Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Climate agreement passes by consensus

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

HI all again — my last post on this —

Regardless if the negotiators used Roberts Rules of Order, some other process 
or what … they still reached unanimous consent. They didn’t vote.  They 
couldn’t vote.  They HAD to reach unanimous consent.  There was no other 
option.  Everyone HAD to be “on board.”  

I find it staggering that the negotiators could do this.  

Regardless of the process used … one of the tests for consent is:

“Hearing no objections …”

Sharon will answer this email but I will not be posting any further on this.  

Take what you want and leave the rest. 

I’m delighted that this agreement passed by unanimous consent.

Go world!

Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church, VA
703.688.2646

 


> On Dec 14, 2015, at 10:09 AM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] 
> sharonvillines.com> wrote:
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>> On Dec 14, 2015, at 9:34 AM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> Sharon — 
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>> All you say may well be true.
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>> Not the point.
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>> They didn’t vote.
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> They don’t have to. No group using parliamentary procedure has to vote if no 
> one objects. This is the standard procedure for international agreements of 
> all kinds. No consensus, no agreement. It happens all the time.
> 
> CT Butler has nothing to do with it.
> 
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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