Being a little vague aren't you, Bemused? "As far as I know" and "I assume" and "They looked like" insinuate things without actually saying them. Was there or was there not a full, representative complement of elected branch delegates at this meeting? Or is there any way of actually knowing who voted? Like Captain B, I think the dues-paying (and hard-working) members should have some say in the matter.

In any case it's always easier to gain approval when the opposition gets banished.