Yard-dart,

Better armed is always better. Take some time and read the AMA membership manual. Yes there are some inconsistencies, but overall it pretty well lays out the AMA and how it operates (or should operate).

I amazed at how much is thrown at the AMA by people that have never bothered to crack the cover of the manual. Of course there are those that probably can not comprehend what it says . . . . but that is a broader problem for which I have no suggestions for a cure. The old saw is that they say "I could care less about . . . . " and then spend an inordinate amount of time gripping about it on various Internet forums.

Red S.