Changes to the AMA Ballot
07-05-2004 | 08:04 PM
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Changes to the AMA Ballot
Hi everyone,
I wrote the EC to recommend that the "incumbent" designation be taken off of the AMA ballots, to prevent people from just voting for the incumbent without reading any of the campaign material in the magazine.
My DVP Rich Hanson got my motion added to the last EC meeting agenda and it passed. No more "incumbent" on the ballot.
I hope this helps to generate more informed voting.
Matt
I wrote the EC to recommend that the "incumbent" designation be taken off of the AMA ballots, to prevent people from just voting for the incumbent without reading any of the campaign material in the magazine.
My DVP Rich Hanson got my motion added to the last EC meeting agenda and it passed. No more "incumbent" on the ballot.
I hope this helps to generate more informed voting.
Matt
07-06-2004 | 02:34 PM
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RE: Changes to the AMA Ballot
Hi Matt
Congratulations. As you know, I never thought it would happen. It will be interesting to see how it is implimented. If the ballot has no reference, that's great. On the other hand, if it says, for instance, Russ Miller AMA District IX Vice President, I will not be nearly as impressed. (I used Russ Miller in the example because he is not running for re-election). In any case ya done good.
Congratulations. As you know, I never thought it would happen. It will be interesting to see how it is implimented. If the ballot has no reference, that's great. On the other hand, if it says, for instance, Russ Miller AMA District IX Vice President, I will not be nearly as impressed. (I used Russ Miller in the example because he is not running for re-election). In any case ya done good.
07-07-2004 | 10:17 AM
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RE: Changes to the AMA Ballot
Hi ya'll,
This is NO ATTEMPT o influence, but you should know>
Dave Mathewson is a canidate and is the only official to support our
asking for a modification of the safety code etc.
nuff sed?
Hde
This is NO ATTEMPT o influence, but you should know>
Dave Mathewson is a canidate and is the only official to support our
asking for a modification of the safety code etc.
nuff sed?
Hde
07-07-2004 | 12:23 PM
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RE: Changes to the AMA Ballot
I support Dave Mathewson 100%.
I have had e-mail conversations with him and discussions in a closed forum.
He is a much more open minded candidate than the other two. He does not like the idea of slapping a rule in the safety code everytime a liability issue comes along.
He was asked to participate in a closed forum discussion with the Profile Brotherhood, and he accepted. All who know of the Brotherhoood can testify that we often forget to pull punches, and say what we feel, any way that we feel. Things can get "ugly" in a closed forum, more so than in an open one like RCU. Dave Mathewson entered into the discussion, and left the forum with the respect of the Profile Brotherhood. Many of the Bros are now speaking in favor of Mathewson, and not only against Brown.
Do you want to have more rules about liability, that have nothing to do with safety added to the AMA Safety Code? Maybe you care, maybe you don't. Just ask yourself , "What if I cared about what the rule took away?" Do jet pilots want tighter rules regarding speed? Do giant scale guys want more regulation of flight weight? Should electric pilots fear regulation of Lithium power use? Should 3D pilots fear more rules about 3D flying?
What would it take for you personally to decide that enough is enough? How about a ban on certain color planes? Some colors are harder to see than others, right? We all have seen or flown planes that seem to be invisable at a certain altitude or attitude. Should the AMA have the power to ban the use of that color on an airplane? By current leadership standards they do. They "THINK" it's a problem, so they "HAVE TO ACT". Some planes tend to be more unstable than others. Should the AMA be able to regulate the kind of planes we fly? Some planes, warbirds and other true scale planes, are very hard to land well, correct? If it is more dificult, does that make it more dangerous? Well, looking at the last few years of AMA rule changes, it sure seems so.
Not only is the addition of rules a real downer, but how was it done? Do your research, and see. How was the decision defended by President Dave Brown? He used condescention, guilt, and pure fiction to defend a dying rule. That is not the kind of leadership that I feel the AMA membership is in need of. In one of his articles this year Dave Brown asked the members "how far is too far" or "how much it too much". When we answered him, look at his reaction. More condescention, more guilt, and more fiction.
