The US prides itself on "rugged individualism", whatever that means, and doesn't like "Big Government" telling people what they can or cannot do in their private lives. And all that leads to quite a dichotomy; it's not okay for government to take away our guns, but it is okay for government to tell us who we can love and whether or not women can have control of their own health care. It's not okay for government to regulate things that can harm us (GMOs, Coal, Carbon dioxide, etc.), but it is okay for government to tell us who we can or cannot marry. I think you get the picture.
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