Re: Electronic Meeting/Libertarian Students of America
Daniel C. Burton (dburton@ocf.berkeley.edu)
8 Feb 1998 01:08:47 GMT
I like things the way they are right now. Our constitution says that we
can't pass any official by-laws. We can only do things like take official
stances and actions. I could have put this to vote at an actual meeting
and it would have been passed right away, but I wanted to call an online
meeting so we wouldn't take any time in the real meeting for it.
The President is required to hold regular business meetings at least once
a month and allocate time for general business in which any member can
bring up things. Any other elected officer can also call meetings, so
this is ample opportunity for people to get things on the agenda.
Seth David Schoen <schoen@uclink4.Berkeley.EDU> wrote:
: Kevin Dempsey Peterson writes:
: >>Okay, it's official. We're now a chapter of Libertarian Students of
: >>America unless we specifically vote against it at a later time.
: >>
: >>By the way, some of those votes were invalid. Only people who've attended
: >>meetings can vote... not that it mattered this time.
: >
: >Perhaps the constituion should be amended to allow inititiatives to be
: >passed by "general consent", with a provision that anyone can call for a
: >vote on the matter within a reasonable time period. This would be
: >helpful for things like "should we officially support the libertarian
: >cantidates for office." It's the sort of thing that would pass by a
: >wide margin (if we ever had a formal vote on things :-), so we can
: >assume it unless somone objects.
: I also like this provision. I think some amendments should be presented
: at the next meeting...
: --
: Seth David Schoen L&S '01 (undeclared) / schoen@uclink4.berkeley.edu
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