[blml] 2007 laws

[Brian]

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:01:53 +0100
"Grattan Endicott" <grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

<...> 

> and in any case it
> was proper that players should present opinions to their NBOs for
> consideration and influence upon the replies NBOs would send.  If
> players feel that their NBO is deaf to their thoughts players should
> use the ballot box to encourage greater attention for their
> correspondence; we do not determine their representation or the
> corporate structure of the organizations of which they are members.

In over 20 years of playing bridge in England, 1974-1997, I do not
remember one single occasion where I voted on anything more than my
local club committee. I'm sure there was some sort of County AGM at
which, *IF* I'd known about it and been able to attend, I might have
been able to vote on the County organisation, but I don't recall being
told about any such AGM or election. In any case, asking the various
County-level candidates (that's assuming there was more than one per
vacant position, of course) how they would vote in an NBO election
where the candidates weren't even known at that point seems to me to be
a fairly futile exercise. 

In fairness to the EBU I should note that, given what I read on
BLML, it appears to be light-years ahead of the ACBL as regards its
responsiveness to the grass roots membership. 

IMO, Eric is exactly right, there is *NO* upward link from the grass
roots of the game to the higher levels, at least as far as some (most?)
NBOs are concerned. The sort of statement which Grattan makes above is
an insult to the intelligence of the average player. The WBF(LC) may
want to believe that the average player has an opportunity to have
their input considered, but that belief has no basis in reality,
again at least as far as some (most?) NBOs are concerned.


Brian. 


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