Re: Legalise & Plain English -- Bylaws and investments | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com) | |
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 11:04:01 -0800 (PST) |
On Mar 7, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Carol Agate <carolagate [at] me.com> wrote: > I'm afraid that my changes to plain English will mean that without the > security of boilerplate the lawyer will need a lot more time to review the > document. Yet I hate to be stuck with things that take so much effort to > interpret. I wonder if there are links somewhere to plain English advocates who could direct you somewhere. In Michigan new lawyers take an oath to use Plain English, though the oath itself has been criticized for not being written in the best of Plain English. My interest in this is that I think the Bylaws should be real documents that people understand before they move in and agree to abide by. If they are written in gibberish, how can anyone take governance seriously? "Governance" means to steer. The bylaws are thus a steering mechanism and without them the boat doesn't get where it wants to do. Thanks for digging this out of the Archives and bringing to everyone's consciousness again. Sharon ---- Sharon Villines, Washington DC "I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ― E.B. White
- Re: Bylaws and investments, (continued)
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Re: Bylaws and investments drmaryanngroups, August 27 2013
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Legalise & Plain English -- Bylaws and investments Sharon Villines, August 28 2013
- Re: Legalise & Plain English Carol Agate, September 2 2013
- Re: Legalise & Plain English -- Bylaws and investments Carol Agate, March 7 2014
- Re: Legalise & Plain English -- Bylaws and investments Sharon Villines, March 7 2014
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Legalise & Plain English -- Bylaws and investments Sharon Villines, August 28 2013
- a service to the community Carol Agate, March 7 2014
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Re: Bylaws and investments drmaryanngroups, August 27 2013
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