<div>I have been interviewing applicants including the question that I believed and still believe should have been in the packet- what is the applicant's understanding of libertarian philosophy.</div><div><br></div><div>I also asked two other essential questions that should be on future applications: how long have you been in the Party and are you involved with your state or county.</div><div><br></div><div>As I said last national convention, we have a history and a culture and principles. Grokking those things takes sheer time and activity. It cannot be done by a few months after joining with little to no other involvement.</div><div><br></div><div>Recommending changes to our governing documents is serious business and I urge the committee to be sure we are appointing qualified persons (and each of us have other issues I'm sure are important).</div><div><br></div><div>In hindsight I'm grateful I missed the application deadline when I had only 7 months into the party and limited experience even though by that point I was more active than many old-timers. It would have been a horrible mistake to put such a green person in such a position. My views and understanding are barely recognizable from those days- and that came through sheer work and time with other Libertarians and the state party.</div><div><br></div><div>I will be preparing an extract of what I learned that will be of general interest to other members of the LNC but will ask that be kept confidential for the sole reason that I informed those speaking with me that I might share with other LNC members but did not say it would be made public. In the future I will include that. I can't waive the confidentiality of applicants beyond what they agreed to. They do know however that these decisions are made in open meeting so any information that is relevant to decision can certainly be discussed openly.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope to have my extract done by Wed but I need to include the latest packet and follow up on ones from the prior packet.</div><div><br></div><div>-Caryn Ann</div><div><br></div><div>PS: still in New Mexico after speaking along with Nick at their convention. I'm really enjoying these convention trips and meeting so many Libertarians. WA and AK next.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 6:18 AM David Demarest <<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" class="gmail_msg"><div class="m_-1681211465452356488WordSection1 gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Hi Alicia,<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Please send me the committee applications. I agree to not re-distribute any applicant <u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">contact information nor to make any of the applications public.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Thoughts?<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">~David<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg"><i class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg"> </span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg"><i class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg">Omaha Libertarian Strategy - Nolan Awards - Family Fun Un=Convention<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg"><i class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="gmail_msg"> <u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">~David Pratt Demarest<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">LNC Region 6 Representative (IA, IL, MN, MO, ND, NE, WI)<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Secretary, LPNE State Central Committee<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Cell: 402-981-6469<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Home: 402-493-0873<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"> Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b class="gmail_msg">On Behalf Of </b>Sam Goldstein<br class="gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg">Sent:</b> Sunday, April 09, 2017 6:48 AM<br class="gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg">To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br class="gmail_msg"><b class="gmail_msg">Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] packets of bylaws and platform committee applicants are ready<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" class="gmail_msg"><div class="m_-1681211465452356488WordSection1 gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></p><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">Alicia,<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">Please send me the committee applications. I agree to not re-distribute any <u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">contact information nor to make any of the applications public without the <u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">applicant's express permission.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">Thanks,<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><br clear="all" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">Sam Goldstein<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">Libertarian National Committee<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">Member at Large<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">Indianapolis IN 46260<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">317-850-0726 Phone<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">317-582-1773 Fax<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></p><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg">On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 3:25 AM, Alicia Mattson <<a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">agmattson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Attached is a spreadsheet listing the names of those who have applied for LNC appointments to the Platform Committee or the Bylaws and Rules Committee for our 2018 convention.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">We have 83 applicants for Platform Committee. We have 51 applicants for Bylaws and Rules Committee. There is substantial overlap between those two lists, such that there are 89 unique applicants.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I have assembled the applications into a PDF file for each committee.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">As I previously indicated, I will not be posting the full applications with all the individual contact information to a public email list.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Instead, LNC members should request their copy of the info packets by emailing me a short note indicating your agreement to not re-<span class="m_-1681211465452356488m8246792015275234844gmail-il gmail_msg">distribute</span> the <span class="m_-1681211465452356488m8246792015275234844gmail-il gmail_msg">contact</span> <span class="m_-1681211465452356488m8246792015275234844gmail-il gmail_msg">information, and I'll promptly send you the applicant packets.</span><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span class="m_-1681211465452356488m8246792015275234844gmail-il gmail_msg"><span style="color:#888888" class="gmail_msg">-Alicia</span></span><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br class="gmail_msg">_______________________________________________<br class="gmail_msg">Lnc-business mailing list<br class="gmail_msg"><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="gmail_msg">
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</blockquote></div></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><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 href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank">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><span style="font-size:x-small">Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee</span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">A haiku to the Statement of Principles:</span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><i>We defend your rights</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><i>And oppose the use of force</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><i>Taxation is theft</i></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>