Advisory Committee

So our friends and neighbors who man the advisory meeting last Friday had their say.

I think they have lost there way

First  a discussion and vote for Term Limits was held. In the beginning I heard the old wasted arguments against Term limits. These arguments are from the few, but most of the Committee, explaining why they were against Term Limits. Their arguments were that they have the right to vote for whomever they like. Term Limits limited that right.

The fact is that the Term Limits help overcome the lack of a fair and just playing field. We need Term Limits for the Presidents and Vice Presidents.

This was turned down, again.

The more important discussion and vote was on the absolute imperative that the Delegates get to vote. The rule that the naysayers are for is the rule that says if the Executive turns down a vote it end there. It does not go to the Delegates. That is saying the the 20 people of the Executive Committee decide what the Delegates gets to Vote upon and what they do not. If a vote is not passed at the Executive Committee it DOES NOT go to the Delegates.

This in effect says that if the 20 people assigned to this committee, assigned by the President, do not pass a Vote, then the Assembly doesn't get to see it.

That is wrong. The end of the Voting cycle ends with the Delegate Assembly not with the Executive Committee.

This is putting way to much power in the Executive Committee hands. Actually this is allowing the executive Committee and their sponsor, the President, to control the actions of the Delegate Assembly.

Is that what we want?
Is that the way it should be?

By the way, thanks to Howie Silver for the Video of this meeting.