I do not think "appeals" belongs in our mission and vision statement. They
are a mechanism to achieve openness and accountability, not the purpose of
the organzation.
Yours,
Joel M. Halpern
At 01:47 PM 2/5/2004 -0500, Dean Anderson wrote:
How about this:
To provide a fair and open process whereby any party that
believes it has been treated unfairly has the opportunity to appeal.
On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, james woodyatt wrote:
> On 04 Feb 2004, at 12:49, Dean Anderson wrote:
> >
> > To provide a fair and open process whereby any party that
> > believes
> > it has been treated unfairly has the right to appeal.
>
> I'd prefer this:
>
> To use a fair and open process, even in the resolution of disputes,
> in which any person with a claim of unfair treatment has an avenue
> for appeal.
>
> I don't much like the idea of artificial legal entities, i.e. political
> parties, having "rights". It's a minor nit, I know? call me a radical
> hippie, if you must.
>
>
>