Thank you Brad.
No, the expenditures were not legal or proper. I believe that we were able to end them. We can leave behavior like that permanently in the past, with a change of management.
Please, if you are able to vote in the upcoming election, do not return the incumbents to the board.
I appreciate your mention of fundraising.
I just helped complete a very successful fundraiser for AMSAT engineering. Thank you to all that participated, provided support, and helped spread the word. We raised nearly $2,000.
-Michelle Thompson W5NYV
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 3:38 PM Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
The email, "AMSAT Leadership Explains 2018-2020 Legal Expenses," which I assume all members received, made me think of the words of an oldie song that has the words, "I wish that i could be the president, so I could show you how your money's spent." In this case, it appears that the money was spent to, at the advice of hired layers, keep two duly elected directors from assuming their rightful role. So, the legal answer must have been to segregate them, into a second class status. Is this really legal, and in keeping with the bylaws of AMSAT? Why would the board do this? What are they hiding and from whom? I may be just a dumb, retired, Midwestern engineer, but even I can see thru this one. Talk about smoke and mirrors. I am going to assume that it was legal for the board to select a new president, and that the membership has nothing to do with that. This whole situation has the appearance of a game where people have been trying to find a way to legally block other people from assuming their duties. Sounds like Washington politics to me. Some members have resigned their membership over this. I am here to say that I do not condone this form of reaction. In my humble opinion, (and some of you know how humble I am) if you are on the birds, you should financially support the organization. Exception would be if one couldn't afford it, of course. Respectfully,Brad KC9UQR
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