Re: Intent to Delegate: Delegation Advisory Group

["Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>]

On 2019-09-05 11:28, Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote:
> Le 29 août 2019 13:33:14 GMT+02:00, Holger Levsen
> <holger@layer-acht.org> a écrit :
> > On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 12:22:35PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > > The implication of "delegate" is that these are powers of the DPL.
> > > Looking at powers of the DPL:
> > >
> > >   5 Project Leader
> > >   5.1 Powers
> > >   (5) Propose draft General Resolutions and amendments.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure why you think this isn't a thing that can be delegated ?
> >
> > mostly because it's very unusual, usually delegations are about the
> > powers defined in in 5.1.4 ("Make any decision for whom noone else has
> > responsibility.") and not about the powers defined in 5.1.X where 
> > X!=4.
> >
> > but you are right, upon re-reading the constituion now, I also don't
> > see
> > wht this would be unconstitutional.
> >
> > thanks.
>
> Doesn't this mean that now it's a delegated power, the DPL can't on
> his own submit a GR ?

Why?

It might mean that the DPL can't "introduce or amend a general 
resolution overriding a delegation that the DPL makes", but that seems 
like an odd thing to want to do.

Regards,

Adam