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Old 26th January 2007 | 00:19
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Five Green
 
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C Groove :

The reason it takes more than 50% to vote in a change is to make sure that the change is wanted without any doubt. It is also to ensure that change is not brought about by the minority. This is not to be confused with maintaining the status quo by minority. If all votes were 50% (of voters who vote)+ 1 to change then you would have a minority making change. As it stands our voting set up is more than fair as there are the two thresholds (60% +1 of votes and 50% of total voting members). You cannot presume to know how those who did not vote may have decided. In fact it has been shown that the lack of voting in itself represents a choice, ie if you do not care enough to vote then you are happy to add weight to the NO side or in other words you are happy with the status quo (as is usually represented by a NO vote).

So you cannot say that the vote was a majority vote for RP07. We did not get 50% of the membership voting for RP07.

This is in no way an endorsement for or against RP07 by Five Green.

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