I agree with your assessment, but disagree with FreepeR participation with that assessment
You may have not been involved in some of the side threads over a period. Some want protections that require "interference" because of their own personal wants and needs. Other say that something seems to make sense w/o considering the Constitutionality.
Not widespread, but we have folks from all over the spectrum here and some forget to examine Constitutionality before forming/expressing opinions.