And Mr. Cameron should keep this in mind: the scandal is not about journalism and whether it should be allowed to flourish, it is about intentional lawbreaking — including by public officials.
The Department of Health has already backed the technique and says this consultation is not about whether it should be allowed, but how it is implemented.
It will be interesting to see how Twitterspirit fares with users on Twitter and whether it will be allowed to stay, or whether it, like those hashtagged and timed messages it helps you tag, disappears into thin air.
The Commons Environment Committee said it wanted to look into how common it was, whether it should be allowed and whether a ban could be implemented.
The actual question of substance was whether the misgovernment of the Greco-Roman world by the Roman nobility should be allowed to continue or whether it should be replaced by an autocratic regime.
"Political positioning must not be allowed to stifle investment, whether it's an unrealistic immigration target, unjustified interventions into specific markets, flirting with leaving the European Union, delaying vital long-term infrastructure projects or restricting labour market flexibility".
The question about the use of the Great Lawn by protesters during the Republican convention should not be whether it should be allowed, but how to facilitate it with as little damage as possible.
Fatma Alsaleh of the Ministry of Tourism described Oman's camping rules: "Camping is allowed everywhere, whether it is on public beaches, in the desert, or the countryside".
Rees-Evans said Ukip had to decide whether it wanted its members to continue to be allowed to speak out or whether it should exercise more discipline.
If your bird does something that is not allowed, whether it's biting a little too hard, playing a little too roughly, chewing on things, or whatever it is that you would rather the bird not do, the word "No" does no good, as "N" sounds are close to comfort sounds.
