[NA-Discuss] Bottom Up Action Procedure - Take 3

[ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net]

Darlene,

I don't think we should undermine the difference between our elected
representatives and those appointed by others, or elected by others.
So I prefer that "informing" be done by the elected representatives,
to the body they are elected to, not as a courtesy between chairs.

If you think this is unimportant, that's a reasonable point of view.
If you think this is important, but could be worded better, or already
is better worded, pointing that out would help me.

Similarly, while an issue may be, as Even points out, forwarded by anyone,
there is a difference between a regional body informing a coordinating
body of a policy decision reached under collegial and transparent process,
and anyone advocating that, or any other particular policy. Again, I don't
think we should undermine the difference between our elected representatives
and anyone else so I prefer that "informing" be done by the elected
representatives, to the body they are elected to, not any other person,
as the default, from which exceptions may be made.

Again, if you think this is unimportant ... point that out would help me.

Thank you for pointing out that the composition of the At Large Advisory
Committee does not necessarily contain any elected representatives from
the North American Region. I missed that. That did help me.

Eric