Good grief. Denial or head in the sand?
Neither. It's just that I'm old enough to realize that most laws are fraught with unintended consequences that are often worse than the problem they are intended to solve, but usually only worsen. John Stossel talks about this in his book, "Give Me a Break!". As a young reporter he championed laws to solve problems, the laws were enacted, the problems got worse or the laws caused more and worse problems than they solved. In the meantime he and his journalistic colleagues had moved on.
I remember from high school Latin, Caesar's Gracine (?spelling?) oration, words to the effect: "These are honorable men and they mean well, but we should cautious in these times of turmoil, lest we set a precedent that less honorable men in future times may abuse."