Fees, expenses and voting on fees

[Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>]

>A.  Each member must pay annual dues in an amount equivalent to US$xx
>[$50-$100]. 
>
>Membership fees can only be changed by resolution of the entire
>membership by affirmative vote of at least 80% of the membership
>[eligible to vote] [voting on the resolution].  The membership may
>not vote to reduce membership fees without a substantiated showing
>that expenses of the DNSO can be met by the reduced fees. 


Dear all,

This seems to be a recipe for a self-perpetuating all-powerful bureaucracy.
Why should the burden of proof be reversed and limit the right of the
membership to vote for anything that the majority would deem appropriate?
Should those who commit to expenses be allowed to freeze levels of
expenditure without the members having the right to achieve reductions
simply by reducing the funding?

I think this article should be deleted.


--Joop--
http://www.democracy.org.nz/