I've always maintained that I'm fairly neutral as far as they are concerned. Am I fond of a lot of what they do? No way. However, I also recognize that they've actually done some good things. For example, they were instrumental in getting the governor to veto a bill last year that would have required CA notaries to accept Mexican Matricular Cards as ID... which are easily faked. No other organization had the power or ability to do that... and while many CA notaries may not have a clue about what transpired, it would have been a complete nightmare for us.
The way I see it... they are a pretty powerful organization with a big audience of very uneducated notaries. Like it or not, they have power and an audience. I do believe that some of what they do hurts our profession... but I also think that, because of the audience they have, one of the ways to make changes is to have them recognize educated, truly professional people (like NotRot members) to make waves and aren't afraid to challenge them. That doesn't mean one needs to support an organization... or even be a member. But if people don't speak up and try to make change, it will never happen. |
