They resort to changing the words of the question, or trying to deny the legal historical traditional meaning of the phrase, and yet have none other to replace it.
Or they just try to discredit anyone who reminds them of the absolute meaning of the phrase from historical writings, even when those writings come down to us from jurists, scholars, lawyers, and historians that the pompous claim to be solely qualified to speak on the issue.
Here are Alinsky’s Rules for those who haven’t seen them lately:
1. Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.
2. Never go outside the experience of your people. It may result in confusion, fear and retreat.
3. Wherever possible go outside the experience of the enemy. Here you want to cause confusion, fear and retreat.
4. Make the enemy live up to his/her own book of rules.
5. Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.
6. A good tactic is one that your people enjoy.
7. A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.
8. Keep the pressure on, with different tactics and actions and utilize all events of the period for your purpose.
9. The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.