Victory for PTA's thru RC-1 Not Passing

While this blog has not been hesitant in its opinion on RC 1 and the necessity for it to fail (here and here), we have been likewise suggestive that the real issue is not the lack of PTA "voting rights" but the failed meeting of their needs.  If we are indeed a profession bent on evidence, you only need to look at the well documented APTA survey on PTA's to come to that conclusion.  Perhaps now a subcommittee of PTA's can deliberate and strategically plan for their own needs thru some organized effort and with the abundant number of resources for these kinds of things at APTA.  With 80+ additional PTA programs in the works or thru expansion, the lowest percentage of PTA membership (roughly about 6% of overall membership) in history currently stands. 

My understanding is that hours and multiple amendments were spent on this topic which is quite ironic given the low percent of PTA members. Hopefully, significant energy will be made to best serve PTA's and the debate and focus on this amendment will not have served for naught resulting in a victory for PTA's.

Thoughts?

Larry