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09-19-2009, 10:30 AM
Joe,
I understand your rationale, but nevertheless believe that the current process, despite arguable shortcomings, warrants retention, for a few reasons.
The functioning of a nominating committee serves the potentially useful purpose of permitting knowledgeable well-intentioned individuals to offer, as a starting point, a slate of what they regard to be the most qualified candidates. Is it possible that, for various reasons (bad faith, ulterior motives, etc.), this objective might on occasion not be realized, and the process wouldn't work as hoped? Of course. But it's not an exclusive mechanism for serving up to candidates for consideration of the members; clearly RTR members will not be reluctant to avail themselves of the bylaws provision that permits "nominations from the floor." Probably more importantly, for all that has been said (and implied) recently about secretiveness, I for one have been enormously impressed by much of the openness and candor, and I have every confidence that members, especially if they attend Wednesday's meeting, will have a full opportunity to hear the relevant facts. Clearly many members are far from shy about speaking up, even in some cases beyond what some would consider normal civility (though I don't recall anyone shouting "You lie!"). For the time being I certainly am willing to suspend my usual inordinate skepticism and give the benefit of the doubt to both "sides" and see how this continues to unfold.
Larry
I understand your rationale, but nevertheless believe that the current process, despite arguable shortcomings, warrants retention, for a few reasons.
The functioning of a nominating committee serves the potentially useful purpose of permitting knowledgeable well-intentioned individuals to offer, as a starting point, a slate of what they regard to be the most qualified candidates. Is it possible that, for various reasons (bad faith, ulterior motives, etc.), this objective might on occasion not be realized, and the process wouldn't work as hoped? Of course. But it's not an exclusive mechanism for serving up to candidates for consideration of the members; clearly RTR members will not be reluctant to avail themselves of the bylaws provision that permits "nominations from the floor." Probably more importantly, for all that has been said (and implied) recently about secretiveness, I for one have been enormously impressed by much of the openness and candor, and I have every confidence that members, especially if they attend Wednesday's meeting, will have a full opportunity to hear the relevant facts. Clearly many members are far from shy about speaking up, even in some cases beyond what some would consider normal civility (though I don't recall anyone shouting "You lie!"). For the time being I certainly am willing to suspend my usual inordinate skepticism and give the benefit of the doubt to both "sides" and see how this continues to unfold.
Larry
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