I'm afraid all the conventional rules are out the window. I mean when the stakes are becoming what they are, you do what needs done. That doesn't involve going to Congress, writing bills that will never get passed or going before a supreme court where the conclusion is decided before the case even gets underway.
Crying on CNN isn't going to stop what's going on, I know that much for sure.
I miss fireflies. I live out west now, and we don't seem to get them here. Miss fireflies and warm summer evenings the most.