But if they govern too much, we'll have SOPA/PIPA, not entirely bad ideals, but they're just too much of a blanket approach. Governments don't get that you have to spend a bit of extra money and be a bit nitpicky. Another good example is in Australia, one of the state governments decided that the best way to prevent bikie or organised gang violence was create a blanket law about organised groups, which basically gives them the authority to arrest anyone protesting against the government...
