I wrote this in reponse to the Republican Convention but it applies to LSBs and the Pacifica Board of Directors as well. When people criticise a negative vote...
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Mark Hernandez
markhca
Sep 2, 2004 9:18 pm
You forget, Gregory, that this is Pacifica, where deviation from "The Plan" is deemed to be anathema, and all such "negative votes" are automatically deemed as...
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Ken Freeland
kenfreeland2000
Sep 4, 2004 3:15 am
I would like to ask the following questions, and would like each of them answered in turn: 1) What is the status of Executive Session agenda items? Must they...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 4, 2004 4:12 am
IMPORTANCE OF RULES. SEC. I THE IMPORTANCE OF ADHERING TO RULES. MR. ONSLOW, the ablest among the Speakers of the House of Commons, used to say, 'it was a...
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Ken Freeland
kenfreeland2000
Sep 6, 2004 2:43 am
Have I stumped the entire list with these questions? No one here can answer them ? Peace, Ken ... From: Ken Freeland [mailto:kenfree@...] Sent: Friday,...
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TC Smythe
chicktone
Sep 6, 2004 4:07 pm
This is not the IO talking - it's just me.....I'll take a shot, but I can only give you my opinion: 1) What is the status of Executive Session agenda items?...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 7, 2004 11:02 pm
Thanks to TC for providing her opinion. The more opinions the better. I'm trying not to speak first so that others will provide an opinion to enhance the...
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Ken Freeland
kenfreeland2000
Sep 11, 2004 4:25 am
This question is about limits on public comment. It is clear from the bylaws that time must be allotted for public comment. My question is about what limits...
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wendy
radio4houston
Sep 12, 2004 12:56 am
I know this has been discussed here, but I can't find that email. I understand the thing about sessions as it applies to quarterly PNB meetings, that the whole...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 12, 2004 2:54 am
... PNB ... COMMENT: I know terminology can be a ghastly bore, but the whole weekend is the same SESSION not the same "meeting." The Pacifica regular...
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Mark Hernandez
markhca
Sep 12, 2004 6:43 am
The KPFA LSB follows the tradition of letting speakers speak without response from the LSB. However, we also use the two-minute rule, with the ability of...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 14, 2004 12:29 am
... wrote: <SNIP> ... not ... <SNIP> Comment: I look at this as it is okay to "ask" but not to "require," since the bylaws say "no person shall be required..."...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 14, 2004 12:53 am
... speakers ... GW: The LSB can set whatever reasonable rules regarding length of comments for individual speakers as long as it keeps 30 minutes as the total...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 14, 2004 1:12 am
... example, ... that the ... COMMENT: My opinion is that an LSB may limit comments to those that are related or germane to the station or Pacifica. This is...
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Ken Freeland
kenfreeland2000
Sep 14, 2004 2:24 am
I have received three replies to these questions, but none of them were relevant. Not one of these questions pertains to the amount of time speakers may have...
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Mark Hernandez
markhca
Sep 14, 2004 2:42 am
I think you need to re-read those messages again, Ken. You may have missed one or two. To a large extent, time is what keeps these comments from becoming such...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 14, 2004 6:32 pm
... COMMENT: I agree with that. If it is open ... order" ... read ... COMMENT: I believe a board has the "authority" to rule comments out of order on the...
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wendy
radio4houston
Sep 14, 2004 7:19 pm
And when to just let the speaker speak, thereby allowing the meeting to proceed rather than subjecting the foundation to lawsuit by trying to physically stop...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 14, 2004 9:02 pm
I can agree with trusting the listener to decide if the speaker is making a fool of him or herself. However, I must ask if the member from Huston is actually...
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Terry Goodman
slyde_phaeder
Sep 14, 2004 10:03 pm
On Tue, 14 Sep 2004, A. Gregory Wonderwheel wrote: <snip> ... "John Doe 2" speaks in public comment at most KPFK LSB meetings. He has explained that the...
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wendy
radio4houston
Sep 14, 2004 10:05 pm
The member from Houston has no doubt that the chair of the Houston body would intervene (probably quicker than the other chairs would) if the speaker got out...
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wendy
radio4houston
Sep 14, 2004 10:17 pm
This is their explantion on why they were calling two meetings one. ... So, I guess my question is: does this sound crazy to you? wendy [Non-text portions of...
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Mark Hernandez
markhca
Sep 14, 2004 10:24 pm
... And you ask this in a _Pacifica_ forum? -- ========================================================================= Mark Hernandez...
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wendy
radio4houston
Sep 14, 2004 11:33 pm
Hahaha. Maybe it makes it easier if we try to critique other orgs. This one is not Pacifica. wendy ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Terry Goodman
slyde_phaeder
Sep 15, 2004 12:07 am
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Ken Freeland wrote: <snip> ... You've already received some good responses, but it sounds like you want all that you can get, so I'll...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 15, 2004 1:09 am
... From: "wendy" <wendy@...> To: <pacificaparl@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 3:17 PM Subject: [pacificaparl] THIS is the...
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Ken Freeland
kenfreeland2000
Sep 15, 2004 3:49 am
What is at issue here are two opposing philosophies concerning what kind of communication satisfies the spirit of Robert's Rules, the bylaws, and the spirit...
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Mark Hernandez
markhca
Sep 15, 2004 5:22 am
Well...to be blunt, much of this is simple foolishness. ... This is all well and good, but please explain precisely what "force of law" is behind such a...
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Ken Freeland
kenfreeland2000
Sep 15, 2004 5:34 am
Well, this is exactly correct: Under Robert's Rules, the declarative intent is to run meetings in a courteous and reasonable manner, with respect and decorum. ...
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A. Gregory Wonderwheel
gregorywonde...
Sep 15, 2004 5:06 pm
On my own I wouldn't have known, but apparently the correct grammer for the latin phrase is "de gustibus non est disputandum" which means "There is no...
