[blml] Who's in charge?

[Marvin French]

From: "Ed Reppert"

> In the minutes of its 11 January 2000 meeting, the WBFLC said, in
> minute 2, "Mr. Cohen drew attention to the disparity between the
by-
> law of the WBF which requires the committee to interpret the laws
and
> the statutes of the ACBL which prescribe that this power shall be
> exercised within its area of jurisdiction by the ACBL. It was
agreed
> that the matter is one to be addressed by the by the Executive
> Council and Messrs. Kooijman, Cohen, Endicott, Polisner and
Wignall
> were deputed to prepare a written submission to the Executive
> Council." Did anything ever come of that?
>
The ACBL has always acted as if the WBFLC does not exist. Here is
what the ACBL By-laws say:

"There shall be an ACBL Laws Commission which will prepare the Laws
under which both duplicate and rubber bridge games will be governed.
These Laws may be reviewed and revised periodically by the
Commission."

The ACBL joined the WBF and agreed to abide by its by-laws, which
say that the WBFLC is responsible for writing and interpreting the
Laws. There is nothing to address, other than compliance by the ACBL
with WBF By-laws. The ACBL should be barred from hosting any WBF
event until it recognizes that the ACBLLC is subordinate to the
WBFLC.

One set of rules for the game of bridge, centrally controlled,
that's what players want. Should their wish be ignored?

Marv
Marvin L. French
San Diego, California
www.marvinfrench.com