Re: [ga] Role of GA

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

Philip,

By definition the GA is already the complete and full membership of the DNSO 
(that many constituency members choose not to actively participate in either 
their own constituencies or the GA does not diminish their rights as members 
to cast a vote to ratify the decisions of the group they have elected to 
join).  

Democracy is a wonderful institution and I prefer to solve our problems by 
giving each DNSO member the right to vote to ratify Steering Council 
decisions, rather than to continue denying them the right to vote while you 
pursue non-democratic alternatives.

You have nothing to fear from such democratic voting.  If the Council does a 
good job formulating policies that reflect the consensus views of the broad 
membership, then all Council decisions will be ratified by the 
One-person/One-vote mechanism.  If they aren't ratified, then this is 
indicative of the fact that more work is yet required.  

Checks and balances are important in any organization.  A democratic vote 
functions as such.  I see no drawbacks to a pure democratic voting process 
that involves the entirety of the membership of the DNSO.  Do you?
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