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Fantasy Amateur, v. 8, issue 2, November 1944
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2 The Fantasy Amateur of a majority of the membership. In passing, your president must confess a feeling of confusion upon learning that some members considered the proposal to make a majority "yes" vote on all proposed legislation mandatory as undemocratic. We had always believed that democratic rule involves the expressed will of the majority; however, perhaps we were wrong,. Perhaps FAPA was democratic when 19 or 20 votes (out of a membership of 65) could expel a member or could pass restrictive laws binding upon 65. And, now that such restrictions can be approved only by a minimum of 33 "ayes", maybe FAPA has become an ironbound dictatorship, with a venal set of officers hellbound to force their ideas and ideals on all through such methods. If this be repudiation of democracy, then I guess I'm repudiating it, too. However, looking about me, evidence still seems to suggest that FAPA has a more democratic setup now than it had before the proposed amendment passed; and I, for one, feel rather good about it. The proposed amendment included with this special mailing, strikes me as being timely and wise, and I urge a "yes" vote upon it; please return your ballots to Donald A. Wollheim, 98-50 67th Avenue, Forest Hills, LI, NY. Ballots, to be counted, must be postmarked 1944; none mailed after midnight, December 31st 1944 will be counted. Afterthought: despite the fact that I stated clearly in the last issue of Agenbite, that the three proposals upon which we've just voted were my doing, apparently some objectors lambasted Wollheim for them. Dammitall, I resent that: DAW and other Futurians didn't know a thing about these until I drew them up and asked for their signatures. A fine thing when I can't be censured for my own doings! Sincerely, Robert W. Lowndes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COVER ARTIST'S MESSAGE 30 OCT [OCTOBER] 1944 Dear Larry: I drew this while half listening to an Inner Sanctum Mystery Misery & a Dewey speech. Trying to out-Hoffman Hoffman. Hope you can use it. Yhos, Art ((Widner, of course)) *** Dear Pipples: He sent it to me already stenciled, and then he hopes I can use it. There ought to be more fans like Art. I hereby extend to him my sincerest thanks, and I think the rest of you do too. In the meantime, who's doing to do the next cover? If you're wise, you'll stencil it, because the September one was completely Fubar by -- your OE-- LTShaw
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2 The Fantasy Amateur of a majority of the membership. In passing, your president must confess a feeling of confusion upon learning that some members considered the proposal to make a majority "yes" vote on all proposed legislation mandatory as undemocratic. We had always believed that democratic rule involves the expressed will of the majority; however, perhaps we were wrong,. Perhaps FAPA was democratic when 19 or 20 votes (out of a membership of 65) could expel a member or could pass restrictive laws binding upon 65. And, now that such restrictions can be approved only by a minimum of 33 "ayes", maybe FAPA has become an ironbound dictatorship, with a venal set of officers hellbound to force their ideas and ideals on all through such methods. If this be repudiation of democracy, then I guess I'm repudiating it, too. However, looking about me, evidence still seems to suggest that FAPA has a more democratic setup now than it had before the proposed amendment passed; and I, for one, feel rather good about it. The proposed amendment included with this special mailing, strikes me as being timely and wise, and I urge a "yes" vote upon it; please return your ballots to Donald A. Wollheim, 98-50 67th Avenue, Forest Hills, LI, NY. Ballots, to be counted, must be postmarked 1944; none mailed after midnight, December 31st 1944 will be counted. Afterthought: despite the fact that I stated clearly in the last issue of Agenbite, that the three proposals upon which we've just voted were my doing, apparently some objectors lambasted Wollheim for them. Dammitall, I resent that: DAW and other Futurians didn't know a thing about these until I drew them up and asked for their signatures. A fine thing when I can't be censured for my own doings! Sincerely, Robert W. Lowndes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COVER ARTIST'S MESSAGE 30 OCT [OCTOBER] 1944 Dear Larry: I drew this while half listening to an Inner Sanctum Mystery Misery & a Dewey speech. Trying to out-Hoffman Hoffman. Hope you can use it. Yhos, Art ((Widner, of course)) *** Dear Pipples: He sent it to me already stenciled, and then he hopes I can use it. There ought to be more fans like Art. I hereby extend to him my sincerest thanks, and I think the rest of you do too. In the meantime, who's doing to do the next cover? If you're wise, you'll stencil it, because the September one was completely Fubar by -- your OE-- LTShaw
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