Did they willingly exchange their dwindling economic power and personal liberty for what appears to be a draconian central government?
Trichet's rescue of Spain and Italy is a temporary fix in exchange for draconian tax rises and spending cuts that have already brought workers out on the streets.
"I'm quite confident that unless the administration decides to not steward the exchanges because they have some draconian negotiating strategy that the exchanges will be fine next year," said Andy Slavitt, who oversaw the exchanges as acting administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Barack Obama.
Barely a day after securing more international aid in exchange for yet more draconian reforms, Greece got a bitter taste of the price of austerity on Tuesday, when statistics showed that retail sales had shrunk by more than 30% over the past three years.
A group of European and international publishers have accused Google of using an incoming update to the European Union's data protection framework to try to push "draconian" new terms on them in exchange for continued access to its ad network — which many publishers rely on to monetize their content online.
With the economy set to contract by 4% this year and unemployment nearing 12%, there is mounting anger over the draconian austerity policies Athens has been required to impose in exchange for up to €110bn in international emergency aid.
Under the draconian Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, Indians were restricted to only $50 of foreign exchange per international trip.
The current pincer movement of unprecedented funding cuts and draconian border controls is threatening to stifle such exciting international exchanges.
The exchange rarely takes action, however, perhaps because the penalties suspension or delisting are so draconian.
Henry initially rejected any calls for moderation, but in October 1266 he was persuaded by the Papal Legate, Ottobuono de' Fieschi, to issue a less draconian policy, called the Dictum of Kenilworth, which allowed for the return of the rebels' lands, in exchange for the payment of harsh fines.
