Ask what State they are current and legal to practice law in. You may be very surprised by the answer you get ... .

Would our employers pay us to fly if we did not bother completing our continuing education requirements to maintain licensure?

Should a non-member consultant, giving legal opinions without a license to do so, have more of a voice than the membership of a union who pays the dues? Should an ALPA National consultant participate as the primary arbitor of a local political body?

Not stating anything; just asking relevant questions about basic governance. It would seem there is more than a little irony in Alpharomeo's concept of "discipline."