Beating a dead horse is an action that has no purpose, because no matter how hard or how long you beat a dead horse, it is not going to get up and run. Example: "Let's not talk about it any more. Okay?" Reply: "You're right. We're just beating a dead horse."
Foregoing the opportunity to make sarcastic comparisons between the HCA and the "dead horse" you say it is, do you really think the HCA should have no interest in what the people who belong to it (or did) think?
This post has a great deal of relevance in seeking out the impact of the 'edict' around the U.S. I'm certainly interested in it as should everyone in the sport regardless of what they sail. ESPECIALLY those within any organizational capacity.