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It's funny to me because this could apply to the Texas sodomy laws that existed as recently as 19 years ago. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas

Let's be honest, your statement of "For me it was a shock to see the power the state had or at least claimed to have over my life." can apply to all of our politicians of both parties at every level.

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For me, I think the apt shock comparison would be if I were gay and a state was putting new sodomy laws on the the books. Of course government overreach is more eye opening when you realize you are the receiving end of it.

I think the criticism can be leveled at both parties for different issues. That said, I think it is defeatist to simply say all politicians are the same. Parties perform differently on different issues, and some politicians perform better across multiple issues.

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