I think the point has been made by several contributors here - including me - that rules evolve. That process has to begin somewhere - the old rules came from a process. The state director may be passing along the ruling with little sympathy, but ultimately he's not the one who MAKES the rules. He's the "cop" who enforces the rules that others have made. Start the process. Write letters. Communicate with the powers that be. Emails. Petitions. Phone calls. More of the same. Eventually new rules will replace old rules. Don't give up. Who knows, about the time you get permission to wear hockey style masks without hats, hockey style masks may be passe...
