Re: US POLITICS/Consolidation Turbulance
Tony Barr
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Re: US POLITICS/Consolidation Turbulance
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Tony Barr
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Certainly those professional members of the Academy can now see clearly that the recent coincidental (?) technical change in the legal requirement of a simple majority (50%) requirement instead of 66% requirement to approve consolidation, does appear to improve the odds for consolidation!!
However, being an eternal optimist and a believer in the concept of silver linings, I am confident that this latest strategy by the industry rulers to assure a consolidation victory, will open eyes to their unfair leverage including by-law manipulation, that they continue to use to achieve their goals.This amendment DOES expose the fundamental objectives of the consolidation effort in exposing that the industry will go to any and all lengths to assure victory in controlling and manupulation of the profession.
Although, I am not a member of any of the organizations under consideration for consolidation( perhaps one day consumers will be eligible) I very much respect the profession.
Mr. Bader, I also find it unacceptable that not only were major corporation codes modified during this important balloting process , but that it would coincidently take an additional three weeks to notify the membership of the technical change.
Instead of this being a sad day for the O&P profession, I hope that that this latest strategy will be interupted as a silver lining and reinforce that a NO vote to consolidation is crucial for a positive independent image of the profession.
Tony Barr
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It Seems that something very strange is going on here..... We are in the
midst of a potentially major shift in the makeup and design of our national
office and coincidentally, the laws in Delaware happen to be modified in
such a way that makes ratifying such a change far more easy... What's up
????
I have a very hard time believing in luck.... (I think we make our own)
I have a very hard time believing in coincidence.... (things usually come
together for a reason)
Seems to me, that a little bit of both have occurred here, in favor of those
who want to see the consolidation succeed.... Rather than perceiving this as
luck and
coincidence, I prefer to see this in a different light:
1: Incompetence - Our legal counsel / lobbyists have an obligation to know
about changes in laws that will impact the way we do business... Very
simply it's their job.... I have a very difficult time swallowing the story I
heard yesterday, (David J's post) which stated that our legal counsel found
out
about this change in a legal journal on 7/23/99....
2: Collusion - Perhaps the people that have orchestrated this consolidation
drive, were well aware of this change, and just happened to get the ballots
out at a time when there would be confusion in the air..... It's sad that
I have to lend credence to this thought, but I would assume that with the
large $$$ we pay for professional services, this is the more likely of the
two....
In my opinion, today is a very sad day for P & O,
Wade Bader, LCPO
Tampa, FL
However, being an eternal optimist and a believer in the concept of silver linings, I am confident that this latest strategy by the industry rulers to assure a consolidation victory, will open eyes to their unfair leverage including by-law manipulation, that they continue to use to achieve their goals.This amendment DOES expose the fundamental objectives of the consolidation effort in exposing that the industry will go to any and all lengths to assure victory in controlling and manupulation of the profession.
Although, I am not a member of any of the organizations under consideration for consolidation( perhaps one day consumers will be eligible) I very much respect the profession.
Mr. Bader, I also find it unacceptable that not only were major corporation codes modified during this important balloting process , but that it would coincidently take an additional three weeks to notify the membership of the technical change.
Instead of this being a sad day for the O&P profession, I hope that that this latest strategy will be interupted as a silver lining and reinforce that a NO vote to consolidation is crucial for a positive independent image of the profession.
Tony Barr
----------
It Seems that something very strange is going on here..... We are in the
midst of a potentially major shift in the makeup and design of our national
office and coincidentally, the laws in Delaware happen to be modified in
such a way that makes ratifying such a change far more easy... What's up
????
I have a very hard time believing in luck.... (I think we make our own)
I have a very hard time believing in coincidence.... (things usually come
together for a reason)
Seems to me, that a little bit of both have occurred here, in favor of those
who want to see the consolidation succeed.... Rather than perceiving this as
luck and
coincidence, I prefer to see this in a different light:
1: Incompetence - Our legal counsel / lobbyists have an obligation to know
about changes in laws that will impact the way we do business... Very
simply it's their job.... I have a very difficult time swallowing the story I
heard yesterday, (David J's post) which stated that our legal counsel found
out
about this change in a legal journal on 7/23/99....
2: Collusion - Perhaps the people that have orchestrated this consolidation
drive, were well aware of this change, and just happened to get the ballots
out at a time when there would be confusion in the air..... It's sad that
I have to lend credence to this thought, but I would assume that with the
large $$$ we pay for professional services, this is the more likely of the
two....
In my opinion, today is a very sad day for P & O,
Wade Bader, LCPO
Tampa, FL
Citation
Tony Barr, “Re: US POLITICS/Consolidation Turbulance,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212241.
