Viking, let me help you get started on why the DPA Constitution is such a good idea. Just as an FYI, I'm referencing page 32 of the DPA Constitution and By-Laws:

1. From Article XI, Section 1., in order to start negotiations on any subject, LOA, Section 6, etc, even if a simple majority of representatives want it, 1/3 can prevent it.

2. "Only the President, with the Two-Thirds (2/3) Majority approval of the Executive Board, may declare a Tentative Agreement has been reached with the Company."

Wow, that's some god-like power. Even Lee Moak didn't have that power. And if we go by what Rube wrote in the initial post, he can't be removed if 1/3 want to keep him. This isn't democracy, this is a tyranny of the minority or worse, we create demigods that are very difficult to remove. And the ability to get a TA, with it possible to be blocked if 1/3 don't get their special interest item means little to no progress.

Forget the personalities we all have difficulty with. The DPA is proposing a structural change that guarantees failure and stagnation. It makes me think the goal of TC is union destruction, plain and simple.

Your thoughts Viking? Why is this a good idea?