Message posted on Stardate 99032.5 at 1038 hours
Posted by Bob Spurlin. March 25, 1999
Edict # 7
Edict #6 is hereby amended as follows:
After much thought and consideration and discussions with numerous individuals paragraph 2 of edict #6 (Shown below) is rescinded and not replaced. While the President clearly has the right to replace any cabinet member at any time the wording of edict #6, paragraph 2 is not consistent with STF precedent. This sort of preemptive strike is not good policy. A person placed in such a category is not being given the chance to redeem themselves and that is wrong.
If such an individual comes into a cabinet or command position the President should evaluate the situation at that time and make any decision he feels is warranted.
Paragraph 3 of Edict #6 is rescinded and not replaced. The President has the authority to either place the #Star-Fleet channel under the control if the Internet Department or to maintain control of the channel himself. This administration has chosen to place that responsibility with the IDir and therefore all such decision should rest with that department head. Because of this fact removing an operator, by edict, would set a bad precedent for the future. This is not to say that the President has no voice in such matters, but that they should not be handled by edict.
Also, this is to state formally, as an edict, that former member, Chris Healy, is hereby banned from STF. Both from the WeBB and any and all official IRC chat channels.
These are the excerpted paragraphs from Edict # 6 which are rescinded:
2) All Cabinet and Command members are hereby instructed that Captain Morgan is not to hold and Cabinet or Command position in this administration which includes assistant positions. This administration will not be placed in the position of having Captain Morgan end up in a Cabinet or Command position should the appointee become unavailable to serve.
3) Finally, I am instructing the Internet Director to remove Captain Morgan from the Channel Operators List in the #Star-Fleet IRC DalNet channel. Since this is the official channel of Star-Fleet I feel that this is appropriate.