of political science at the university of bucharest. have you been surprised by the level of public reaction and protest to this decree? actually, no. this was to be expected, considering what had happened in the last two weeks in bucharest and all over the country, actually. there is a critical mass that has been gathering for the last few weeks, all over the country. are these protest going to make any difference? they are definitely going to make a difference, because 110w going to make a difference, because now only this sort of civil pressure can makea now only this sort of civil pressure can make a change in what the current government is doing with the legislation, and actually attacking the rule of law. and what the people