Dick Tillman sent the message below to our Executive Director, asking =
that
it be placed on our web site. Because the by-laws, governing the =
elections,
only provided for candidates to use the Web site James very properly, =
and
respectably, denied Dick's request. =20
Therefore, I let Dick know that I would share it with the membership on =
our
e-mail list. Please see his message below. =20
Best regards,=20
Mark Kastel=20
Candidate for reelection to the post of NA Secretary
Mark A. Kastel
M.A.Kastel and Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 2
La Farge, Wisconsin 54639
"There is nothing more difficult to take to in hand, more perilous to
conduct, or more uncertain in his success, than to take the lead in the
introduction of a new order of things"=20
I have been provided a courtesy copy of the proposed ILCA North American =
Bylaws. I have read them and wish to endorse them. I have had some
experience with=20
class bylaws in past years, having been Commodore of the International =
Snipe
Class, Executive Director of the International J/24 Class, President of =
US=20
Windsurfing, and President of the International Sunfish Class. Each of =
these
associations have had bylaws which have helped govern their activities. =
I
believe=20
the proposed Laser bylaws will be an essential element in the =
administration
It's been more than a month since the last post on this tread, but for a closure, and for the record, it should be noted that in the vote concluded on November 31, 2003 and overseen by "the prominent Laser Class statesman Dick Tillman" (and John Christensen), the District Secretaries have rejected the adoption of the porposed NA By-Laws by a vote of 13 to 10.