Bajan3....please do not confuse the argument with facts please.
Your kind of thinking is paramount to Treason as one former CP used to brag he would rather have an Autopilot instead of a Co-Pilot.
You keep up this independent thought thing and who knows how much money it will cost the Operator to operate in compliance to the FAR's.
The real question is .... Why has the FAA not tweaked to this practice?