RE: Is noise really the problem....?
Very good post, guys! Don't think that your comments go unseen! I try to pop in and read them from time to time. I am one of the new VP's on the EC. I am still learning my way around, but I am trying to put new ideas forward, even when they are unpopular with some EC members. I won't win many battles, but I will try. I supported a term limit proposal that failed. I'm sure that will come up again, and maybe we will get more support the next time.
If you want change, you need to make sure your fellow AMA members vote during the EC elections. If you don't like the guy there, vote them out! I know how frustrating it can be. I worked hard 4 years ago to try to beat an incumbent, and lost by 85 votes out of 4000+! I did win this last time, but was it only because the incumbent died while in office? I don't know. I know it is hard to beat and incumbent!
Tony Stillman
AMA District 5 VP