[RC] Bylaws Ammendment - April JohnsonIt's not a matter of punishing the honest ones. It's a matter of fixing the ammendment the right way instead of trying to fix it the wrong way. I really think that resident aliens should be allowed to vote and have a say, but I don't think that's the point. If we vote to change the by-law ammendment to the way it has been proposed...to include the resident aliens, things will die down.. .at least for awhile. Then we'll have to start providing ID when registering, renewing, voting, and riding. Ok, fine, if we want to add rules and procedures to do that. But we need to think about it instead of just making patchwork fixes. If this change doesn't pass, there will still be a problem, and hopefully, the problem will be addressed in a different manner than requiring stringent ID checks. If the only requirement is to have a US or Canadian mailing address, things are a lot simpler. April Nashville, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heidi Smith" <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> April, even though proof of residency status is not necessary at this time and no "enforcement" plans are in place, it IS necessary simply because if it is NOT changed, then the votes of these people can be challenged by anyone who chooses to do so, and rightfully so. Furthermore, some people ARE honest, and would simply not vote, knowing they could not "legally" do so. Why penalize the honest ones? =================================================================== EASY and FREE access to your email anywhere: http://email-reader.com/mail/ 4,500 cybercafes worldwide - http://netcafeguide.com/ =================================================================== =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.endurance.net/ads/seabiscuit.html Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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