Q: What is a mandate?
A: A mandate is a document that's 99% likely to be ignored by the masses, but will be followed by 99% of the people who matter.
Q: How do I obtain a mandate?
A: Just ask, and we'll send you a fancy PDF with a lot of lawyer words in it. Good luck getting anyone to read that.
Q: Can I use a mandate to justify anything?
A: Ha! You wish. Mandates are for the little people, not the powerful. But hey, we won't tell anyone you said that.
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