Politics is all about word play. They also subtract the other side of the equation and only look at the upside. "If we remove restrictions and limits, then we get more eligible voters and votes and a more representative democracy."

If anyone really does look into these topics, they will find the truth, but most people don't want to, don't care, don't know.
What truly scares me is that the Media and Polititians both bank on the fact that you won't look anything up, and most people don't.

So nonsense like this gets pushed with applause, and then of course if anything goes wrong they point their finger at someone else.