<div dir='auto'>And I apologize for not waxing as eloquent in my ire, but spending the afternoon with my father discussing/setting up his funeral arrangements while he was having a good mental day kinda dampened the mood.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But hey, maybe we should stop postponing the convention, then we could elect a new chair and move the hell on.<br><div dir="auto"><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">John Phillips<br>Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative<br>Cell 217-412-5973</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On May 5, 2020 5:35 PM, john.phillips@lp.org wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Yes Mrs Harlos, that is why I made very public notice of it on social media when it came through this morning so that others would <div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">Luckily my Regional meeting elected to postpone until after so they could participate, otherwise I would have been unable to attend.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">I am not happy about the games either. We should have done all of this a month ago rather than playing petty crap.</div><div dir="auto"><br /><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">John Phillips<br />Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative<br />Cell 217-412-5973</div></div></div><div><br /><div class="elided-text">On May 5, 2020 10:34 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Due to the slowness of my lp email this just came in. Doing this
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without inquiring as to the schedules of other involved people is frankly
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rude.
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I cleared my schedule to be there as mock convention schedule, but this did
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not just affect me.
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I would hope that EVH and Mr. Phillips would be just as incense at this
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being sprung upon the LNC with no courtesy of asking people's schedules.
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If we want to talk about agendas, this smacks of a PR stunt agenda.
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However, I will be there. If we do this again, I do not think it is
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unreasonable for the the LNC to be given more than 12 hours notice. That
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is ridiculous. I am sure I will hear some snarky comment about how I or
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anyone else doesn't need to be there.
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I will be there.
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But this is really inconsiderate and iron-fisted.
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*In Liberty,*
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* Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
<br />
(part of the autism spectrum). This can affect inter-personal
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communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If anyone
<br />
found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
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pas), please contact me privately and let me know. *
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On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 9:00 AM Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) via
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Lnc-business <lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:
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> Regardless of the state of current discussions, it certainly isn’t a bad
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> idea to run a mock conventions like this so we are at least aware of our
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> capacity to deliver something because I double this is the last time this
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> will come up so we might as well start building up our experience.
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>
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> Conventions aren’t our only event, and if we can demonstrate that the
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> online medium are workable for large events it opens doors to fundraising
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> and promotional events throughout the election season.
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>
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> I know feeling are tense between many right now, but let’s not prevent
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> ourselves from seeking information and experiences that may be useful
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> regardless of the outcomes of current discussions.
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>
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> Alex Merced
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> Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP
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>
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> > On May 5, 2020, at 8:33 AM, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
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> lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:
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> >
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> > Dear All,
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> >
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> > During the discussions of how we adapt to the pandemic making travel and
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> > physical mass meetings impossible, many people have expressed concerns
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> > about the practicality of having a virtual convention. These fears are
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> > usually formed as questions about how it would work and used as arguments
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> > for delay and against trying to make it work. There are debates about the
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> > proposals, bylaws changes, and systems, but these are all done in the
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> > abstract.
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> >
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> > My belief is that this committee serves at the pleasure of the delegates,
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> > the delegates do not serve at the pleasure of the committee. They are not
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> > ours to be told what sacrifices they must make and what business they are
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> > allowed to consider. We are theirs to ensure that their voices are heard
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> > and that they make the decisions about the future of our party and who
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> > should represent them.
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> >
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> > To that end, I will gavel in a test run of the Libertarian National
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> > Convention on the Libertarian Party Zoom account tonight at 7:00 pm
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> > Eastern. Attendees will be credentialed and admitted to the room if they
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> > are national delegates or alternates, based on the current credentials
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> > committee lists. Others will be free to watch the simulcast on YouTube.
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> > Hosts of the meeting will be able to recognize attendees in order to
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> speak.
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> >
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> > We will follow the convention agenda per the bylaws and move through as
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> > much business as the time allows. We will see what works well and what
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> > could be improved.
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> >
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> > Details for how to register will be forthcoming later in the day. If you
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> > would like to volunteer to assist, please feel free to contact Mr.
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> Fishman.
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> >
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> > Yours in liberty,
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> >
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> > Nicholas Sarwark
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>
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>
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