Take over of the team :(

For those who don't know, within the 4-H program, I am a member of the California 4-H Computer Corps (The state technology team).  This team was started back in 1887 or 8, and it was designed so the team would be in control of itself.  What I mean by that is the team controls its own missions, projects,and chooses and reviews it's own members to be on the team.  This was until the past month, when the state 4-H office has decided to take control of the Computer Corps, change the missions, and takes the power away from the team to select new members and rview if current members should say on the team. 
    This, if you can imagine, has hit most of the team members very hard.  What gives the right for the state 4-H office to all of a sudden take control of the team without even consulting the team.  I do say that there are some good ideas for change, but it is very fustrating, that a team that has been in control of itself for 10 years lost it within a matter of weeks. 
    I have a feeling that these changes, and that the team can no longer control how the team functions is going to be the death of the team.  I know that many good members of the team will end up leaving or not being on the team.  The most worse thing, is that we can not select our team members, and review those who would like to stay on the team.  What would a selection committee know who would be the best to work on the team, and how should stay on the team or who should be removed from the team.  I have lost alot of respect to the State 4-H Office due to this move, and it has made me alittle upset.  These type of things have happeend in many places over the state, which can explain why 4-H is slowly dying. 
    I pray that this move will not kill the team, but as of right now, I can see that many members who are needed to keep this team alive, will no longer be on the team, and the computer corps will hurt.  I plan on staying on the team, and support it so the team will not get close to dying.  I pray that we get some good new members, which i know of 2 awesome people who are joining that will be great members, so that it can help keep the team at a good moving pace, and away from the team disolving from existance.

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