U.S. Politics, Voting Issues
Charles L. Eral
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Title:
U.S. Politics, Voting Issues
Creator:
Charles L. Eral
Date:
4/17/1999
Text:
On April 08, 1999....Brian Gustin CP, wrote:
We need to get over the letters that appear after your name and start
thinking
about survival in today's healthcare arena. Now swallow hard, the BOC is not
going away. Don't you all think it is better to have a unified voice when it
comes to policy and fees ? If you feel you have worked so hard to earn your
letters then go out and beat the others in the marketplace.
Brian Gustin < <Email Address Redacted> >
NEW WEB PAGE for BOC as of 4/15/99
Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification <URL Redacted>
Charles L. Eral, OandP Network Connection
<URL Redacted>
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> From: Brian Gustin < <Email Address Redacted> >
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: Re: U.S. Politics, Voting Issues
> Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 9:50 AM
>
> Dear Stephen
>
> This is an issue of consolidating the different organizations within the
> National Office. If somebody didn't want to join there was nobody there
> forcing them to reconsider. Therefore if you want to voice your vote you
> first must be a member of the organization that is holding the vote. In
this
> case the organization is the Academy. If you chose not to be a member why
> should you have a vote? I believe you also stated this in your question
> relative non voting members and why would they want to join. You seem to
> make two points that contradict one another.
>
> However, I feel the non voting membership status is silly. If somebody is
> going to pay fees or dues to an orgaization then they deserve the right
to
> vote, period. We need to get over the letters that appear after your name
> and start thinking about survival in today's healthcare arena. Now
swallow
> hard, the BOC is not going away. Don't you all think it is better to have
a
> unified voice when it comes to policy and fees ? If you feel you have
worked
> so hard to earn your letters then go out and beat the others in the
> marketplace. National policy and local competion are two separate issues
and
> should not be considered when decieding the issue of consolidation. The
base
> of knowledge is doubleing faster than ever before, pretty soon your alarm
> clock will go off and your spouse( significant other) will elbow you and
> say,Get up stupid and you will be ! This faster pace is happening in
our
> industry as well and we must be able to respond quickly, consolidating
our
> resources and voices makes sense. As I've said in an earlier post, do not
> base your vote on the DRAFT BYLAWS, base your vote on what you feel makes
> sense for you industry( not just ABC conpanies) to survive in the future
> healthcare market.
>
> Brian Gustin CP.
We need to get over the letters that appear after your name and start
thinking
about survival in today's healthcare arena. Now swallow hard, the BOC is not
going away. Don't you all think it is better to have a unified voice when it
comes to policy and fees ? If you feel you have worked so hard to earn your
letters then go out and beat the others in the marketplace.
Brian Gustin < <Email Address Redacted> >
NEW WEB PAGE for BOC as of 4/15/99
Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification <URL Redacted>
Charles L. Eral, OandP Network Connection
<URL Redacted>
===============================================================================
> From: Brian Gustin < <Email Address Redacted> >
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: Re: U.S. Politics, Voting Issues
> Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 9:50 AM
>
> Dear Stephen
>
> This is an issue of consolidating the different organizations within the
> National Office. If somebody didn't want to join there was nobody there
> forcing them to reconsider. Therefore if you want to voice your vote you
> first must be a member of the organization that is holding the vote. In
this
> case the organization is the Academy. If you chose not to be a member why
> should you have a vote? I believe you also stated this in your question
> relative non voting members and why would they want to join. You seem to
> make two points that contradict one another.
>
> However, I feel the non voting membership status is silly. If somebody is
> going to pay fees or dues to an orgaization then they deserve the right
to
> vote, period. We need to get over the letters that appear after your name
> and start thinking about survival in today's healthcare arena. Now
swallow
> hard, the BOC is not going away. Don't you all think it is better to have
a
> unified voice when it comes to policy and fees ? If you feel you have
worked
> so hard to earn your letters then go out and beat the others in the
> marketplace. National policy and local competion are two separate issues
and
> should not be considered when decieding the issue of consolidation. The
base
> of knowledge is doubleing faster than ever before, pretty soon your alarm
> clock will go off and your spouse( significant other) will elbow you and
> say,Get up stupid and you will be ! This faster pace is happening in
our
> industry as well and we must be able to respond quickly, consolidating
our
> resources and voices makes sense. As I've said in an earlier post, do not
> base your vote on the DRAFT BYLAWS, base your vote on what you feel makes
> sense for you industry( not just ABC conpanies) to survive in the future
> healthcare market.
>
> Brian Gustin CP.
Citation
Charles L. Eral, “U.S. Politics, Voting Issues,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 26, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/211541.
