in response to your first question, yes of course. it's thier job. w.r.t. your second question, this is where things start to get grippy. see my response to an

in response to your first question, yes of course. it's thier job. w.r.t. your second question, this is where things start to get grippy. see my response to another question referencing "realpolitik". in this context, then whether or not they should becomes a secondary consideration at the policy level.