Okay, I think its time we made a move with the English language. All of these stupid exceptions have got to go. I mean really, this is ridiculous. Why do we have this 'i before e except after c' crap? Come on! Does it really accomplish anything by having this stupid exception? Let's just change all 'ie' words to 'i before e' without exceptions. There are multiple generations of children who can be aided in their spelling if we just dump a completely useless exception to a perfectly valid rule.

Who do I petition to have this changed? Is it the dictionary writers? Is there some grammar and spelling world body against whom I can lodge my complaint? Anyone have any thoughts on how to accomplish this?