[K3CAL] In response to the open letter to the board nastiness going on

[Eric Christensen]

On 03/05/2016 09:21 AM, Bob N3PPH wrote:
> Well I was taking about your VP to be the bigger story teller but I see
> you can hold your own. 

Please provide citations to back up your words.  Otherwise they are just
slander and I will take action against continued slanderous remarks.

> I stepped down as president due to my failing
> health, no other reason. 

If I remember correctly, you didn't step down; your term ended and you
failed to run for the office again.

> The first board meeting ( the secret one in January) you decided to

There was no secret board meeting in January.  There was a special board
meeting that went into executive session pursuit to Article III,
Sections 7 and 8 of the By-Laws.

> Since that meeting you have
> circumvented me with total disregard for the By-Laws

Citation needed.

> now you want to
> change them to fit you.

I have yet to see any changes to the Constitution or By-Laws presented
by the President or any member of the Board.  The only proposal on the
table is one that was provided by two members of the club.

> Thank you for pointing out that the two past presidents are the ones
> complaining, we put lots of time and money into building this club up,
> we don't like two snot nosed punks trying to destroy that. 

Specifically, how are we trying to destroy the club?  Seriously, I want
a list of your grievances, with citations, provided to the Board and the
membership because I honestly don't see anyone but the two past
Presidents being anything but bullies based on the past emails that have
been sent to this list and the actions in General and Board meetings
that have been witnessed by members of this organization.  You may think
it's okay to throw baseless accusations at people but it's not.

> I am
> passionate about CARA and know that showing up to a meeting will start a
> screaming match with you and your sidekick

Then might I suggestion you don't start screaming?  Speaking in a normal
voice with rational thoughts would likely be a good start.  Name calling
is just juvenile.

> I think you should step down and maybe learn a little about ham radio
> before you try this again. I am not sure why you as a 3 year licensee
> think you are qualified to make technical radio decisions, you barely
> even know how to talk on one.

Oddly, neither the Constitution nor the By-Laws provide for a minimum
amount of time as an amateur radio operator to hold any office.
Further, I don't see anything regarding the technical radio abilities of
the President listed in the By-Laws (Article IV, Section 2).   Since no
one objected or otherwise ran against the current President I'm assuming
no one else had any reservations of his abilities.  You seem to have
your own prejudices against the President that are unfounded in either
the Constitution or the By-Laws.

Can we please stop all the bickering and name calling and get back to
the hobby?  These baseless claims are not helpful and only drive a wedge
into our community.

--Eric