I get what you’re saying, but (a) the response to terrible laws being passed, isn’t to pass another terrible law, and (b) they don’t care about being hypocrites

I get what you’re saying, but (a) the response to terrible laws being passed, isn’t to pass another terrible law, and (b) they don’t care about being hypocrites, like at all. They’ll just make up some garbage post hoc justification that everyone will see through, and continue doing what they want.