I believe that last night's conference call/Board Meeting was conducted in accord with ByLaws and P&P directives, and I also believe that the Board Members who took part did everything they could do to correct the big booboo that occurred in January. I also believe that those who voted Yes to Hunte's membership application will vote No next time. They appear to understand now that they are safe from a life of penury, which apparently is what they' all feared. Only the letters that Dania received prior to the January meeting, and the petition, all of which were instigated by the publishing of Hunte's application in the September Review (and by activity on this list after that) will be considered in April, and only the authors of those letters and perhaps the signers of the petition, can speak at the April meeting. That is in accord with the P&P and ByLaws, too. I believe this membership application will be turned down. I don't believe there will be a law suit at this time, but even if there is, we know everyone is covered by our insurance policy and no one will incur any out-of-pocket expense or loss. As I have said before, not getting enough votes is a sufficient answer, and if Hunte were to sue, he would lose. There may be some loss of face due to procedural errors having occurred, but on the matter of Hunte, once he is turned down, we are all, members and Directors alike, safe from further attack on that score. As to what to do about our Delegate taking it upon himself to send a letter with the President's signature, after being told NOT to do it, that is something that the President, and perhaps the Board, must act on immediately if not sooner...time is of the essence now and this particular matter must to take precedence over the Hunte membership issue. I believe the membership has expressed itself on our Delegate as well...all that remains is for action to be taken. Being an officer or director of a club, especially a national club, requires a lot of responsibility and, sometimes, a lot of guts. If our Directors step up to the plate in April, the Hunte matter is dead. Now let's see about Carmen's letter. We have less than a week to handle that! Peggy ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================