RE: [RC] RE: [RC] Motions before the Board of Directors at theConvention

[Mike Sofen <msofen@pacbell.net>]

Then exactly what does "National Champion" mean?  We (US citizens) are not
allowed to become the Canadian national champion figure skater.  The title
implies an obvious national boundary.  As it is, the Olympics has a few
cross-country participants where a Russian skier competed for Spain and two
guys in California competed for Armenia, but in both cases they hold dual
citizenship.  If our "National Championship" is open to anyone from
anywhere, then what you have is the Olympics, or a World Championship.

Either make it mean something or throw it away.

Mike Sofen

-----Original Message-----
From: Truman Prevatt [mailto:tprevatt@mindspring.com]
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:02 AM
To: msofen@pacbell.net; RideCamp
Subject: Re: [RC] RE: [RC] Motions before the Board of Directors at the
Convention


The Canadians might not like that since they are AERC members also.

Truman

Mike Sofen wrote:

> Do we at least require our "National Champion" to be an American citizen?
> With zero qualifications, there is nothing to stop a foreign national from
> becoming OUR national champion in a single race.
>
> Mike Sofen