[Lnc-business] Tonight’s Meeting and the convention

[Susan Hogarth]

 Tonight’s meeting will be key in setting the tone for the next week. We really need to show the membership that we have a plan and some sense of unity going forward.   
  

  
Assuming we go ahead with Orlando, we should resolve to support either the Bylaws proposal or some other mechanism for remote participation (Credentials may be of assistance there, or not). If Orlando doesn’t happen, of course we will need to have a plan for that contingency as well.   
  

  
Some members are very distressed at the prospect that they may not be allowed to participate remotely. I’ve seen zero sentiment for that here, and little in general, but a statement from the LNC formally supporting remote participation will go a long way in alleviating fears and the anger those fears produce.   
  
  
  
 We should also discuss whether we should advocate for a streamlined agenda, and discuss how it might be proposed.   
  

  
I understand that the delegates have the final say on these matters, but that doesn’t mean that we should not act like leaders and   come together as a body and advocate for the best solutions for what is really a challenging environment. We’ve all spent a lot of time talking and thinking about these things, but the membership at large generally doesn’t have that sort of focus, and when they do take interest, there’s a lot of conflicting information and dissent that they see. Let’s work together to have a strong LNC statement on our vision for a successful convention.   
  

  
And then let’s join the CoC in helping to make it happen.   
  
  
  
  
  Susan Jane Hogarth
  
  Region 5 Representative
  
  Libertarian National Committee
  
  susan.hogarth at lp.org
  
  919-906-2106 (tel:919-906-2106)