No Directors are being muted, censored, or censured. Directors, Officers, and volunteers make statements about their work for the corporation on social media, blogs, or the AMSAT-BB. With or without regard for diplomacy, certain Directors have taken an approach to make their opinions public before bringing items up for discussion via the internal Board of Directors mailing list.
There is no majority or minority "party" at AMSAT. There are no political parties defined by AMSAT. Continued claims about "incumbents" sounds very divisive. All sitting Directors are incumbents.
AMSAT is about shared interest in amateur radio and space - not personal interests, vengeance, and politics.
Directors should be aware of how minutes of the Corporation work. The Secretary writes them, the Board approves them, and then they are made public. As of August 4th, the Secretary has not provided any draft minutes for meetings after February 4th.
The claim about not having any Board Meetings for an entire year is false. AMSAT has held three Board of Directors meetings plus an informal working session in 2020. There will be at least one more formal Board of Directors meeting before the 2020 Directors election concludes. The bylaws clearly state the mechanics of calling a Board of Directors meeting.
Historical Board of Directors meetings held per year: 2019 (2), 2018 (3), 2017 (4), 2016 (3) Ref: https://www.amsat.org/minutes-of-the-board-of-directors/
I refuse to engage in endless disputes via this email list out of respect for its members, AMSAT's mission, and my love for amateur radio. Despite exaggerated claims to the contrary, the reality is AMSAT remains committed to success with new and existing partners.
AMSAT succeeds as a team or fails as a team.
73 Clayton W5PFG