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

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

It is called republican.
Look at the French, American/US and Mexican and Vietnamese and British 
constitutions for explanation.
Duly elected officials must do as they see fit.
And they must have the right to do so.
If they recuse themselves by inaction, they must lose their right to action.
See "Plato's Republic" for further learning.
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> 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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