"Even if the Club doesn't do much of this lobbying work now, it is nice to know that a large national will be there when lobbying issues are dealt with. That has to help individual chapter members......"

Actually Robert I think not long ago someone posted that the club had 501(c)(3) status, which I believe precludes the club from engaging in lobbying.

If someone knows for certain what the tax status of the club is or if I am wrong about the law please let us know.