Don-
I can certainly understand your displeasure with the way this power is being
used, and why you think that it is so abusable it should be taken away from
officers who run elections.
However, the ability to weed out candidates was put there for a purpose.
Before you go out and attempt to champion a national referenda (if such is
your intent), I urge you to consider the political ramifications of your
actions (for the members of this domain who play at games outside the local
one), the odds that your amendment will pass, and determine if you care
enough about a club who's games you don't attend to actually follow through
with an initiative to change a fundamental right given to every officer who
administers an election within the entire organization.
If you think that you, as a member of Pittsburgh (a notorious, at the
moment, domain), can phrase the referenda such that it does not cause
further annoyance at the domain, can get the amendment to pass, and actually
care enough to follow through with this desire of yours, then I urge you to
consider if the club will actually be better off if elections for offices go
from a small group of candidates to a large group of candidates (and on the
regional and national level, an extremely large group of candidates.)
Anthony C. [name redacted at Anthonys request]
US2003021263
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Sheldon" <don.sheldon@...>
To: <steelshadows@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [steelshadows] two things
> On 8/28/05, Jessica <quack3@...> wrote:
> > The way I would handle it, if I were in the position to run the
> > election, is to allow his application and trust the Domain to make the
> > decision about whether he's fit to hold office or not.
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> It occurs to me that the rule allowing an officer overseeing an
> election to remove candidates from that election is highly abusable
> and completely unnecessary. Anyone eligible really should be allowed
> to run.
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> What are the procedures to draft an amendment to the cam constitution?
> I think I'd like to see this power removed from all officers.
>
> - Donald Sheldon
> US2002022644
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