Karl, > Now let's read VI.2.(e) > > ARTICLE VI: SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS > Section 2: RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS > > (e) Subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 3, the Board > shall accept the recommendations of a Supporting Organization if the > Board finds that the recommended policy > (1) furthers the purposes of, and is in the best interest of, the > Corporation; > (2) is consistent with the Articles and Bylaws; > (3) was arrived at through fair and open processes (including participation > by representatives of other Supporting Organizations if requested); > and > (4) is not reasonably opposed by any other Supporting Organization. > No recommendation of a Supporting Organization shall be adopted unless > the votes in favor of adoption would be sufficient for adoption by the > Board without taking account of either the Directors selected by the > Supporting Organization or their votes. > > See how it says "the Board *shall accept* the recommendations of a > Supporting Organization". But accepting a recommendation is not equivalent to adopting it as policy: board decisions require a quaint ritual called a vote. > > That list, items 1, 2, 3 and 4 hardly covers the range of reasons why > the board may wish to reject an SO provision. As such, there are an infinite > number of reasons that this provision places beyond the board's reach > when examining an SO policy initiative. As such, surely it provides at least 9 ways an SO proposal can be prevented from becoming policy -- and they only require another fusty old contrivance, called a "good reason." kerry
