If I remember correctly, at least 12 of the 86 proposed amendments included an updated and expanded list of the seven principles. As DebJ noted previously, updating and including the principles was also one of the most active conversations before the amendment window opened.
Clearly, including the principles as something other than a historical footnote or transitional stage was important to many people. I particularly appreciated amendment #49 offered by Welch (and in slightly different form by others), which updated the principles and added the 8th. I am saddened to see that rather than prioritize an amendment which would allow us to discuss and vote on whether we want an updated version of the principles that includes all voices within our association, the board and moderators offer only this amendment (#61) which situates the principles as an historical footnote to which some of us still cling.
I encourage folks to read Welch’s amendment and compare it what is offered here.
The other 71 proposed amendments were reposted since I first wrote this, so the following no longer applies: [Unfortunately, it appears that the 71 proposed amendments that did not make the prioritized list have been removed from the discuss.uua.org website. At least I cannot find them, so I cannot add a link to the alternate proposals. I am mystified by their removal if the goal of this forum is open discussion.]