[DJ MacWoW]

Laws based in hysterics are usually do the exact opposite of what was intended. This is an excellent example. Unintended consequences are a pain.

You won't get the emotion laden hysterics to hear your point. What this needs is calm, thoughtful, rational control. If they keep pandering to emotion, there is no effectiveness and therefore no control of the situation.

[pollyannaish]

There are two things that are a little frightening to me about today's politics.

One is how easy it is for the press to manipulate emotions and overhype "risk." This leads to irrational hysteria and reactionary politics. That is a dangerous combination.

The second is how often the public demands that something be done immediately about any hardship, real or perceived. That also leads to waste, ineffectiveness and exceptionally nasty unintended consequences.

There is nothing more damaging to Americans than hysteria, speed and pandering politicians.