The arguments in favor of drilling are so overwhelmingly obvious to the majority of the American public that any politician who supports the status quo of $ 4 / gal. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
They need to compensate for the system's tendencies to support the status quo by relying on the views of those in power, both in government and business. (religion-online.org)
Put another way, arguments of fairness and justice do NOT support the status quo in terms of our sources of energy. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)