ORIGINAL: Hossfly
AMA having a non-voting membership is definitely another GIANT STEP FORWARD in the ultimate objective of a few individuals to make the AMA their own little nest. As Mr. Marx wrote, it will always be three steps forward and two steps back, but the objective will be reached as long as the NET one step forward continues. Anyone with any active perception to see and comprehend beyond one's nose, can readily see such in all our world of today. As of now it seems that there are more like 3 steps forward and no steps back, even at AMA.

Now BM, you have set about trying to outsmart Stick. IMO, Stick is being very kind to you. Stick is much more aware of things than you, and far better informed than you evidence to be.
Stick does say one thing that I disagree with. He gives you credit for knowing a lot about AMA. IMO, he is wrong there, as I don't think you really know anything beyond a few written words. Just recently you well evidenced right here in this forum that you never pick up on other than the words; you simply see nothing of the structure and that which lies, "Between the Lines." I really had to laugh.