> So we get these laws that say, "solve the problem", and there isn't a way to solve the problem. To give another obvious example of this pattern, there's "Mak

> So we get these laws that say, "solve the problem", and there isn't a way to solve the problem. To give another obvious example of this pattern, there's "Make a crypto system which only lets the good guys in, not the bad guys". In both cases, there's a "think of the children" imperative attached, but at least with laws about age restrictions there's more of a chance that the politicians' true goal isn't mass surveillance.