I think the issue is a little more nuanced than that. When someone publicly claims adherence to certain principles, as politicians tend to, a distinction is established between changing conclusions (acceptable) and changing foundational beliefs (strongly indicating deception).

Accusations of "flip-flopping" imply the latter kind of change, sometimes disingenuously.

The difference is what divides murder from attempted murder.

the researchers believe that TMS interfered with subjects’ ability to interpret others’ intentions, forcing them to rely more on outcome information to make their judgments

Unless you believe that attempted (but failed) murder is morally permissible, this study is still relevant to you.

A law professor named Daniel Solove went so far as to show precisely the flaws with that position two years ago in his wonderful "I've Got Nothing to Hide" and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy.

I don't expect to actually read the legislative language because reading the legislative language is among the more confusing things I've ever read in my life.

...but you are expected to comprehend every word.

Read the Bills

no patent law consistent with the US Constitution can permit the monopolization of abstract ideas

Because obviously, that's what copyright is for.

Anyone with reservations about Apple or AT&T is free to avoid their products and services (as I do), and encourage others to act likewise.

The same cannot be said of the FCC. You worry about a private deal between Apple and AT&T regarding who can purchase and use Apple products. I worry about people claiming monopoly control over manipulation of electromagnetic radiation (not to mention the content embedded within it and now, apparently, details of contracts involving licensed businesses). Which is more dangerous?

Be careful of bringing in snakes to deal with your lizard problem.

I see your point, and it's true that punishments fall into different classes, but if you think that one cannot be sent to jail for every illegal action, then see what happens if you don't pay a fine.

All statutes are backed up by guns and cages.

And rendering all links as unvisited by default (perhaps relegating :visited exclusively to user style sheets) would permanently resolve it. Like the specification suggests.

The main benefit to me is an increased amount of daytime between the end of work hours and sleepytime, which means more time to be out and about having the kind of fun that needs daylight. If we didn't have DST, some people could achieve this by just getting up and going to work earlier, but most of us don't have the luxury of determining when we put in our 8 hours.