Hey Doug_424,
Is it a good idea to pattern ourselves after the US government? I think we can do better than that. When I ran for HPOCA President I brought up the point that we had administrative deficiencies that needed to be corrected, the problems remain, perhaps in various forms, but they are there. What was acceptable may now not be. But, at least we know of problems, and problems are no more than opportunities for solutions. Now, we can throw it all away, or we can fix it, solve the problems. We are like an old rusty Oliver, we can be shiny again, just takes some work is all, and the more who pitch in, the quicker the job will be completed. No need to throw it away, it can run again! The more that I look at the whole situation, the better the potential seems. I think we can be better than before! But then again, I&#039;m a nut case, when I look at rusty old junk, I can see it shine, and hear it purr.
Prior to our current problems, our bylaws committee was formed. Which tells me it was recognized that changes were needed. It is commonly known that I approach problems aggressively, and am generally fairly effective in finding solutions. Since Terry chose me to chair the committee, it should be obvious that changes were needed. Yet, we shouldn&#039;t kill the patient to cure the disease. I feel we can fix this, and make it better than before. Just takes a little work. I gotta go to work, again, durn it!  Hope to hear from you soon. Later, Andy