> This means that the names of all board members and their vote (yea or > nay) > is to be recorded FOR ALL VOTES, and published in the Review. I am sure we will eventually know who voted for what and that is important but, ..... I have been surprised a few times in my life....... We had a high profile murder in our city at the time I was starting out as a young police officer. One night I saw a car cruising around the police station, making several passes, so I stopped the guy and started asking what he was doing. As I brought to bear my finest interrogation techniques, he broke down and in tears confessed to the murder. I booked him wrote my reports, then triumphantly called the Lt. of Detectives out of bed at 3 A. M. I told him excitedly what I had accomplished and the detailed information I had extracted from the perpetrator. He started to be angry with me for calling him, then laughed and said "Kick him loose." I gulped and argued, and he informed me that this guy studied every high profile case and confessed to them all. I turned him loose. I have strong opinions about puppy mills and anything that smacks of less than the highest and best for these wonderful creatures, but I confess - I do not know all the facts yet. I will presume that our duly elected board voted in good faith, until I can establish differently. What I do want to know is the reasons for the vote. I cannot believe that any of our people are so wimpy as to vote to avoid a law suit if voting against is the right thing to do! I cannot believe that we'd respond to a bribe. I cannot believe that they'd let one powerful personality take away their own strong opinion. I am just waiting to see the 'why's.' That is most important to me. I can hold on until I have more information on which to form my own opinion. In the mean time, I'm enjoying the high drama from others! Dave ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================