Re: [atlarge-discuss] Re: [Members] FW: [Panel] Panel Chair Vote, transparency

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

Let us get over the obvious - these are positions that should be held by 
politicians, not neophyte social climbers.
As long as we keep electing engineers to play politcal rolls we will not 
succeed.
It is actually sad but, hillarious to watch.
Name five technical engineers in FR, AU, and the US that have been elected 
to the representative bodies of their countries within the past five years.
(leave Ben Franklyn out of the mix because you would be wrong}
I do not know how these people get their votes but it is silly.
Eric

> At 08:47 p.m. 15/08/2003, Abel Wisman wrote:
>>I bring the following email to your attention:
>>
>> >
>> > Abel Wiseman: 6 (1)-votes and 2 (2)-votes
>> > Hugh Blair: 2 (1)-votes and 6 (2)-votes
>> > Abstentions: 2 (with one panelist expressing complaints about
>> > the process)
>> >
>> > Panelists who voted: Abel Wiseman, Hugh Blair, Mauro D Rios,
>> > Catherine Hughes, Ivonne Tores, Gilbert Lumantao, Joop
>> > Teernstra, Daniel Chirita, David Goldstein, Daniel Tobias.
>> >
> 
> For those who do not read the Panel archives, this communique may  be 
> somewhat misleading. Ivonne and myself did not vote. We abstained from 
> voting.
> 
> I abstained and I protested the way in which this election  was held.
> It  has set a bad precedent.
> 
> The motion to hold this election directly contradicted an earlier Panel
>  motion to Rotate the Chair.
> 
> The motion was rushed through in my absence, giving me no chance to
> argue  against it or at least to find agreement on a mandate for
> permanent Chair.
> 
> There were only two candidates for two positions and no option to vote 
> against these candidates. (soviet style election)
> 
> The candidates had nominated themselves and were not seconded.
> 
> The candidate for Chair wrote the ballot options and carried out the 
> election himself. The two observers could only observe the vote.
> 
> All this demonstrates the immediate need for an elected Independent
> Polling  Commission.
> 
> 
> 
> -joop-
> 
> 
> 
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