Porcia, preserving our rights to fly as they now stand, [with no further restrictions] TRUMPS that AMA "Mission Statement" you posted earlier.
When that Mission Statement was written, "embracing" all existing forms of model flight seemed like a "No Brainer".
We have reached a fork in the road where DITCHING drone style flight seems like a No Brainer to those of us who wish to avoid further regulation that is the result of drone style flight.