Originally Posted By: JustBecause
So do you actually harbor the assumption that the entire goal of the "secret NOF meetings" is to screw the very constituents that they depend on for funding?

Yes or No.


No, it's not the entire goal, but the observed results show that screwing the very constituents who fund them is an acceptable outcome. Expecting that to change seems far more reasonable to me than for the Department to expect constituents to continue funding them when getting screwed.

Lawyers like simple yes or no answers to complex questions so that they can skew the conclusion in the direction they want.