I think whenever someone asks a "why would they?" question, it's best reworded as "why wouldn't they?" The government is made up of people, and given enough pe

I think whenever someone asks a "why would they?" question, it's best reworded as "why wouldn't they?" The government is made up of people, and given enough people, at least one is bound to do something stupid for reasons most won't understand. If someone can do something, no matter how ridiculous, at some point, someone will.