Guest clm Posted May 17, 2011 at 05:44 PM Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 at 05:44 PM Working with a Constitution/By Laws that have been ratified. Are the By Laws binding (word for word)or is the Constitution (word for word) binding and the By Laws a general guide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted May 17, 2011 at 05:46 PM Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 at 05:46 PM Working with a Constitution/By Laws that have been ratified. Are the By Laws binding (word for word)or is the Constitution (word for word) binding and the By Laws a general guide?Both documents are binding. Where there's any conflict, the constitution supersedes the bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted May 17, 2011 at 05:49 PM Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 at 05:49 PM Working with a Constitution/By Laws that have been ratified. Are the By Laws binding (word for word)or is the Constitution (word for word) binding and the By Laws a general guide?They're byLAWS, not byGUIDES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted May 17, 2011 at 08:12 PM Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 at 08:12 PM Working with a Constitution/By Laws that have been ratified. Are the By Laws binding (word for word)or is the Constitution (word for word) binding and the By Laws a general guide?Both are binding. See RONR(10th ed.), p. 12-14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry4000 Posted May 17, 2011 at 09:29 PM Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 at 09:29 PM Think of it using a religious analogy -The Ten Commandments are not (supposed to be) the "Ten Guidelines" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 18, 2011 at 12:32 AM Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 at 12:32 AM The Ten Commandments are not (supposed to be) the "Ten Guidelines" NOW he tells me. <sigh> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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