Voting for witnesses is one of the most important ways to ensure that Hive remains decentralized (or as decentralized as it can be) and that it remains with the leadership of a group of people who will continue to ensure that Hive grows and maintains value.

I like the idea of actively (not passively) "recertifying" witnesses every 1-to-2 years. I get it that we're all busy and become overwhelmed with other projects, and life, but with such high importance on witnesses - it would only benefit the community to have an annual recertification. I'd suggest recertification occurs at an account-by-account level, and refreshes every 12 months, similar to if you were to change your password every 30-90 days in a corporate environment.