I really do have a lot of sympathy for anyone who finds himself trying to say: &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s imagine what would happen if we did X. Yes, I know, we wouldn&rsquo;t just decide to do X, because X is very unpopular. Yes , I understand that doing X would make a lot of people mad, and there would be riots in the streets. That&rsquo;s not the kind of consequence that I&rsquo;m talking about. YES, I…