who represents whom?

[Guest guest]

I was reading on the national assn of emts web page, thinking of renewing my

expired membership, when i found the following.

“a controversial proposal that would have permitted members in each state

to vote directly for representatives to the naemt board of governors failed to

gain the two/thirds majority necessary to pass. under the existing bylaws,

affiliated state ems associations have the right to select their own naemt

governors. In some states, this selection process may involve a vote of the

membership; in others, it may not. naemt members in non-affiliated states may

elect representatives to the board of governors " upon petition of a percentage

of active members of each such state, such percentage determined by a 75 percent

vote of the board of governors present at a duly called meeting. " president

roquemore will be directing a committee to look at this issue in the coming year

and strengthen the number and quality of interactions with state affiliate ems

associations.â€

this story helped me make up my mind. naemt will not get my money. all this

time I thought naemt meant national association of emts. now I find out it

really means national association of ems associations.

how does this kind of structure provide representation for the woman on the

streets? for the day to day working grunt? obviously it doesn’t. what it does

is perpetuate the good ol boys little playground. after all, the reason they

have risen to such lofty positions in life is because they know what is best for

us peons. right?

sarcasm aside, lets try to take a look at just how many emts are really

represented by this system of “governorsâ€. At last count this state had

somewhere between 800 and 900 naemt members (correct me if i am wrong). our

state association represents us by sending a board member as our texas governor.

but I’ve read right here on this board that our texas association has only 200

members. who represents the majority of naemt members in the state? Answer –

nobody. if i were to renew my membership in naemt and decide not to join the

texas association i would have zero voice for my donation to the good ol boys

club.

a look at the nice color map of affiliated states also tells a sad tale. 24

states have no affiliated state association. are there no naemt members in those

states, or do they just not deserve a vote in naemt affairs?

it is a sorry situation folks. they beg us to send our money then treat us

like children who need them to make decisions for us. if this is what it takes

to become organized i can live without it.

sorry for the long message. this has my dander up and I wondered how others

feel about it. is

--kp–emt--

--h & k--