[Lnc-business] Orlando in-person convention

[Tucker Coburn]

I will join in voting to cancel. 4 of the 8 states/chairs in Region 8 
have stated to me they would like to cancel. 1 is against cancellation, 
the other 3 don't have an official opinion. I would note that this is a 
large reversal in the past week, before which there was little interest 
among any of the states for a full cancellation.

There are several issues here including further cancellation potential 
by the venue or the state, but I have failed to see much commentary on 
what I think is most important - the voting of our delegates. Due to how 
we adjourned, the reality is that in order for delegates to ensure their 
ability to participate, they must be physically present. This wouldn't 
normally be very revolutionary, but as we are all aware we are not 
living in 'normal' times. Given the surge in cases both in Florida and 
Orange County, I believe it would be irresponsible for this body to 
uphold this predicament of choosing between health and voting rights.

I support an online convention during the same range, with the agenda 
set partially by our technical ability. I am not familiar enough with 
the proposed program to make any judgment on its capabilities at this 
moment.

-- 
Tucker Coburn
LNC Region 8 Representative
www.lp.org

On 2020-06-30 12:53, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> There is no reason that bylaws and platform should be put off.  A lot 
> of
> work was done and that should be respected.  It cannot simply be put 
> off
> until 2022 (theoretically bylaws can) because appointments change by 
> the
> states.  TJ's program can handle it.  I have found that many people's 
> plans
> have changed.
> 
> *In Liberty,*
> 
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> 
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 10:43 AM William Redpath via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>> I think the in-person convention in Orlando should be cancelled and am
>> prepared to so vote.  I ask other LNC members who agree with me to 
>> speak
>> up on this list.
>> 
>> At the very least, another poll regarding attendees should be taken,
>> because I surmise plans of many people are changing.
>> 
>> In the previous poll, Julie Fox voted that she was likely to attend, 
>> but
>> she just told me that she is now not going.
>> 
>> I previously voted that I was sure to attend.  If I were to vote today
>> in a poll, I would vote "unlikely to attend" due to my work travel
>> schedule and quarantine issues after leaving Florida on July 12.  I 
>> have
>> not decided for sure.
>> 
>> I think the actual attendance numbers will be far lower than stated in
>> the poll that was taken.
>> 
>> I hope to participate online, but that will be dependent on a 
>> two-thirds
>> vote of the delegates in attendance.  While I have been told that 
>> remote
>> participation for the convention will likely pass, I don't think any 
>> LP
>> delegate should be put in the position of having to go to Orlando or 
>> be
>> dependent on that vote to participate in the convention.
>> 
>> It would be far better to have a second online convention for LNC
>> officers, LNC At-Large and Judicial Committee and not address Bylaws 
>> or
>> Platform until the May 2022 convention in Reno.
>> 
>> Bill Redpath
>>