[Lpk-execomm] Agenda & Rules

[Ken Moellman]

   Long story short, committees must hash out details and consider the
   down-stream ramifications of proposed changes. It takes a lot of time,
   not just 8 x 1hr meetings and two in-person meetings.
   The previous rules committee met for a total for 22 hours, which is why
   consensus was not reached, and the resulting attempted hybridization on
   the floor necessitates rectification of certain rules.  And there was,
   in fact, talk of doing this rectification on the convention floor.
   On the subcommittees I have served on with national, we have many more
   meetings. The COC for instance meets every 2 weeks for about 3 hours,
   and in person 3 times per year.  Total we will have met for well over
   200 hours. We argue and yell, but also work to come to consensus.
   The key to a successful Rules committee will be meeting early, and
   taking the time over the course of many months to consider alternative
   proposals and the downstream effects of any proposal.
   If you want another giant floor fight over conflicting provisions which
   have not been properly hybridized, then wait until later.
   Waiting until after the election, as suggested by Mr Wiest, means
   business would not begin until the Thanksgiving/Christmas timeframe.
   And everything must be done by mid January by the Rules to hit the
   45-day notice mark.  So once again, this will set up a repeat of 2019's
   convention.
   I have already spoken with others in the party who want to start
   early.  If this committee is not formed, it doesn't halt the work.
   No one is forced to be on the Rules Committee. We each volunteer as
   much or as little time as we would like.
   Speaking only for myself, I seek to loosen the rules further (mostly by
   continuing to reduce their number and size) and increase checks and
   balances. That's it.
   As to the rest of the rant, I will leave that all alone as it's also
   it's own form of spin, whether intentional or perception-based, and
   irrelevant to whether a Rules Committee should meet more than a handful
   of times.
   Ken