As Reagan used to say, "There you go again!"

There is no "forced CBO membership" because no one is being FORCED to join a CBO. FRIAs do not "limit access to airspace" because there is no shortage of airspace. Anyone can access airspace anywhere not otherwise prohibited by law by simply buying a Remote ID compliant UAS (which is what the FAA desires anyway). If one wishes access to the BENEFITS of FRIA use, then one should pay the same fees as others using that FRIA already do.

A good analogy is the Federal Employee Heath Benefits (FEHB) program. Unlike the military, Federal civilian employees do not receive health care directly from the government. They are presented with options and can decide which of several plans (or no plan) they wish to select each year. These plans are administered by private providers and include everything from comprehensive managed care HMOs to high-deductible health plans.

What Federal employees CANNOT do is walk into a doctor's office or hospital and demand to be treated at FEHB rates just because they work for the government. They have to pay to play. If they choose not to pay, they're on their own.

Now if this sort of pay-to-play arrangement applies even to Federal employees -- tell me why a similar pay-to-play arrangement cannot apply to FRIAs?