourn immediately or take up the
> > election of Chair, I passed the gavel to Mr. Merced. Even had the Chair
> > election been taken up, it would not have cancelled a second sitting.
> >
> > “What you may not know is that he has since said that he refuses to take
> > part in an in-person convention and refused to sign the contract with
> the
> > host hotel.”
> >
> > First, I will attend the second sitting of the convention in Orlando and
> > will participate as a delegate from New Hampshire. The rest of my family
> > will not be coming to Orlando because our country is still in the midst
> of
> > an infectious pandemic and our family has chosen to minimize the
> exposure
> > of ourselves and others to air travel and large meetings.
> >
> > Second, I refused to sign a contract with a $105K liquidated damages
> > provision because it presented a great risk to the Libertarian Party.
> Once
> > a contract that removed that provision, reduced the room rate by another
> > $20 per night for our members, and lowered the required hotel rooms
> (though
> > keeping a larger block available), I tried to move quickly to execute
> it.
> >
> > The four LNC members of the Convention Oversight Committee then
> attempted
> > to put in provisions damaging to the Libertarian Party, in breach of
> their
> > fiduciary duties and over the objection of the two people who have to
> > approve a contract of that size under the policy manual, myself and Mr.
> > Hall.  The provisions they urgently decided had to be in the contract
> were
> > both ones that would cause a seven-day delay in the event of an
> emergency
> > that required cancellation, because it would require approval of the
> whole
> > LNC, which is not possible in a period shorter than an email vote or
> > electronic meeting. There is no argument that these provisions put the
> > Libertarian Party in a better position, they were designed to increase
> the
> > risk of cancellation.
> >
> > “He also removed Dan Hayes, chair of the Convention Oversight Committee,
> > from that committee for not sharing Sarwark’s views on an in-person
> > convention.”
> >
> > Mr. Hayes was removed based on a number of factors, some of which were
> in
> > my email announcing his removal. He has been personally abusive to
> > colleagues and members of the Libertarian Party staff, which combined
> with
> > his negotiating against the best interest of the Libertarian Party and
> > taking weeks to finish a contract that should have been ready to sign at
> > the first sitting showed that he is less effective in the role than Ms.
> > Ryan, who successfully produced the Orlando convention without screaming
> or
> > yelling at the rest of the members of her committee.
> >
> > “But in the meantime, Sarwark added a clause to the contract that would
> > allow him to cancel the convention unilaterally, and then instructed a
> > staff member to sign that contract, resulting in two different contracts
> > being sent back to the hotel.”
> >
> > There was no clause added by myself or at my direction to the contract
> > approved by our Special Counsel, approved by myself, and approved by the
> > hotel. The contract transmitted by the Secretary had four clauses added
> to
> > it the day before the contract was due by the four LNC members of the
> > Convention Oversight Committee, clauses that were not ever present in
> any
> > of the versions of the contract they had insisted was “ready to sign.”
> > Going from having a vote to force someone to sign a contract with
> excessive
> > risk to trying desperately to stop me from signing a much improved
> contract
> > without a poison pill is tough to do in less than 24 hours, but Mr.
> > Goldstein, Ms. Mattson, Ms. Adams, and Ms. Bilyeu moved very quickly.
> >
> > To clear up a legal misunderstanding, getting the $105K liquidated
> damages
> > clause removed does not make cancellation free of risk or cost to the
> > Libertarian Party. It means that the hotel would have to show what their
> > actual damages are in the case of a cancellation. If a hurricane hits,
> it's
> > better for us to be on the hook for the actual cost of cancellation, not
> a
> > $105,000. Reducing the risk for the party is the fiduciary duty we all
> have
> > to the party, which is why it was so confusing to me to see two other
> > officers of this board try to increase the risk to the party by signing
> a
> > contract that increased the risk to the party.
> >
> > “There is now a motion from Harlos before the LNC, with six co-sponsors,
> to
> > suspend Sarwark so we can go ahead with the planned convention without
> > further roadblocks.”
> >
> > Let me state clearly that the changes I made to the Convention Oversight
> > Committee membership are to make that committee work more efficiently to
> > make this convention a success. Mr. Rosen called me on the day the
> contract
> > was executed to reiterate his commitment to having this exceed even our
> > highest expectations, a sentiment I reciprocated in our conversation.
> It's
> > no secret that I think a mass in-person gathering during a pandemic is
> > stupid. But as long as I'm Chair, if the delegates decide to do
> something
> > stupid, it's my duty to help them do the stupid thing as efficiently and
> > with as little damage as possible.
> >
> > My last point, which I will place in all capital letters just to make
> sure
> > nobody misses this truth:
> >
> > I DID NOT INTEND TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT WHEN NEGOTIATING IT, WHEN
> EXECUTING
> > IT, OR AT ANY POINT PRIOR TO THE SECOND SITTING IN ORLANDO.
> >
> > I've been exceedingly disappointed at the number of people on this LNC
> who
> > have my email and phone number, who know how to ask a question, who
> chose
> > and continue to choose to believe lies about my actions and intentions
> and
> > can't summon the human decency to ask me directly. My disappointment
> with
> > the behavior on this LNC will be channeled as a delegate, as it was in
> 2012.
> >
> > Yours in liberty,
> > Nick
>
>
> --

*In Liberty,*

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