Two Motions to CISS from Uzbekistan

From: Sport Organization of the Deaf in Republic of Uzbekistan - 18 Jan 2003

January 18, 2003

To: CISS Nation Members,
CISS Executive Committee Members - Ole Artmann, Vojtech Volejnik, Lennart Edwall, Chou Tung and Colin Macdonald

From: Sport Organization of the Deaf in the Republic of Uzbekistan
Dilbar Karimova, Secretary General

Subject: Motions to Ban John Lovett and Donalda Ammons from Participating at the 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress in Sundsvall, Sweden.

Dear Friends:

On behalf of our Organization - a Nation Member of the CISS and on the eve of the coming 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress to be held next month in Sundsvall, Sweden, we are on an emergency basis and pursuant to the CISS Constitiution Rules 10.2.7 and 10.2.7.6.1 ( and, in necessary, CISS Constitution Rule 15 ), proposing the following two Motions:

- to ban Mr. John Lovett ( " Lovett" ) of Australia from participating in the 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress proceedings as the CISS President, and

- to ban Dr. Donalda Ammons ( "Ammons") of USA from participating in the 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress proceedings as the CISS Secretary General.

REASONS FOR THOSE MOTION SUBMISSIONS

1) To this moment, the National Sports Associations of Australia ( "Australia" ) and USA ( "USA" ) that nominated Lovett and Ammons to the CISS Executive Committee positions of President and Secretary General, respectively, in 2001, and in violation of CISS Constitutin Rule 7.1.2, have not paid their 10% interest penalty debts, covering the period of April 2000 and to now, to the CISS Treasury yet. These debts are derived from the annual 2000 CISS Membership dues non-payment, which both Australia and USA failed to pay to the CISS Treasury during the entire year of 2000, that is, from January 1 through December 31, 2000. The approximate debt amounts to be paid to the CISS Treasury are as follows:

1,020.00 USA Dollars by Australia
2,700.00 USA Dollars by USA.

2) Because by the 37th CISS Congress election day of July 21, 2001, Australia and USA failed to pay their respective 10% interest penalty debts, covering the period of April 1, 2000 and July 21, 2001, to the CISS Treasury, Lovett and Ammons were unconstitutionally elected or re-elected as the CISS President and CISS Secretary General, respectively, at such a Congress.

3) Thus, after careful review of CISS Constitution Rules, consultations with legal experts and obtaining documentary evidence clearly showing that both Australia and USA failed to pay their respective annual
CISS Membership dues in 2000 as well as the still-monthly-accruing interest penalty, according to CISS Constitution Rule 7.1.2, our Organization came to the conclusion that both Lovett and Ammons should still be deemed as the suspended CISS President and suspended CISS Secretary General, respectively.

ARGUMENTS AND DISCUSSION

Even though the annual CISS Membership dues non-payment by Australia and USA is a very unfortunate and quite embarrassing incident, it is our Organization's strong belief that laws and rules of the CISS as an independent and self-regulated international sports organization must be strictly observed and implemented. This must be done in the interests of justice, fairness and equal treatment among all the CISS Nation Members. This must also be done in the spirit and respect of the famous CISS Motto such as,

"Equal Through Sports" or "Per Ludos Aequalitas".

It should be noted that among the present 83 national members of the CISS, only the two - USA and Australia- have been playing very vital and influential roles in the CISS administration and leadership in the last 32 years.
USA's two nominees to the CISS Executive Committee have been Jerald Jordan ( as its President between 1971 and 1995 ) and Ammons ( as its Vice President between 1995 and 1997, and, later on, as its Secretary General since 1997 ), while Australia's Lovett has been occupying the key positions in the CISS hierarchy - as its Vice President between 1981 and 1995, then, later on, as its President since 1995.

Moreover, all four members of the CISS Legal Commission are from USA ( Ammons and Jordan ) and Australia ( Lovett and Rebecca Adam ). It is such a Legal Commission that "makes the rules" for the CISS legal system itself. By irony, it is these same representatives of Australia and USA themselves that violate or "break the rules" in the CISS legal system.

In spite of the above, it is inexcusable for Australia and USA when their nations' respective representatives in the CISS themselves commit the unthinkable acts like the ones related with the 2000 CISS Membership dues non-payment in a timely manner.

It is again unfortunate that through their irresponsible leadership, both Lovett and Ammons have themselves allowed to create the quite embarrassing and unnecessary incident in the CISS itself - the membership dues non-payment by their own respective national organizations.

Therefore, these two countries - Australia and USA - have failed to act as the supposed role models for any National Sports Association - a Nation Member of the CISS, while both Lovett and Ammons have failed to act in their forefront and just struggle for law and order inside the organization of the CISS.

Because both Lovett and Ammons were illegally elected to the top positions in the CISS on July 21, 2001,
the two shall not be allowed to perform any function on the CISS' behalf officially.

As the suspended CISS President, Lovett shall not be allowed to preside over the meetings of the 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress.

As the suspended CISS Secretary General, Ammons shall not be allowed to act as meetings' Minuteskeeper of the 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress.

Instead, the five remaining legally-elected and appointed CISS Executive Committee members ( Ole Artmann, Vojtech Volejnik, Lennart Edwall, Chou Tung and Colin Macdonald ) must decide among themselves, that is, to choose a person who will on a temporary basis lead the 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress meetings as well as a person who will keep the Minutes record of these two meetings in Sundvall.

Thus, at the coming 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress in Sundsvall, both Lovett and Ammons may attend ( if they wish ) these events as observers or interested spectators only.

If necessary, it will be our Organization's intention to present additional arguments and facts supporting our two Motions at the Congress floor premises in Sundsvall next month.

LIKELY SCENARIOS AFTER DEBTS ARE PAID OFF

1) Assuming that by February 27, 2003, that is, the first day of the 2003 CISS Workshop, both Australia and USA, after receiving their respective updated invoice bills from the CISS Treasurer, pay off their respective outstanding interest penalty debts in full, and 2) because this is an exceptionally unusual incident in the 79-year-old CISS history, and for the purposes of education, orderly and smooth CISS business conduct, the likely scenarios shall occur in Sundsvall next month:

-delegates of Australia and USA shall be permitted to take part at the 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress sessions;

-athletes of Australia and USA shall be permitted to take part at the XVth Deaflympic Winter Games events;

-Lovett and Ammons shall not be permitted to take part in the 2003 CISS Workshop and 38th CISS Congress sessions;

- Lovett and Ammons shall not be permitted to perform various CISS functions , including they shall not receive the customary free airplane transportation and hotel meals/lodging accomodation from the CISS or Organizing Committee of the XVth Deaflympic Winter Games;

-New elections for the offices of the CISS President and CISS Secretary General shall be conducted on February 28, 2003;

- Lovett shall be permitted ( if he wishes to stand for election ) to be nominated by Australia to run for the position of the CISS President, and

- Ammons shall be permitted ( if she wishes to stand for election ) to be nominated by USA to run for the position of the CISS Secretary General.

In case the CISS Executive Committee does not agree to accept our two Motions or CISS Executive Committee is unable to handle these two Motions in an appropriate manner, then it will be our Organization's intention to bring the disputable matter - the two Motions - in front of the delegates attending the 2003 CISS Workshop and /or 38th CISS Congress sessions the first thing in the morning of February 27, 2003 ( CISS Workshop ) or in the afternoon of February 27, 2003 ( CISS Congress ). This will be done in strict adherence to CISS Constitition Rule 15.

Naturally, our Organization wishes to satisfactorily resolve the issue of these two Motions by the CISS Congress delegates in a democratic, fair and constitutional manner, so no further legal action will be necessary.