It's not at all unreasonable.
Go ahead, ask.
I thought you asked already.
Go ahead, ask.
I thought you asked already.
Oh, we did, but our efforts were hamstrung by those of you who refused to support them. In this game, numbers mean a lot. Social pressure becomes political pressure, but you guys decided to run interference rather than lend some support.
As it turned out, the State officials were more afraid of being embarrassed than they were of those of us who wanted to get to the truth. We have, in part, you guys to thank for helping to embarrass them away from doing their job.