We are experiencing the resurgence of a very old Conflict
That between Centralized Control by an Elite Minority and giving a Voice and Choice to the Masses
I believe this local resugence stems from a night in the Spring of '14 when the Chair stated that they could make a decision but thought it would be better if the Body did it.
And was told
Not according to the Constitution
Whereupon there ensued a great gnashing of teeth and rending of hair by the Chair and the Webmaster to the psychic sound as if a thousand pigs were being stuck
And in the fullness of time shortly there after the E Board discovered that
GASP
None of our Sub-committees had Charters,
So it an ad hoc committee was called to remedy this grevious failing
And they presented their findings.
Which were that the Committees should report to the E Board and another Committee controled by the Chair
And the Body said
Nope
We will have the Comittees report to US
Done deal
The E Board thought about this a long time and when they had thought long enough and hard enough
They called out CRISIS!
We MUST Organize NOW by April 1!!!!
Robert's Rules and one of the Foremost Parliamentarians in Iowa
DEMAND IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Except that the TRUTH was when they asked the Robert's Rules Forum they were told NO and their claim that one of the Foremost Parliamentarians in Iows had given them a Ruling that they HAD to do it?
Was equally True.
But then Truth, Constitutions and Rules of Law are Inconsequential to Getting Republicans Elected and clearing obsticles to that goal
So all the Sub-Committees got replaced with Teams
Which did the same things
But
They had only 5 voting members the rest of the Team could work but have no Say.
And all the initial Team Leaders were
Chosen by them
And all the initial members of the Teams were
Chosen by them
And any additions to the Teams?
Would be decided by their Chosen Few
They did try to replace one of the Team Leaders
The Body said
Nope we like him there
Now that is a good start
The pesky little part of the Constitution is still around
The one that says the E Board is under the Orders of the Central Commitee
We COULD
Give everyone in the teams the VOTE
Just like it was a REAL Democracy
And we could Order that People can chose the Team that THEY wish to work on
Just like it was a Real Democracy
And everything can go back to the way it was before things got "improved"
Posted by ky/kentuckydan
at 4:09 AM CDT
Updated: Friday, 1 May 2015 5:39 AM CDT
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Updated: Friday, 1 May 2015 5:39 AM CDT
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