The game design committee is (at least was as of February of 2020, I don’t follow this enough to know if it’s changed) chaired by Grant Cox, a VEX Robotics employee. The game design committee are the ones who design the game, and therefore write the rules. The Game Design Committee is made up of both IFI and RECF employees.
The typical GDC member is, by definition, a valuable subject-matter-expert of the VEX or RECF workforce in some capacity
I am sure there are very clear legal lines in terms of intellectual property ownership, finances, etc between the IFI and RECF. I am in no way saying anything in their relationship is not 100% aboveboard. But it would be absurd to think that the two organizations do not closely communicate and align their strategies. It is therefore very hard to draw a line between a decision made by the RECF and a decision made by IFI, given they have highly aligned goals and work in close coordination. Especially with regards to the rules, in no way can you say that the RECF write the rules entirely on their own.
What part of that is in any way incorrect?