Neither I, nor Evan <g>, could have said it better ourselves!! Thanks Carolyn! Jeff Pyle -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn <marhaven@xxxxxxx> To: DestinoGS1@xxxxxxx; ELG440@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 1:56 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: By Laws? Mary; We are bound to the By Laws of the German Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc. and cannot violate them for any reason. YOU as a member are bound to the By Laws of this Organization also, and should not even consider a violation of these rules let alone request it. IF for any reason the membership and Board decide there are specific changes that are well advised to change for the good of this Organization there are proper procedures to follow and this is not any one of those procedures! To blatantly disregard and purposefully violate the By Laws of the GSDCA, Inc. would be anarchy for this Organization and the very end of our Parent Club. I don't believe our Parent Club is in that much disarray because of a poorly marked envelope and a Postal Service "glitch" that is very simply being resolved by furnishing our own envelopes or crossing off a bar code or even our return address if it is returned. The address to Election Services is still on the original envelope and all the envelope has to do is ARRIVE at Election Services and your ballot will be counted as they have themselves stated. This is hardly a reason to call for violating our own By Laws or to knowingly violate them. Carolyn marhaven@jps,net ----- Original Message ----- From: DestinoGS1@xxxxxxx To: ELG440@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 5:57 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Get-er Done These by-laws are for OUR club, not anyone else. We created them and we can change them. The Board members were voted into office by us and represent us. In a perfect world, they vote as directed by the majority of the membership. That being said, I as a member, am instructing my board to violate in this case. Other members of this club have the option of expressing their wishes to the same board. When the board votes on any issue they need to take into consideration what the members want, as they do represent us.JMO, Mary Evan, While I agree to follow the law, I disagree in this case. Every member of this club has the right to have his ballot counted. This is OUR club and OUR votes will be counted. We did not cause this mess and why should the members /candidates suffer due to the ballot company. If we chose to violate OUR By-Laws, then so be it. In being fair to ALL, I vote to violate!!! Running a red light is violating the law, but I sure hope the ambulance that is transporting me violates the law! JMO, Mary ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================