Subject: acka-research-digest V2 #195
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acka-research-digest   Wednesday, December 10 1997   Volume 02 : Number 195

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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 20:13:38 +0000 ()
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 2483

On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Brian Raiter wrote:

> Proposal 2483
> An Army of Really Fine Tax Lawyers
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
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> 
> Create a new rule, numbered 1017, entitled
> "An Army of Really Fine Tax Lawyers", with the following text:
> 
> "
> An Army of Really Fine Tax Lawyers is an Organizational Power.
> An Organization may buy An Army of Really Fine Tax Lawyers for A$500. 
> 
> An Organization that has An Army of Really Fine Tax Lawyers never
> loses any currency as a result of something described in the rules
> as a tax; this clause has precedence over all rules with which it
> conflicts.
> "

This will conflict with the end of cycle rules if they are described as
taxes, so it won't have any effect.

I say can it.

- --
Duncan "" Richer aka
Duncan C. Richer - aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother - Now Really Lost!
Queens' College -- PhD, Pure Maths, Graph Theory -- Cambridge University

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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 23:51:43 +0000
From: "Matt" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 2485

> Proposal 2485
> Ooh, Geri...
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule903, "The Gumball", by appending to the first paragraph the
> sentence "It has a Spice Girl on the wrapper."

On behalf of the rest of the UK, I apologise for the Spice Girls.
This URL might provide partial compensation

http://www.urban75.com/Punch/spice.html 

Bascule

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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 18:31:38 -0600 (CST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 2484

> An organization may levy a fee on its members by making an Organizational
> Action which states the fee and how it is to be applied.  Such an
> Organizational Action, other rules on Organizational Actions
> notwithstanding, shall require the unanimous support of all active members
> of that organization, membership to be determined as at the time that the
> last active member to submit their opinion does so.
> 
> A member of an Organization must pay any fee levied, unless they leave the
> organization within 3 days of the fee being approved.  All fees paid as a
> result of an Organizational Action which levies a fee go directly to the
> organization.

Alright, Pumpkin Patch, you better come up with those 500 Ackadollars
in 3 days or you're out! :-) :-)

/dev/joe

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