Tradition Two

Short form:

"Two—For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern."

Long form (weird but true - in this particular case the long form is actually shorter than the short form):

"2.—For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience."

(our emphases)

Note: It is the group that makes the decisions - not some individual within the group (leader or not). Moreover there is no "govern" in AA and therefore no "government" and therefore following on from this no "politics" or "politicking". If a group is "run" by an individual, or even a "clique", then it has of necessity NO group conscience