I agree. But I suspect many people would disagree because that sort of thing would water down their local influence and mitigate whatever personal agendas they

I agree. But I suspect many people would disagree because that sort of thing would water down their local influence and mitigate whatever personal agendas they have. You just can't emphasis local influence and then still expect to meet national or universal standards. And as long as we try to do both we'll always have that tug of war battle over what matters more.