For most of history and prehistory a large portion of the human race was
Bound to the Land a form of Involuntary Servitude not a whole lot different from Slavery
Attitudes from those days linger in some who have positions which give them power over others,.
Even in Volunteer Association their actions seem to be tainted by an unspoken atttitude that the volunteers are "bound" to the Task set them,
In my last post I discussed how the LCRCC MAY be getting ready to institute proportinal respresentation which will make more ( how many more is under distpute) of our members FULL members.
When you give people New Rights there is often a positive reaction.
HOWEVER I understand there may also be a move to eliminate or curtail the rights of the Assistant Committee Persons that are listed in our By Laws
II. ASSISTANT COMMITTEE PERSONS The County Central Committee shall have the power to designate and select additional members from each precinct to assist the Committee persons. They shall have the right to attend meetings and to be heard. They shall not have the right to vote, except in the absence of a Committee person form their own precinct.
They constitute about 25 percent of the members attending meetings and IMO are among the more active members doing volunteer work
It is not uncommon for someone in the Excitement of Caucus to Stand for the position of Committee Person.
Then make one or two meetings and never be heard from again.
But someone who stands before the Body in the two years between Caucuses and says "Yes I want to Join this Body and take part in its activiities"
They usually stick around and come back month after month and become involved in the SubCommittee (Team Now) activities that occur between the meetings
So if we are planning to disenfranchise almost 25% of our Body we need to be pretty sure that they do not leave as a result.
I have been led to understand that while they may no longer be allowed to vote in the meeting of the Full Body, they could still participate and vote in the Sub Committees (Teams Now)
OH DARN I just remembered that may not happen either
The Executive Board has ALREADY decided which few members are going to be allowed to vote in the teams
SORRY
But the disenfranchised former Asssistand Members will STILL be allowed to do the work
And THIS is how you motivate and keep a volunteer force?
I hope I am wrong about what is going to be presented to the Body
Because if what I described is what they push through by say
one of those tight 25 to 21 votes like the did other things?
They may end up with meetings of no more than 25 members
On the Bright side however they will have NO problem adjourning by
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Updated: Wednesday, 24 June 2015 7:02 AM CDT
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