I hope you properly paid sales tax on that purchase, if required, as the political system in many US states requires you to.
If I take a dump I have to ensure to dispose it properly, because the fecal disposal is tightly regulated by many states, therefore taking a dump is a political issue.
That's the legal system not the political system.
And you think there is a difference between the two?
Yes. And thinking there isn't a difference makes you silly, not clever.