legalize over legalize

> In general if the law comes runs up against open sources ideas on transparency and free flow of ideas, my guess is the law usually loses in the long run.

Problem here is that "the long run" refers to generational time scales and there's going to be a lot of suffering along the way.

There's a saying in gambling circles that goes something like "The house can afford to outwait you".

(this is why doubling-down is rarely a winning strategy -- the house can absorb far greater shorter-term losses than you can)