Guest Frank Petolino Posted December 15, 2010 at 03:37 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 at 03:37 PM Recently we had an election of officers. It was a tie vote. Who can break the vote? I though it would be the reigning President. Please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted December 15, 2010 at 03:48 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 at 03:48 PM There is no tiebreaker.....vote again and again and again if necessary, and the President can vote (once) right along with everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted December 15, 2010 at 05:53 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 at 05:53 PM Recently we had an election of officers. It was a tie vote. Who can break the vote? I though it would be the reigning President. Please let me know.And this, quite apart from the substance of your question (which Mr. Mervosh has answered), is an alarming juxtaposition of words . Perhaps the kind of attitude that leads the President to believe he can cast twice as many votes as any other member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted December 16, 2010 at 02:13 AM Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 at 02:13 AM And this, quite apart from the substance of your question (which Mr. Mervosh has answered), is an alarming juxtaposition of words . Perhaps the kind of attitude that leads the President to believe he can cast twice as many votes as any other member.I agree. The term "reigning" is properly applied to a current monarch. A quick Google search suggests that this misuse of the term is rather common, so the poster may not mean anything improper by it, although a more generic term such as "incumbent" or "current" would be more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctheatc Posted December 16, 2010 at 05:55 PM Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 at 05:55 PM I prefer "currently serving". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted December 16, 2010 at 07:12 PM Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 at 07:12 PM I prefer "currently serving".Though there's no need for any modifier at all as references to "the president" logically refer to the (current, serving, incumbent, reigning) president.I'm reminded of Yogi Berra's answer when someone asked him what time it was. Yogi responded, "You mean now?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctheatc Posted December 16, 2010 at 08:14 PM Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 at 08:14 PM Funny you should add that. Working in the tower, I chuckle when someone advises an aircraft of a delay, then gives them the required time check by saying "time now 1850 zulu" for example. I ask them if they sometimes give them the time it was 15 minutes ago??Anyhoo, your point that the modifier isn't needed is well taken. My comment was actually a plug for the notion that good leaders lead by serving, a topic near and dear to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted December 16, 2010 at 08:18 PM Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 at 08:18 PM My comment was actually a plug for the notion that good leaders lead by serving, a topic near and dear to me.And it was understood as such. When posters ask about the president's authority I like to point out that it's more about responsibility than power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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