【编者按】在今年3月第九次全国人大会上，与会代表对国务院机构改革方案倾注了极大的热情和关注。特别是朱基总理在记者招待会上谈到：“不管前面是地雷阵，还是万丈深渊，我都将一往无前，义无反顾，鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已”，其情景十分感人。为什么这次机构改革要如此痛下决心 [Editor’s note] At the Ninth NPC meeting in March this year, delegates devoted great enthusiasm and attention to the State Department’s institutional reform plan. In particular, Premier Zhu Rongji said at a press conference: “Regardless of whether the front is a landmine array or an abyss of abysmal things, I will be without precedent and no hesitation in my efforts to spare no efforts and die.” Why should this institutional reform make such a painful decision?