Agree. The older I get, the more I realize that there are few one size fits all solutions. Utah is not Georgia, is not New York is not California. Completely different ways of life and world views change with geography.
The problem is we have a class of beltway bureaucrats who want to rule every aspect of our lives from that tiny city. Crusaders who are looking to establish utopia here on earth make me nervous - usually lots of people end up hurt or dead. I think the core issues are one that could unite a diverse group of politicos from various regions.