James Lark is one of the most polite and respectful people I know, and obviously has past experience chairing meetings, so I'm sure he would do an excellent job facilitating. I've also been involved with groups where we had a different person facilitating at each separate meeting, and this works quite well. Giving everyone involved the opportunity to have the experience of leading discussion can produce a more cooperative and dynamic atmosphere. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee P.S. - I'm not on the strategy list because I do not wish to pledge to keep secrets from our membership without a much better rationale for doing so than I have seen so far in this case. However that does not mean I have no interest in whatever may be discussed (if I had no interest, I would not have volunteered my time to take part in our initial strategy discussion in Las Vegas), so I'm glad to see Lee caught himself and posted this motion here on the non-secret LNC list where it belongs (although being a motion, I suppose the LNC-business list would be an even more appropriate place for it, so I'm responding to that list). On Sep 5, 2012, at 10:56 AM, R. Lee Wrights wrote:

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: R. Lee Wrights <rleewrights@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [Strategy] Okay - let's get the ball rolling - MOTION To: strategy@lp.org

Mr. Chair,

If you find it appropriate for motions to be entertained in this forum, I would like to attempt to resolve this matter once and for all.

I move we appoint Dr. James Lark facilitator of our strategic planning sessions.

I will ask for at least three of my colleagues to, please, respond to this post with your intentions to do so.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Respectfully submitted by,

Lee Wrights Vice Chair Libertarian Party

On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Scott L. <scott73@earthlink.net> wrote:

“I agree (to Mr. Meyer’s first point) – Dr. Lark, this is your ballgame.

Geoffrey Neale”

A strategic planning session is not going to be useful if the participants can’t even agree on the ground rules.

I don’t get to pick the facilitator, but neither does the Chair.

The LNC – as a body – picks the facilitator.

Scott Lieberman

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