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If Englishman wants to place Rav Schachter as the leader of RWMO, then he must first acknowledge that the definition of RWMO as “meikel” is absolutely ridiculous. Every posek has his chumros and his kulos. Anyone who knows Rav Schachter knows that he has some wild chumros and some wild kulos. Also, he does not “interpret halacha to conform with modern, 21st century, western sensibilities.” He has said on many occasions that the definition of Modern Orthodox is to re-evaluate every pesak halacha of previous generations based on the changing circumstanes, as all the posekim have been doing for thousands of years. The halacha itself, however, never changes. The only question is how the pure, immutable halacha should apply itself in every particular scenario.