[USML Announce] Rule Proposal - Super Majority

[Richard Robbins]

And when would your proposal take effect?  Would it apply to proposals to be
made this off-season?
 
I vote No on this one (either way) because I do not think that we should
give a formal veto right to a minority of the league.
 
If, as last year, people want to work together for the good and welfare of
the league, that's great.  In fact, that's ideal -- but I don't think it
should be mandated.  However, in an eleven team league, you are saying that
it will take eight votes to pass a change.  Any band of four should not be
able to defeat a change that seven other owners want.
 
  
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From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf
Of jhwinick at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 3:44 PM
To: announce at usml.net
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Rule Proposal - Super Majority


I hereby propose that the following change be made to Rule XVIII.
Governance:

Delete the sentence:  "Rule changes, pronouncements, and acts of whimsy are
determined by majority vote of the Committee of the Whole."  

and substitute the following:

"Rules changes shall be proposed to the entire league membership no later
than January 31st of the year for which the change is to first apply.  Such
proposed rule change(s) shall be adopted upon a vote of 2/3rd of the
Committee of the Whole."  

See earlier discussion for my rationale.

Jeff Winick 
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