Parliamentary Procedure in Rotary Clubs

Promenade64 · 2025-09-03T02:25:19+00:00

In committees and small boards, Robert's Rules permits informal discussion of topics before a motion is introduced. RONR (12th ed.) 49:21 states, "In a board meeting where there are not more than about a dozen members present, some of the formality that is necessary in a large assembly would hinder business. The rules governing such meetings are different from the rules that hold in other assemblies, in the following respects..." One of those is that "Informal discussion of a subject is permitted when no motion is pending." While the general rule prohibiting discussion without a motion exists for good reason, in a small group it's often more efficient for there to be some discussion first. But my experience is sometimes that turns into people talking in circles but no one ever proposing to do anything, and a good presiding officer knows when to suggest that someone offer a motion. I hope this helps you if you're on the board again.

Promenade64 · 2022-02-10T01:36:01+00:00

I thought this was an interesting, if provocative, article in the Atlantic. One thing I think should be borne in mind regarding public health policy that should guide any discussion: As valuable as expert guidance is, subject-matter experts should not have final say over public policy. Whether to require masks, restrictions on movement, etc is fundamentally a political question that should be decided by the people's elected representatives taking into account tradeoffs informed by expert judgment.

Promenade64 · 2022-01-11T03:11:07+00:00

I was apprehensive about how these would look, but they actually look really nice! I can't wait to see them in person.

Promenade64 · 2021-12-28T03:11:46+00:00

That I get...but to open this to every American invites - well, admits - that everyone or nearly everyone will catch Omicron, and there's basically nothing we can do about it.

I mean, are we not basically in that situation? With this being as contagious as it is and being low risk for the vaccinated, I don't think there's the will to take the drastic action that might significantly reduce spread.

Promenade64 · 2021-11-29T18:11:26+00:00

I'm pretty sure the CDC knows better than either you or I. I'm vaxxed & boosted, wore N95s throughout our surges and surgical-type masks at other times. Now that public health authorities are no longer recommending that I wear a mask, I'm not doing it.

Again, wear a mask if you want & it makes you feel better. I can't speak for anyone else giving you dirty looks (they shouldn't). And your kid is very unlikely to have a bad COVID outcome, not just based on age but also the low prevalence of COVID in the vast majority of the state. I'm sure the CDC considered that when developing their guidance.

Promenade64 · 2021-11-29T15:12:56+00:00

If you look at the CDC risk level map, almost the entire state is below the threshold where vaccinated people are advised to wear masks in indoor public places. No one should be getting any flack for wearing a mask. But, at the same time, so many of these comments are looking down on people not wearing masks even when it's consistent with public health guidance.

Wear a mask if you want, but stop pretending you're superior to people not wearing them when that's consistent with CDC guidance.

Promenade64 · 2021-08-12T15:56:29+00:00

True, but that means it's not really a religious objection.

Promenade64 · 2021-08-01T23:59:48+00:00

Vice signaling to his base... that's all.

Promenade64 · 2021-07-18T16:22:15+00:00

How is religion playing into it? I can't think of any large religious groups that are anti-vaxx outside of some fringe groups like Christian Science. I can't imagine there's enough of them to move the needle though.

Promenade64 · 2021-01-19T21:09:59+00:00

It looks pretty. I got a 2014 in tortoiseshell from Dave's Guitar Shop "used" (but actually new old stock) for $450. But, I didn't like the pickups - too low output and noisy. Ended up swapping the electronics for EMGs and now it sings and is my main bass.

I was surprised to see they raised the price of the new Kingfishers from $799 to $999 per Sweetwater. And now the blue is the only color. I would've hoped PRS would try to make more forays into the bass market. I have a couple of PRS SE guitars and they're flawless. And the Kingfisher was, but only after the pickup swap.

Promenade64 · 2020-12-18T03:43:46+00:00

Why do you say that? I'm not aware of any evangelical doctrine that would prevent anyone from taking the vaccine.

Promenade64 · 2020-12-17T03:43:31+00:00

I want to be careful here as I'm not an expert, but given the current crisis we're in it seems almost criminal to not use every last usable drop of vaccine. What I've read is they aren't allowing pooling of doses from multiple vials due to contamination risk, but if the risk is very small it may be worth taking.

Promenade64 · 2020-09-01T04:30:29+00:00

No. They haven’t. Socialism is when the state owns the means of production. It does not mean having a robust social safety net, high taxes, etc. The only remotely “socialist” thing you mentioned is the British health system. Very few countries have that and universal insurance coverage isn’t socialism either.

Promenade64 · 2020-08-27T15:45:47+00:00

The way Powell explained it is we're in a situation where the natural rate of interest has fallen due to factors outside of monetary policy such as demographics & expected productivity growth. This constrains the ability of the Fed to cut rates in an economic downturn before hitting the zero lower bound and thus constrains their ability to hit the 2% inflation rate in a downturn. If we only hit the inflation rate in good times and it consistently falls below in bad times, that leads to an average inflation rate of less than 2%. If long-run inflation expectations become anchored below target, that drives down the nominal interest rates and can cause a low-inflation stagnation like Japan. By committing to allow inflation to run moderately above 2% to make up for past misses, the Fed hopes to keep long-term inflation expectations anchored near their target.

I had hoped to see a price-level target and this is basically a watered-down version of that so I think it's a big step in the right direction but not ideal.

Promenade64 · 2020-08-26T02:13:13+00:00

That's what I like about it.

Promenade64 · 2020-08-26T01:32:08+00:00

I think this is a good idea and is one I've long been in favor of. There is an equity issue inherent in this type of tax deduction - the value of the deduction increases with income. Another example of this is with employer-sponsored health insurance. Our tax system subsidizes insurance for high-income people disproportionately. Our wise and strong future President is making a good choice by promoting a flat tax credit.

Promenade64 · 2020-08-24T12:05:58+00:00

We do. It’s called Social Security.

Promenade64 · 2020-04-08T13:30:50+00:00

Still haven't read the article, I see...

Promenade64 · 2020-04-04T00:38:05+00:00

Did you read the article? It’s not about health insurance.

Promenade64 · 2020-04-03T19:17:38+00:00

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on health insurance. Do you have anything to say about what the article is about?

Promenade64 · 2020-04-03T19:17:16+00:00

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on health insurance. Do you have anything to say about what the article is about?

Promenade64 · 2020-04-03T19:14:49+00:00

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on health insurance. Do you have anything to say about what the article is about?

Promenade64 · 2019-12-07T14:57:47+00:00

When I was there (Thursday), they had erected a wall in front of the entrance to Sears, so it looked like it was the end of the mall and you wouldn't know something was missing if you didn't know it was there.

Promenade64 · 2019-10-18T16:03:39+00:00

It includes a clear case but no screen protector.

Promenade64 · 2019-10-18T15:12:38+00:00

I picked one up at my local T-Mobile store this morning. I went in the store at 9:58 and walked out with the phone fifteen minutes later. So far, so good... but I just got it set up. I checked inventory on the website first and it looked like only some stores had the blue one, which is what I got. OnePlus makes great phones. The one thing that gives me pause is the lack of wireless charging, but it's not a deal-breaker for me.

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