[YeahThisIsMe]

Yes, there is. This shouldn't move forward at all, regardless of how many steps are involved and how small they are.

[squigz]

An angry, divided population is a lot easier to push to the extremes, enabling such legislation because people are so angry and divided and can't come to a reasonable compromise or solution.

These things shouldn't move forward, indeed. But being angry about it for years at a time when things aren't even remotely set in stone doesn't seem healthy for an individual or society at large.

[TeMPOraL]

Anyone can and does say this about their pet favorite bit of legislation. And so journalists are more than happy to pull this shit with every other topic, too.

[YeahThisIsMe]

That's okay. I can just choose not to read the stuff I'm not interested in.