Do not have faith. Once they pick some dumb track, they will stick with it until they either lose legally or lose in the court of public opinion (donors). See

Do not have faith. Once they pick some dumb track, they will stick with it until they either lose legally or lose in the court of public opinion (donors). See also: Oberlin. If this is a one-party state, record those calls! Best thing to do is to lure them into overestepping themselves in writing, and the extortionate demand that you work for free is heading in that direction.