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Originally Posted by baggygreen
why not publish the list, to put our minds at ease and prove there is nothing more... sinister going on?
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I doubt it's anything really sinister. I think the vast majority of politicians really are trying to do what they think is best for everyone most of the time. Unfortunately, they often suffer from the "conceit of the annointed". That is, they believe that because they are in a position to make decisions they are qualified to make them.
I think they honestly believe that they know better than their constituents, and sometimes they have to pull things like this for our own good. Of course, when they inevitably fail or make things worse, we know what happens.
No doubt the belief is that keeping the list secret will destroy the market for such detestable media. Unfortunately, while such efforts have a 100% chance of eroding civil liberties to some degree, they will ultimately fail in their purpose. But that won't stop them from making new legislation in the same spirit.