[blml] club director torment

[Sven Pran]

On Behalf Of Robert Frick
> To make a long story short, following an insufficient bid of 1C, I thought
> LHO's two choices were "accept or not accept the insufficient bid". 

That is correct. Observe that law 27B only applies when (and after) LHO
refuses to accept the insufficient bid (Law 27A).

> She
> waited until after the insufficient bidder had decided on a
> rectification-free 2C replacement, then tried to exercise her right to
> accept the insufficient bid or the 2C replacement.

The offender shall only decide on a rectification call when (and after) LHO
does not accept the IB. LHO has absolutely no right to know what
rectification call the offender will select before deciding whether or not
to accept the IB.

> 
> The general question is: How much information is LHO entitled to before
> making a decision?

LHO is entitled to "full explanation" of the IB according to law 20.
However, due to the nature of insufficient bids the value of such
explanations will always be rather limited.   

> 
> The laws, at least to me, seem clearly on my side, with a few niggling
> details to clear up. I do not feel an obligation to voluntarily tell her
> all of the Law 27, but if she had asked, I would have. It is obviously AI.
> I am obviously being an illegal memory aid, but no one pays strict
> attention to that law. I would have let her look at the opp's convention
> card or ask what bids mean, even though I don't think it was her turn to
> bid. That's another not-quite-right rule.

Until she decides not to accept the insufficient bid it is certainly her
time to call!

Sven