"regulators decided to gauge public opinion before granting any licences"
Certainly most will come to their senses and agree that we need more cow-people.
Hard to believe stuff
But what if the cow-people take over the world!
There's true leadership for ya. No worries about what is moral, what is best for our future, what unintended consequences could result, what is best for the hu-vines, etc... just take a poll and go from there.