"I was just wallowing about, minding my own business, just relaxing with my harem and trying to get a little relief from the heat.  And whattaya think?  Up comes this young buck saying, 'I'm calling you out!'  Then, without so much as a howdy-do, he gores me!  Can you imagine that?  I ask you, what is this world coming to, when a greedy, irresponsible thug like that can accost an honest, hardworking citizen like myself and steal all that he has worked so hard for all his life?  I got my harem the old fashioned way, with diligence and hard work.  But this guy is too lazy to put in the work, so he gores someone and steals his harem.  Those horns are dangerous.  It's time we got rid of them.  Protect the little guy.  Vote for Horn Reform."
    The earnest bovine face faded from the screen, and another voice cut in.  "This has been a paid political announcement by Buffaloes for Horn Reform."  It sounded somehow ... feline.
    The Presiding Lion reached out a paw and turned off the TV.  Then he addressed the sea of antelope, wildebeest, and buffaloes.
    "Brethren!" he roared.  "You can see how irresponsible goring is ruining our society."
    "You didn't call us 'brethren' when your old lady was running down my cousin," piped an antelope.
    The PL ignored her.  "You have just witnessed a testimonial by one of your close relatives.  Who can listen to this poor fellow and not be moved?  Those horns are dangerous!  We must protect regular citizens like all of you by blunting them."
    "Excuse me," interjected a wildebeest.  "How am I supposed to protect my children from predators if I don't have horns?"
    The PL smiled indulgently.  "Now, that's a common misconception," he said.  "You'll still have your horns.  Or part of them.  They just won't be pointed.  Anyway, we predators would never harm you very much.  We're too responsible.  Maybe some of the old style predators, yes.  But this is a new era.  It's those dangerous young bucks that are causing all the problems.  Outsiders and fringe elements, they are.  I can show you a lot of TV ads and give you a hundred anecdotes, some of which may have happened, to support this Universal Truth."
    "When did that become 'Universal Truth?'  With capitals, yet?" asked a buffalo.
    "When I said it for the hundredth time," said the PL, not missing a beat.  "Anyone who denies it cannot consider himself a true ruminant.  You don't want to be considered unruminant, do you?"
    There was a lot of lowing among the crowd.
    "But what about protecting my kids?" insisted the wildebeest.
    "Do I hear an unruminant?  You must be one of those outside fringe elements.  They're the only ones who profit from these frivolous gorings."
    The Presiding Lion adjourned the meeting.

    Horn Reform passed by an overwhelming majority, and the predators enjoyed unprecedented prosperity.  I would like to say that human beings are too smart to fall for such a blatant ploy.
 

Here in Texas we have something called "Tort Reform."  It's a favorite of Governor Bush and his corporate buds.  What it was advertised to do was protect us from greedy opportunists who would sue us for making their coffee too hot.  What it does is allow corporations to figure in lawsuits (for, say, wrongful death) as a cost of doing business.