Beau,
Please know that neither I nor the organization I represent considers this particular point to be flexible or negotiable. I do not presume to speak for other consumer organizations but my guess is that most would not consider it negotiable either. To the degree you are supposed to represent the interests of ALAC, in my opinion, you do not represent it here.
I thought I made it clear that I was speaking for myself, not pretending to represent anybody else. And actually I would like to point out that, although I have worked for years in the ALAC, I am no longer the ALAC Liaison: this role has been taken over first by Vittorio, and now by Wendy. To be honest, I believe that in a large majority of the cases my positions are aligned with the ones of ALAC, and I am glad if I can help on some issues during the Board discussions, like pushing for an ALAC Summit, but I would not respect the mandate I have as NomCom appointee, which is to be independent from the different constituencies, if I had the obligation to represent 100% of the position of a specific group. Best regards, Roberto