----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Peake" <ajp@glocom.ac.jp>
> Bad resolutions will fail, good will pass (perhaps :-) Who makes them
> should not matter. I would allow non-voting to be able to propose
> resolutions. (i.e. non-voting members may not vote in elections, may not
> stand as officers of the constituency and may not vote on resolutions.
But
> they may propose resolutions and may participate in the constituency's
> online and face to face discussions.)
No, I can't agree with this. The problem is that it allows people with no
stake in the constituency to dominate our agenda and activity. The work
involved in voting down a bad resolution is substantial. It consumes time on
a busy list. It can be exploited as a kind of denial of service attack.
This does not deny nonmembers an opportunity to propose resolutions, it
simply means that they must find a real member to support it. If someone who
wants the constituency to pass a resolution can't find a SINGLE MEMBER in
the constituency to propose it for them, then it shouldn't be proposed.
Simple as that.
> As Kent says, this may be too much for the urgent charter revision
required
> before the election.
No, we need to clarify the resolution process also. Otherwise we have more
obstacles to accomplishing real business. We can just use the previous Adcom
resolution procedure that was passed before Yokohama, and modify it as
necessary.
--MM
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