Enthusiasm for an idea can become contagious. And if support is not there among an enthusiastic base of people, Congress and a US President will never get on board. It is the zeal of a dedicated minority of citizens that leads the way to new policies. This minority in time pulls the politicians and a majority of citizens along with them.
If the idea of building the 1st generation USS Enterprise ever becomes an active topic for discussion on the national legislative agenda – it will be because a sizeable support base of non-experts emerges who are spreading enthusiasm about the idea of building Enterprise. History is full of amazing and wholly unexpected accomplishments by members of the human race. And this is nearly always due to people working diligently with a clear goal in mind.