Originally Posted by
AlericB 
Does AVRT question your capacity for self-responsibility and freedom of choice as far as your drinking use goes by claiming it permanently removes this via the Big Plan?
Absolutely not. The Big Plan is a self-imposed self-denial of a particular indulgence. It is the epitome of one's capacity for personal responsibility.
Originally Posted by
AlericB No, I am asking if one decides to permanently abstain are they then somehow rendered incapable of ever drinking again, that is, they do not have to carry any further burden of responsibility. With respect, it seems to me that this is the import of most of the recent AVRT teaching here - a long way from how the common man/woman quits IMO.
The Big Plan simply removes the precious Option to ever choose one way or the other again. That is what the "I will never change my mind" part implies. It means, quite literally, "I will never choose again."
There is nothing recent about this, as far as AVRT is concerned.