The Left doesn’t have to rely on just the government to exert their control over the masses.
The members of the Democrat/Communist/Left Party no longer depend on laws to get what they want. While Republicans introduce legislation to be debated then voted into law, Democrat/Communist/Leftists use unaccountable unelected bureaucrats and omnipotent executive orders to get what they want ... quickly ... very, very quickly ... and Americans for the most part just obey.