The Big Lie

It's well known that if you repeat a lie loudly, often, and long enough, that people will begin to believe it. It's called the "Big Lie" technique of propaganda. People do it because it works. The Gang of Three is hoping it'll work for them.

The Big Lie in this case is that the vote-by-mail bylaws amendment was adopted legally by the membership and is binding on the Society. That was the basis for the lawsuit filed by the Gang of Three, along with several of their cronies, against the Society and President Paul Baumgardner, W5PSB.

Unfortunately for their argument, there's only one little problem: The amendment was voted on in direct violation of the bylaws. Any action taken in violation of the bylaws is invalid. I wrote a four page letter analyzing, step by step, just why the vote violated the bylaws, and why the amendment was not validly adopted. If you want to read it, you can follow the link above, but the short version is that the 6-month rule, as it's commonly known, protects a right of absentee members and thus cannot be waived no matter how large a majority votes to do so, and that any action taken in violation of such a rule is null and void.

This point seems to be lost on the Gang of Three and their cronies, despite lots of folks telling them about it. They argued in two letters, one by Steve Agee (to which my letter, referenced above, was written in response) and one by the Gang of Three themselves, that the vote was valid and should be enforced. They argued in court that the vote was valid and should be enforced. They argue on their website that the vote was valid and should be enforced. They argue their point, over and over.

The court didn't buy it. The Board of Directors didn't buy it. You shouldn't buy it either. When you look at their argument closely, it falls into little tiny pieces.

The Gang of Three is lying to you. Don't let them get away with it.