Major03
Ultimate Member
Bad idea, and I'll tell you why. What you're doing is planting the idea that further legislation to restrict rights is a GOOD thing. You take people that might be on the fence and get them thinking that it's a good idea to ban guns/assassinate terrorists without a trial/arrest people without probable cause/etc. because you can prevent horrible things from happening in the future. And when bad things happen (because they will), the people you "convinced" will vote for someone MORE extreme than the ones in office.
You're losing the forest for the trees.
Exactly right! The worst thing we could do is what the OP suggests.
OP: Your argument, while I think intentioned to turn the voting public against those who sponsored and supported the recent legislation, only validates their thinking.