Surely this is based on 0 personal direct experience with the people that write these kinds of regulations. I have worked with engineers that write technical r

Surely this is based on 0 personal direct experience with the people that write these kinds of regulations. I have worked with engineers that write technical regulations. They are generally focused on doing a good job at the task at hand. To think some mid level person that is hired into a normal job and never meets a politician in their career cares about campaign contributions is asinine. What do you think the people at NASA and NAVSEA and NIST do all day?