I want you to be right Carlos - I really do. However, (and to keep the cards analogy going):
Sure, we hold the aces (good legal title; mining code followed to a 'T'), but the other players brought their own decks and are playing to their own rules. They are even passing eachother cards under the table to make sure we lose.
They've had the chance to play by the house rules and have shown that they would rather cheat for their own mutual benefit. I dont see an incentive for them to change their behaviour in the context of a round-table. Futher, it provides those corrupt players with legitimacy at a time when when they should be paraded through the streets in orange jump-suits.