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Perhaps these 'Standing Rules' would be relevant in Stalin's Russia but when a valuable parcel of real estate is at risk this makes zero sense. Also, if the National didn't in fact actually purchase the property then its questionable as to whether they have any ownership interest. As a prior post said quite correctly, just because you say you own something doesn't make it so. I am honestly surprised there wasn't more legal push back against this national. I wonder why the chapters didn't legally organize to protect their local assets from what appears to be a clear asset sweep/grab? My guess is that the national did the whole divide and conquer routine and negotiated separately with all the chapters and then before anyone realized what was going on that the only group that didn't get in line was Cal. If you play out the value of assets across all the AOPi chapters that might have been gotten through questionable means it most likely is a tidy sum. Wonder is class action litigation is still a possibility given the length of time that has no doubt passed. It makes me angry if this all happened without solid legal support at the local level. I wonder if some chapters just caved without even consulting an attorney? Whole thing stinks to high heaven if you ask me.