[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN

[CVS User joey]

Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN

Modified Files:
	dwn-2006-39.wml 
Log Message:
Filibustering

--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-39.wml	2006/09/20 06:10:04	1.3
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-39.wml	2006/09/20 06:40:15	1.4
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
 him to Gregory Pomerantz, the legal advisor of <a
 href="http://www.spi-inc.org/">SPI</a>.</p>
 
+<p><strong>Filibustering General Resolutions.</strong> Manoj Srivastava <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/09/msg00251.html">reported</a>
+that due to a loop hole in the <a href="$(HOME)/devel/constitution">\
+constitution</a>, any group of 6 Debian developers can delay any general
+resolution indefinitely by putting up their own amendment.  Due to past
+accusations he has decided that stopping this could be seen as abuse of his
+secretary powers and asked the project to determine how it wants to handle
+filibustering.</p>
+
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