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The hosts posit that Democratic leaders prioritize keeping the gun control conversation alive as a political wedge rather than passing actual legislation. They argue the strategy is designed to secure the female vote by painting Republicans as extremists. The discussion also touches on the difficulty of legislating "crazy" or mentally unhinged individuals.
A theory is proposed that the NDAA's broad powers may eventually allow the Obama administration to sunset the Patriot Act. By moving the most aggressive surveillance and detention powers into the defense budget bill, the administration could appear to be restoring civil liberties by removing the Patriot Act while maintaining the same underlying authority through the military.
