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Joe D.yes I do think it will effect the family.
If Miller Huggins was your great great grandfather wouldn't you be proud that he is a hall of famer? and be upset if someone was trying to take that recognition away?
Also - what does it say to the new inductees....
"We think you are worthy of this honor now.... but we may change our mind at some point - and deem that you are not Hall of Fame Caliber... oh and by the way... welcome."
or to the living HOFers?
"Check the paper each year... your greatness may be stripped from you - our opinion may just change.... so, enjoy it while it lasts"
That is not how you honor a person for any achievement in life... and quite frankly I think it would work to destroy the Hall of Fame.