> important was added for one reason only: laws in the US that require certain text to be in a given font-size. !important stops the cascade from changing it.

> important was added for one reason only: laws in the US that require certain text to be in a given font-size. !important stops the cascade from changing it. But it doesn't. !important begets more !importants. Nice to hear the reasoning behind it, but it's a PITA and should never have been added.