[atlarge-discuss] Panel Motion to put Jonathan Robin on Panel is illegitimate?

["JFC Morfin @large" <jfc@atlarge.ws>]

I am puzzled by this:

On 00:18 23/07/03, Richard Henderson said:
> >From a Hugh Blair Panel Posting (21st July 2003):
>
> >Motion #2003-2 states in part: "the failure of a member to
> >vote in three (3) successive votes or in 75% of all votes
> >conducted will be grounds for the panel member's membership be
> >submitted to a vote of confidence."
> http://mailman.icannatlarge.org/pipermail/panel/2003-June/000738.html
In good logic (poor English?) this means that a Panlist must
participate to at least 25% of the votes. If André participated
to 71% of them I do not see the ground for a motion of
distrust.

> >Panel member Andre Rebentisch has only voted 7 times out of
> >a possible 12 Panel votes. That is equal to a 71% voting
> >attendance record.

> >I call for an immediate vote of no-confidence in this member
> >and his replacement with the next in line, Jonathan Robin.
>
> Richard Henderson intervenes:
>
> Hugh, regardless of the situation with regard to Andre Rebentisch, I do not
> think Jonathon Robin is eligible to be placed on the committee, because
> during the panel election, he announced his withdrawal from the election.
Jonathan announced his withrawal from the election, the same as Joanna
did from this list, etc.  I mailed to Jonathan and he was kept on the lists
and supported by members. He has accepted the vote of the Members, to
join the Panel and not to resign.


I note that removing a member is NOT a legitimate move of the Panel,
whatever the Panel may decide. The only _power_ the Panel has is
to akcnowledge that some member has removed himslef. The mere
notion of a vote of confidence is absurd (every member can distrust
the others): this is no TV Game.

The Panel can only say that under a given threshold taking into
account the right of a Member to disagree with the priciple of some
votes, one can consider that the Panel Member has actually
silently resigned.

Concerning Jonathan Robin and his position on the list, you should
be careful: Joop has resigned Augsut 31st. You should look at
the next followers (who is to replace Joop and the next(s) you eject)
and at the support they got. Your legitimacy is from the votes of the
Members, not from your own self election (all the more than Sotiris
has several claims agoisnt his own election validity).

The majority of the members as asked for an 11 Member Panel for
one year. I am no sure you can foot the bill for a long the way you
go ?

jfc


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