Here is the original line that is addressed below.
Axident wrote:
The BOD may only alter the Corpora under direction of an Althing, or to bring the Corpora into compliance with State or Federal law
Now if you read the whole line that was posted (quoted above) you can see that it has well defined limitations for when and what the BoD can change in the Corpora.
Those being
1) Under direction of an Althing.
2) To bring the Corpora into compliance with State or Federal law.
Below I will address your concerns specifically and hopefully put you at ease.
Stormie wrote:
you feel that the BOD should be able to make these changes
The BoD as defined by the corpora section VI. A. 4. states that "The BOD will work with the Monarch and PM in areas where the club has dealings with various government agencies and their institutions and laws."
So, by the corpora they are defined as the group responsible for dealing with "government agencies and their institutions and laws". So, yes they should be allowed to update the Corpora but again
ONLY if it is
NOT in compliance with the laws set forth by those government agencies or their institutions.
The section that states "to bring the Corpora into compliance with State or Federal law" severely limits what they have the ability to change. It allows them to make changes only if our Corpora
conflicts with State or Federal law and then they
ONLY have the rights to bring it
into compliance.
This does not give them the ability to change
ANYTHING ELSE.
The CoC is completely safe because it is not even in the Corpora so it cannot be affected.
How officials are removed could be affected but again
ONLY if our process
DOES NOT comply with the laws that we
MUST follow and then
ONLY to bring it into compliance with those laws. Nothing more.
Stormie wrote:
the BOD should make these changes without kingdom input vs allowing a vote for the items specifically?
Yes, because in the instances where the BoD would be allowed to change the corpora, which let me state again is
ONLY where it is
NOT in compliance with state or federal laws, are items that we
MUST follow because
they are the law. So what is there to be voted on? Voting implies that we have a choice here which we do not.
Stormie wrote:
How to remove elected officals becomes a BOD responsibility.
The statement above is
total conjecture,
completely inaccurate and in fact
specifically misrepresents what is stated.
This change would
NOT allow the BoD to change section IV. C. (which is the section that addresses removing club officers), which specifically requires an Althing,
unless it conflicts with State or Federal law, which it does not. In face the requirement of an Althing to remove elected officials is specifically required by law. So this just reinforces the requirement of an Althing.
However, If for some reason the BoD found that this section was not in compliance then they could only change it so that it complies with those laws and nothing more.
I think what was missed here is that this
DOES NOT give them the ability to make
ANY changes to the corpora, except in specific instances where it is found to conflict with State or Federal laws and in those instances they can
only change it so far as to bring it into compliance.
I believe that this explains what is being voted on very well. I would ask that in the future if you would please ask for clarifications and refrain from jumping to conjectures I would appreciate it. Statements are made based on incorrect conclusions have a tendency to muddle the issue and confuse people. Whereas these same statements when posed as questions allow for explanations to be made and a deeper understanding to be achieved by all.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to answer them.