Re[2]: [ga] bringing the rules into the 21st century

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

"Democracy is when you can vote, Tyranny is when you could vote".
Jefsey

On 21:20 24/06/01, William X. Walsh said:
>Hello Earl,
>
>Sunday, June 24, 2001, 11:31:26 AM, Earl Heather wrote:
>
> > Fine.
>
> > If you're that confident that the proposal has no merit, let's take it 
> to a
> > vote, and we'll see who wins.
>
> > Defeating a motion seems a valid reason for encouraging the vote so I
> > fail to understand your desire to AVOID the vote.
>
>Your logic is flawed.
>
>That isn't how the GA works.
>
>We don't vote on every motion or every proposal that every member
>makes.
>
>If someone has a proposal or motion, then they need to bring it up for
>discussion and debate, and if there appears to be enough support that
>the motion may actually represent some consensus (and consensus is
>not measured by a majority vote, btw), then the motion is put forward
>for a vote.
>
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