On 2011-09-24, at 19:52, Ian Batten wrote:

> Had UTC remained the same, inviolate, since inception the argument that it 
> should be left alone would have more weight; given it's changed both its rate 
> and its offset mechanisms relative to TAI twice since its inception, the "you 
> shouldn't change running standards" argument has already been lost.

Not at all. On the table is the decoupling of UTC from UT, not a revision of 
the mechanism through which UTC follows UT. Was this in any way unclear to you? 
It's pretty much the central issue.

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