Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation
Ted A. Trower
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Title:
Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation
Creator:
Ted A. Trower
Date:
7/18/1999
Text:
I'm always fascinated by the way people will fight to resist any change.
It's as if all change is evil and todays world is perfect just the way it
is. I'm sorry but I don't believe in conspiracies much. From my earliest
days in the profession I've always seen the multiple organizations as a
horribly inefficient use of my membership dollars. As a member of AOPA and
AAOP I've got two votes and have used them to support the consolidation
effort.
No, the bylaws at this point are not perfect, they never will be. They are
however always open to be changed by a vote of the membership. I would
expect in the course of such a transition several flaws will be found and
will need to be addressed. I invite anyone who has an area of concern to
begin crafting the amendments they desire. Of course you'll have to
convince the membership that your idea is a good one. If you are certain
that it is, then go for it.
The lack of assured perfection in advance is not enough to bring me to
support stagnation.
If you think back a little bit Ronney Snell was elected to the presidency of
AOPA as the representative of the independent practitioner. I believe he
has done this quite well and has crafted the consolidation effort to protect
the interest of the non-corporate professional as well as is possible. The
future will not look like the past. Clinging to old and familiar structures
is not necessarily desirable. Working to mold change to be in the best
possible form is a more realistic and productive approach.
As for those ABC certifiees who have no vote because they never cared enough
to join the Academy I really don't have any sympathy for you.
Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
<Email Address Redacted>
It's as if all change is evil and todays world is perfect just the way it
is. I'm sorry but I don't believe in conspiracies much. From my earliest
days in the profession I've always seen the multiple organizations as a
horribly inefficient use of my membership dollars. As a member of AOPA and
AAOP I've got two votes and have used them to support the consolidation
effort.
No, the bylaws at this point are not perfect, they never will be. They are
however always open to be changed by a vote of the membership. I would
expect in the course of such a transition several flaws will be found and
will need to be addressed. I invite anyone who has an area of concern to
begin crafting the amendments they desire. Of course you'll have to
convince the membership that your idea is a good one. If you are certain
that it is, then go for it.
The lack of assured perfection in advance is not enough to bring me to
support stagnation.
If you think back a little bit Ronney Snell was elected to the presidency of
AOPA as the representative of the independent practitioner. I believe he
has done this quite well and has crafted the consolidation effort to protect
the interest of the non-corporate professional as well as is possible. The
future will not look like the past. Clinging to old and familiar structures
is not necessarily desirable. Working to mold change to be in the best
possible form is a more realistic and productive approach.
As for those ABC certifiees who have no vote because they never cared enough
to join the Academy I really don't have any sympathy for you.
Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Ted A. Trower, “Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212228.
