I opened my worn-out cotton quilt, put the book of Capital Theory under the quilt as my pillow, and lay down on my Bed flatling and acted as if there was no one else present.
That said, I think we should first lay down a solid foundation -- a base line -- of extreme homophobia, jingoism, fear of the Other, and a psychotic rapaciousness toward the natural world.
After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
And "normative ethics" is characterized by its peremptoriness, that is, rules are laid down through legislation to set one's goal and norms of behavior.
So, it can't harm us to lay down the arms for a while and just experience what the universe has in store for us, instead of constantly striving for a conceptual 'future'.
You mean that within the framework of the guidelines about open government that you have laid down, you're suggesting that we should adopt a more flexible posture?