Ira, you're probably right. The AMA was formed as a lobby for flying models and those that fly them, regardless of the control system. When the powers that be forced the move from Washington DC to Indiana and changed the goal of the lobbying from members to making membership mandatory, among other things, the FAA and Congress took it as the acts of a belligerent child and, with the latest legislation, has shown that it's time to hit back, both in the name of aviation safety and to show the AMA who's the boss. From what is happening in the capital with said legislation, it appears the AMA is looked upon as a nuisance, much like insects at a picnic, rather than an organization that's actually respected and taken seriously.