On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:29:19 +0800, Kelsey Hartigan Go <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Anyway, quoting the PLUG Constitution, Chapter XII: Effectivity: > >"This constitution shall take effect upon approval of the Board. > >The provision of this Constitution shall be prospective in character > >and nature." > > Why?...Constitution should be approved and ratified by its members, > not the board.
Here's the catch - given that the membership mechanism isn't clear cut during the time of creation of the document, technically, only the board are the members. Which is why we ratified the constitution to enable us to declare who would be qualified as members. In my first email, we made a rough qualification as to who'd be considered as members (which imho already covers almost every PLUG member since two years going back). At any rate, the constitution, while already ratified, might require amendments. There's already a process outlined in the constitution - any member in good standing can propose amendments, and that there must be someone among the composition of the board who is willing to sponsor the amendment. Once the draft of amendments is done, a GA must be convened wherein the provisions would be voted by a quorum of all members. Note that the GA is a culminating activity - definitely proposed amendments are to be deliberated and drafted, and all mechanisms for transmission of vote (mailing list, attendance in the GA or via proxy) during the voting period (as prescribed in the constitution) is currently allowed. For more info, please get the copy of the constitution from me. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
