Re: Bug#636783: proposed constitution fix for super-majority within the tech ctte

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

There is one wrinkle we may need to sort out.

The resolution procedure for GRs contemplates amendments being
accepted "by the proposer".  Particularly for my advisory proposal, it
seems that discussion about wording might produce amendments we would
like to accept.

But we don't want to have a TC vote whether to accept each amendment.
So I propose instead that we nominate a TC member to act as proposer
provided that no other TC member objects.

This would be in the form of a TC resolution along these lines:

  For the purposes of accepting or rejecting amendments to this GR
  proposal, according to Constitution A.1(2), we delegate to <name>
  the power to accept amendments, and to each of our other members the
  power to veto the acceptance of amendments (as if each TC member was
  a sponsor).  The Committee reserves the right to overrule, by means
  of a TC resolution on whether to accept an amendment.

Ian.