It's always just about power. The busybodies in power didn't really care, other than they could seize the opportunity to put the federal government in charge of what goes in front of people's eyeballs.

And it should be explicitly stated that the vast, vast majority of politicians of any label are this way. Plenty of Republicans pay lip-service to "small" government, but how many truly follow through when they hold all the power? How many really make any progress? Actions speak far louder than words, and the reality is that Republicans In Name Only (RINOs) are not the exception like the term implies.

Expansion of state power has always been a bi-partisan goal, with each "side" believing that eventually they will be the one in control to use that power For The Greater Good™. Shockingly, it never really turns out that way, does it? Maybe doing the same thing over and over and over isn't the solution?