Why privilege the status quo? (was Re: Reply to Tom Round of 12-

[Steve Eppley]

Donald D wrote:
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>     We the people have the right to expect a body to make up their
>collective minds one way or the other and to stick to that position
>with at least the same amount of commitment as they had in making
>the decision.
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My opinion differs: we the people have a right to expect that if 
the people's minds change, then the people's representatives should
change the laws to reflect the current thinking.  The status quo
should not be entrenched. 

---Steve     (Steve Eppley    seppley at alumni.caltech.edu)