ORIGINAL: F106A
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
While I am in favor of nearly everything you and David propose, "term limits" is not one of them.
I consider it BS that so few participate in the election process and that something has to be dropped on a toe to get attention to what is, and has been for years, going on at AMA under the reign of Lowe & Brown. It seems that so few pay attention until they get a direct slap in the face. THAT SIR is BS, big time.
Term limit is up to the VOTERS, and if those that have a concern cannot get off their centers to swing the vote for concerns perceived, or desired, then the concerned are simply trying to pass the buck.
As much flack as I have received from "voters" and as many elections as I have lost, I still hold only the voters responsible for not paying attention and myself for being unable motivate those voters. Term limits are simply a cop-out.
It is true in the end of his final legislated term, a person becomes a lame duck, and those against him simply try to delay everything until the LD is gone. Nothing of value gets accomplished. If one tries to initiate a worthwhile project it gets hosed into committee, another DB ploy to kill what he doesn't like.
All the above (except DB but JW, the ED then a voting EC member) contributed to the final reason that I resigned in the last year of my second term as a D-VI VP. After the part I played in obtaining the final FCC release of the 50 freqs., and with the EC in-fighting, I knew I could not do anything more of significance, so I got the _ell out of Dodge.
Term Limits should be accomplished by an enlightened constituency at the polls, not by the legislature getting rid of the senior guys and their projects. Enlightenment of the constituency is the job of those with concerns.