[Lnc-business] The Cold Equations - We are not cancelling this convention

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

And unless it is at a very odd hour I am not available on the 5th either.
I am in Los Angeles working with the new software to help make sure remote
options are a success.

*  In Liberty,*
* Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
(part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
pas) in an actual email, please contact me privately and let me know.  *


On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 1:45 AM Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:

> PS my husband is no longer the CO state chair.  it is of personal interest
> because it is my state chair and I have to face her.  And I will not look
> her in the eye and say too bad so sad you are out that money unless I am
> willing to make her whole.
>
> *  In Liberty,*
> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
> (part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
> pas) in an actual email, please contact me privately and let me know.  *
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 1:43 AM Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Everything I have to say assumes that nothing else changes such as the
>> chair choosing to vote on that email ballot early or the state of Florida
>> shutting things down.
>>
>> Fact:  We have a perfectly acceptable location.  I do not find the
>> stretches to try to find ways this is materially different particularly
>> credible but as a justification to relitigate this issue that the delegates
>> already decided.
>>
>> Fact:  The soonest we can meet is July 4.  I am not available.  Of course
>> a meeting can take place without me but that would then prove contradictory
>> to the repeated concerns of disenfranchisement of anyone.  Not that this
>> difference of one day really matters.
>>
>> So we meet on July 5. You really think we are going to cancel on July 5?
>> That is grossly abusive to delegates.  Some of them ARE ALREADY DRIVING
>> DOWN.  It is too late.  This is a fact and not all the wishes of a magic
>> lamp changes that.
>>
>> Further, I am hearing from more people and I am not even certain now that
>> finding out that the original delegates changed their mind is enough (if
>> they have).  Why?  People have spent thousands in detrimental reliance on
>> our decision.  Including the Colorado state chair which is of personal
>> interest to me.  Anyone voting to cancel, I do hope you will volunteer your
>> own money to make these people whole.
>>
>> It is over IMHO unless someone can show me where my reasoning is wrong.
>> The sooner we stop sabatoging the will of the delegates (which we
>> criticized the chair for) the sooner we work to make this a success under
>> difficult circumstances.
>>
>> We don't get to override the delegates.  We don't get to cause people to
>> lose money because we have cold feet,.
>>
>> *  In Liberty,*
>> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
>> (part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
>> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
>> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
>> pas) in an actual email, please contact me privately and let me know.  *
>>
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