Recruiting

Originally posted by MegSmath Ah, if only it were that easy. The entry fees for Nationals are actually part of USMS code -- article 104.5.4D(1-5). In order to charge more for Nationals you'd have to submit an amendment, and of course this is not a Rules year, but a Legislation year, so you'd have to have it declared an emergency and then get 90% of the delegates to approve it! Change does not come quickly to USMS. Yeah, I know.... Doubling the fee doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell of passing this year. It would have a hard time passing even if it didn't have to be an emergrency legislation. I have a feeling that they'll go for the amount of the increase that they can squeak by this year. As for those of you guys who are saying "Do IT" and aren't coming to the convention as delegates, here's what you need to do, write your LMSC representatives and tell them that as members out there, you are in favor if the increase. Your LMSC representatives (delegates) come to the convention to represent your interests. So, they need to know what your interests and preferences are. It's almost like 'writing your congressmen'.

Originally posted by MegSmath Ah, if only it were that easy. The entry fees for Nationals are actually part of USMS code -- article 104.5.4D(1-5). In order to charge more for Nationals you'd have to submit an amendment, and of course this is not a Rules year, but a Legislation year, so you'd have to have it declared an emergency and then get 90% of the delegates to approve it! Change does not come quickly to USMS. Yeah, I know.... Doubling the fee doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell of passing this year. It would have a hard time passing even if it didn't have to be an emergrency legislation. I have a feeling that they'll go for the amount of the increase that they can squeak by this year. As for those of you guys who are saying "Do IT" and aren't coming to the convention as delegates, here's what you need to do, write your LMSC representatives and tell them that as members out there, you are in favor if the increase. Your LMSC representatives (delegates) come to the convention to represent your interests. So, they need to know what your interests and preferences are. It's almost like 'writing your congressmen'.