Aaron
Obviously feedback from the peasants would help quench the revolution… why don’t you word it in a rule change? And then fly out for the Oct and Nov board meetings?
Don’t like the leather thing..?.. Write up a rule change for that one too…
You're totally missing the point.
If this was an isolated incident, I'd agree with your approach. Attend meetings, make motions, propose changes, and so forth.
But it's
not an isolated incident. There's a very clear PATTERN of serving the racers poorly. It keeps happening.
Not only do they make ridiculous rule changes that cost us thousands, and change interpretations of old rules on a whim, they also don't bring us into the loop at all. Everything they do, we're blindsided. No comment period, no chance to give input, nothing. We just hear about the change after it happens.
It's that PATTERN of serving us poorly that makes me say it's time for a change of personnel.
To propose rules to counter their changes is just treating the symptom. At some point you've got to address the root cause of the problem.
I don't have a problem with representative government per se', but when the people in power aren't representing you, you get someone who does. That's what makes representative government work. It has nothing to do with how much you like them, it has everything to do with the job you're doing and whether they're really representing you. And you may have noticed, good representatives gather input from their constituents. Bringing the people who are actually affected into the loop is essential for good representation. You gain a better understanding of the pros and cons of the rule change or interpretation change you're about to make.
If I personally were on the MC rules committee, EVERY damn change would get discussed here before I made a decision. I wouldn't make everyone happy, but I guarantee you everyone would have input and nobody would get blindsided.
What's wrong with that?