Re: DISCUSSION: rejecting candidates

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Brian and all,

  Brian, this is one of the few opportunities that I have to agree with
Dave Crocker AKA D'Crock.  >;)

  The notion that any candidate that could be rejected because of some
undefined reason or a reason that is paramount to him/her being
politically "Incorrect" or not liked by some "Approving Body"
without some explicit provisions, is ludicrous beyond reason.

Brian E Carpenter wrote:

> Dave,
>
> We disagree. I explicitly think the approving body needs the authority to
> simply reject a candidate, as it does today. Otherwise, it is toothless.
>
> Since we disagree, let's shut up and hear from other people.
>
>   Brian
>
> Dave Crocker wrote:
> >
> > At 05:00 PM 4/16/2002 +0200, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> > >I believe that checks and balances *require* that the confirming body has the
> > >ability to reject candidates. I quite agree that its primary function is
> > >to verify due process but this is pointless without teeth.
> >
> > Please note that there is no question whether the review body does or
> > should have real authority.  No question at all.
> >
> > Worse, the difference between rejecting a decision process, versus
> > rejecting the result of that process, might seem subtle.  Heck, maybe it
> > really IS subtle.
> >
> > The question is the target of that authority.
> >
> > Let me suggest that the term "negotiation" highlights the problem.  The
> > review body simply cannot reasonably be approving individuals.  And having
> > nomcom submit the list of candidates a little earlier does not change this.
> >
> >          The only role that is practical is for the review bodies to
> >          review (and approve or reject) the nomcom selection process.
> >
> > That's a validation, not negotiation.
> >
> > d/
> >
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> >
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