You are right. The author is a drama queen.
If the story was about a Catholic priest being accused of a molestation, I doubt the author of the story would be labeled a drama queen. If the story was about a mayor pushing for a ban on certain types of ammo, I doubt the author would be labeled a drama queen.
Activist judges and the ACLU are like terrorsts; they only need to succede once. They want that one ruling to go their way, then it's "Stare Decisis, baby, we got precedent!" It might sound like hubris, but every inch of ground lost in the courts is basically lost forever. Once precedent is established in court rulings, it's pretty difficult to overcome.
The author did NOT say we are now like China. he said beware. Can't you read?