Flowers not so Rosey at Florists Transworld Delivery, FTD?

As 100% supporters of the FTD organization since we became " members & partners " to use their terminology, we find the latest bit of " Public information " disgusting by any stretch of the imagination.
FTD has allegedly, behind the scenes, been undermining the very relationships that made them one of the most recognizable brands in the history of America.
In conversation they paint a pretty picture and pledge to us, the paying members & Real Florists, how they are working for us and the future. In reality, the S.E.C. filing on 02-21-2007 paints an entirely different picture of their intentions.

It doesn't take a Harvard graduate to interpret their direction and the intent to continue misrepresenting the interests of their member florists. They will, if permitted to continue without regulation & intervention, single-handedly destroy the very foundation of the Real Florist business as we have known it for a century, and be the determining force in the destruction of thousands of businesses and lives. How many families will ruined by their decisions ? How many thousands of hard working floral personnel lose their careers.

Real Florists have cried out for representation in government and support from numerous floral based organizations for years. Their pleas have gone unanswered.
Legislation must be passed immediately to preserve the rights of consumers & florists.

Our political representatives need to take a stand once and for all. Deceptive advertisers, Order Gatherers and otherwise fraudulently based small businesses and major corporations cannot continue
to defraud the consumer and the florist industry.

Rather than continue to analyze and speculate on what we all know needs to be done, the time has come to take very quick and decisive action.
Alert your elected representatives of what is happening to the floral industry. Reach out to the media and tell your stories. Contact our allies in neighboring countries who are also affected and request their support.

If the floral industry waits, and one of the biggest players in the game is successful with the continuance of their master plan, the day of the Real Florist will be lost forever, and the dream of thousands of Mom & Pop shops will be shattered. The fall-out will be like nothing ever imagined and the trust of the consumer is the one thing we must preserve and protect if we are to be successful.

If this is what The American Dream is all about, then by all means, do nothing.
But if the preservation of a way of life interests you, speak up and be heard by anyone that will listen.

In closing, and after careful consideration, it is the opinion of many that have taken the time to be heard on this subject, that future association with the FTD organization is a mistake for anyone in the florist trade. As one of the deceived we can only say that we will no longer enable a company that has made public, their plans for a decreasing timeline on the longevity of the Real Florists that made them what they are today.

Is there another Anti Trust case here ?