Also remember, when this person paid their dues and we accepted them as a member in good standing of the GSDCA, they too, were given the right to vote. You cannot take that away from them. Why become a member if you cannot vote or have a say in things? Dont get we wrong, but its not for the Board o Gram and the Review. Mike Lynch BlackHawk Farms, LLC North Highlands, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <ROBINHAUSGSD@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] voting >I totally agree. If a person never enters the National - and a lot of >them > never even go - then they should not be voting on the judge. I think > this > was brought up a while back, but was decided that it could not be done as > all > members can vote. I don't know how this can be changed, but I agree, if > a > person does not show in a venue and never enters the National they should > not > be involved in picking judges. > If everybody gets to vote, then at least they should only vote in venues > they know something about. > > Pat > _www.ROBINHAUSGSD.com_ (http://www.ROBINHAUSGSD.com) > > EJDegen@xxxxxxx writes: > I have no idea on how to make the following suggestion practical, but if > people are concerned that there are people voting who are not active > participants, then perhaps we require that someone have shown (or even > just > > entered) the > national in the venue in which they are voting on within the previous 5 > years to be allowed to vote. For example, in 2007, I entered dogs & > competed in > conformation, herding, agility, obedience & rally. I would then be > allowed > to vote on judges in those 5 venues until 2012. This way, if someone > misses > one or two years, they are still able to have a 'voice'. If someone > doesn't > compete for 5 years within that venue, then they don't need a voice. > > > > > **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & > more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt > p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001) > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================