Weight is not the issue!

[RC Steve Sterling]

Actually, I could care less if a majority of our members vote. In logic, you
have true, false (yes, no) and don't care. I would far rather have the 20%
that do care enough to think through an issue, read the various opinions,
then make up their minds and vote-- versus the other 80% that are really
"don't cares" being pressured into "choosing" something without thought.

If the weight was really a burning issue in the hearts of the members, more
would have turned in surveys to ensure their voice was heard, and for and
against ratio would have been reversed. Reality is, the people that cared
spoke, the people that are satisified with the way it is  or don't care one
way or the other also spoke with their silence.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
Behalf Of Buddy Brammer
  Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 8:50 AM
  To: discussion at nsrca.org
  Subject: Weight is not the issue!


  In relation to my and Tom's previous post, I am of the belief and am sure
that everyone would like to see a majority of our members express their
position on rules change issues. With that in mind I believe that NSRCA
should devise a plan that might improve voter response to the issues. This
could possibly be accomplished by having a district repersentative assigned
to get out the vote and having that repersentative assign local people to
try to get each member that is assigned to him to vote. everyone will
benefit if we could achieve a majority concensus from the entire membership.
we go to great length's to define the changes required which should be
considered but I think we could do more in the area of getting more people
to vote.
  This will minimize the on going discussion of the so called dead horse
issues. Many people are not comfortable when 20% of the whole are making the
decissions, because no matter why the 80% did not vote it cannot be
deturmined what the and majority concinsus is.
  NSRCA is for the members by the members and if the real reason that 80%
did not  vote is that they were just not interested then this indicates to
me that our membership will continue to decline. I really don't think that
is the case, So what can we do to improve the situitation?
  Buddy


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