The dead horse beating starts again...
What I think it boils down to is that it's a political process to change the law. And we'll need a lot more than 750,000 hams (minus those hams who don't care) to rise up and start a multi-year mega-dollar process to change federal law. What are the chances of that?
The majority of complaints I see are from people who don't read their CC&R's before closing. And at closing, it's too late. My realtors were surprised when I told them the only thing left for me to make an offer is to see a copy of the CC&Rs. I actually heard the selling realtor say, "What does he need to see those for?"
What I see the most complaints from is that some people buy a house and either before they put up an antenna or after they put up an antenna are told they can't have an antenna (and are told to take it down.) This is usually a highly emotional event for them. I understand. And then their best argument is that since they are licensed by the *FEDERAL* Communications Commission to transmit, this some how equates to having a *RIGHT* to put up an antenna because of the "supremacy clause" in the constitution. That's not how it works; not how it was intended; not the intent of the "supremacy clause" but that doesn't stop them. According to the contract ratified in 1788, things not listed to this point in the contract are things which are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. To bad there weren't any hams that were part of the convention that put this founding contract together.
I agreed to mine, and then bought my house. (No antennae higher than 15 feet over the apex of my roof; that's a lot less restrictive than only a single 1-meter dish not visible from the front of the house, or "no CB antennas", or "no visible outdoor antenna at all--put it in the attic" restrictions I saw. Those were deal killers for me.
I disagree with federal law usurping state and local laws on this particular subject. That's not how this country was put together. I'm against most of the continued centralization of power in our 51st government. The original rules made us successful as a nation, the original rules will keep us a successful nation.
Everyone has a choice. Some people say they don't have a choice in the house they buy for a variety of reasons. But they do, really. Depends on what's important to you. Most people can't have it all these days. Some people aren't willing to prioritize to make it work. They demand everything. Sorry, everybody has to live by the same rules if we are to remain civilized.
I'm just looking at the bigger picture. That's not an unreasonable side to take, is it?
That is all.