It might be said those are the rules. I would agree those rules are retarded. But rules can be defined by private property owners. So, part of the debate might hinge on who or what owns Hive. I would probably argue the Witnesses own at least aspects of it. Witnesses are determined partly by our votes. Therefore, the users should try to influence witnesses. To that end, I even started a Hive group called Witness Promotion to be a place where we can talk about who to vote for.
RE: STOP VOTING FOR HIVE OLIGARCHY - START VOTING FOR FREE-SPEECH