Ha! Second phase of the new law: just declare all rocks illegal in USA, period. Anyone caught with a rock on his person or property, openly visible or concealed/buried , will be executed
Arrest everybody with a stick!
Heh, what you said outlines the issue with the complete ludicrousness of their approaches to solving many problems!
See, if Phyllis Schlafly were alive today, she would have got right to the root of that problem by by using the Socratic approach, then would have said (in a far shorter time than you or I would have) “Well, if that is your stance, you will have to outlaw all rocks, including those above and below the ground...”
(THAT was how she defeated the Equal Rights Amendment nearly singlehandedly...)
Love it...of course, from a leftist perspective, they probably would love having that clause in place even if they never plan on enforcing it. Scratch the skin of any Leftist, and you will find a Beria underneath who will say “Show me the man, and I will find you the crime.”