I'm lurking on M-Grapevine, watching the discussion of why Jared's bylaws amendment proposals did not get enough signatures to be put on the ballot. The complexity of the system (put in place by the evil AMC so regular members don't stand a chance), the lateness of his start, the lack of publicity about the process, etc. (to be fair, it is Lee, not Jared, making the excuses).
I find it interesting that no one has posited the possible explanation that plenty of people DID know about his proposals and his need for signatures... but simply did not approve of the changes he was proposing. Sure, plenty of Mensans will sign petitions of things they disagree with just because they feel it is important for a wider voter base to consider them. But plenty more, myself included, do NOT place our names as supporters of a proposal... we don't actually support.
In my view, that is the reason for petitions: to see if there is even enough support to bother with the effort and expense of going forward.
I'm sorry for your continued frustration, Jared. I may not agree with you, but I know how hard you worked and how passionately you feel. If only the AMC would work half as hard on their governance improvement projects.
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Unfortunately, there is no reasonably accurate way of knowing how many people knew about the petitions but: a) disapproved of the content (such as yourself), b) are tired of any such amendments, c) couldn't figure out how to sign the petitions (several people actually contacted me for more in-depth descriptions, who knows how many didn't ask), d) figured they'd "get around to it" and never did, or e) figured enough other people would wind up doing so that their single signature would be unnecessary. (Probably a few more reasonable options to be added to that list.)
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