Matt, as guy who's been on the wrong side of a screwed up protest for reasons similar to that, I hear you.
BUT, Ron and Jeff and Steve P are trying to work within the system to make it better. If the system isn't used, it will rust, and never work. But by USING the system, kinks and bugs get fixed. While I might be coming off as a detractor in this thread, (I hope not, but...) I'd prefer to think of myself as a devils advocate, ...but no matter what, I applaud the efforts, want to see them continue, and hope that success comes their way.