It is not my intention to upset any one with what I am about to say......I read the post from Board member Kris Fasano a few days ago...I decided not to comment, there are two sides to every story and not hearing why the president acted as she did (if in fact she did) I thought it better to remain silent...our former president was also heavily criticized by many for taking actions that may or may not have been okay according to the by-laws...I'll be the first to say I wouldn't know a GSDC by-law if it bit me in the you know what...but I will say this...if you are the president of this or any other organization you have a duty to uphold all the rules and regulations....this also includes the board members....and if any officer of our club, including the president , does not abide by these rules it is the duty of the other officers to address this matter....I believe in the power of the vote...the membership has spoken and this BOARD has been chosen to continue moving this club and our breed forward...I once quit a local club because after voting for the futurity judge, a few "old-time" members did not like the out come so they decided to vote again. I spoke out loud and strong against this action......I never returned again...never will either.....those folks are not bad people...they just had a very bad idea....there were two west coast women on the BOD ballot last year, and they each lost my one vote...if I get my wish...they will both run again this year..Ed Hill ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================