I am appealing all three of your recent rulings. The cited sections of the policy manual were adopted specifically in the policy manual under "LNC Behavior Standards", with the preface that "LNC members
shall not violate their fiduciary duties to the LNC."
Duty of Care:
You claim, "Any individual member’s disagreement with the amount or timing of legal advice does not constitute a breach of duty of care or a parliamentary defect in continuing the ballot." This mischaracterizes my objection. Advice has not been given.
The question has been evaded, and justifications were inconsistent with previous advice. On September 19, I explicitly raised a legal question regarding compliance with SIC independence provisions under 29-411.05, given Bill’s admission of receiving payments
similar to those identified as conflicting in the SIC report concerning Swing Vote Strategists. It has not been answered. We are considering the motion which ratifies an unauthorized legal strategy, based around those findings from the SIC report. The LNC
must be advised on this matter before deciding whether to ratify this strategy.
Furthermore, I requested a consultation with Ackerman regarding questions Oliver stated he could not answer about the dismissal filing. These requests have been ignored.
Your characterization of this issue is wrong and forms further basis for my objection to your ruling on the good faith violation.
Duty of Loyalty:
According to the SIC report, a member of the investigation committee is independent if they lack a material interest in the matters investigated. On September 10, Bill admitted, in the presence of you, most of the LNC, and counsel, to having such an interest.
This admission raises serious concerns about the integrity of the SIC and undermines several foundational arguments in its report. This is in addition to previous evidence that has been submitted and ignored of another member of the SIC pressuring the former
Chair to enter into the SVS agreements, and assuring her that there were no rule violations. Were the treasurer's past engagements used as an example to assure her further?
Duty of Good Faith:
The refusal to address my questions, which are directly tied to legal arguments filed without proper authorization, further supports my claim of a breach of good faith. These actions reflect your ongoing failure to uphold the obligations of your role.
You were just caught in an attempt to coerce my removal by withholding legal support from a State Party in my region.
The Chair of our New Mexico affiliate asked you:
"Will the LNC help defend the LP brand in New Mexico if we change our regional 1 representation? I really have no choice, I guess?"
You responded
"I may still be able to persuade Hall to do probono work if Martin and Chadderdon explicitly aren’t involved."
I also join in Mr Martin's point of order to the chair so that his concerns shall be addressed by the chair.