“For the same reason they don’t suggest repeal of the NFA or GCA, or seriously fight abortion, or seriously try repealing Obamacare, or seriously attack the debt if they did any of that, they couldn’t use that issue to scare up more votes.”
They could get more votes by taking stands against idiocy like this. I would rather fix the problem than btch about it.
Oh, I believe that!
The problem though is that they don't. In fact, I would venture to say that they are the ultimate conservative (in the sense they wish to preserve the status quo) they'd be much happier just "stopping" everything and living in their current comfort than risking anything.