Re: [Killietalk] RE: Killietalk Digest, Vol 15, Issue 63

[Gary Elson and Mary Frauley <fraulels at videotron_ca>]

Joel Saunders wrote:

> I would not presume to speak for Gary, but I didn't read his comments 
> as an attempt to "force" anyone to vote.  He simply expressed his 
> personal belief that it is irresponsible not to vote in a national 
> election when there is so much at stake, as opposed to the relatively 
> small stakes involved in the election of the BOT members of a small 
> hobbyist organization. 


Thanks Joel. I can see Tyrone's discomfort about my using the current 
election process in the US as an example to make my point about the 
stakes involved, and his point is well taken. It is a highly charged 
example.
Part of my point was supposed to be that if I want to vote nationally, I 
can find information on the candidates, their platforms and their 
records in hundreds of places, but club elections being what they are, 
the election process for the BOT taught  me next to nothing about the 
individuals who were stepping up and offering their time to help the 
club flourish. I have a hard time defining the issues when I look at the 
AKA - I see a need for a few adjustments, but are those adjustments as 
big as "issues"? I don't see it. I'm glad people stepped up, and I thank 
them all because I get so much out of my membership and they make that 
possible. I didn't vote for any of them because I couldn't define 
criteria for choosing one over the other. The ones I know I respect 
greatly, and the ones I don't, well maybe I just don't know them well 
enough to appreciate what they'd bring... I couldn't bring myself to 
vote on "name recognition". I'm willing to bet a lot of members felt the 
same.

I would never "force" anyone to vote in any election. But if I were king 
of the world you'd ALL have Aphyosemions...

Gary



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