<VV> Corsa Board of Directors etc.

[Lon Wall]

Mark Corbin wrote:

>It may be the board's place to make executive decisions, but it's the inalienable
>right of the membership to question
>heir decisions, and to override them when they go against the will of the
>embership. And THAT is why I feel the question SHOULD be asked. CORSA was
>OT set up as a dictatorship, it was meant to be a democratic republic, and
>pen to membership debates and input.
>  
>

So Lon Wall writes - Hi Mark, always good to hear from you. What you're 
making is similar to most political speeches. CORSA is not a political 
organization. Corsa is a Corvair club. Nearly everyone who belongs to 
Corsa does so because they like Corvairs and see a value in the National 
club. Very few of those people have any interest in internal politics, 
or playing politics. The Corsa board has the unique responsibility to 
play internal Corsa politics, when almost none of the other members want to.

In this respect, while Corsa is set up as a representative republic, the 
board is pretty much dictatorial - at thier own risk of course. These 
things may not be what you want to hear, but ask yourself why such a 
small number of members vote in board elections or return surveys. The 
board's tricky charge is to make sure that they keep the organization in 
one piece and don't alientate too many members in the process. There 
have been very few board members who did not have Corsa's best intrests 
at heart (although there have been notable exceptions) so the fear that 
the board will behave irresponsibly is pretty low.

That's not the same thing as saying that the board will always do 
exactly everything you want just the way you want it every time. You and 
every Corsa member, are each one individual, with your own beliefs, 
agendas and opinions. It's not realistic to expect that the board cater 
to only one person. Even on our small board, we are each just one person 
and have to constantly make compromises.

Each board member must do what they think is right. The hope is that the 
organization remains sound and that we don't do anything to upset too 
many people. That sounds like a pretty low goal, but the fact is, that's 
what it is.    Lon Wall  Western Director