I am noticing a trend here. Many seem to think the form of government we have with ALPA is a democracy where everything has to be voted upon. Well in reality we have a representative form of government. What this means is we empower our associated council reps to act on our behalf. This also means, outside of required membership ratification issues, they can vote on a subject in a manner which may seem against our desires because they have "better" and more "valid" information from which to decide with.

Of course many pilots want control over the minutia and forget this.