Why
am I on here? I�m not on the
platform committee. I never
volunteered for it. In fact,
they way I read the bylaws, the platform committee cannot be organized for
the 2003 convention at all since the 6 month-out period is long passed. 2004 might be another story, but I
voted against establishing this committee at the last Board meeting for
exactly this reason: It is not
a valid committee for the 2003
convention.
Do
what you want, but the committee is not valid for 2003. Gaar can argue it all he wants, but I
think the bylaws are pretty clear on the
issue.
Further,
since I�m helping with convention stuff, I don�t have the time
anyway.
Mike
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From: Gregg
Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:57
PM
To: Paul Tiger;
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; John A. Lappart; Jim Vance; ACLP DANA
Cc: Tim Jacobs; Rand Fanshier; Ralph
Shnelvar; Mike Seebeck; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Michael T McKinzie; Ken
Riggs; Karen Miller; John Gurley; gaar potter; David Bryant; Ari
Subject: CO Platform
Apparently we communicate on this chatline until Paul returns from vacation
on Feb. 7th. I'd like to know if we are in general concert about our
mission, so I'm requesting a vote on these items, all of which I vote
YES on:
1) To establish the beginnings of our platform first, I volunteer for
this: Gregg will work out a CO Lib Platform outline by March first,
modeled after the national platform, initially including
condensing it to address Colorado issues only, to be filled out further
over time by current and future members.
2) Aside from strict Platform wordings, Committee members normally
deal with any and all Colorado issues, seeking
common-language explanations which upcoming
Libertarian candidates can use during campaigns, and which also explain
libertarian free-market positions to the media and public between
election campaigns.
3) We will assume that a Platform Committee member relinquishes membership
by non-participation for an entire month.
4) We request that the Board appoint new members recommended by both
ourselves and the Board, to keep this committee membership numbered roughly
at between five and nine members. These proposals are intended as
guidelines, not absolutes. Gregg
