Not to worry on this matter!
As soon as the Hedgies feel the Markets are heading into aless Volitile Times, THEY will once again put the necessary pressure on the Regulatios to make changes to such Shorting/Up Tick type matters.
Why?
Cause they by tgat time will have so ravaged the Markets and reaped sufficient reward (ill gotten and otherwise) that they will then desire a more predictable/sell Volitile Market Place in which to have their accumulated Financial Rewards whole benefiting from those Rewards. After all, they eventually will want to stay at the top of their Hill of Beans and enjoy their success. And in knowing how they got themselves there, they will want to CLOSE the DOOR as tightly behind them as possible. They do not relish seeing new competition hacking away at them while they try to present them selves as the NEW RESPECTABLES.
Old Joe
PS: And what does this have to do with NOT?
Well, We are currently experiencing he handywork of these "Wanta Bees".
And we are NOT Gona Bees! If NOT Already Bees?