Yes Joshua. Your request for input was ignored by the super majority of members. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">-- <br></span></font><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">In Liberty,</font></b></div><div><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Caryn Ann Harlos</font></b></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a>Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Communications Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Colorado State Coordinator, <a href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party Radical Caucus</a></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span></span><div><br>On Friday, September 16, 2016, Caryn Ann Harlos <<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Yes. And it is the duty of this Body to make every effort to attend duly called meetings. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span></span><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">-- <br></span></font><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">In Liberty,</font></b></div><div><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Caryn Ann Harlos</font></b></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a>Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Communications Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Colorado State Coordinator, <a href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party Radical Caucus</a></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>On Friday, September 16, 2016, Ken Moellman <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ken.moellman@lpky.org');" target="_blank">ken.moellman@lpky.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">
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<div dir="ltr">I tried; that's what the Doodle poll was supposed to do. 6 people voted. Of those, 5 could attend on this date, and it was the unique most-voted date. I would have more information if voter turnout had been greater than (counting voting members) 33%. Obviously, it was unofficial and no one was obligated to vote - I have never understood why we spend so much energy tossing dates around on this list when we've known for centuries the value of aggregating that sort of data and displaying it visually.
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<div>The proposed topics were posted with the original request. I then reposted them when I asked for more corequestors. I also proposed an agenda at that time: although the chair proposes the agenda, I think I can propose one to be proposed. The chair is free to modify it, naturally. The topics were:</div>
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<div>There was a request to handle committee transparency before population of committees, opposite my proposed proposed agenda. The chair has the discretion to flip it, and the body of course has the ability to flip it at the meeting.</div>
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<div>This is, I'm pretty sure, the first time a videoconference has been called by a minority of the body (it's only the second time we've held one) but this isn't some weird loophole in the rules. It's what the rules explicitly authorize. Those rules, for the benefit of those who are new, came out of a committee recommendation last term. The rules also allow, as an aside, for cancellation or amendment of the agenda items. </div>
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<div>It sounds as though Region 3 will not be able to attend. Mr. Bittner has a packed schedule that weekend and cannot attend, and I fly for work early on Monday morning (Eastern Time) making a late conference call unreasonable.</div>
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<span><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Patrick McKnight <<a>patrick.joseph.mcknight@gmail<wbr>.com</a>> <br>Date: 9/15/2016 6:15 PM (GMT-08:00) <br>To: <a>lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a> <br>Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] Results of Doodle <br><br></span>
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The members<br> >> proposing a meeting are to only suggest the topics, per Section 1.02 (7)(e).<br> >><br> >> To that end, I would suggest to the chair that the agenda be structured in<br> >> a way where committee transparency comes before committee population. I<br> >> suggest this because some may make a decision on where and how to serve<br> >> based on the rules, and if the rules are changing, it might be good to get<br> >> the rule changes down first.<br> >><br> >> I personally still believe that we need an in-person meeting to discuss<br> >> the details of the transparency proposal in an efficient manner.<br> >><br> >> And Section 1.03 (1) says the IT Committee is populated by the LNC chair,<br> >> not the LNC itself.<br> >><br> >><br> >> ---<br> >><br> >> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.<br> >> LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative<br> >> LPKY Judicial Committee<br> >><br> >><br> >><br> >> On 2016-09-11 18:11, Joshua Katz wrote:<br> >><br> >> For reference, here is the request I am referencing:<br> >><br> >> I am seeking co-requesters for a teleconference meeting to be held<br> >> Saturday, September 24, 2016, at 5PM Pacific - 7PM Pacific. I am happy to<br> >> adjust date and time if needed; I'm basing this off my memory and Caryn's<br> >> assistance.<br> >><br> >> The agenda items would be as follows:<br> >> Amend Something Previously Adopted - Budget<br> >> Populating Committees<br> >> Transparency for Committees<br> >><br> >> The items would be in that order, and there would be, I hope, a 2 hour<br> >> hard stop. (According to some recent research, a 72 minute hard stop would<br> >> be better, but that's not realistic.)<br> >><br> >> It is my belief that these items, particularly the budget item, can be<br> >> dealt with fairly easily at such a meeting if we do the spadework here, and<br> >> might possibly be questions that come out differently at such a meeting vs.<br> >> email. In other words, I think they would profit from real-time discussion<br> >> and deliberation.<br> >><br> >> Furthermore, there was a request to assign times to items. My proposal is<br> >> below. None of these are intended as special orders; rather, I include the<br> >> times simply to indicate the time to be allocated to each item.<br> >><br> >> 5:00 - 5:05 Pacific: Credentialing and housekeeping<br> >> 5:05 - 6:05: Amend Something Previously Adopted - Budget<br> >> 6:05 - 6:25: Populating Committees<br> >> 6:25 - 6:45: Transparency for Committees<br> >> 6:45 - 7:00: Public comment and announcements<br> >><br> >> It is my hope that less time will be needed than this and that we'll end<br> >> early.<br> >><br> >> Joshua A. Katz<br> >> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)<br> >><br> >> On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Joshua Katz <<a>planning4liberty@gmail.com</a>><br> >> wrote:<br> >>><br> >>> There were 6 votes cast. There were no dates receiving 6 votes, but the<br> >>> 25th (Sunday) had 5 votes, which was the most. Therefore, I am still<br> >>> seeking co-requesters for the 25th.<br> >>><br> >>> Joshua A. 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