Re: [IFWP] Timely decisions

[Mikki Barry]

>On Sat, Feb 13, 1999 at 08:42:16PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote:
>>
>> Sorry, but when an organization does not ASK its membership for its
>> opinions on an issue it cannot claim to represent them.
>
>A vast generality that can't possibly be true.  Your congressperson
>can legitimately claim to represent you, even though they don't ask
>your opinion on every thing they vote on.

Big difference between an governmental official, elected by the populace,
and a membership organization that claims to "speak for" vast numbers of
people, yet never either asks them their view, nor produces their draft
views for membership comment prior to statements.