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

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I think that issue can be part of the resolution.  I also think the
credentials committee could be justified in simply deciding that the states
with travel restrictions are valid delegates under impossibility and
present them in their initial credentials report.  That would be the
judgment of the credentials committee however.

*In Liberty,*




On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 3:21 PM <john.phillips at lp.org> wrote:

> I already had planned to ask for at least a resolution.
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> I would ask consideration of the states with travel restrictions be taken
> up under impossibility, but I do not want to spend hours fighting over it.
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> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973
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> On Jul 3, 2020 4:02 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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> I believe the LNC should pass an official resolution of support for remote
> participation.  It has more teeth than mere promises.
>
> I do not support a streamlined agenda.  The platform and bylaws committees
> have busted their ass and deserve to have their work heard.  If the bylaws
> committee feels otherwise, I respect that, but as chair of the platform
> committee, I know what we have done, and I will not flush other people's
> time down the drain.
>
> *In Liberty,*
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> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 2:41 PM Susan Hogarth via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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> >  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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> >  We should also discuss whether we should advocate for a streamlined
> > agenda, and discuss how it might be proposed.
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> > 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.
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> > And then let’s join the CoC in helping to make it happen.
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> >   Susan Jane Hogarth
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> >   Region 5 Representative
> >
> >   Libertarian National Committee
> >
> >   susan.hogarth at lp.org
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> >   919-906-2106 (tel:919-906-2106)
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