[LPL Board of Directors] Calling things what they actually are.

[tlhorne at yahoo.com]

I prefer a call things by the name. The State Central Committee is the proper name, SCC for short is simply a direct abbreviation. Any euphemism is an invitation for confusion. Confusion can lead to conflict, both internal and external. I dislike conflict, and I particularly dislike internal conflict. 


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Daniel Hayes <sccrep at jefferson.lplouisiana.org> wrote:

>When I started consulting with Ricard Brown, the professional 
>parlimentarian that attend the April 13th SCC meeting with me.  He 
>noticed references to a "Board of Directors" and he kept asking me "What 
>the heck are they talking about? There is no reference to a Board of any 
>sort in your by laws..and an Executive Board, which you may opt to have 
>in the future, is something very specific, and you don't have one."  He 
>just wrote this up specifically for me to share with the members of the 
>SCC. Richard Brown wrote,
>
>"Basically, both state law and your bylaws say that the party is 
>governed by a State Central Committee and that is what it is and what it 
>should be called. A board or executive committee is something else. you 
>don't have a "board" or executive committee now, but you might in the 
>future. If you ever do, then all these references to a "board" that 
>doesn't even exist are gong to be very confusing."
>
>He then expounded in the IM not intended for general consumption but 
>that I am including, because I think it makes the point even better, the 
>following:
>
>"For short, they can refer to it as the SCC.
>Everybody knows what that is and it eliminates confusion. If they say 
>"the Board decided to do such and such", the question is, "WHAT 
>BOARD"?????
>As I read over the past chairman's email exahanges, I was constantly 
>stumped by references to "the Board'. I kept wanting to scream, "WHAT 
>BOARD??? WHO IS ON IT??? WHO SET IT UP??? WHAT IS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR 
>IT???"
>
>
>I think we need just K.I.S.S. that euphemism goodbye and call it what 
>state law requires us to. The concept it is only for internal 
>communications, what sense does that make? If its just for us..why 
>bother? Richard noticed people in the SCC meeting calling it verbally 
>"the Board" outside of our internal communications.  It just causes 
>confusion and confusion is anathema to good communication and hinders 
>growth. Not sure what we need to do to make this happen, but we need to 
>follow state law and if we want to call it something different, then I 
>suggest we start lobbying the state legislature to change the state law 
>from calling it the State Central Committees to the Happy Fun Cruise 
>Group. However, until that time I suggest keeping it simple, SCC.
>If we need to hold a vote on this we can do that on our next conference 
>call, but we really don't need to spend a bunch of time on this but it 
>IS important for legal purposes and I'd rather not have to pay a 
>Parlimentarian $50-$250 to handle it. I'd say we got at least $50 of 
>advice for free. If I have to send him researching laws the meter starts 
>ticking.  I think we have better things to do and to spend our money on.
>  I think the Media Relations Officer at the direction of the Chairman 
>if he agrees and deems it so, can simply change back the name of the 
>mailing group since it is what is authorized by our by laws and state 
>law. If not, SCC conference call vote or agenda item for the next SCC 
>Quarterly meeting or we could get the Secretary and a bunch of us on the 
>Stategic Planning meeting call and hash it out.  Please keep the 
>Preambles of all responses to under 3 pages.
>
>Daniel Hayes
>Jefferson Parish Representative to the Happy Fun Cruise Group of the 
>Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>
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