September 2014 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Primer on how a Board should function
by Scott L. 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

On Saturday I will be handing out a 3 page primer on Carver Policy Governance. This is one of many systems that boards use to focus their time and energy on helping the organization accomplish its mission. I don't expect the LNC to adopt Carver, but nevertheless the primer has some really good insights on how a board can change from being just competent to being excellent. Scott Lieberman

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Presidential debate status
by Daniel Wiener 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

I would like to either add a 5 minute agenda item, or else have included in the Chair's report, an update on the status of the lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates along with the LNC's current involvement in that lawsuit. Dan Wiener -- *"In general, we look for a new law by the following process. First, we guess it (audience laughter), no, don’t laugh, that’s the truth. Then we compute the consequences of the guess, to see what, if this is right, if this law we guess is right, to see what it would imply and then we compare the computation results to nature or we say compare to experiment or experience, compare it directly with observations to see if it works. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s WRONG. In that simple statement is the key to science. It doesn’t make any difference how beautiful your guess is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are, who made the guess, or what his name is. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s wrong. That’s all there is to it.”* -- Richard Feynman

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Lamar Alexander Attacks Third Parties
by Joshua Katz 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2014/09/alexander-puts-forward-nl… Maybe the party could put out a statement on the fact that this bill pretends there exist only 2 parties. Joshua A. Katz Region 8 (Region of Badassdom) Alternate Libertarian National Committee Chair, Libertarian Party of Connecticut

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Re: [Lnc-business] Welcome to Alexandria VA!
by SAM8074＠aol.com 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

I'm getting into DCA at about 12:30pm EDT tomorrow. Anyone else getting in early who might want to do some sightseeing? Live Free, Sam Goldstein At Large Representative IT Committee Chair Libertarian National Committee 317-850-0726 Mobile sam.goldstein(a)lp.org Email In a message dated 9/18/2014 5:28:03 P.M. US Eastern Daylight Time, robert.kraus(a)lp.org writes: Welcome to Alexandria VA! I’ve been getting a few calls about where to eat or hang out so a short list: Joe Theismann's Restaurant 1800 Diagonal Rd, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi NW of Hotel (703) 739-0777 ‎ · theismanns.com Hank's Oyster Bar 1026 King St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.4 mi E (703) 739-4265 ‎ · hanksoysterbar.com Laporta's Restaurant 1600 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 199 ft NW (703) 683-6313 ‎ · laportas.net Hard Times Cafe (also good for lunch) 1404 King St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi NE (703) 837-0050 ‎ · hardtimes.com For lunch here are several additional nearby spots: Whole Foods Market (also good for dinner – they are open until 10 pm hot foods out until 9 pm) 1700 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.1 mi W (703) 706-0891 ‎ · wholefoodsmarket.com Table Talk Restaurant Inc 1623 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.1 mi NW (703) 548-3989 Quattro Formaggi 1725 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi NW (703) 548-8111 ‎ · 4maggi.com SUBWAY® Restaurants 1800 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi W (703) 518-5131 ‎ · subway.com Jimmy John's 330 John Carlyle St #140, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi W (703) 836-5160 ‎ · jimmyjohns.com Potbelly Sandwich Shop 401 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.3 mi W (703) 535-8212 ‎ · potbelly.com Five Guys Burgers & Fries 107 N Fayette St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.3 mi NE (703) 549-7991 ‎ · fiveguys.com The Perfect Pita 1640 King St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi N (703) 683-4330 ‎ · theperfectpita.com Live Free! Robert Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231 Join today: https://www.lp.org/membership LP FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/libertarians _______________________________________________ Lnc-business mailing list Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org

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Welcome to Alexandria VA!
by Robert Kraus 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Welcome to Alexandria VA! I’ve been getting a few calls about where to eat or hang out so a short list: Joe Theismann's Restaurant 1800 Diagonal Rd, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi NW of Hotel (703) 739-0777 ‎ · theismanns.com Hank's Oyster Bar 1026 King St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.4 mi E (703) 739-4265 ‎ · hanksoysterbar.com Laporta's Restaurant 1600 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 199 ft NW (703) 683-6313 ‎ · laportas.net Hard Times Cafe (also good for lunch) 1404 King St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi NE (703) 837-0050 ‎ · hardtimes.com For lunch here are several additional nearby spots: Whole Foods Market (also good for dinner – they are open until 10 pm hot foods out until 9 pm) 1700 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.1 mi W (703) 706-0891 ‎ · wholefoodsmarket.com Table Talk Restaurant Inc 1623 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.1 mi NW (703) 548-3989 Quattro Formaggi 1725 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi NW (703) 548-8111 ‎ · 4maggi.com SUBWAY® Restaurants 1800 Duke St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi W (703) 518-5131 ‎ · subway.com Jimmy John's 330 John Carlyle St #140, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi W (703) 836-5160 ‎ · jimmyjohns.com Potbelly Sandwich Shop 401 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.3 mi W (703) 535-8212 ‎ · potbelly.com Five Guys Burgers & Fries 107 N Fayette St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.3 mi NE (703) 549-7991 ‎ · fiveguys.com The Perfect Pita 1640 King St, Alexandria, VA ‎ 0.2 mi N (703) 683-4330 ‎ · theperfectpita.com Live Free! Robert Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231 Join today: https://www.lp.org/membership LP FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/libertarians

