ABSTRACT
In the struggle to make and carry out public policy, the substantive views of government officials often are not, or are not yet, supported by their superiors, by most legislators, or by most citizens. May government officials create and exercise discretion to pursue their dissenting views of good policy (constrained only by political prudence and a reasonable interpretation of the law), or should officials faithfully serve the will or the interests of those who have formal authority over their actions or over the disputed policies?
