Essentially Elizabeth is giving the people who would
vote no on this issue a freebie, by splitting up the possible "yes" vote
between those who want to vote now and those who want to discuss it
further.
If a majority of CCs want to discuss it further, we will discuss it
further. If a majority want to vote now, we will proceed immediately to a
vote. If a majority want to end the discussion now, without voting, the
discussion will end.
If there is no clear majority for one of these three options, but the total
of those who want to vote now or discuss further is substantially in excess
of those who want to end it now, then we will continue the discussion.
Does anyone else think this is unfair? I would be willing to scrap this
part of the current ballot if there is substantial objection.
My intention was to establish whether to continue discussion, and in what
venue, NOT vote on the issues themselves until there was a consensus that
it was time to vote. Everybody on the NCGENWEB list has had ample
opportunity to become aware that the issues exist, and that some people
have strong opinions on these issues. Quite a few CCs wrote to me asked
that the discussion be terminated or moved elsewhere. Diane expressed
doubts that this was the consensus of all the CCs, so I called for a vote
to establish exactly how many people held this opinion.
Elizabeth Harris
ncgen(a)mindspring.com
state coordinator for NCGenWeb:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/