Dave Brown has served the AMA for as long as I can recall (showing my youth in the AMA here) and has had a good record, as I understand. That does not change the fact that his time is over. I want a President that thinks like Dave Mathewson.
I have had e-mail conversations with him and discussions in a closed forum.
He is a much more open minded candidate than the other two. He does not like the idea of slapping a rule in the safety code everytime a liability issue comes along.
He was asked to participate in a closed forum discussion with the Profile Brotherhood, and he accepted. All who know of the Brotherhoood can testify that we often forget to pull punches, and say what we feel, any way that we feel. Things can get "ugly" in a closed forum, more so than in an open one like RCU. Dave Mathewson entered into the discussion, and left the forum with the respect of the Profile Brotherhood. Many of the Bros are now speaking in favor of Mathewson, and not only against Brown.
Do you want to have more rules about liability, that have nothing to do with safety added to the AMA Safety Code? Maybe you care, maybe you don't. Just ask yourself , "What if I cared about what the rule took away?" Do jet pilots want tighter rules regarding speed? Do giant scale guys want more regulation of flight weight? Should electric pilots fear regulation of Lithium power use? Should 3D pilots fear more rules about 3D flying?
What would it take for you personally to decide that enough is enough? How about a ban on certain color planes? Some colors are harder to see than others, right? We all have seen or flown planes that seem to be invisable at a certain altitude or attitude. Should the AMA have the power to ban the use of that color on an airplane? By current leadership standards they do. They "THINK" it's a problem, so they "HAVE TO ACT". Some planes tend to be more unstable than others. Should the AMA be able to regulate the kind of planes we fly? Some planes, warbirds and other true scale planes, are very hard to land well, correct? If it is more dificult, does that make it more dangerous? Well, looking at the last few years of AMA rule changes, it sure seems so.
Not only is the addition of rules a real downer, but how was it done? Do your research, and see. How was the decision defended by President Dave Brown? He used condescention, guilt, and pure fiction to defend a dying rule. That is not the kind of leadership that I feel the AMA membership is in need of. In one of his articles this year Dave Brown asked the members "how far is too far" or "how much it too much". When we answered him, look at his reaction. More condescention, more guilt, and more fiction.
Dave Brown has served the AMA for as long as I can recall (showing my youth in the AMA here) and has had a good record, as I understand. That does not change the fact that his time is over. I want a President that thinks like Dave Mathewson.
07-07-2004 | 12:28 PM
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RE: Changes to the AMA Ballot
IMHO, it's not the word "incumbent" that's the reason why incumbents get voted in.
It's a toss-up between the fact that the incumbent is the first person on the list, and the fact that the longer line of text catches the eye and subconsciously influences your vote.
If you have no clue what you're voting for, you tend to always choose option #1.
On multiple choice questions, you always choose the longest answer when you don't have a clue which one is right.
Dave Brown
Dave Mathewson
Ha-Ha! Remind me if I ever run for AMA office to change my name to Matt Kirschenbauerstienwiczikle.
It's a toss-up between the fact that the incumbent is the first person on the list, and the fact that the longer line of text catches the eye and subconsciously influences your vote.
If you have no clue what you're voting for, you tend to always choose option #1.
On multiple choice questions, you always choose the longest answer when you don't have a clue which one is right.
Dave Brown
Dave Mathewson
Ha-Ha! Remind me if I ever run for AMA office to change my name to Matt Kirschenbauerstienwiczikle.
07-07-2004 | 12:56 PM
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ROFLOL!
Having been in on some of those "discussion's", I do not disagree with your commentary. However, I don't think talking about impeachment is of any value, given the time frame of the elections. In fact I think that might wind up hurting your desires more than helping. Just some food for thought.
Having been in on some of those "discussion's", I do not disagree with your commentary. However, I don't think talking about impeachment is of any value, given the time frame of the elections. In fact I think that might wind up hurting your desires more than helping. Just some food for thought.
