Hi Dale,

 PK> Policy 4, Section 8 is titled Referenda. To invoke Section 8 REQUIRES
 PK> a  proposer to place something BEFORE the RC's, so the RC's do 
 PK> NOT initiate Section 8. Section 8.1 that everyone quotes is 
 PK> the RC's RESPONSE to that request.

 DS>    Section 8 does not say where a proposal for a new policy comes from
 DS>    -- and in my view, that is a defect which we are trying to correct.

Agreed, a process (such as section 8) needs 3 things, input, a function to
be performed and output, and Section 8 seems to be missing a clear
definition of the first part.

 DS>    In your view, according to the existing policy where does the
 DS>    referendum process start if not with the RCs?

It starts with a proposer putting forward a new document. IMHO this is the
current (and the major,) area of confusion.

Cheers.............pk.


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