Who said that? I saw a people say they were stupid and would never live in one. I did not see people saying that no one should be able to have one if they wanted to.I love these threads...
Folks come in saying how much they love freedom and being able to live how you want... and then proceed to tell us how we can't have an HOA if we want it.
To the OP: Bylaws don't govern what homeowners can/can't do. They govern the HOA itself (e.g. meetings, elections).
Covenants and Restrictions govern the sort of thing you mention. And changing those is intentionally hard. Like getting notarized signatures hard. (Ask me how know)
I'm another one that will never live in a house that is in a HOA. If you want to, that is great for you.