Reply #39: Krispos, dont forget... [View All]

[beevul]

"First off I have to start a think-tank or two and some sort of political action committee. Then I have to figure out how to "frame" the debate, invent some pejorative terms, fund a few studies that prove exactly what I want them to prove, and convice some lawmakers that this is an issue that they can win on.

Then I have to get the public used to the idea, so I'll convince the lawmakers to jump on the bandwagon for some high-profile but defect-riddled piece of legislation. I'll have to get it done on both the state and federal level. With 50 states to fight in, odds are I'll get a few of them to turn over to my side. I'll just claim it's an issue for the states to decide. And when the patchwork of state laws don't resolve the issue, well then, I guess we'll just have to have federal laws, won't we?

The effects of my high-profile legislation are irrelevent; I've started the public talking about it and forced parties and politicians to take sides on the issue. If it works, I'll say we need more of the same. If it doesn't, I'll say it was due to bipartisan loopholes, or partisan loopholes, or lack of enforcement, or poor record-keeping.

I'll get the public's mentality to be "how much will we regulate it?" instead of "should we be regulating it?" or "do we have the right to regulate it?". I'm sure the MSM will be fully cooperative in pushing the talking points and creating memes.

God willing, there will be some high-profile public events that I can exploit to my advantage and integrate into the message.

It will take years of work, but in the end I'll have given myself millions of dollars in salary and worked my goals through the minefield of politics and law. I'll be a power broker, sought by many people with fat wallets."

You MUST use the word reasonable as a tool to paint opponents of this as other than, and you MUST use the word compromise as if theres one to be had.