[mithaler]

There's a difference between an explanation and an excuse; rayiner was giving the former, not the latter.

In any case, is it a flaw of our government that our legislators write laws that the majority of people happen to want? The fact that the majority want something irrational is incidental; people want it, and that's why politicians do it.

[hrkristian]

Is it though? Politicians are elected by majority, but their actions aren't really decided by majority. That has been shown time and time again, perhaps especially after Snowden.

Either way, a majority outcry to implement X doesn't mean an alternative solution Y should be disregarded.