I read over the changes and I am surprised they are presented to us without any reasons or argument. I see a number of problems with the changes to our by-laws and they point out why California is in such trouble. When you keep changing the rules to fit situations, you find future problems. I was amazed to see a proposal to have geographic members to the nominating committee. We should have the best people we can,and if they all come from North Dakota, then that is who we should get. It sounds great to pick from different areas, but if you think it through, it is never good to limit the choices. These are the sort of changes that "feel good" but the board should discuss them, bring them to the membership with reason and argument, and let us vote with intelligence and reason and at least a bit of information. Not just throw them to us on a ballot. I hope the membership thinks about these changes. Some are good and some terrible. We need to vote with our minds, not just rubber stamp the proposals. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================