My arguement is not that the system should not be tweeked. My arugement is that your suggestion is much more restrictive than the current system. With the exception of President, the requirment now is 3 years membership and fill out a form that will be rubberstamped. The proof of that statement is the fact that Sandy Frank made sure that Mike Moss's Leader Membership application was processed so that Mike might run against him. Show me just one case where someone with three years of membership has been denied leader membership and I will fold my cards on this one. Just one.

Edited to add your list of restrictions, that are not currently in place. This would limit the number of potential candidates severly. I can show you many people that have been denied club leadership positions, while I doubt that you can show me one leader membership application that has ever been turned down

Your list of restrictions:
"I would change it to be; if you wish to run for an EC or higher you must have been a sitting club officer(Pres,VP, Sec Treasurer or Safety Officer), a Hall of Fame Member, a Contest Director, a Leader Member, a Life Member, or a National AMA Event Title Holder (excluding Junior Divisions). If you meet one of those criteria you qualify."