Draconian rules? Sheesh, get over yourself. The reload rule is pretty stupid, but so is complaining about it when all it takes is writing up a rules change proposal and shooting it off to the appropriate volunteer (Jim Filler at the moment). Once a year everyone gets to vote on the proposals, and whatever passes goes into effect. The NAR itself doesn't write any rules or make any decrees. It's about the most grass roots, democratic, power-to-the-people part of the NAR and I'd think that's a bandwagon right up your alley for jumping on.

Out of curiosity, how many contests have you flown where you were either incovenienced by this Draconian rule, or did not fly specifically because of this Draconian rule?