Actually, Bob, if one is looking at the spirit of Wilderness, your suggestions are much more in line with that philosophy.
I believe that if someone sued on that basis, something similar to what you've proposed would be the result.
Ken, you're probably right about what would happen if Inyo was sued over this. That would be the easiest way out for them - just cut way back on the usage. SEKI had a similar response over the HSHA lawsuit over commercial packers. Instead of working out a compromise after HSHA won in court, they just shut down the entire permit system for commercial packers. After Congressional pressure, they started taking permit applications at least. But SEKI would probably be happy just doing nothing, losing the entire season and blaming it all on HSHA. I could see Inyo reacting similarly just because it's human nature.
