Are you guys eager to do this? If you are, then ... forge ahead! But it's not necessary under the Charter.
The temporary ban on sf and CG was put into effect this week, based on a prior ruling made on September 11, correct? And that ruling was the result of a negotiation between sf, CG and the rangers, correct?
7: How to Contest the Decision of a Ranger
Ranger decisions made while exercising routine powers (such as edits, moving threads, etc.) may be contested in the following way:
• The member affected by the action contacts the Ranger by PM or email and requests that the action be reviewed
• If the poster and the Ranger can reach an agreement between them, nothing else need be done. If the poster and the Ranger cannot agree, the poster can ask for an independent review.
• The independent review will be conducted by two other Rangers and one Jury member, and they will decide to overturn or uphold the original decision.
(My bolds)
Seems to me that sf, CG and the rangers reached an agreement between them back on 9/11 that they would submit to a temporary ban if the quarreling did not stop. It is not an extension of Ranger powers to enforce a prior agreement.
¶5: Special and Emergency powers of Rangers
• Convene a Hearing to reverse a ban if the following three conditions are met:
1. if the duration of the ban was not specified;
(My bolds)
The duration of the ban was specified. There's no need to hold a hearing to reverse it because it will reverse by itself.
One could argue that posters cannot agree to be banned
but there's actually nothing in the charter about that. In this case your hearing about the ban will be going on long after the ban is over. The charter also specifies that contestants be confined to the Bike Racks/Jury Room for the duration of a hearing, so in this case the hearing actually prolongs the ban rather than reversing it. Do CG and sf really want to do that under those circumstances?