Please see the following thread for a discussion of what seems like the same situation:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=55742 which includes links to a question about that situation on the Q/A forum.
The Game Design Committee as clarified in updates the Q/A forum does not agree with your interpretation of the intent of the rule. As you can see from that thread, there are many people who don't like the interpretation.