<div dir="ltr">The following are my suggestions:<div><br></div><div>1. I would make these the rules for LNC meetings, and the default for other committees, but allow other committees to set their own rules if they choose.</div><div>2. I agree with Dr. Lieberman (although likely for different reasons) that we should simply make meetings viewable. Not only is it a hassle and a waste of time to verify listeners/viewers, but this seems it will already be the case for in-person meetings. Also, it is more technologically feasible to allow unlimited viewing via a reflector than to allow a large number of people to actually be on the call. Require that people who want to be on the call (for public statement purposes) verify their identity - I personally would like to see this open to members, sustaining or not, but at least sustaining members.</div><div>3. I would set, for the LNC (and for other committees if suggestion 1 is not taken) the policy that there is a time for public statement, at the beginning and the end, rather than a majority vote - with a majority vote required to participate at other times. Explicitly, the Chair should rule it dilatory to continue making a request for public comment after every motion if it has been voted down.</div><div>4. I have had issues with noise on teleconferences, and understand the need to drop people or mute them. I would suggest that the Chair (or presiding officer) be required to inform the body when this is done, and of the reason.</div><div>5. I would add the following "Except where in conflict with these rules, applicable statutes, or physical reality, the meeting shall be conducted in accordance with RONR and the special rules of order that apply to physical meetings of the LNC (or committee if suggestion 1 is not taken.)" We could then strike: the paragraphs beginning "Each committee member shall be given..." "The chair may choose..." and "A person (normally the Party Secretary..." I ask that the Secretary correct me if I haven't done this surgery correctly.</div><div>6. I am not sure what to make of "temporary absence." Suppose a member of the committee doesn't buy, and has no plan to buy, a webcam, and wishes to participate by telephone. Certainly such an absence of webcam is not temporary - but it also can't rightly be called permanent, as it is certainly a situation that may well be remedied - in fact, it can be remedied without intent if they purchase a Chromebook, new laptop, etc. Why not just say that it's alright to participate by phone? (In fact, I question the need to hold any video conference meetings, above and beyond phone meetings. Why do you need to see my living room, and my pajamas?)</div><div><br></div><div>Those are my suggestions. I will prepare a potential substitute motion which I will circulate prior to the meeting. </div><div><br></div><div>Joshua Katz</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div>Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)</div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Scott L. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scott73@earthlink.net" target="_blank">scott73@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">“</span></font>here is my proposed draft of a Policy Manual
amendment, to be considered at our upcoming meeting. Remember, we can
always modify our procedures as we learn from experience.<u></u><u></u></p><span class="">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></font>Daniel Wiener<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Add a new <b><u><span style="font-weight:bold">Section 1.02(7) Electronic Meetings</span></u>:</b></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">Pursuant
to Article 13 of the LP Bylaws, the LNC and all committees of the national
party may conduct meetings via videoconference or teleconference
(“e-conference”) according to the following rules:</span></font></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">For videoconferences, it is the
responsibility of committee member to provide their own compatible
equipment. In the temporary absence of the necessary equipment, or
in the case of technical difficulties, a committee member must be allowed
to participate by teleconference. <font color="red"><span style="color:red">To the extent that it is technically feasible, meetings
shall be open to all Libertarian Party sustaining members to listen in on,
but those members must first identify themselves and their phone numbers
to the person acting as secretary, and their status must be verified prior
to the meeting.</span></font> By a majority vote a committee may
allow a non-committee member to participate on a limited basis.</span></font></b><u></u><u></u></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">I appreciate Mr. Wiener’s attempt to put lipstick on this pig
(the whole videoconference idea, not Mr. Karlan’s contribution to this
discussion).<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">That being said, I still want to comment on Mr. Wiener’s
proposed motion.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">The stuff I made </span></font><font color="red" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:red">red </span></font><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black"> in the bullet point above could become a
problem. We already have spread our staff way too thin. Now we are
going to force them to verify the membership status of all of our members who
choose to exercise their right <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">to listen in on our antics? And why involve the Secretary in
this activity? If you want to do this, basically you would have staff
requiring members to e-mail their request to LPHQ at least, say, 2 business
days before any videocast, and staff would then relay the approved attendees to
the Secretary for that videoconference.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">I understand what Mr. Wiener is trying to accomplish with this
bullet point. Since LNC Sessions are now supposed to be directly
broadcast to the RNC and the DNC on the Internet, why don’t we just
stream all videoconference meetings onto the Internet? That way the
members of the RNC and the DNC can use clips from our videoconferences as
comedic relief during <b><span style="font-weight:bold">their </span></b>meetings.
Plus, I assume it is relatively easy to take an already existing video stream
and broadcast it on the Internet.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">Ladies and gentlemen, the reason the LP has not accomplished very
much in terms of actually changing the laws we live under is because we spend
far too much time on internal stuff like this, rather than on our <u></u><u></u>Mission<u></u><u></u> of electing
Libertarians to public office.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">I would much rather have the peanut gallery complaining that
Libertarian State House members are not getting libertarian legislation passed
quickly enough, rather than forcing them to complain about penny-ante stuff
like putting our meetings on the Internet for their dancing and dining
pleasure.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black"> Scott Lieberman<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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