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<p class="MsoNormal">Alicia, I strongly, but respectfully, disagree. The number of members who actually try to get
something heard is infrequent. If there
were a deluge, you would have a point, and then I would encourage stricter
minimum standards to be in place but there isn’t. And yes, I do think Regional Representatives
(I think differently of Officers) DO have an obligation to bring forth motions
asked by members (there can be some minimum bars) even if they do not support
it. I will ALWAYS follow that rule and
it was a promise I made to my region, and they elected me on it. If it got to be so much that this was even a
concern on time, I would set stricter bars.
But each motion I have brought has had merit, and I supported each one.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On the one brought by Patrick, I believe ten members <b>who
took the time to organize a county chapter</b> meets a minimum bar. I would love it if ten members routinely
wrote me to ask for things. Most of the
membership ignores the LNC for a reason, and it isn’t a flattering one in most
cases. I intend to engage the membership
in my region and change that.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just like Arvin was perfectly justified in bringing that
motion to disqualify Weld at the post-convention LNC meeting though he didn’t
support it.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As far as the RONR section, that is about speaking against. And that is a point well taken. I will not speak against any motion I bring.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I long for the day when we have the problem of having such
an engaged membership that we are beset with daily motions. That is quite obviously not a problem we
have.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">-- <br></p><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>In Liberty,</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b></font></div><div><font size="1">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee </font><span style="font-size:x-small">(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a>Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Communications Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Colorado State Coordinator, <a href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party Radical Caucus</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Alicia Mattson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank">agmattson@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>If the LNC took the time to meet, debate, and vote on every idea that some member somewhere has, we'd be meeting every day. I do not think LNC members are obligated to put forward a motion that they don't even support just because one person asked them to. I think part of the job of being on the LNC is understanding what things are or are not productive uses of our time. It's not just about the time of the person putting forth the motion, but it is the time of 16 other LNC members, plus 8 alternates, and potentially some staff. Sometimes it is our job to thank the person for the suggestion but politely reject an idea brought to us.<br><br></div>If you think an idea actually has broader support among the membership than just ten people, and you think it is the right way to address a situation, and you think it is important enough to make 30 people spend time on it, then fine, make a motion. But don't bring us clutter that you don't even favor.<br><br></div>RONR, 11th ed. p. 393:<br><br><div style="margin-left:40px">"REFRAINING FROM SPEAKING AGAINST ONE'S OWN MOTION. In debate, the maker of a motion, while he can vote against it, is not allowed to speak against his own motion. He need not speak at all, but if he does he is obliged to take a favorable position. If he changes his mind while the motion he made is pending, he can, in effect, advise the assembly of this by asking permission to withdraw the motion (pp. 295–97)."<br></div><br></div>Motions should be made by people who favor the idea, and who intend to support the motion unless debate later changes their mind.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-Alicia<br><br></font></span></div>
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