Civil liberties advocates and many companies resolutely oppose the plan, saying it is unworkable, an infringement on individual privacy and destined to stunt the growth of electronic commerce.
To an extent that would rival the most gerrymandered of U.S. congressional districts, the Vance-Owen plan carves up Bosnia in a completely unworkable fashion.
For years the Department of Labor has looked the other way, apparently recognizing that forcing money managers when acting as plan sponsors to acknowledge their weaknesses is unworkable even if participants suffer.