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March 28^th there was a meeting of the Khalsa Council Executive Committee. At this meeting a nearly unanimous vote carried a motion (with only one member opposing and one member abstaining). The Committee vote carried a motion that the Khalsa Council in the April 2009 session will address whether to approve a Statement of No Confidence or a Demand of Resignation for all of the Members of the Unto Infinity Board.

This is do in large part the Petitions from the Espanola, Herndon and Los Angeles communities as well as a considerable number of Position Papers.

Your voice has made an impact. Now there is a short window of opportunity to express to the Khalsa Council how you want to be represented before they meet on April 22nd. We have two major tools available to us. First are the Petitions, by signing it has shown the Khalsa Council, the Unto Infinity Board and the World at Large where you stand.

There are currently 100 signers on the Espanola Petition and 92 signers on the Herndon Petition. I am calling on everyone who has signed to find 5 more Sangat Members to sign also. A goal of 500 signatures has been set.

Second, there has been a Legal Fund established. Contributions are being accepted from $5 to $108. More than the dollar amount, more than signing the Petition it shows verifiable commitment to see this through. A goal of 100 contributions of $108 and 100 contributions of $5 or more has been set.

If we ignore all the Legal argument, ignore what may or may not be rumor and conjecture, we are left at one point. Can we continue to have an organization with a basis of Sikh Dharma if our leaders are not living as Sikhs?

If we can not expect the Rahit of Guru Gobind Singh from our Leaders, we can not expect that from anyone in our community. If we can not expect this code of conduct anywhere in our Organization, we can no longer exist as an Organization with Sikh Dharma as the Base.