Becky: Thank you so much for taking the time to send this information (that we otherwise would never have known about) for us to read. It seems that more questions will and should arise regarding this most important process and how that process was attended to. I am sure some will try to interject a wide range of reasoning from Gails health to personal attacks on Susan. Neither of which is at the heart of the issue. We must remember and all concerned members should question each member of their Board regarding the handling of this situation, the violation of the P&P, the fact that simply by not putting the P&P rule regarding showing dogs or any other conflict listed therein would rule this vote invalid. When we elect our Board and Officers we do so understanding that they will follow the rules set forth by the club. In this case that was not done and we all should be concerned if that was not done in this case, how many other instances of violations are there? Pat Downing Abraxas...The Secret of Success is Consistency of Purpose Visit our website at www.abraxasgsd.com Members GSDCA, Inc. (Continuous membership) Ken (10/1978) Patty (4/1980) Signers Breeders Code of Ethics GSDCA, Inc. Members GSDCA-WDA www.gsdca-wda.org ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================