Executive Proposal

[Todd McCloud]

I'm on the fence here...

I think in some respects we have elections here. You can challenge the delegate at any time, and I think that works.

The activity part is a compelling argument, but stability and activity is a big balance...TSP has clearly been the most stable feeder over the years, and that might have to do with our inclusive system..

At the same time, we can't let the same person sit idly for months upon months without challenge...It's a tough call in my opinion...

Stability has its pros and cons. One pro is that we don't need to worry much about a delegate going nuts and going against what we have here. But, look at where we have arrived with this stability. A con would be that stability, in the sense we have here, could make things stale. Personally speaking, I don't think elections for the delegate slot would bother stability, but that is entirely dependent on us. I am certain that there are rogues and pretenders out there who would love to take our region... but that's with every feeder. Some feeders are good at watching their backs, others are not. The trick there is to watch people closely. We could set limits as to who could run, like they need to be in the region for 90 days, etc (sort of like what we have in place here already). I have my reservations about restricting citizens to run, personally, but that is an option.

I think as long as we are watchful and mindful of who runs, and vote accordingly, we shouldn't have a problem. I mean, we could even have a clause protecting us from a rogue group coming in, throwing off the votes, and taking over, like the judge reviews it or something. This makes the MOJ post even more important.