With reference to the AA Minority Report 2013 rejected under the Terms of Reference provision:
“7.
Submission not accepted for reasons other than the above”
Apparently
the authors of the AA Minority Report 2012 having carried out the recommendations
proposed by the committee previously ie. removal of direct references
to outside organisations (placing these in series of separate
appendices outside the main body of the report), have not quite
jumped through enough hoops to satisfy this august body. Indeed the
committee was faced with the awful prospect that it might have to
allow the minority report through. Fortunately someone had had the
presence of mind to ensure that a 'catch all' clause was available to
ensure that such eventualities did not occur ie. Clause 7. As you
can see this means that the committee can reject anything … and for
any reason it likes! Think of an excuse and Bob's your uncle ….the
offending item just disappears!
So
the new “reason” for not accepting the submission was, and we
quote:
“..the
principle of the report was based on “issues outside of AA GB”.
Apart
from the fact that the “reason” (?) given is about as opaque as
you can make it according to our interpretation the committee seems
to be of the opinion that AA unity only refers to that bit of it
inside Great Britain whereas “the principle of the report”
actually refers to AA unity everywhere ....... as do indeed our Traditions!
(see here).
Somehow
we don't think the “ostrich” manoeuvre is going to work for much
longer. This problem is NOT one that's just going to disappear!
But
never fear! In the immortal words of Arnie “The Terminator”
Schwarzenegger: “WE'LL BE BACK!”
Cheerio
The
Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
