I have no idea who you are referring to. I'm not part of any clique, and have met very few people in the club. That being said, it seems like every member can say anything they want and get away with it...unless they violate the clubs ethics rules, someone files a complaint, the cliams officer believes the claims were warranted and the board takes action. If no one files a complaint, then nothing will happen. This is true for all members. I have never heard of a substantiated complaint being rejected, have you?
There may have been, but I don't know about it (which would not be surprising, since I have not been a member that long, and have no inside information).
Michael Siskin