Mr. Novosielski,
Thank you for your reply.
Our current Constitution is over 10 years old and is in need of amending, and that's what myself and other like-minded members would like to do. However, members of our executive council want to scrap the current Constitution and start fresh with a brand new updated Constitution (with changes more in favor of their ideology, not surprisingly). So a Constitution committee was formed; they fashioned a brand new Constitution for our organization, and they want us to vote for it at convention instead of amending our old current Constitution.
This committee is now getting the feeling their brand new Constitution is going to be voted down at convention, so out of desperation they want to pull the most favorable change out from the new Constitution (Change "B") and vote on it separately BEFORE voting on the new Constitution. (Crazy, right?) IF Change "B" does pass, then it will change how voting will be done, for the new Constitution AND other issues to be voted on. Even if passage of Change "B" doesn't help get enough votes to pass the new Constitution, it may certainly help get more votes for other issues to be voted on, and that's what they (executive council, Constitution committee, and others) want. They're acting out of desperation and trying to change the voting system (Change "B") in an effort to secure more votes for their new Constitution and other issues to be voted on. And trust me, their sales pitch for Change "B" will make the rank and file members think our organization will perish without this change.
Those of us who can see the writing on the wall hope the "Change B" vote (and the new Constitution vote) will be voted down. We are educating our members about this situation. If what the Constitution committee/executive council is doing is somehow against Roberts Rules of Order, then we can stop the "Change B" vote from even happening.
I appreciate your input, and I hope this helps explain the situation better.
- Steve (Roberts Rules of Order newbie)