I spoke with an EVP the other day..... he was for Age 60 but understood the pragmatism of the issue. Hence the vote...
No, hence the elitism. He has basically said "I know we've thoroughly educated the members on this issue, and I know that the majority wants to keep the current policy, but I know what's best for them better than they do." If I ever start to behave that way in office, then I hope someone recalls me.
Can you understand and explain why, not just Prater, but the EC too has gone in the same direction.....
Because Prater has managed to convince them that we can't be involved in the rule-making process if we keep the current policy. This is, of course, absurd, but Prater can be very convincing on this issue. This seems to be the one issue that Prater has any real passion for at this point.
I think you'll find that the EB vote comes down much differently. It will probably still pass, but there will be a large number of NO votes. The EB already received Prater's briefing on this issue earlier this week, and many of them are still planning on voting NO. It's a shame that members of the EC were so easily swayed.