Carl,

Snapping to attention when a superior walks in is the sign of respect to the position, not particular person. It is a military thing, unfortunately totally lost in civilian world.

Lee is running every committee is a real stretch.
And YES no major decisions should happen without the MEC Chairman approval, otherwise it would be a circus, not an organization representing professional pilots.

IMHO Recall will only bring a war and every one will start crying about how badly he did on seniority integration etc. Last thing we need to do is to give in to managements divide and concur efforts.
All we need to do is to communicate our concerns to the MEC and hold them accountable.