Note that I said with respect to (i) litigation and (ii) diminishing our rights. I agree 100% that if we need to get in the mud to win, then that's what we need to do. They will paint us as evil racists regardless, so do what we need to to advance our objectives. I am specifically stating two special cases that are exceptions to this, because using the courts as a weapon, and intentionally passing laws or broadening the intent of laws that further restrict our rights ultimately advances their agenda and hurts more than helps. Regarding the well known anecdote (it's not an axiom, perhaps a maxim at best) about bad laws: Bad laws that restrict freedom number in the thousands, so how many have ever been fully reversed?? I suppose prohibition is one, but that is the only one I can think of, and really eventually reversing one in thousands is not a reliable strategy for victory, only eventual defeat.