December 7, 1941—A Date Which Will Live In Infamy. And a NYSYR Fundraiser?

The patriots, professors, historians, and RINOs of the NYSYR's various boards have decided to hold their Christmas Fundraiser on Pearl Harbor Day.

At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time (12:55 p.m. EST) on December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, launching one of the deadliest attacks in American history. The assault, which lasted less than two hours, claimed the lives of more than 2,500 people, wounded 1,000 more and damaged or destroyed 18 American ships and nearly 300 airplanes. (http://www.history.com/news/5-facts-about-pearl-harbor-and-the-uss-arizona)

The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II. On December 8th, 1941, war was declared against Japan. And three days later on December 11th, 1941, war was declared against Germany and Italy.

Fast forward 72 years and it is only fitting that the liberals YRs of today hold a Christmas Fundraiser on Pearl Harbor Day at an Italian Restaurant in NYC.

Our grandfathers would be so proud of our tolerance.

2013 NYSYR Holiday Party

Saturday, December 7th, 2013

7-10pm

Fagiolini on 40th

120 East 40th Street

New York City

$75

Is it too soon to hold the Fall Meeting/Fundraiser on September 11th at a Middle Eastern Restaurant?

We hope they actually bring a flag to the fundraiser (they forgot it at the meeting in Orange County) and maybe invite some of the very few living WWII veterans for free. We also would like to see ALL "PROFITS" donated to a charity for veterans.

We will keep an eye on this as it develops.

Delegates: Super/Secret/Lists [UPDATED]

Super-Delegates

The NYSYR Bylaws say "Elected Officers of the NYSYR shall be considered “super-delegates” and shall have one (1) vote each at any meeting, but not at the biennial convention."

The Bylaws go on to say "All voting by any member club shall be by unit rule determined by a caucus of the delegates belonging to the member."

At the meeting in Orange County more than 1/2 of the live-bodies present were officers of the NYSYR and at least 7 could have voted as super-delegates. At a meeting where only 24 or so votes were cast by those actually present almost 1/3 of all votes cast could have not been bound by unit rule.

[UPDATE]

Of the 7 officers that could have been super-delegates only 1 voted as such due to their home club's failure to submit a delegate list.

Bylaws: Super-delegates cannot also be delegates for the member club to whom they belong and cannot hold the proxies for those delegates. However, they may give up their “super-delegate” status to become a delegate of their club without giving up the office that gives them status as a super-delegate.

In addition the "officers" meet prior to every general meeting of the NYSYR to discuss what and how they will be voting on any given topic when the unwashed masses come in for the general meeting.

Regardless of how the duly elected or selected delegates from a county club decide to vote during their caucus, super-delegates can cast their vote for whatever they wish.

So which political party utilizes this system of super-delegates? You probably guessed it- the Democratic Party!

Excerpts from: http://uspolitics.about.com/od/2008elections/tp/super_delegates.htm

The Democratic Party has three types of delegates; two types are elected at the state level. The third is less well publicized or understood: the super-delegate.

The Democratic party also has a third type: super-delegates. A super-delegate is a leader in the National Democratic Party who has a vote at the national convention; they not selected by state party members. 

 In 2008, a candidate needs 2,025 votes to win the Democratic presidential nomination. There are about 850 super-delegates.

About 1/3!!!

Secret Ballots

A delegate is elected or selected by a county club to represent them at a meeting of the NYSYR. Since they are NOT individuals and actually representatives of their home club they are NOT entitled to a secret vote or ballot.

Delegates at political conventions or legislative bodies DO NOT have secret ballots. The mere thought that a delegate should be able to cast a secret vote against or in favor of something is anti-democratic (SMALL D!). It isn't surprising that the vast majority of NYSYRs believe they are entitled to cast their votes secretly.

It is rather cowardly if you ask us.

ICYMI: Executive Summary and Justification for Attached Proposed Bylaw Amendment

This just popped into the old inbox. Enjoy.

H/T to JW

 Justification:

The right or freedom of association implies the converse, disassociation, to also be a right in a free society. The proposed amendment will guarantee that right to both current members of this organization and to their posterity. 

No club or organization except the military can force someone to remain a "member" for any period of time once the member no longer feels the club or organization is, or has become something other than, what they thought when they voluntarily joined.

This proposed amendment simply codifies that right.

I hope that each of you reads the entire amendment AND discusses it with your clubs before forming an opinion.

Freedom of association is the right to join or leave groups of a person's own choosing, and for the group to take collective action to pursue the interests of members. It is both an individual right and a collective right, guaranteed by all modern and democratic legal systems, including the United States Bill of Rights, article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and international law, including articles 20 and 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Conventions 87 and 98 of the International Labour Organization.

Side Show: NYSYRs Give Sepulveda a Smackdown

In a stunning move at the biennial convention in Staten Island back in May, NYSYR Chairwoman Diana Sepulveda was removed from a Board of Directors required by the Incorporation Document drafted and signed in 1934 via a Constitutional Amendment.

The Board of Directors is limited to 6 members. The amendment, which passed unanimously, lists the Vice Chair, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Male YRNF Committeeman, and Female YRNF Committeewoman as the official Board of Directors.

For those of you keeping score that means that the NYSYRs have a Board of Directors, a Governing Board, and an Executive Board!

The interesting thing is that if you look at the NYSYR official website you will find that the NYSYR Chairman in 1934 was George H. Sibley (1932-1935).

He was also the first person listed on the incorporation document and presumably the first member of the so-called Board of Directors of the NYSYR.

So why was the Chair removed from the Board of Directors in 2013? Was it for a legitimate reason? Something personal? Something sinister? Something sexist? Something racist? Revenge?

Clearly the precedent was to have the chair on the board.

Things that make you go hmm...