RE: Roberts rules of order?????
Also john, a member who knows Robert's rules can rule the meeting, if they know the rules.....A chairman who knows the rules can rule the meeting if he knows the rules. If both the member and the chairman know the rules the only thing that can happen is a civil meeting that is forced to be kept on track and personal issues are forced to be removed.
I have a few disruptive members in our club and Robert's rules keep them in check nicely. Remember if a motion is made and seconded and approved it is them the requirement of the board to fulfill the will of the meeting..if they do not they are in violation of a by-law if the by-laws are in place. If not then, well, youre screwed and you can vote them out or call a vote of no confidence, which requires a second to thwe motion and a 3/4 majority vote. But here is the problem, if youre by laws do not spell out the difference between a 3/4 majority of the membership vs. a 3/4 majority of the meeting you might be done for right from the start. Our by-laws spell this out nicely regarding a quorum and 3/4 majority vote of the meeting on certain by-law and procedural changes.
The by-laws will over rule Robert's rules, but robert's rules will always pick up where the by-laws leave off. Get a copy and study it, and you may become a force to be reckoned with rather than a mere fly in the ointment.