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FW: Region I Report - September 2014 (Attached this time)
by Norm Olsen 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Forwarding with the Report attached this time; my apologies. -- Norman T Olsen Regional Representative, Region I Libertarian National Committee 7931 S Broadway, PMB 102 Littleton, Colorado 80122-2710 303-263-4995 Norman.Olsen(a)lp.org "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Gandhi From: Norm Olsen [mailto:region1rep@doneDad.com] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 2:51 PM To: 'lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org'; 'Robert Kraus' Subject: Region I Report - September 2014 Attached please find the Region I Report for September, 2014 Norm & Ron -- Norman T Olsen Regional Representative, Region I Libertarian National Committee 7931 S Broadway, PMB 102 Littleton, Colorado 80122-2710 303-263-4995 Norman.Olsen(a)lp.org "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Gandhi

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Region I Report - September 2014
by Norm Olsen 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Attached please find the Region I Report for September, 2014 Norm & Ron -- Norman T Olsen Regional Representative, Region I Libertarian National Committee 7931 S Broadway, PMB 102 Littleton, Colorado 80122-2710 303-263-4995 Norman.Olsen(a)lp.org "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Gandhi

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Ballot Access Action Report, September 2014
by William Redpath 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Dear Colleagues: Here is my Ballot Access Action Report. I will request this be added to the agenda for 10 minutes. Thanks, Bill Redpath

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Proposed Policy Manual addition regarding electronic meetings
by Daniel Wiener 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

I like some but not all of Dan Karlan’s suggestions for videoconference and teleconference procedures. So 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. Daniel Wiener Add a new *Section 1.02(7) Electronic Meetings:* *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:* - *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. 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. By a majority vote a committee may allow a non-committee member to participate on a limited basis.* - *Either the committee chair or one-third of the committee members may call for an e-conference. A minimum of seven (7) days notice for such a meeting, along with the agenda, shall be provided to all committee members by email, and shall also be reposted on the LNC-Business list. No item of business may be placed on or added to the agenda unless all committee members have access to the same supporting documentation.* - *Participants must try to eliminate background noise, including radio, television, traffic, appliances, and side conversations, as well as call waiting for those who have it. A participants shall not place a telephone on hold if the system has music or messages playing while in that mode. Failure to do any of the above, or to otherwise mute the sound when a participant isn’t talking, shall be grounds for dropping the participant from the e-conference.* - *Each committee member shall be given an opportunity to speak at least once on each agenda item, but a member may defer until others have had an opportunity to speak. If the technical means are available, members may signal to the committee chair their desire to speak. The committee chair may choose the order to call on members. The default time limit for each speaker shall be three minutes, but a different limit, applicable equally to all speakers, may be specified either in the agenda material prior to the meeting or by a majority of the committee. An individual speaker’s time may be extended by unanimous consent. Seconding a motion and similar parliamentary matters shall not require recognition, and shall not deprive a member of the opportunity to speak substantively on an agenda item. * - *The chair may choose a voting method which will clearly and efficiently determine the outcome. In cases where a roll call vote is required, it shall be sufficient if the voting method can accurately identify how each committee member voted and allow that information to be recorded.* - *A person (normally the Party Secretary in the case of an LNC or Executive Committee meeting) shall be appointed to perform the secretarial function who is not also the person chairing the meeting.* - *Barring technical difficulties and excepting Executive Sessions, e-conferences shall be recorded. The audio (and, if practical, the video) shall be archived and linked to on the LP website. All individuals attending an e-conference must agree to be so recorded, and also agree not to record and not to divulge the contents of Executive Sessions unless the committee allows it by unanimous consent. Individuals who do not agree to these conditions shall be excluded from the e-conference.* -- *"In general, we look for a new law by the following process. First, we guess it (audience laughter), no, don’t laugh, that’s the truth. Then we compute the consequences of the guess, to see what, if this is right, if this law we guess is right, to see what it would imply and then we compare the computation results to nature or we say compare to experiment or experience, compare it directly with observations to see if it works. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s WRONG. In that simple statement is the key to science. It doesn’t make any difference how beautiful your guess is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are, who made the guess, or what his name is. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s wrong. That’s all there is to it.”* -- Richard Feynman

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by William Redpath 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

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