Reply To: Modern Orthodoxy at a crossroads

Itche, when the rav hamachshir has a clue, the am ha’aretz in the kitchen checking lettuce asks his shailos to the rav hamachshir, who accurately paskens the shaila.

When the rav hamachshir is also an am ha’aretz, the question isn’t asked. If it is, the answer becomes “Well, I’m a rabbi and I don’t know, so safek derabanan lekula”.