Speaking of which...

I love it when the Republicans say "The American people told us that they want..." even though the polls directly contradict their claims. It's funny because it's a largely conservative christian group, and growing up defensively Christian, there is a similar Christian fallback argument when you're totally out of your depth. That argument is "God says" or "God told me" or "I have a personal relationship with the Almighty and he says that we should..."

Same basic idea. Invoke Invisible Voice of the Important Other. Strangely enough, that Important Other totally backs you up.