that's right makesum.. it was just downright duplicitous and misleading of them to say that it would be put to a vote. But that's not why I sold at all. and cynic, I agree with the following of your post's statements : 1)"None of us is big enough to even make a dent." 2) "As sad as it is, none of us is very high on their priority list." 3) "this deal is not made for us." 4) "Don't you think for a moment that they don;t know what they are doing."
I know I took you out of context but I just wanted to point out the lines I agree with.