All Right Now, Raise your.....

North Miami Beach, Florida December 10, 2000 Aaron H.
Schectman

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ALL RIGHT NOW, RAISE YOUR..

O.K. We've decided on a voice vote. All those in favor say "AYE". Now,
all those against say "NAY". Well it sort of sounds fifty-fifty to me.
What do the other members of the supervising committee say? (After
discussion, the committee says they cannot decide using the voice vote.)

All Right. I guess we will have to use another method. Let's try counting
hands. All those in favor raise your hands. The committee will now count.
All those against raise your hands. What does the committee say? WHAT?
There are some of you who say those in favor have more hands in the air.
Some of you say those against have more hands. I am just about to throw up
my hands in frustration!

Use a paper ballot? Don 't you remember all the trouble we had with them?
Let's do a recount. Now raise your hands. All those in favor? All those
against?

Dang it! That didn't resolve the question. We still don't know which side
has more votes. What's that you say? The In Favor Group wants to go to the
Board of Supervising Elders and see if they have a solution. But, the B of
SE is made up of members in favor of the In Favor Group - how can that be a
solution?

Wait! The Against Group has gone to the Local Organization Against and the
LOA usually supports them.

The votes are in! IT'S A TIE!

Carol's Evaluation: Carol says not to send this. There are too many things
said about this nasty thing.

(I still do not have a new e-mail address. I am still using -
aschectman@worldnet.att.net - until Bell South finishes signing me up.)