While your answer is true (“Both would punish the innocent for the bad acts of a guilty few”), I don’t think it really gets to the issue. Compare SOPA to the TSA… both place onerous burdens on the innocent while doing absolutely nothing to stop those intent on engaging in illegal activity. No only do they “punish the innocent”, they also do nothing to actually stop the “guilty few”. In fact, one could reasonably argue that they encourage the “guilty few”. It’s all a big show put on for the public who’ll dutifully trot out to state “Well, if it saves one child then having a cavity search before boarding an airplane is a small price to pay”. SOPA, gun laws, and the TSA are merely exercises in power by the Bully State. Because, as they’ll tell you, they can.
