Originally Posted by tsquare

This is the only thing I am going to respond to in your post because it is the crux of my frustration. No sir they cannot be fixed because of the nature of the bureaucratic animal that the national association has become. THAT is a fact, and one you cannot dispute. You can wave the flag and get all patriotic (metaphorically speaking) but the fact is that the beast now lives to eat. Nothing more. I cannot even begin to imagine the complexities involved in a policy manual rewrite nevermind that the powerful ones would stop at NOTHING to maintain the status quo. Nope same ole same ole.. nothing will change... EVER. The more I write, the more disgusted I become at the whole thing.. I'm going to bed... hopefully I can sleep.