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From: jms@mis.arizona.edu (Joel M Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.org.decus
Subject: DECUS Board of Directors Election
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Date: 28 Feb 91 00:53:51 GMT
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By now, you* should all have received your DECUS Board of Directors ballot
form.  

I think that it is time to send a message to the Board that they need to be
in greater touch with the membership, and that some stronger consideration
of the minority viewpoint is appropriate. 

Therefore, I am voting as follows:  pick two of the best qualified
directors, and vote for them.  Then, write in "Ray Kaplan" on the form, and
vote for him.  Make some marks so that the mark-sense machine throws out
your ballot and some person has to figure out what you have done. 

As with any independent candidate, there is no chance that Ray would win. 
And you would be, in a sense, throwing your vote away.

While Ray may not be the best person for the job, at least he represents a
viewpoint which seems to be far away from the normal decorum that the Board
normally shows.  Even if you don't agree with his point of view regarding
the Las Vegas Mitnick incident, I hope you agree that his questioning of
the status quo is a healthy attitude, and should be encouraged among
whichever board members do get elected.

jms

Joel M Snyder, 627 E Speedway, 85705  Phone: 602.626.8680 FAX: 602.795.0900
The Mosaic Group, Dep't of MIS, the University of Arizona 
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* you = US readers only.