Perhaps you could suggest an alternative? Not having a vote because some people can't be there is no way to run a democracy, which this still appears to be in this case.
All depends on what sample size and proportion you mean by "some" people.
Would an absentee ballot system work for you? How would you be part of the discussions?
That's one possibility. I think there's more needed. IMHO, one must publish the choices, and make arguments for each side easily accessible, and create a very large sample for the vote. -- Christian Kuhtz, Sr. Network Architect Architecture, BellSouth.net <ck@arch.bellsouth.net> -wk, <ck@gnu.org> -hm Atlanta, GA "Speaking for myself only."