Dan Tobias wrote:
I think a lot of what is wrong in the world in general is the result of people (including legislatures) constantly feeling like they need to "do something about" whatever issue or problem people are getting into a big fuss about at the moment... even doing something completely ridiculous, or counterproductive, or actively harmful, is seen as better than doing nothing.
It's called Politician's Logic:
1. We must do something. 2. This is something. 3. Therefore, we must do this.
[This formulation, or something very much like it, comes from [[Yes, Prime Minister]], written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.]