That's a reasonable position though one I strongly disagree with since I feel elected Governors have responsibilities both ways to the membership. Most of the Life Governors are retired or semi-retired and thus aren't expected to be as active.
One thing I really value in my role on the Executive is being able to get contributions from past presidents (I've mentioned previously I hear from Messrs Farges, Cabanas, Divinsky and until last year Stockhausen 3 or 4 times a year on a fairly regular basis and would like to hear more from all of them) and have NEVER felt their input was anything other than extremely valuable. I've really missed the monthly phone calls from Peter Stockhausen that used to always come in the first week of each month long after he left the presidency.
On this particular amendment, my seconding of it was pro forma as I commonly do for proposals which I think have merit enough to warrant debating by the Governors as a whole which I want to advance wherever possible. I do not really agree with the amendment since my own view is that the existing Life Governor rules have served the CFC well and I would not want to change them. However if my view does NOT carry the day then Mr. Bunning's amendment is better than the unamended motion.