Theos-Talk Archives (October 2008 Message tt00057)

Your suggestion is very good. In the USA, there are around 400+ congressmen
elected on proportional basis. Large GC is feasible. It is easy to travel to
India by Air and there is even going to be some non-stop flight from the
USA. So travel is not an excuse for not attending the meeting.
Only countries with a very few members would find their relative importance
reduced temporarily. They can work hard and increase their membership and is
feasible. Talk of the President living in Timbuktoo and remotely
administering is like telling United States that the President can live in
his ranch in Texas and run the administration with the communication
capabilities available. If any presidential candidate in the election now
going on here talks about such a plan, he/she will never get elected. All it
needs is some simple common sense. My 0.02.

MKR


On 9/29/08, Anand <AnandGholap@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   Here is my formula for general council composition which will make
> General Council much more sound, just and effective.
>
> If size of the General Council is too small TS can become victim of
> the whims of few individuals. Larger size enables more balanced
> decision making.
> One representative should come to the General Council for every 200
> ordinary members of the TS.
> Membership in India is 13,000.
> 13,000 divided by 200 is 65. So India should send 65 representatives
> to the General Council.
> America has around 5000 members. 5000 divided by 200 is 25. So America
> should send 25 representatives to the General Council.
> Similarly total membership of the TS is 30000.
> 30,000 divided by 200 is 150. So total representative in the GC should
> be 150.
>
> While decision making, each representative will have one vote.
>
> Due to proportionate representation in the General Council, some
> countries may not be able to send one full member to the GC. For
> example Greek section might be eligible to send only half the
> representative to the GC. In such case that country may send one full
> member to the GC, but such member shall not have voting rights. Only a
> full member should vote.
> Reason why all countries should be eligible to send at least one
> representative is they can present their country specific problems to
> the General Council and
> their views will at least be heard.
> Best
> Anand Gholap
>
> 
>


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