X-Message-Number: 26981
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 06:53:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Charles Platt <>
Subject: well intentioned initiatives
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> From: "Jordan Sparks" <>
> X-Ref: Message #26944
> >I've contacted the Oregon Mortuary Board.  The director was very nice
> >and nonjudgemental.  He said cryonics is not currently recognized as a
> >lawful means of final disposition in Oregon, and he feels we would need
> >to pass legislation to make it so.

This supposedly well intentioned initiative does of course
have the potential to stir a negative reaction, ultimately
setting a precedent that could adversely affect the
application of cryopreservation procedures on human beings
not only in Oregon but in other states. (The precedent
established in Michigan, where The Cryonics Institute was
deprived of its ability to perform some types of procedures
in-house, was cited by hostile legislators in Arizona.)

For an individual to pursue this kind of battle without legal
representation or advice seems crazy to me, and potentially
self-destructive.

> Message #26976
> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:06:09 -0500
> From: Jonathan Despres <>
> Subject: I can provide a stability and a long term relationship to Alcor
>
> If the board of director elect me as CEO of Alcor I can provide a
> stability and a long term relationship with Alcor.
>
> I would need to know who will vote for me so that I can contact them,
> if you want to help you are the welcome.

Does this unfortunate person still not understand the voting
procedure established in the Alcor bylaws? Only directors may
vote for directors; so, what is the point of flooding this
list with inarticulate self-promotion?

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