It's amazing what hypocrisy people will ignore, or worse justify. Let's take a current political example:
Mitt Romney -- The the man who introduced mandatory socialized medicine will save us from mandatory socialized medicine! The man who appoints liberal-activist judges will magically appoint conservative Justices to the Supreme Court. The man who waffles so much you can get quotes arguing both sides of any major political subject is suddenly going to become a bastion of principal, and the Congress will hold his feet to the fire when they won't even challenge the President they're 'against.'
Apparently electing a socialist statist to office is our only hope to getting rid of a socialist statist in office. [/sarc]
Another amazing example comes from our Justice system. It is apparently impossible to challenge the constitutionality of a law that is plainly contra-constitutional without violating the law and thereby forcing you to argue from a point of weakness (as the accused).
Look at any state that has "No law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms" or similar in its Constitution, and then look at the state's weapons laws. NM has the cited portion, and a bit more, but also has statutes barring carrying on universities or in schools, such are plainly contrary the state constitution... but there is no way to challenge them in court without becoming lawbreaker.
Well said.
In New Mexico you are welcome to bear arms, but not to go while bearing arms into certain places, such as their university, or perhaps a kindergarten.
Just as you are permitted to bear arms, but not to enter my hunting camp in New Mexico unless I invite you, and I grant you permission.
Glad I could help you with that.