Sure, but then they will vote against you, and you won't get your way, because they are more civically-active than you, or out-number you, or whatever. Do you

Sure, but then they will vote against you, and you won't get your way, because they are more civically-active than you, or out-number you, or whatever. Do you want to be right, or do you want to get your way? There's also an issue of fairness, in that people made choices based on the deals they were offered under the rules which were active at the time.