Regulation-friendly cryptonauts remind me of the Girondin faction of the Great Revolution. https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/bassett95/summary.html  Bassett's view is that the Regulators did not wish to change the form or principle of their government, but simply wanted to make the colony's political process more equal. They wanted better economic conditions for everyone, instead of a system that benefited the colonial officials Meh.