I feel like "the lawyers told us to do something stupid for no legitimate reason" is just one part of a bureaucracy trying to blame another part for the fact that the bureaucracy itself is doing something stupid for no legitimate reason.
While you’re correct there’s also no ambiguity about who has the final say in that scenario. The lawyers always win out.
While you’re correct there’s also no ambiguity about who has the final say in that scenario. The lawyers always win out.