Re: initial template parameters

"Parameters passed to the transformation by the client application are
matched against stylesheet parameters (see 9.5 Global Variables and
Parameters), not against the template parameters declared within the
initial template. All template parameters within the initial template
to be executed will take their default values."

Why? :-(

  <xsl:param name="global-command-line"/>
  <xsl:template match="/">
    <xsl:param name="initial" select="$global-command-line"/>
    ...$initial...
  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:param name="x"/>
  <xsl:template match="/">
    <xsl:param name="x" select="$x"/>
    ...$x...
  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:param name="x"/>
  <xsl:template match="/">
    ...$x...
  </xsl:template>

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