Andy ,
  Obviously the only committe and board you have ever worked on is afraid to let the membership think for itself. Although I have never been on a board of directors I have worked on several committees for my  union local and church.
 Yes when working on some committees some details need not be brought before the membership as a whole. But when working in the abstract,(by-laws) and after publicly asking for suggestions, I think the committe should have come forward with some of the suggestions. I stood and asked the very thing. You could not even do that. You had one of the other committee members proclaim  that only one of the suggestions received was worth  mentioning, and only after it was reworked to your liking.
 I have not figured it out yet. The dinner was not for several hours. What was the damn hurry to get the meeting over with. Seemed to me you all wanted was to get off the hot seat in a hurry. Guess the board was concerned about a [b:p45kv925]Renegade[/b:p45kv925] uprising.
 That meeting just proved to me the arrogance of the board and the need for them to step down. 
 Many of the members I spoke to are considering letting their membership lapse. I was told that at least two chapters are going home to discuss withdrawing from HPOCA. I can only say I can&#039;t blame you, but don&#039;t do it. There is a movement starting within the club that intends to replace the current board. We will run canidates to replace them. This movement is in the early stages but we do intend to place members on the foundation board to start. My email is on my profile and anyone who cares to stand with the [b:p45kv925]Renegades[/b:p45kv925] is welcome to discuss your concerns. [u:p45kv925]We will listen.[/u:p45kv925]