I believe what Bro. JTM means on the boring and excited is the meeting its self it is sometimes boring (just paying bills and reading minutes) or exciting (someone complaing or things that don't need to be heard by all members). Not the EAs and FCs themselves.
I thought about that after I posted. However,
Boring: Why are the meetings boring? I submit that the Master, who has charge of the agenda, might be the cause. Grand Lodge programs, guest speakers, (both Masonic and non-Masonic), opening topics of law for discussion are all ways to make a meeting less boring while allowing the Master to maintain control and harmony within the lodge.
In the past Montgomery has given away door prizes to those in attendance. At our next meeting we are having Bro. Charles McKay as our guest speaker.
Exciting: well, yes, I can see your point. But, again, I submit that the Master might be the cause. The Master of the lodge, as we know has control over the meeting, can gavel a subject closed or a brother out of order during the meeting without right of appeal by the brothers. If it is done within the usual guidelines as such, peace and harmony will prevail.
Yes, there will always be those who feel that an EA or FC have no rights but I submit that they do and should be included - within degree boundaries - so they can see what the lodge is doing. Who knows, they just might come up with a way to make the meetings more interesting to all brothers.
Just MHO.
Submitted for consideration and thought. Not to criticize.