Outrageous Public Meeting #1
Over the next three days I will post three (one each day) outrageous public meetings. This one is supposed to be held pursuant to Roberts Rules of Order. The third one I have planned ends with a bang (literally).
by Jon Rowe · August 18, 2015
Over the next three days I will post three (one each day) outrageous public meetings. This one is supposed to be held pursuant to Roberts Rules of Order. The third one I have planned ends with a bang (literally).
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There’s some context we’re missing. The writeup on YouTube describes the setup as follows:
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I think we’re supposed to react negatively to the video because of the rules of order make the peoples’ hatred of each other sound silly rather than the fact that the local politicians involved are, let’s say, low caliber.
Not sure what the counter-proposal is (as usual), or what system would not look silly in these folks’ hands.
Kind of reminds me of the McCain approach to trying to shame government spending: find something that sounds silly, no matter what’s actually going on or how little it matters. Then say it’s name sarcastically!Report
Perhaps a referee would be useful, and a penalty box?
That was damn near a hockey game by the end.Report
Damn, forgot to followReport
Wow… they ALL managed to look awful there. Well done.Report
Yikes! I’d be so embarrassed. You have to find a way to support what you believe in without stooping to your opponents level or giving up from frustration and embarrassment. It’s hard to tell what all of this was about, but it went south for both sides.Report