Ruth Marcus Tells Rich Lowry He ‘Misstates the Total Role of Gov’t’

MARCUS: "Yes, and Rich really correctly points out the cruel paradox here which is that the measures that would be most effective are also the most politically unimaginable and the most probably unconstitutional. But I think, Rich, you really misstate the total role of government. It’s not simply to protect us from foreign enemies, it’s to make sure that we have a safe and livable environment. And to quote Jeb Bush, “Too much stuff is happening on guns.” And so we need, within the constraints of public opinion and the constraints of the Constitution, to start to figure out some solutions to keep us safe. I have two daughters on college campuses. I watch these things and I am terrified. And I think whatever your political viewpoint is, you should be terrified. And simply to say that there’s crazy people and stuff happens is abdicating government’s responsibility."