Well, there's the theoretical position and then there's the practical position. Theoretically, everything the commission heretofore has had to do should have been to prioritize producers. In practice, that hasn't been so, and it couldn't be so. It couldn't be so--and I don't think one needs to be a lawyer to know this--because it might never stand up in court. How could one have any regulatory agency prioritize some stakeholders over others?
It's also impossible because you have producer conflicts. Look at biofuels and look at ethanol. Some of the biggest conflicts are not between producers and grain companies; they're between some kinds of producers and other kinds of producers. These are really the conflicts of the future.
Finally, to the extent that you think it's very important to protect producers--and Tom has taught me that Mr. Easter's concern to protect producers is a very valid one--the more focused you make it, the more real it is.