Not the parent, but this really doesn't sound right at all. If you ever participated in a town hall meeting you'll see that half of it is very bureaucratic for

Not the parent, but this really doesn't sound right at all. If you ever participated in a town hall meeting you'll see that half of it is very bureaucratic formalities and slow convergence on a very technical level. At least here in Germany. I don't think that changes a lot "higher up".