David,
The standard response you'll get is there is term limits-each election. Of course it's BS because there is so little participation in the election process that incumbents will almost always stay in power. This is of course the reason to have term limits, to keep the organization vibrant and moving forward in site of member apathy.
Amazing isn't it, the President of the US is limited to two terms, the President of AMA can serve as many terms as he likes.
The bad news is DB doesn't seem to be retiring from the Presidency any time soon.
Oh well, no one on the EC is going to vote for term limits anyway.
Regards,
Jon