[wludavid]

I think the issue here is one that occurs on both sides of the fence in many arguments - people make kneejerk emotional reactions without considering the implications. Like Mikester said, people are dumb. My favorite example is how a certain group wants to regulate certain women's reproductive procedures, but the same people have a negative reaction to anything that has to do with reproductive issues - the Pill, condoms, the morning after pill, sex education - things that would MINIMIZE the need for that particular procedure.

But as an equal opportunity eye-roller, I'll mock the left as well on gun control. The recent assault weapons ban was just a law that banned certain things that were scary-sounding. Flash suppressors and bayonet clips? Yeah, those are real popular with the gangs. It's just proof that the people who wrote the law are acting from emotional outrage and not actually educating themselves on how to have the law make a real difference.

When stupid people are confronted with a decision, often all they can think of is, "porn = bad, must vote no". It's idiotic.